A fast and vast private cloud storage with a range of multimedia and file management applications, the TS-262 is ideal for home users to maximize their digital lifestyle. Files, data and multimedia saved on the TS-262 can be accessed from all your connected devices, including phones, computers and smart TVs. A 2.5GbE port and HDMI™ 2.1 port come as standard, allowing you to enjoy lag-free multimedia streaming throughout your home and directly on your TV. The TS-262 can be geared up to fit future needs, supporting two M.2 PCIe slots for Qtier auto-tiering storage technology, and can be easily expanded to fit growing data needs. The TS-262 also supports Edge TPU, allowing you to easily organize your photos based on facial and object recognition with the QuMagie app.
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2.5GbE port
Immediately multiply your network speed by 2.5 times while using existing CAT5e cables.
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HDMI™ port
4K media playback and real-time transcoding; directly watch videos using HDMI™ 2.1 (4K @60Hz) output.
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AI-powered image recognition
Supports Edge TPU (optional purchase) for supercharged AI-powered image recognition.
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Dual M.2 PCIe slots
Attain greater NAS performance by installing M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe SSDs (sold separately).
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PCIe slot
Install a PCIe Gen3 x2 card to expand the core functionality of the TS-262, including a Multi-Gig 10GbE/5GbE network card, a USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) card, or a Wi-Fi 6 network card.
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Expand storage capacity
Flexibly scale your total storage capacity by connecting USB expansion enclosures (please see the compatibility list).
Available Models
Upgrade your home network to 2.5GbE
Wi-Fi 6 and 5G are becoming the new normal for networking, and there’s no reason why your home wired network shouldn’t also get a boost. The TS-262 comes with single 2.5GbE RJ45 LAN port which supports existing CAT5e cables. If your computers don’t have 2.5GbE ports, you can use QNAP’s USB 3.2 Gen 1 to 5GbE adapter (model name QNA-UC5G1T) to take advantage of the huge speed increase that 2.5GbE provides over standard Gigabit Ethernet. QNAP also provide affordable 2.5GbE switches and other adapters for you to take full advantage of the TS-262’s 2.5GbE connectivity.
Learn More: QNAP’s 2.5GbE solutions
Accelerate AI–powered image recognition and caching with TPU and PCIe expansion
The TS-262 has two M.2 PCIe Gen3 slots, enabling SSD caching or SSD storage pools for improved performance, or Edge TPU for AI image recognition.
2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3 x1 slots
SSD caching and auto-tiering enable 24/7 optimized storage efficiency
While SSD prices continue to fall, and SSD capacity and performance continue to increase, organizations can easily take advantage of SSD strengths. The TS-262 supports numerous SSD-aware features that significantly maximize NAS performance with high cost-effectiveness.
Learn More: QNAP’s SSD technology
Direct 4K HDMI™ output for multimedia
The TS-262 supports hardware decoding and real-time transcoding*. The HDMI™ 2.1 output supports up to 4K (3840 x 2160p) @60Hz, allowing you to directly enjoy high-res videos on a TV or monitor.
The TS-262’s hardware provides H.264 hardware decoding, encoding and transcoding capabilities. However, playback quality may vary due to factors including playback software, file formats, system usage, and available bandwidth. H.265 hardware transcoding requires installing CAYIN MediaSign Player with Plus license.
Faster image identification with integrated Intel® OpenVINO™ AI engine.
With integrated Intel® OpenVINO™ AI computing resources, the TS-262 accelerates AI image recognition performance without impacting other applications or services. QNAP AI Core primarily works with the QuMagie application.
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QuMagie photo management
Easy-to-use photo management solution that integrates AI image recognition and intelligent classification for your collection.
With GPU acceleration
The best storage for your high-resolution multimedia files
High-resolution RAW files eat up phone storage so quickly. Whether you are a photographer enthusiastic, YouTuber, or professional photo/video editors, use the TS-262 with high-capacity hard drives to alleviate your storage anxiety and organize files efficiently as the best storage center.
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RAID protection
RAID redundancy protects data against hard drive failure. By dedicating some drives to redundancy, if a drive fails you can simply replace it with a new drive and avoid data loss.
Learn More: RAID management
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Storage for massive photos
The AI-powered QuMagie with intelligent face and object recognition brings you the ultimate photo management and sharing solution. Includes timeline scrolling, customizable folder covers, iOS® Live Photo display, a powerful search tool, and more.
Learn More: AI-powered QuMagie, QuMagie Mobile App
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Storage for music collections
Use Music Station to collect and play lossless music, sing along with lyrics, and share albums, playlists or folders with friends and family. You can also put tons of music right in your pocket using the Qmusic mobile app.
Learn More: Music Station, Qmusic mobile app App
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Store high-resolution videos
Centrally collect GoPro diaries, videos of your family, friends, and pets in Video Station, and easily share your favorites. Take all your videos with you on your mobile devices using the Qvideo mobile app.
Learn More: Video Station, Qvideo mobile App
Stream all your media to every device in the house
The TS-262 is a complete multimedia center, allowing fast and easy streaming for photos, music and video to TVs, computers and mobile devices.
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Plex multimedia streaming
By installing Plex® Media Server from the App Center, you can stream media files stored on the TS-262 to mobiles and media streaming devices (including DLNA®, Roku®, Amazon Fire TV® and Google Chromecast™).
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Stream to Android TV™ or Apple TV®
Qmedia is QNAP’s exclusive streaming app, allowing streaming audio, photos, and videos from the TS-262 to Android TV™, Apple TV® (via Qmedia) or set-top boxes.
Apple TV Amazon Fire TV Roku DLNA PLEX Qmedia Connect to a TV or Monitor with HDMI™
With HDMI™ output, the TS-262 allows you to directly enjoy multimedia content, use web browsers, manage your NAS, or watch recorded surveillance footage or live feeds on your NAS.
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HybridDesk Station
Your TS-262 not only provides storage for your multimedia, but it can also be used as a Home Theater PC! Connect the TS-262 to an TV or A/V Receiver with HDMI™ , install HybridDesk Station, and easily watch movies or play music using the QNAP remote control (sold separately) or the Qremote mobile app.
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Use your NAS as a PC
Simply connect a keyboard, mouse, and HDMI™ display to the TS-262 to use it as a PC – directly accessing your NAS files and services, and browsing the Internet with Google Chrome™ and Firefox® are just that easy.
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Monitor surveillance videos
Use the QVR Pro Client on HybridDesk Station to monitor live views and play recorded footage. You can also switch between different channels to view from different angles for greater coverage.
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Ultimate visual experience with 4K HDMI™ output
The TS-262 has an HDMI™ 2.0 port which supports 4K (3840 x 2160) 60Hz output.
An easy-to-use, all-in-one backup solution
The TS-262 can do many things, but at its heart is a complete backup solution to protect your files and data. By regularly backing up your files and device content, you can make data loss a thing of the past.
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Back up Windows®/Mac® files
For Windows®, install NetBak Replicator to back up your PC files to the TS-262, or use NetBak PC Agent for full system backup. In macOS®, simply set up the built-in Time Machine® to back up files to NAS.
Learn More: NetBak Replicator utility, NetBak PC Agent utility
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Back up photos on mobile devices
Install Qfile or QuMagie mobile app and enable the “auto-upload” function. Photos will be automatically uploaded to your TS-262 as soon as they are taken.
Learn More: QuMagie Mobile app, Qfile mobile app
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Back up Google Drive™
Hybrid Backup Sync can safely back up files and data from Google Drive™ to the TS-262, helping you save money on cloud storage costs.
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Back up NAS files to the cloud
Hybrid Backup Sync supports QNAP-hosted myQNAPcloud Storage and numerous public cloud services, allowing you to effortlessly back up or sync NAS files to cloud storage.
Learn More: Hybrid Backup Sync multi-cloud backup, QNAP-hosted myQNAPcloud Storage
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Back up WordPress sites
Enjoy efficient WordPress backup/restore and site migration by leveraging the user-friendly Multi-Application Recovery Service (MARS), and easily batch backup WordPress files and database to the TS-262 with backup scheduling.
Learn More: WordPress backup solution
Protect your data from ransomware threats with Snapshots
Snapshots are an advanced backup method and are normally reserved for high-end business NAS. QNAP provides snapshots as standard for all NAS – including the TS-262. Snapshots work by recording the current state of the system, allowing it to be restored back this state at any time – greatly helping in mitigating the threat of ransomware.
Back up PCs to your NAS
Always remember to back up! You should routinely (or automatically) back up files and data from your computer to your TS-262.
65% Performance boost
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Tested in QNAP Labs. Figures may vary by environment and NAS models.
Test environment: NAS: TS-462
Easily build a wallet-friendly home surveillance system!
With the subscription-based QVR Elite smart surveillance solution you only pay for the channel licenses you need, allowing you to affordably safeguard your property. You can arrange a dedicated, independent storage space for surveillance data on the TS-262 and enjoy simplified camera management, storage space allocation, camera live viewing and playback. Recordings are saved as MP4 files for playback on nearly every device. You can also use USB webcams as network cameras with the QUSBCam2 app, and remotely monitor your surveillance feeds at any time with the QVR Pro Client companion mobile app.
Flexible and economical storage expansion
QNAP provides easy and affordable solutions to expand your NAS storage capacity.
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Attach QNAP expansion enclosures
Connect expansion enclosures to the TS-262, and manage NAS storage expansion with the user-friendly Storage & Snapshots Manager app.
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Mount cloud storage or remote file servers
Mount cloud storage or remote file servers to expand the capacity of the TS-262 while also centrally managing files on the NAS, cloud storage, and remote devices.
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Migrate to a new NAS
Install your NAS hard drives into a larger QNAP NAS and retain all your existing data and configurations.
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Upgrade RAID capacity
Hot-swap lower-capacity drives with larger-capacity drives to expand your NAS capacity so it can grow with your files and multimedia collections.
Key Features & Performance
- Processor & Memory: Powered by an Intel® Celeron® N4505 dual-core processor (burst up to 2.9 GHz) and comes with 4 GB of DDR4 RAM (expandable to 16 GB), ensuring smooth performance for a variety of tasks.
- High-Speed Connectivity: Includes a 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet port for faster network speeds, along with two USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) ports for rapid data transfers. The PCIe Gen 3 slot allows for optional upgrades to 5GbE or 10GbE networking.
- Accelerated Storage: Features two M.2 PCIe Gen 3 slots for NVMe SSDs, allowing you to enable SSD caching to dramatically boost application performance and data access.
- 4K HDMI Output: Equipped with an HDMI™ 2.1 port that supports up to 4K resolution at 60Hz, combined with hardware-accelerated transcoding, making it a perfect media center.
- Expandable: The PCIe Gen 3 x2 slot offers a pathway to add a range of expansion cards, from faster networking to graphics cards (via a specific card).
Technical Specifications
- CPU: Intel® Celeron® N4505 dual-core 2.0GHz (up to 2.9GHz)
- RAM: 4 GB DDR4 (expandable to 16 GB)
- Drive Bays: 2 x 3.5-inch SATA 6Gb/s
- M.2 Slots: 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3 x1
- PCIe Slot: 1 x PCIe Gen 3 x2
- Network: 1 x 2.5GbE (RJ45)
- USB Ports: 2 x USB 2.0, 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps)
- HDMI Output: 1 x HDMI™ 2.1
- Dimensions: 165 × 105 × 226.5 mm
- Weight: 2.61 kg
- Power Supply: 60W adapter
Important Note
The NAS is shipped without hard drives or M.2 SSDs. These must be purchased separately.
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