Asustor AS-302T 2-bay NAS Review

Chris Hadley / 11 years ago

NAS Features

In general, a NAS box is just like an external hard drive caddy that is attached to your network rather than by USB or even Firewire. Because of this we can find a whole host of other features and utilities bundled into them giving them the leading edge over the other options available on the market.

Hardware & Packaging

Hardware Specifications

CPU: Intel® ATOM™ 1.6GHz Dual-Core Processor
Memory: 1GB Memory DDR3
HDD: 2.5″ / 3.5″ SATA II/ III or SSD x 2¹
Expansion: USB 3.0 x 2, USB 2.0 x 2
Network: Gigabit Ethernet x 1
Output: HDMI 1.4a x1
System Fan: 70mm x 1
Infrared Receiver
3.5mm Audio Jack
Input Power Voltage: 100V to 240V AC*
Certification: FCC, CE, VCCI, BSMI, C-TICK

* WD Red 3 TB HDD

Operation

Power Consumption: 19.9W (Operation); 13.4W (Disk Hibernation); 0.8W (Sleep Mode)²
Noise Level: 24dB
Operation Temperature: 5°C~35°C (40°F~95°F)
Humidity: 5% to 95% RH

ASUSTOR Hightlight

System Migration
Cloud Connect
Dr.ASUSTOR
2-way Backup
Task Monitor

Eco-Friendly Design

System Sleep Mode (S3)
Auto-Standby for Both Internal and External Disks
Auto Fan Control
LED Night Mode
Power Schedule: On, Off, Restart, and Sleep

Size and Weight

Size: 163.5(H) x 108(W) x 230(D) mm
Weight: 1.87 kg / 4.12lb

Package Contents

Software & Features

Operating System

ADM 2.0 Onwards
Built-in App Central for Various Apps

Supported OS

Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, Server 2003, Server 2008, Server 2012
Mac OS X 10.6 Onwards
UNIX, Linux, and BSD

Supported Languages

Deutsch, English, Français, Italiano, Nederlands, Русский, 日本語, 한글, 简体中文, 繁體中文, Česká, Polski, Svenska, Dansk, Norsk, Suomi

Supported Browsers

Internet Explorer 9 Onwards
FireFox
Chrome
Safari

Network Protocols

CIFS/SMB, AFP, NFS, FTP, WebDAV, Rsync, SSH, SFTP, iSCSI, HTTP, HTTPS

File System

Internal Disk: EXT4
External Disk: FAT32, NTFS, EXT3, EXT4, HFS+

Storage Management

Volume Type: Single disk, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1
Support for Online RAID Level Migration
Support for Online RAID Capacity Expansion

iSCSI

Maximum Targets: 256
Maximum LUNs: 256
Target Masking
LUN Mapping
ISO File Mounting
Supports MCS
Persistent (SCSI-3) Reservations

Disk Management

Scheduled Bad Block Scans
Scheduled S.M.A.R.T Scans

Network

TCP/IP (IPv4 & IPv6)
Jumbo Frame (MTU)
VLAN
Cloud Connect
Wireless Network³
DDNS and EZ-Router

Backup Solutions

Rsync (Remote Sync) Backup
Cloud Backup
FTP Backup
External Backup
One Touch Backup

System Administration

Log Type: System Log, Connection Log, File Access Log
Real-time Online User Monitor
Real-time System Monitor
Network Recycle Bin
User Quota
Virtual Drive (ISO Mounting, Maximum 16)
UPS Support

Access Control

Maximum Number of Users: 4096
Maximum Number of Groups: 512
Maximum Number of Shared Folders: 512
Maximum Number of Concurrent Connections: 512
Supports Windows Active Directory

Security

AES 256-Bit Folder Encryption
Firewall: Prevent Unauthorized Access
Network Defender: Prevent Network Attacks
Alert Notifications: E-mail, SMS
Encrypted Connections: HTTPS, FTP over SSL/TLS, SSH, SFTP, Rsync over SSH

Featured Apps

File Explorer

Web-based File Management
ISO File Mounting
Share Links

Surveillance Center

Live Monitoring (4 Free Channels)
Multiple Channel Playback with Audio
Supported Browsers: Internet Explorer, Chrome, FireFox (Windows only)
Event Notification

UPnP Media Server

Supports PS3 and other Digital Media Player Capable Devices
Supports On-The-Fly Transcoding for Most RAW Images and Audio(OGG, FLAC)
Supported Image Formats: BMP, GIF, ICO, JPG, PNG, PSD, TIF, RAW Image⁴ (3FR, ARW, CR2, CRW, DCR, DNG, ERF, KDC, MEF, MOS, MRW, NEF, NRW, ORF, PEF, RAF, RAW, RW2, SR2, X3F)
Supported Audio Formats: 3GP, AAC, AC3, AIFC, AIFF, AMR, APE, AU, AWB, FLAC1, M4A, M4R, MP2, MP3, OGG Vorbis1, PCM, WAV, WMA
Supported Video Formats: 3GP, 3G2, ASF, AVI, DAT, FLV, ISO, M2T, M2V, M2TS, M4V, MKV, MPv4, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, MTS, MOV, QT, SWF, TP, TRP, TS, VOB, WMV, RMVB, VDR, MPE

FTP Explorer

Directory Structure View with Drag & Drop Transfers
Task Monitor
Stopping of Transmission Task & Resumption of Connection
Encrypted Connections: Explicit over TLS, Implicit over TLS
FTP Site Manager
Bandwidth Control
Maximum Simultaneous Transfer Control

VPN Client

Supported VPN Protocols: PPTP, OpenVPN
Transmission Package Monitor
PPTP Authentication: PAP, CHAP, MS CHAP, MS CHAP2
PPTP Encryption: No MPPE, MPPE (40, 128 bit), Maximum MPPE (128 bit)
OpenVPN Port Control
OpenVPN Link Compression

iTunes Server

For iTunes on Mac & Windows
Supports AirPlay
Supports iOS Remote Pairing
Supported Audio Formats: AIF⁵, M4A (AAC & Apple Loseless), M4P, M4R, MP3, WAV⁵
Supported Video Formats: M4V, MOV, MP4
Supported Playlist Formats: M3U, WPL

Download Center

Supports BT(Torrent & Magnet Link), HTTP and FTP Downloads
Torrent Search
Choose Files Before a BT Task Starts
Customizable Download Schedule
Bandwidth Control
RSS Subscription and Automatic Downloading (Broadcatching)
ASUSTOR Download Assistant for Windows & Mac
AiDownload for iOS & Android

Boxee / XBMC (Beta) ⁶

Play All Media Content Stored on NAS
Video Output via HDMI
TV Shows, Movies, Apps and More
ASUSTOR Customized Features
AiRemote Mobile App

SoundsGood

Import Personal/Public Music Collection
Personal/Public Music Collection Permission Control
Playlist Editor
ID3 Tag Editor
Local Speaker Support: HDMI, USB, Audio Jack
Supported Audio Formats for Browser: MP3, WAV, Ogg
Supported Audio Formats for Transcoding Through Browser: AIFF, Flac
Supported Audio Formats for Local Speaker: MP3, WAV, Ogg, AIFF, Flac
ASUS DAC Support

Note:
¹ Hard disks not included.
² Test HDD: WD Red 3 TB HDD
³ USB Wi-Fi dongle not included.
⁴ You must first enable real time transcoding for these files in order to play them.
⁵ Metadata (e.g. title) may not be able to displayed in iTunes.
⁶ Currently, Boxee is only available on the 6 series while XBMC is only available on the 2TE & 3 series.
The 2TE & 3 series only support 1080p resolution.