QNAP TS-251A 2-Bay SOHO NAS Review

iSCSI and Encryption Comparison

A proper security setup is important for a NAS and we’ll naturally also test how the unit performs in this regards. With built-in hardware encryption engine, we shouldn’t see much of a performance impact here.

Encrypted Shared Folder

Full Volume Encryption

I’ve also started to include an iSCSI comparison whenever it is available. Windows 7 and forward all have iSCSI initiators built in and the setup only takes a few clicks on your NAS and PCs. It is a convenient and smart way to share storage over your network and its popularity is ever-growing.