TS-264 is a compact 2-bay NAS with superior performance. Supporting up to 22 TB storage and 4 TB M.2 SSD caching* at an affordable price, the TS-264 fulfills your multitasking challenges for file management, backup, collaboration, and video conversion.

2.5GbE NAS is a must in 2023

With increasing availability on switches, motherboards, and laptops, 2023 is the year of 2.5GbE. By setting port trunking with the two built-in 2.5GbE (2.5G/1G/100M) ports to unleash network potential and increase fault tolerance, the TS-264 delivers up to 589 MB/s transfer speeds for fast data access workflow.

TS-264 (1 x 2.5GbE)

Read: 295MB/S

New-generation quad-core processor for optimized performance

Processor

Intel® Celeron® N5095 quad-core processor, burst up to 2.9 GHz

Memory

Built-in 8 GB DDR4 memory

GPU

Built-in Intel® UHD Graphics to speed up video processing and graphical computing

Encryption Engine

Features Intel® AES-NI 256 hardware-accelerated encryption to boost system performance while securing sensitive data.

Upgrade to dual-port 10GbE with a PCIe network card

With a superior hardware design, you can install a dual-port 10GbE network card QXG-10G2TB in the TS-264. Combining 10GbE networking, quad-core processor, and M.2 SSD caching, the TS-264 unleashes its full performance potential.

TS-264 (2 x 10GbE)

Read 1644 MB/s

Write 1272 MB/s

Expand storage capacity up to 14 hard drives

TS-264 supports a storage capacity of up to 22 TB by installing two 3.5-inch 22 TB hard drives in RAID 1. By connecting a TL-D1600S QNAP storage expansion unit, you can add an additional fourteen hard drives to the TS-264 to achieve up to 240 TB storage space to meet growing storage requirements.

Storage capacity up
to 22 TB

Accelerate AI–powered image recognition and caching with TPU and PCIe expansion

TS-264 has two M.2 PCIe Gen 3 slots for installing NVMe SSD (including Apacer®, Micron®, Seagate®, WD®, and more) or Edge TPU.

Install M.2 NVMe SSDs for cache acceleration or efficient tiered storage

If you have a huge number of small files requiring read/write operations, you can easily boost IOPS of TS-264 by configuring its two M.2 SSDs as a cache disk.

 When transmitting bigger files, you can create a storage pool with two M.2 SSDs. With Qtier automatically moving hot data to SSD and cold data to hard drives, TS-264 allows you to enjoy exceptional application performance.

Accelerate AI–powered image recognition and caching with TPU and PCIe expansion

By leveraging a Edge TPU to QNAP AI Core (the AI-powered engine for image recognition), the TS-264 can perform high-speed face and object recognition. Edge TPU enables QuMagie to quickly process thousands of photos with high-speed AI Image recognition and classification, and QVR Face to analyze real-time video for instant facial recognition.

QM2 card QM2-2P10G1TB

Add a 10GbE port and two M.2 SSD slots at the same time.

QM2 card QM2-2P-344A

Add two M.2 SSDs to create a storage pool with larger capacity caching with the built in M.2 SSDs.

Wi-Fi 6 adapter

Install a Wi-Fi 6 adapter to turn the TS-264 into a Wi-Fi NAS, allowing accessing NAS data via wireless network.

One Touch Copy backup with USB 3.2 Gen 2

TS-264 provides two 10Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports for faster file transfer to/from USB 3.2 Gen 2 devices. The One Touch Copy button also allows you to back up the contents of USB devices to the TS-264 with a single button press.

Smoother mobile experience with GPU

Taking a lot of photos with your smartphone? Qfile mobile app will help you free up space by automatically backing up photos to the TS-264. With Intel® UHD Graphics, the TS-264 greatly speeds up converting videos to 1080p / 720p, allowing for smooth streaming to mobile devices over varying mobile network speeds.

Use your NAS like a PC

QNAP’s exclusive Virtualization Station enables running multiple Windows®/Linux® virtual machines. By connecting a keyboard, mouse, and HDMI monitor, you can easily use the TS-264 as a PC.

QTS 5, Fast, smooth, and easy-to-use!

The TS-264 comes with the QTS 5 operating system as standard, providing a next-generation usage experience with an updated system kernel, optimized user interface, and advanced security features.

Whether clicking buttons, switching between apps, expanding/collapsing windows – every action is much smoother. The search bar in the main menu also assists in quickly finding desired apps.

Simple Backup

Superior hardware performance with an all-in-one Backup Solution to speed up backup/recovery tasks.

Back up all your devices

PC and Mac backup

Sync your computer files to NAS with Qsync. TS-264 also supports Time Machine for Mac computers.

License-free VM backup

Back up multiple VMware® and Hyper-V™ VMs using Hyper Data Protector.

File server backup

Supports multiple protocols such as Rsync, FTP and CIFS for backing up different file servers.

SaaS Business Backup Solution

Use Boxafe to easily back up Google™ Workspace and Microsoft 365® business account data.

Google Photos and WordPress backup

The exclusive MARS service enables backing up Google Photos and WordPress databases and files to NAS.

Remote Replication for NAS data

Back up data from one NAS to another NAS

Back up data on a local NAS to another remote NAS using Hybrid Backup Sync. You can also deduplicate your backup using QuDedup to save time and storage space.

Back up NAS data to the Cloud

Hybrid Backup Sync supports mainstream public cloud services for backing up or syncing data from NAS to Cloud.

Cloud Storage Gateway

VJBOD Cloud connects cloud object storage (Bucket) and back up data from NAS to the cloud.

Back up NAS snapshots

Use Snapshot Replica to back up NAS snapshots to another NAS and recover when needed.

Smart storage

QNAP’s exclusive apps provide easy-to-use file storage and collaboration tools. Snapshots also help protect important data from Ransomware.

Snapshots protection

Volume and LUN snapshots

”Snapshots” record the complete status of your NAS system and data. Certain data and files can be reverted when needed.

Versioning

Regularly create snapshots. The more snapshots you have, the lower the risk of data loss.

Smart snapshot space management

QNAP supports smart snapshot space management to ensure there is enough storage space for new snapshots.

Boost production efficiency

Qsync

Sync files between NAS and multiple computers or mobile devices.

Qsirch

Quickly find documents, media files, and emails using key words, colors, or faces.

Qfiling

Create filing rules and set schedules to automatically archive files into dedicated folders based on their category.

QuMagie

TS-264 leverages powerful AI photo management and creates smart photo albums based on people, objects, locations, and events, making photos easy to find and share.

Smart surveillance

TS-264 provides a professional surveillance NAS solution, compatible with 6,000+ IP cameras of 190+ brands and thousands of ONVIF network cameras.

Build surveillance with affordable deployment costs

All-in-one surveillance

Say goodbye to expensive and complicated PC NVR. QNAP’s integrated surveillance NAS solution offers a subscription licensing solution or perpetual licensing solution for flexible deployment based on your needs.

Connect to HDMI monitor

TS-264 supports has HDMI output for direct surveillance video playback, removing the need for a dedicated workstation.

Surveillance failover

Install the high-availability QVR Guard app to automatically takeover recording tasks if a QVR Pro server fails.

Live surveillance monitoring, remote management, and smart AI

Live surveillance video monitoring

Monitor live feeds and receive alert event notifications from client applications on PCs or mobiles.

Large-scale central management

Centrally control up to 256 Surveillance NAS (licenses sold separately) in different locations via QVR Center.

AI surveillance event search

Instead of manually searching through a whole day of event videos, QVR Smart Search helps you efficiently search through hundreds of hours of video recordings from hundreds of cameras to find specific events.

MP4 surveillance videos

With GPU-accelerated video conversion, surveillance videos can be converted to various file formats or resolutions for smooth playback on multiple devices.

All-in-one solution for hosting virtual machines and containers

By running multiple virtual machines and containers on the TS-264, you can deploy multi-tenant environments and applications to increase management efficiency and save hardware costs. Coupled with the Network & Virtual Switch app that boosts interoperability between virtual machines, containers, QNAP NAS, and other physical devices on the network, you can flexibly allocate physical and virtual network resources to simplify network deployment.

Virtualization Station

Run multiple Windows®, Linux®, UNIX®, Android™, and QuTScloud virtual machines and access them via a web browser or Virtual Network Computing (VNC).

Container Station

Experience Docker®, LXD, and Kata Containers lightweight virtualization technologies, download apps from the built-in Docker Hub Registry®, import/export containers, and create abundant microservices.

Linux Station

Run Linux® applications directly on the NAS and remotely access the Linux® desktop from a web browser. The open-source Linux® platform is also ideal for Internet of Things development.

Enhanced cybersecurity and data protection

TS-264 is loaded with comprehensive privilege settings and security measures. Besides, there are abundant apps that help ensure optimal NAS protection against threats like malware and hackers.

Account security

Supports Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD DS), LDAP, and Windows ACL to help IT staff efficiently manage user accounts and access rights for multiple NAS systems. Use 2-Step Authentication for all user accounts to protect against brute force attacks.

Secure remote access

myQNAPcloud Link allows convenient remote connection to NAS through the Internet. Or you can use QVPN to set up a VPN connection to the NAS with enhanced security.

NAS Firewall

QuFirewall restricts and blocks suspicious packets sent by proxy servers and the onion routing (Tor) based on user rules. QuFirewall also dynamically updates its block list based on detected malicious packets.

Malware Protection

Regularly scan your TS-264 using the latest malware definitions. If infected files are detected, they are immediately removed to ensure NAS data security.

A health check for your hard drives

Hard drives are at the heart of your NAS, and ensuring their long-term health and reliability is absolutely crucial. QNAP provides various methods and tools to help you monitor hard drive health, ensuring that you can take proactive decisions to safeguard your data and files.

S.M.A.R.T. and back block scanningDA Drive AnalyzerSeagate® IronWolf™ Health Management

The DA Drive Analyzer leverages ULINK cloud-based AI to predict the expected lifespan of drives, assisting you in planning future drive replacements to protect against NAS downtime and data loss.

When using supported IronWolf™ or IronWolf Pro™ hard drives, overall system reliability is improved by providing you with actionable prevention, intervention, and recovery options.

CPU

Intel® Celeron® N5095 4-core/4-thread processor, burst up to 2.9 GHz

CPU Architecture

64-bit x86

Graphic Processors

Intel® UHD Graphics 

Floating Point Unit

✓ 

Encryption Engine

✓  (AES-NI)

Hardware-accelerated Transcoding

✓ 

Hardware-accelerated Transcoding

✓ 

System Memory

8 GB on board (non-expandable)

Maximum Memory

8 GB

Flash Memory

4GB (Dual boot OS protection)

Drive Bay

2 x 3.5-inch SATA 6Gb/s

Drive Compatibility

3.5-inch SATA hard disk drives
2.5-inch SATA solid state drives

Hot-swappable

✓

M.2 Slot

2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3 x1

SSD Cache Acceleration Support

✓

2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Port (2.5G/1G/100M)

2 (2.5G/1G/100M/10M)

5 Gigabit Ethernet Port (5G/2.5G/1G/100M)

Optional via PCIe expansion card

10 Gigabit Ethernet Port

Optional via PCIe expansion card

Wake on LAN (WOL)

✓

Jumbo Frame

✓

PCIe Slot

1
Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x2

USB 2.0 port

2

USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) Port

2 x Type-A

IR Sensor

✓ (Optional QNAP RM-IR004 remote control)

HDMI Output

1, HDMI 2.0 (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz)

Form Factor

Tower

LED Indicators

Power/Status, LAN, USB, HDD1-2

Buttons

Power, USB copy, Reset

Dimensions (HxWxD)

168 × 105 × 226 mm

Weight (Net)

1.55 kg

Weight (Gross)

2.68 kg

Operating Temperature

0 - 40 °C (32°F - 104°F)

Storage Temperature

-20 - 70°C (-4°F - 158°F)

Relative Humidity

5-95% RH non-condensing, wet bulb: 27˚C (80.6˚F)

Power Supply Unit

65W adapter, 100-240V

Power Consumption: HDD Sleep Mode

18.288 W

Power Consumption: Operating Mode, Typical

29.086 W

Fan

1 x 70mm, 12VDC

System Warning

Buzzer

Kensington Security Slot

18.288 W

Max. Number of Concurrent Connections (CIFS) - with Max. Memory

1500

Note: Use only QNAP memory modules to maintain system performance and stability. For NAS devices with more than one memory slot, use QNAP modules with identical specifications.
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Operating System

QTS 5.0.1

Supported Client Operating Systems

1. Apple Mac OS 10.10 or later 2. Ubuntu 14.04, CentOS 7, RHEL 6.6, SUSE 12 or later Linux
3. IBM AIX 7, Solaris 10 or later UNIX
4. Microsoft Windows 7, 8, 10 and 11
5. Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, and 2019

Supported Browsers

1. Apple Safari (latest version)
2. Google Chrome (latest version)
3. Microsoft Edge (latest version)
4. Mozilla Firefox (latest version)

Supported Languages

 Chinese (Traditional & Simplified), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, and Turkish

Storage Pool

✓

SED Storage Pool

✓

Maximum Pool size

308 TB

Maximum number of storage pool

  128

Volume Type

Thick, Thin, Static

Maximum volume size

250 TB

Maximum number of volume

128

Maximum shared folder size

250 TB

Maximum number of shared folder

512

JBOD Expansion

✓

VJBOD / VJBOD Cloud

✓

iSCSI Service

✓

Fibre Channel Service

✓

LUN Type

Thick, Thin

File-based iSCSI LUN

✓

Block-based iSCSI LUN

✓

Maximum LUN size

250 TB
 Note: At least 4 GB RAM is required.

Maximum number of targets LUN

128

LUN feature

1. LUN Mapping (LUN can be moved between iSCSI and FC)
2. LUN Masking
3. WWPN Aliases Import/Export
4. FC Port Group
5. FC Port Binding
6. Multipath IO (MPIO)
7. Online LUN capacity expansion
8. LUN snapshot
9. LUN snapshot replication and clone

RAID Type

1. 8-bay (and more): JBOD, Single, RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
2. 6-bay: JBOD, Single, RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50
3. 4-bay: JBOD, Single, RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10
4. 2-bay: JBOD, Single, RAID 0, 1

RAID Group

 ✓ 

RAID Level Migration

 ✓ 

RAID Expansion (by adding Disk)

 ✓

RAID Expansion (by replacing bigger Disks)

 ✓

Storage Pool Expansion (by adding RAID Group)

 ✓

RAID Hot Spare

Global, Local

RAID Sync/Rebuild/Scrubbing

 ✓

Internal drive

EXT4

External drive

EXT3, EXT4, NTFS, FAT32, HFS+, and exFAT (optional for ARM model)

Disk, Enclosure Locate

✓

Disk S.M.A.R.T. Scan

✓

Disk S.M.A.R.T. Data Migration

✓

Ironwolf Health Management

✓

Secure Erase

✓

SSD Trim

✓

SSD Life Estimation

✓

Disk Roaming

✓

Disk Standby

✓

Volume Snapshot

✓

LUN Snapshot

✓

Maximum Snapshot (Per System)

Check maximum number of snapshots of your NAS

Maximum Snapshot (Per Volume / LUN)

Check maximum number of snapshots of your NAS

Minimum Snapshot Interval

5 minutes

Snapshot Retention Policy

✓

Self-serve Snapshot Recovery

 ✓

Application Consisted Snapshot

✓

Snapshot Full Clone

✓

Snapshot Replica / Vault

✓

SSD read-only Cache

 ✓

SSD read-write cache

✓

SSD write-only cache

✓

SSD Cache Maximum Size

Check your QNAP NAS cache capacity and RAM requirements

SSD Cache RAID

0, 1, 5, 6, 10

SSD profiling tool

✓

External Device Management

✓

Mount Smart Phone (MTP)

✓

External RAID Device (QNAP so on) Management (External Device Mode)

✓

External RAID Device (QNAP so on) Management (NAS Mode)

✓

File Server

1. File sharing across Windows, Mac, and Linux/UNIX
2. Microsoft networking (CIFS/SMB)
3. Apple networking (AFP)
4. NFS version 3/4 services

FTP Server

1. QuFTP
2. FTP, SFTP and TFTP protocols
3. FTP over SSL/TLS (explicit FTPS)
4. FXP support

Maximum FTP connection

1024

File Station (Web)

✓

Object Storage

✓

Local user account

4,096

Local group account

512

Domain user/group account

200,000

Domain Security

✓

Domain Controller

✓

Shared folder permission

 ✓

Advanced folder permission

✓ , (AFP, CIFS/SMB, FTP, and File Station)

Windows ACL

✓, (CIFS/SMB)

User quota

✓

Group quota

 ✓

Folder quota

✓, (Snapshot shared folder)

Home folder

 ✓

Resource Monitor

 ✓

SNMP

V2, V3

Network recycle bin

1. Recover files deleted using AFP, CIFS/SMB, and File Station
2. Automatic cleanup and file type filter

System Log & Notification Center

Log recording: 3,000 event per second

Smart Fan

✓ 

Schedule on/off

 ✓

Internet protocol

IPv4, IPv6

Virtual Switch

✓

Port trunking

✓ , (7 modes)

VLAN

 ✓

DHCP Server

 ✓

DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Service)

✓

Network access protection with auto-blocking

SSH, Telnet, HTTP(S), FTP, CIFS/SMB, and AFP

Security Counselor

 ✓

Malware Remover

✓

AES 256-bit Volume Encryption validated by FIPS 140-2 CAVP

✓

2-step verification

✓

Allow/Deny List

 ✓

Access Protection

✓

Service binding

✓

Firewall

✓

vSphere Web Client Plug-in

 ✓

VMware vSphere VAAI for iSCSI

✓

VMware vSphere VAAI for NAS

✓

Windows ODX

✓

Windows/VMware Snapshot Agent

 ✓

HTTP/HTTPS Connections

TLS 1.0/1.1/1.2/1.3

Supports WebDAV Connection

✓

Supports Virtual Hosts

32

Qsync

 ✓
Note: At least 1 GB RAM is required.

[Qsync] Management Mode

User customization, Central

[Qsync] Qsync client supported platforms

Windows, macOS, Ubuntu, Android, and iOS

[Qsync] Maximum number of version control

64

HybridMount

 ✓

[HybridMount] File Cloud Gateway

Concurrent Connections = 20 Upload & 20 Download

[HybridMount] Network Drive Mount

 ✓

[HybridMount] Free cloud gateway sessions

2

HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync)

 ✓
Note: At least 1 GB RAM is required.

[HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync)] NAS to NAS backup

 ✓

[HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync)] Cloud Backup

✓

[HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync)] Cloud Sync

✓

[HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync)] 2-way and Active Sync

 ✓

[HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync)] Backup Deduplication

 ✓

[HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync)] Apple Time Machine Backup

 ✓

[HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync)] External drive backup

✓

[HBS (Hybrid Backup Sync)] Maximum number of backup job

400

Hyper Data Protector

 ✓

Boxafe

 ✓

[Boxafe] Office 365 Backup

✓

[Boxafe] Google Workspace Backup

 ✓

[Boxafe] Full-text search

✓

Qsirch

✓

[Qsirch] Previews[Qsirch] Previews

✓

[Qsirch] Integrate Mac Finder

✓

[Qsirch] Advanced picture search

✓

[Qsirch] Search filters

✓

QuMagie

✓

[QuMagie] Browse photos

 ✓

[QuMagie] Virtual and smart albums

✓

[QuMagie] AI-assisted photo management

People, things, places, and others

Antivirus (free)

✓

McAfee (License)

✓

QVPN Service

✓

[QVPN Service] Remote Access

PPTP, L2TP/IPSec, OpenVPN, WireGuard, QBelt (QNAP proprietary)

[QVPN Service] Supportedd utility and mobile app

Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android

[QVPN Service] Supported maximum clients

✓

HD Station

✓

LDAP Server

✓

RADIUS

✓

SQL server

 ✓

License Center

✓

Multimedia Console

✓

Photo Station

✓

Music Station

 ✓

Video Station

 ✓

Download Station

 ✓

Notes Station

 ✓

Qfiling

 ✓

Media Streaming add-on

 ✓

QmailAgent

✓

QuWAN

✓

DA Driver Analyzer

 ✓

Q'center

 ✓

Q'center Server

✓

Q'center Agent

✓

Connect to Q'center

 ✓

Virtualization Station

 ✓
Note: At least 4 GB RAM is required.

[Virtualization Station] Supports Virtual machine instances

Windows, Linux, Unix, and Android

[Virtualization Station] VM importing, exporting, cloning, snapshot capturing, backup, and restoration

All function is Fine.

[Virtualization Station] Virtual switches

Can create a virtual switch

[Virtualization Station] GPU pass-through

Not support GPU

[Virtualization Station] Suggested number of virtual machine instances

4

Container Station

✓

[Container Station] Supported type

LXC/LXD and Docker

[Container Station] Docker Hub Registry

✓

[Container Station] Container importing and exporting

✓

[Container Station] Console mode

✓

Linux Station

✓

[Linux Station] Supports Ubuntu versions

✓

Linux Station Center

✓

QVR Pro

✓

[QVR Pro] Recording Technique

Index database based

[QVR Pro] License Type

Perpetual

[QVR Pro] User-defined trigger events

✓

[QVR Pro] Metadata

✓

[QVR Pro] QVR Pro Client (Desktop)

Windows, macOS, and QNAP HybridDesk Station

[QVR Pro] QVR Pro Client (Mobile)

Android and iOS

[QVR Pro] Recording camera streams

H.264

[QVR Pro] Free built-in camera channels

8

QVR Elite

✓

[QVR Elite] Recording Technique

Standard MP4 file based

[QVR Elite] License Type

Subscription-based

[QVR Elite] User-defined trigger events

✓

[QVR Elite] QVR Pro Client (Desktop)

Windows, macOS, and QNAP HybridDesk StationWindows, macOS, and QNAP HybridDesk Station

[QVR Elite] QVR Pro Client (Mobile)

Android and iOS

[QVR Elite] Recording camera streams

H.264

[QVR Elite] Free built-in camera channels

2

QVR Pro Client

✓

[QVR Pro Client] Dynamic View Layout

✓

[QVR Pro Client] Windows

✓

[QVR Pro Client] Mac

✓

[QVR Pro Client] HybridDesktop

✓

[QVR Pro Client] iOS

✓

[QVR Pro Client] Android

✓

QVR Center

✓

[QVR Center] Log management

✓

[QVR Center] Central monitoring across multiple servers

✓

QVR Guard

✓

[QVR Guard] Failover design

✓

[QVR Guard] Viewing task details

✓

[QVR Guard] Automatic switch between Standby and Takeover modes

✓

QVR Human

✓

QVR Face

✓

QVR DoorAccess

✓

Note:
QTS does not support DRM content and some IPv6 services.
Some data encryption features may be unavailable because of country-specific legislative restrictions.
Some features may vary by model.
Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice.