TBS-h574TX User Guide Contents 1. Important Information Safety information..............................3 2. Product Overview About the TBS-h574TX...............................5 Hardware specifications............................5 Package contents...............................7 Components................................7 Front panel................................7 Rear panel................................8 Right panel................................9 Drive numbering..............................9 Installation requirements............................9 Setting up the NAS..............................10 3.
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myQNAPcloud Link..............................47 Qfinder Pro................................47 QTS.....................................47 QuTS hero................................. 47 8. Notices Limited warranty..............................48 Disclaimer................................. 48 Copyright and trademarks............................48 GNU General Public License........................... 49 CE notice................................... 56 UKCA notice................................56 FCC notice................................. 56 VCCI notice................................57 BSMI notice................................57 SJ/T 11364-2006................................58...
Please keep the original packaging and packaging materials. If you want to return the product or send it for repairs, please use the original packaging to avoid damage. QNAP reserves the right not to provide a refund or warranty service for products that are damaged due to improper packaging.
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TBS-h574TX User Guide • To avoid potential battery explosion, causing injury or damage to components, ensure that you replace the existing battery with a battery of the same type. • Dispose of used batteries properly according to local regulations or the instructions of the battery manufacturer.
1.4b port and high-bandwidth data transfer through two Thunderbolt™ 4 ports. In addition to its five E1.S NVMe/M.2 NVMe SSD drive bays, the TBS-h574TX features one USB 2.0 Type-A port and two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports, one of which supports One Touch Copy.
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TBS-h574TX User Guide Component TBS-h574TX-i3-12G TBS-h574TX-i5-16G 10 Gigabit network interface 1 x 10GBASE-T RJ45 Note The 10GBASE-T port supports the following network connectivity speeds: 10 GbE, 5 GbE, 2.5 GbE, 1 GbE, and 100 Mbps. 2.5 Gigabit network interface 1 x 2.5 GbE RJ45 Wake-on-LAN External I/O Ports &...
TBS-h574TX User Guide Component Component Thunderbolt™ 4 port System status LED Note This port supports data transfer only. USB 3.2 Gen 2 One Touch Copy Type-A port Drive error LED USB One Touch Copy button Drive activity LED Power button...
TBS-h574TX User Guide Right panel Component Component Front cover latch Front cover lock Drive numbering Note This image shows the device without the front cover. Installation requirements Category Item Environment • Room temperature: 0˚C to 40˚C (32˚F to 104˚F) • Non-condensing relative humidity: 5% to 95% •...
TBS-h574TX User Guide Category Item Hardware and peripherals • Storage drives For the list of compatible drive models, go to https:// www.qnap.com/compatibility. • Network cable • Qfinder Pro installer • Computer Tools • Phillips #1 or #2 screwdriver • Flat head screwdriver •...
The NAS is compatible with M.2 solid-state drives and E1.S solid-state drives with heights of up to 15 mm. Installing M.2 solid-state drives For a list of compatible M.2 SSDs, go to https://www.qnap.com/compatibility. Warning • Installing a drive deletes all data on the drive.
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The drive tray comes preinstalled with a QDA-E1SM adapter for installing M.2 SSDs. 3. Optional: Install a heatsink on the M.2 SSD. Note • Heatsinks are not included with the NAS and must be purchased separately. For details, contact an authorized reseller or go to https://shop.qnap.com/. Installation and Configuration...
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• Thermal pads are not included with the NAS and must be purchased separately. For details, contact an authorized reseller or go to https://shop.qnap.com. • The QNAP TPAD-M2SSD-04 thermal pads are recommended. The TPAD-M2SSD-04 includes thick and thin thermal pads for installing single-sided and double-sided SSDs.
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TBS-h574TX User Guide b. Install a thin thermal pad on top of the thick thermal pad. Note This step is for single-sided SSDs only. Skip this step if you are installing a double-sided SSD. 5. Install the M.2 SSD. a. Insert the M.2 SSD into the slot.
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TBS-h574TX User Guide b. Pull the locker and hold it in place. c. Carefully press down the M.2 SSD. d. Release the locker to secure the M.2 SSD. 6. Load the tray into the bay. a. Insert the tray into the bay.
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TBS-h574TX User Guide 7. Attach the front cover. a. Insert the left end of the front cover. b. Slide the front cover latch into the grove on the right side of the device. c. Slide the lock up to secure the front cover.
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TBS-h574TX User Guide Installing 5.9 mm E1.S solid-state drives For a list of compatible E1.S SSDs, go to https://www.qnap.com/compatibility. Warning • Installing a drive deletes all data on the drive. • Observe electrostatic discharge (ESD) procedures to avoid damage to components.
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TBS-h574TX User Guide c. Slide the front cover latch forward. d. Pull the front cover away from the device. 2. Remove the drive tray. a. Pull the tray handle outward. b. Pull the tray out. 3. Install the E1.S SSD.
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TBS-h574TX User Guide b. Remove the M.2 SSD adapter. c. Place the drive on the tray frame so that the holes on the drive align with the holes on the tray frame. d. Attach the screws that secure the drive to the tray frame.
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TBS-h574TX User Guide 5. Attach the front cover. a. Insert the left end of the front cover. b. Slide the front cover latch into the grove on the right side of the device. c. Slide the lock up to secure the front cover.
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TBS-h574TX User Guide Installing 9.5 mm and 15 mm E1.S solid-state drives For a list of compatible E1.S SSDs, go to https://www.qnap.com/compatibility. Warning • Installing a drive deletes all data on the drive. • Observe electrostatic discharge (ESD) procedures to avoid damage to components.
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TBS-h574TX User Guide c. Slide the front cover latch forward. d. Pull the front cover away from the device. 2. Remove the drive tray. a. Pull the tray handle outward. b. Pull the tray out. 3. Install the E1.S SSD.
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TBS-h574TX User Guide c. Place the drive on the tray base so that the holes on the drive align with the holes on the tray base. d. Attach the screws that secure the drive to the tray base. Attaching a 9.5 mm E1.S SSD...
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TBS-h574TX User Guide Attaching a 15 mm E1.S SSD 4. Load the tray into the bay. a. Insert the tray into the bay. b. Push the handle to secure the tray in place. 5. Attach the front cover. a. Insert the left end of the front cover.
Connecting a USB expansion unit The NAS supports USB expansion units. For details, please see the table below. You can purchase storage expansion accessories from QNAP or an authorized reseller. For details, go to https://shop.qnap.com/. For the list of compatible expansion units and the maximum number of applicable expansion units, go to https://www.qnap.com/go/compatibility-expansion.
You can also install the QNAP QTS operating system. If your NAS is connected to the internet, the option to install QTS will appear in the Smart Installation Guide wizard using any of the methods in the table. You can also manually download the QTS firmware from https://download.qnap.com.
3. Run Qfinder Pro on a computer that is connected to the same local area network. Note To download Qfinder Pro, go to https://www.qnap.com/utilities. 4. Locate the NAS in the list and then double-click the name or IP address. The Smart Installation Guide opens in the default web browser.
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ASCII characters. 9. Click Next. 10. Specify the time zone, date, and time. QNAP recommends connecting to an NTP server to ensure that the NAS follows the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) standard. 11. Click Next. The Configure the network settings screen appears.
After the initialization, you can click Go to NAS Management to start using QuTS hero and configuring other settings. Initializing QuTS hero using the cloud installation website You can initialize QuTS hero on the cloud installation website, which is designed to help you set up QNAP devices. Warning Initializing QuTS hero deletes all data on the drives.
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TBS-h574TX User Guide 7. Click Next. The Smart Installation Guide opens in the default web browser. 8. Perform any of the following actions. • To check for the latest available version, click Start. The wizard downloads the latest available version, and then the NAS restarts after the download is complete.
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TBS-h574TX User Guide 13. Specify the time zone, date, and time. QNAP recommends connecting to an NTP server to ensure that the NAS follows the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) standard. 14. Click Next. The Configure the network settings screen appears.
TBS-h574TX User Guide 4. Basic Operations This chapter describes basic NAS operations. Power button Operation User Action Result Power on Press the button once. The device powers on. Power off Press and hold the button for 3 seconds. The device powers off.
TBS-h574TX User Guide USB One Touch Copy button The USB One Touch Copy button allows you to copy data backups from a USB device to the QNAP device or from the QNAP device to a USB device. This feature supports incremental backups. The QNAP device only copies files that were modified or added after the last backup.
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TBS-h574TX User Guide Status Description Flashes red every 0.5 The device is in degraded mode (one member drive failed in RAID 1, RAID 5, or seconds RAID 6). Green The device is ready. Flashes green every 0.5 • The device is not configured.
TBS-h574TX User Guide Status Description Orange The network connection is operating at 5 Gbps, 2.5 Gbps, 1 Gbps, 100 Mbps, or 10 Mbps. There is no network connection. 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Activity LED Status Description Orange A network connection has been established.
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TBS-h574TX User Guide Duration Frequency Description Long beep (1.5 3 (every 5 minutes) • A power error occurred. seconds) • A system fan is not functioning. • A fan module has been removed. • The NAS data cannot be copied to the external storage device connected to the USB One Touch Copy port.
NAS migration requirements You can only migrate drives to specific NAS models, depending on your source NAS. For the list of NAS models compatible with direct NAS migration, see https://www.qnap.com/go/nas-migration. Your device must meet the following requirements: • QTS NAS supports several types of NAS migration: •...
1. Power off the source NAS and the destination NAS. 2. Remove the drives. Important QNAP recommends following the source NAS drive order when installing the drives. Take note of the drive tray order when removing the drives. a. Remove the drives from the source NAS.
TBS-h574TX User Guide b. Remove the drive trays from the destination NAS. 3. Install the drives. a. Install source NAS drives onto the destination NAS drive trays. b. Insert the drive trays into the destination NAS. 4. Power on the destination NAS.
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TBS-h574TX User Guide Setting Description Password Specify a password that contains 1 to 16 characters from any of the following groups: • Letters: A to Z, a to z • Numbers: 0 to 9 • Special characters: . - _ ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & ( ) { } •...
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TBS-h574TX User Guide 10. Select the paired folders. Important • All subfolders and files in the selected folder are selected. • You can only sync up to 16 paired folders per job. a. Under the source, click A dialog box opens.
NAS migration requirements You can only migrate drives and system settings to specific NAS models, depending on your source NAS. For the list of NAS models compatible with direct NAS migration, see https://www.qnap.com/en/nas-migration. Your device must meet the following requirements: •...
Windows AD configurations must be reconfigured. Licenses Licenses are not migrated. Warning To prevent losing all your software licenses, QNAP recommends deactivating licenses on the source NAS before data migration. Applications If the destination NAS has less RAM than the source NAS, the following features and applications might not function: Virtualization Station, Qsirch, and Snapshots.
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TBS-h574TX User Guide Important QNAP recommends following the source NAS drive order when installing the drives. Take note of the drive tray order when removing the drives. a. Remove the drives from the source NAS. b. Remove the drive trays from the destination NAS.
TBS-h574TX User Guide 6. Troubleshooting This chapter describes basic troubleshooting information. Forcing Qfinder Pro or myQNAPcloud to locate the NAS If Qfinder Pro or myQNAPcloud is unable to locate the NAS during QuTS hero installation, the drives or data may be faulty.
One disk per subgroup fails. Triple Mirror Multiple of 3. (For example, 3, 6, 9, 12 disks and so forth.) ≥ 5 RAID-TP Support and other resources QNAP provides the following resources: Resource Documentation https://download.qnap.com Compatibility List https://www.qnap.com/compatibility NAS Migration Compatibility https://www.qnap.com/go/nas-migration...
Provides various remote access services such as DDNS and myQNAPcloud Link myQNAPcloud Link Enables you to access QNAP devices over the internet without configuring complex port forwarding settings Qfinder Pro QNAP utility that lets you locate and access QNAP devices in your local area network...
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