Create your own personal cloud with group sharing with ZyXEL’s 4-Bay NAS542 Personal Cloud Storage. Equipped with RAID-5 con­ guration, hot-swappable HDD protection and dual-Gigabit Ethernet ports for link aggregation, the ZyXEL NAS542 can deliver up to 130 MB/sec of reading and 77 MB/sec writing speeds based on RAID-5 con­ guration.

Ever wanted to share drive space with a certain community in your social circle? Wouldn’t it be great if they can easily access the media you’ve shared via their own mobile devices? Now you can with ZyXEL NAS542: instantly share hundreds of pictures and video clips you took for family and friends with the ZyXEL Drive mobile app!

Instantly access and share your files wherever you are
The ZyXEL Drive mobile app gives you the freedom to access and share files from your NAS wherever you are. Rest assured that the files are securely shared through private peer-to-peer connections with only those you’re sharing files with.

Create a shared cloud space for people without NAS
Provide cloud space for your family members and/or friends when you share a folder from ZyXEL NAS542 with the ZyXEL Drive mobile app. Your friends and/or family members don’t need to purchase any additional NAS – just install the ZyXEL Drive mobile app on their favorite mobile device!.

Rock-solid data protection
Protect your personal data with RAID 1, 5, 6, 10 or 5+ Hot Spare. With RAID support, the ZyXEL NAS542 can protect your personal data from hard disk failures. In case any one of the disks failed, you can still access your data safely and restore the normal RAID protection with the failed disk replaced.

Get up and running quick with our easy-to-use interface
ZyXEL NSM 5.1 intelligent desktop provides a rich feature set of tools with an easy-to-understand GUI design to quickly get the things done. You can multitask with multiple windows to get your applications up and running quickly.

Check your NAS while you’re away
Got multiple ZyXEL NAS and want to quickly check their health status? Get an instant glance of their status by visiting the myZyXELcloud Web portal even if you’re away from home, or you may also install it in a family member’s or friend’s home. With the myZyXELcloud Web portal, you get a clear dashboard to see if anything requires maintenance or service.

Stream multimedia contents to big screen TV
Bring your favorite multimedia files on the ZyXEL NAS542 to the big screen. With the ZyXEL zCloud app, you can play your favorite videos, music or photos on the big screen with TV streaming devices such as Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku 3, Amazon Fire TV or Samsung/LG Smart TV.

Instant upload for automatic phone backup
To use ZyXEL zCloud app that supports Instant Upload capability from your mobile phones to ZyXEL NAS542, you can select multiple photo or video sources from your mobile phone, and then upload or backup those files automatically to specified destination folders on your NAS.

Bolt-free design for quick, easy setup
The bolt-free design makes it convenient to install hard disks on the ZyXEL NAS542 without using screwdrivers or other hardware tools.

Specification

Product
Product id	534488
Brand	ZyXEL
Partnr	NAS542-EU0101F
EAN/UPC code	4718937588572
Storage
Storage drives installed	N
Number of storage drives supported	4
Installed storage drive type	N
Supported storage drive types	HDD
Supported storage drive interfaces	Serial ATA II
Storage drive sizes supported	2.5, 3.5 "
Maximum supported storage capacity	24 TB
RAID support	Y
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Hot-swap drive bays	Y
Supported file systems	FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, exFAT, ext2, ext3, ext4
Processor
Processor family	Freescale
Processor frequency	1.2 GHz
Processor cores	2
Memory
Internal memory type	DDR3
Internal memory	1 GB
Network
Ethernet LAN	Y
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi	N
DHCP client	Y
iSCSI support	Y
Wake-on-LAN ready	Y
Supported network protocols	NFS, AFP, PPPoE, NTP, iSCSI
Ports & interfaces
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	3
Design
Chassis type	Desktop
Cooling type	Active
Product colour	Black
Number of fans	1 ventilator(en)
LED indicators	Y
Performance
Type	NAS
Device class	Home & Home Office
Backup function	Y
Card reader integrated	Y
Compatible memory cards	SDXC
Maximum memory card size	128 GB
Web-based management	Y
Reset button	Y
On/off switch	Y
Built-in iTunes server	Y
Built-in FTP server	Y
Security algorithms	FTPES, HTTPS
Power
Power supply location	External
Power consumption (max)	36.5 W
AC input voltage	100-240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz
Output voltage	19 V
Output current	4.74 A
Weight & dimensions
Width	190 mm
Depth	225 mm
Height	160 mm
Weight	2000 g
Package width	316 mm
Package depth	269 mm
Package height	286 mm
Package weight	3800 g
Packaging content
Cables included	AC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick start guide	Y
Operational conditions
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 95 procent
Storage temperature (T-T)	-30 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 95 procent
Certificates
Certification	CE, FCC, C-Tick, BSMI
Other features
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certified	Y