QNAP Betas New NAS Firmware

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Tim Higgins

Cisco logoQNAP has released a beta for its next NAS OS that includes VPN and proxy servers.

Among the new and enhanced features of the V3.6 beta firmware are:

– VPN Service (with OpenVPN and PPTP services)
– Squid proxy server 3.1.16
– LDAP Server
– Enhanced Music Station with web streaming and USB speaker support for local playback
– New UI for QPKG Center with easy online installation
– Enhanced MyCloudNAS 1.2 with Email invitation and password reset functions
– Enhanced Web File Manager with public file sharing link feature and advanced upload function for files over 2 GB
– New NetBak Replicator 4 Windows client backup utility with Email notification

The V3.6 beta is available now for download. Check this QNAP forum post for supported models and download links.

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