Introduction:

TAGAN Icy Box IB-NAS4220-B Hard Drive NAS Enclosure

Every company that specializes in computer cases seem to be making external storage enclosures. And when you think about it, some of those companies are very good at what they do, so why not? They understand the concept of storage since that's basically the purpose of a computer case. It stores our computer system.

An external enclosure is just a shrunken down version with a working internal PCB circuit board, using some form of ventilation, and stores a component. In this particular case, it's just one or more hard drives. The objective is still the same in that it must (or should) be cooled sufficiently and be easy to function.

Alas, that's not always the case in either situation. But, some companies are really passionate about their goal and products. Tagan, whom we've met at CES regularly, always seems to have something new and useful in this area. Storage enclosures typically came in a one drive format but have increased in size over the last couple years. That's because more and more people are finding new ways to use their PC for other things than gaming such as, music, movies, and video.

This means the market is looking for a solution that stores not only one large hard drive, but two or more. All those hobbies take up a lot of drive space in no time. And users like the feature of having some extra room to grow which is why ICY BOX graciously sent us their new Icy Box IB-NAS4220-B External NAS Enclosure.

Specifications:

ICY BOX IB-NAS4220-B HDD NAS Enclosure

NAS with RAID
The ICY BOX IB-NAS4220-B is a network sotrage device with the RAID function. Simply share data with several computers via the network interface and store it safely on 2 SATA HDDs. You can select between RAID 0, 1, Spanning (NRAID) or JBOD (Just a bunch of discs) and the EXT2, EXT3 (RAID), or FAT32 (JBOD) file system. An HDD encryption using 128 AES is possible in the JBOD Mode. If the EXT3 file system is used, a quota can limit the disk space for every user. One Touch Backup saves data from an external disk or USB-Stick at the press of a button.

Samba, FTP, NFS, DHCP, UPnP-AV, Print Server, iTunes-Support (7 Servers in 1)
With the ICY BOX IB-NAS4220-B you can share data via Samba, FTP, or NFS. Via Samba, Windows network shares are accessible to Windows, Mac, and Linux. For UNIX and Linux NFS provides the standard Unix shares. Via FTP, you can access your data enven through the internet. Access rights can be defined for an unlimited amount of the users or groups. The Twonky Media Server (30 days trial) connects to all Network Media Players using UPnP-AV. Bonjour including iTunes connects to your MAC World. The included DHCP server configures your Network automatically if none of the server is available.

Easy Montage and Set Up
The ICY BOX IB-NAS4220-B is simply opened and assembled. The configuration is quickly done via web interface with a standard browserlike MS Internet Explorer, Opera, or Firefox.

Quiet Operation
The smart fan is controlled by temperature.

Low Power Consumption
In contrast to the conventional PC or server, the ICY BOX IB-NAS4220-B uses much less eclectricity, which saves money and protects the environment. Download via BitTorrent protocol without a running PC.

Packing Content
IB-NAS4220-B, Manual, CD-ROM, Ethernet Cable, Power Adapter (AC 100~240V)

Supported HDDs
3.5" SATA (Unlimited Capacity)

Supported File Transfer Protocols
SMB (SAMBA), NFS, FTP, UPnP-AV, BitTorrent

Supported File Systems
EXT2, EXT3, FAT32

Interfaces
Gigabite Ethernet (RJ45), 2 x USB 2.0

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