Streamline your personal office productivity with the robust and scalable design of the Buffalo TeraStation 5420DN 32TB 4-Bay Desktop NAS Server. Complete with pre-installed 3.5" storage drives, the TeraStation offers ample room for your assets while also enabling you to scale capacity to your needs.

The TeraStation gives you a maximum capacity of 32TB consisting of four 8TB storage drives, giving you plenty of space for your files and information. Hot swappable design enables you to exchange drives without shutting down your entire system, essential for replacing or upgrading your system. A 2.04 GHz Annapurna Labs AL524 processor and 8GB of DDR4 RAM work together to enhance performance and provide enhanced data transfer speeds through the dual 1 GbE and dual 10 GbE RJ45 network ports. Drives can be formatted to fit various RAID profiles including 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, and JBOD, enabling you to control your storage drives and set up your ideal configuration. With 256-bit drive encryption, two-factor authentication, and flexible backup features, you can ensure your data is protected against multiple potential threats.

32TB Maximum Capacity    4 x Drive Bays / 4 x 8TB HDDs    2.04 GHz Annapurna Labs AL524 Processor    8GB DDR4 RAM    2 x 10 GbE & 2 x 1 GbE Network Ports    2 x USB-A 2.0 & 2 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1    RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD Format Support    Hot Swappable Drives    256-Bit Drive Encryption    Windows, Windows Server & macOS Support

The TeraStation features two USB-A 2.0 and USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports, allowing you to connect a wide range of peripherals and devices for quick data management, initialization drive usage, and more.

Each drive and the NAS itself provides you with real-time status using multiple LED indicators, telling you when it is safe to remove, add, and shut down your system if needed.

Enable fast deployment and integration into Microsoft and VMware virtual environments, and improve working efficiency with increased virtual application performance and greater flexibility in storage capacity planning and allocation.

Snapshots can be created and used to recover data near instantaneously, with little or no system disruptions. Quickly recover single files or entire storage volumes and protect your data from user errors, file errors, and ransomware attacks.

Sync with Dropbox, Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure, and OneDrive to create a hybrid cloud for extra data security, cost savings, and versatile data backup.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Is there a voltage setting for currency in Europe or would I need a plug point converter?

A: The power supply is 100-240V 50/60Hz and auto switching, you would just need an adapter to use it in Europe. A voltage converter is not required.

Q: 2. Can I use this as server. If yes, what is the speed of this server?

A: It can be used as a server. It has a 1.6 GHz Intel Pentium N3710 Quad-Core CPU.

Q: 3. Does the PR2100 support "hot swapping" disk drives or do you have to power off the enclosure?

A: You would have to power off the enclosure.

Q: 4. Are the two hard drives WD Red drives? Are the hard drives installed by WD or B&H?

A: The exact model of the drive is not specified. The drives are installed by WD.

Q: 5. Do the drives spin all the time even when not in use?

A: According to the manufacturer the device is designed to run as a small server it does not have a standby or sleep mode.

Q: 6. Can someone post a picture of the back of this unit? Six pictures of only the front are not that useful. Thanks!

A: I will notify the web team to add the back of the NAS server; here is a link to a picture from the manufacturer of the back of the system: https://shop.westerndigital.com/content/dam/store/en-us/assets/products/desktop/my-cloud-pro-series-pr2100/gallery/my-cloud-pro-series-pr2100-Rear.png.wdthumb.1280.1280.webp

Q: 7. What is the maximum capacity of each of the 4 hard drives? Can they be of a mixed size - no RAID?

A: The manufacturer shows upto 8GB drives are an option. You can use JBOD with mixed sized drives.

Q: 8. Can this device be configured to use the second unused network port on a windows server?

A: This device can be configured to use link aggregation, however without a router in between, the host pc it will be directly connecting to also has to be configured as well.

Q: 9. Will this work with the MAC Big Sur OS?

A: Yes, the WD My Cloud Pro Series 32TB PR4100 4-Bay NAS Server (4 x 8TB) BH #WEPR410032 is compatible with macOS Big Sur.

Q: 10. What model hard drives does this unit ship with? (Part number please.)

A: Western Digital doesnt specify the part number of the drives that are used in this NAS. This allows them the flexibility to select drives based on availability.