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TeraStation™ WS5420DNW6

With WSS 2016 Workgroup and 10GbE speed - 4-Bay Business NAS

Product Data Sheet

TeraStation™ WS5420DNW6

With WSS 2016 Workgroup and 10GbE speed – 4-Bay Business NAS

Buffalo’s new TeraStation™ WS5420DN with Windows Storage Server 2016 Workgroup combines four hard drive, high-performance network attached storage with the power and convenience of Windows operating system, fully populated with high-reliability hard drives. The WS5420DN comes equipped with the powerful Intel® Atom™ Processor and 8GB of fast DDR3 memory installed. It is designed to guard against failures and prevent downtime with four hot-swappable drives. Available fully populated with 8, 16 or 32TB capacity. For Windows Storage Server, you would have the standard Microsoft features to setup remote access like FTP/SFTP or through third party programs. In any case it is easy to enable external file access.

CPU Speed

1.5GHz

RAM

8GB ECC DDR4

Number of Bays

4

Supported RAID Levels

Spanned / Striped / 1 / 5 / JBOD

High transmission speed

The 10GbE connectivity impresses with exceptional speed.

Replication with TeraStation

By replication, a folder in two separate TeraStations™ is synchronized almost in real time. This only happens in one direction (not bi-directional) – from the source to the destination. This function can be set up in LAN and WAN. WAN setup includes remote connection via port forwarding and VPN setup.

3 year warranty

This product has a standard warranty of 3 years. Check for other possibilities of warranty extension.

Active Directory

TeraStation functions as a client of an Active Directory domain, so that domain users and groups can be used. This means that they can be used in domain environments of companies with up to 10,000 users and groups.

Hot-swap function increases data security

With the hot swap function, the TeraStation™ automatically switches off the defective hard disk even if one hard disk fails, so that it can be replaced safely without interrupting work or losing data.

iSCSI target support

Works simultaneously as NAS and iSCSI target.

Including Buffalo VIP service

Replacement of defective hard disks within 24 hours

If you want to replace a defective hard disk, just let us know. If your order is in the system before 12 noon and the hard drives are in stock, they will be replaced within 24 hours. Applies within the 3 year warranty for each TeraStation and LinkStation NVR sold in the EU. (Outside the EU it can take longer).

More info

Enjoy the benefits of WSS 2016 NAS

Windows Server 2016 Workgroup provides a simple and cost-effective enterprise-class solution that is application- and user-oriented. With Windows Server 2016 Workgroup, you can leverage your data center capacity, deliver world-class performance for your Microsoft workloads, and achieve affordable business continuity scenarios with multiple networks and high service availability and disaster recovery at the highest level.Read more

Hardware System

Form factor
Desktop
CPU Type
Intel Atom C3338
CPU Speed
1.5GHz
RAM
8GB ECC DDR4
Drive Interface
SATA 3.0 (6Gb/s)
Installed OS
Windows Storage Server 2016
OS Version
WSS 2016 Workgroup Edition
Included user licenses
No CAL (Client-Access Licenses) required.

Internal Hard Drives

Type of Drive
NAS HDD
Number of Bays
4
Total Capacity
8TB, 16TB, 32TB

LAN Interface

Connector Type
RJ-45
LAN Ports
1 x 10GbE, 2 x 1GbE
Max Transmission Rate
2x 10/100/1000Mbps, 1x 100/1000Mbps / 2.5/5/10Gbps

USB Interface

Connector Type
USB 3.0 Type A
USB 3.0 Ports
2

Other

Client OS
Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7, Server 2008/R2 / 2012/R2 / 2016, Mac OS 10.11 - 10.13
Support
Standard Warranty 3 years, 24 hour HDD exchange, Technical Support Hotline
Dimensions
170 x 215 x 230 mm
Weight
7.4 kg
Power Consumption (max.)
85 Watts

Software System

Supported RAID Levels
Spanned / Striped / 1 / 5 / JBOD

Protocol Support

Networking
TCP/IP
File Sharing
CIFS/SMB, NFS
Protocol Support
TCP/IP, CIFS/SMB, DFS replication, NFS, LDAP, NTP
Active Directory support
Yes
Active Directory users
Unlimited

Backup

Realtime Backup
DFS replication
Replication
Yes
Backup Software Licenses
NovaBACKUP® Buffalo Edition (one server and ten workstation licenses)
Cloud Support
Microsoft Azure, compatible 3rd party tools

Product Part Numbers

Product Code
WS5420DN08W6EU - 8TB, WS5420DN32W6EU - 32TB, WS5420DN16W6EU - 16TB
Note
1TB = 1, 000, 000, 000, 000Bytes. Actual data throughput will vary depending upon environment factor.
Manuals / Setup / Latest Product Information
Documentation & Software --
Firmware
Firmware updater 3.50 Windows Storage Server 24-09-2019
Release notes 3.50 All Deutsch 24-09-2019
Release notes 3.50 All English 24-09-2019
Release notes 3.50 All Française 24-09-2019
Utilities
NAS Navigator Intel Mac 10.9 to 10.12 Mac OS 10.13 or later, use the Mac App Store --
NAS Navigator Windows --