Planet PL-501, 200M Powerline Eternet Bridge - Two PL-501 Devices Included


With PLANET powerline communication products, the power outlets are no longer to be viewed as power receptacles only but can also be the network connection point. The PLANET PL-501 is a Powerline to Ethernet Bridge with a RJ-45 Ethernet interface which directly connects to your computers network card. To share the network connection in the house or office, you will not need to spend time and money to install Ethernet cabling but simply plug the PL-501 into the power outlets anywhere in the house or office. Through the multiple outlets in every room, PL-501 allows you to use the existing electrical wiring to build the network connection in the entire house or office without the clutter of messy wiring around the house or office.

This PLANET PL-501 is cost-effective, easy to install, and no need of additional wire. It offers the speed up to 200 Mbps data rate which provides customers the highest speed in powerline data transmission. Moreover, the PL-501 features 128-Bit AES data encryption that improves the security and reliability also protects the data leaked by anyone else.

Key features:

• HomePlug AV compliant
• Direct attached to power outlets
• Connect 10/100 Ethernet network to Powerline network
• Up to 200Mbps data rate on the powerline
• Up to 200 meters between powerline nodes
• 128-Bit AES link Encryption for security and reliability
• Co-existence with HomePlug 1.0 and HomePlug 1.0 Turbo
• Built-in QoS
• Up to 64 bridged devices per station
• IGMP snooping for multicast to multiple uni-cast mapping

Application:

High-Speed Ethernet Connection via Home's Power Supply

PLANET provides several types of powerline products to meet various demands. As illustrated, users may connect an IP STB to PL-501, or connect a PC to PL-420 or PL-201 in the house freely. Users can enjoy IPTV or VOD service and share Internet information. With the PLANET powerline products, no messy network cables and additional switches are required at home and users can entirely enjoy home network from now on.

QNAP Announces 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SATA HDD TS-219P Turbo NAS


Supports Latest Firmware 3.0 with Brand New AJAX-based User Interface


QNAP Systems, Inc. announces the first 2-bay network-attached storage (NAS) which supports both 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SATA hard drives - TS-219P Turbo NAS. Dedicated to home and SOHO users, the TS-219P is an advanced version of the previously released TS-219. Powering Marvell 1.2GHz high performance processor and 512 MB DDRII memory, the NAS comes with 3 USB ports and 2 eSATA ports to deliver the best storage expansion capability compared with other 2-bay NAS in the market. The TS-219P supports two hot-swappable 2.5" or 3.5" SATA hard drives with maximum 4TB storage capacity. The device can be accessed across Windows, Mac, Linux, and UNIX. It is a highly reliable and powerful NAS with abundant business-class features, such as built-in iSCSI target service (max 8 iSCSI devices) with Thin Provisioning, Online RAID Capacity Expansion, Online RAID Level Migration, automatic policy-based IP blocking, hard drive status report, instant SMS and email alert, built-in TwonkyMedia UPnP/ DLNA media server, BT and eMule download, schedule power on and power off, one Giga LAN port, and 2 IP cameras for network surveillance.
"The TS-219P Turbo NAS is the advanced version of the previously announced TS-219 from QNAP. The TS-219P features iSCSI target service and is released with the latest Turbo NAS firmware version 3.0 to bring the best user experience with the CoverFlow-like AJAX-based user interface," says Laurent Cheng, Product Manager from QNAP. "Also, the NAS supports both 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SATA hard drives. By installing the low power and low vibration 2.5-inch hard drives, the power consumption of the NAS is largely reduced. It is a silent and energy-saving storage solution for home and SOHO users."

The TS-219P supports diversified features, e.g. built-in TwonkyMedia to support DLNA streaming to play the multimedia files such as High-Definition (HD) movies on TV. The Mac users can also install DLNA/ UPnP on their iPhone or iPod Touch to play the video, music, or digital photos from the Turbo NAS. Moreover, the unique QPKG software expansion feature is provided to allow the users to install powerful add-on software on the NAS, e.g. XDove mail server or WordPress for creating interactive websites or personal blogs. The NAS also supports Surveillance Station (network surveillance) with maximum two IP cameras for home or office security monitoring.

For more information about the TS-219P Turbo NAS, please visit
http://www.qnap.com/pro_detail_feature.asp?p_id=122