Best Video Surveillance Storage for Milestone XProtect® and Nx Witness™
With QNAP NAS integration, you can leverage secure, petabyte-level, scalable, and cost-optimized storage for surveillance solutions.
Build a Professional VMS storage platform with QNAP NAS
QNAP NAS is a robust, reliable, and easy-to-use all-in-one integrated storage appliance that can serve as external storage for VMS, or as a server running the VMS. Both scenarios offer an easy-to-manage and cost-effective video surveillance storage solution.
No Need for Architectural Changes
Seamlessly store surveillance footage from VMS platforms without installing extra software.
Secure and Reliable
RAID protection, multi-layered backups, access management, and Immutable Storage provide comprehensive protection.
Cost-efficient
Flexible storage expansion units and an easy-to-use storage management interface ensure high ROI for surveillance storage.
Scenario 1
QNAP NAS supports Samba/FTP/NFS/iSCSI protocols as the storage platform for Milestone XProtect® and Nx Witness™. Deploy remote backups, hybrid cloud backups, and Air-gap offline backups or JBOD units to realize well-round and reliable data backup and archive solutions.
Scenario 2
Run Virtual Machines for Nx Witness™ on the same NAS, leveraging SSDs for smooth VMS operation while storing recorded videos on high-capacity HDDs.
 
Why choose QNAP NAS to store surveillance footage?
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Storage Capacity Large, supports drives up to 24TB, with NAS providing up to 30 drive bays Large Large
Expandability High, flexible and simple Requires self-deployed management software High, more complex management
Backup Features Complete, with snapshots, remote backup, and disaster recovery Requires self-deployed management software Depends on brand and model
Security High, with RAID, encryption, access management, and immutability Requires self-deployed management software Depends on brand and model
Cloud Backup Seamless hybrid cloud backup with HBS Requires self-deployed management software Depends on brand and model
VMS Platform Integration High, seamlessly integrates Milestone XProtect and Nx Witness Requires compatibility testing Lacks integration for both solutions
Access Performance High, with multi-core computing and high-speed networking, ensuring smooth playback of large recordings Depends on brand and model Varies by brand and model, often lacks high-speed NAS models
Storage Costs High cost-performance, flexible software-hardware integrated solution meeting various budget needs High hardware costs, additional software required, high maintenance costs More economical, but lower configuration flexibility and high software complexity
Recommended Models
TS-873AeU Series
TS-873AeU Series
  • 2U short-depth rackmount NAS, reducing size by 38%
  • 2x M.2 NVMe slots for SSD caching
  • 2x 2.5GbE, 1x PCIe slot for 25GbE expansion
TS-hx77AXU Series
TS-hx77AXU Series
  • AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series processors
  • 2x M.2 PCIe Gen 5 slots, 2x 10GBASE-T, 3x PCIe Gen 4 slots
  • Long-term availability (until 2030)
TS x55eU Series
TS x55eU Series
  • 2U short-depth rackmount NAS, , reducing size by 38%
  • 2x 2.5GbE, 2x PCIe slots, 2x M.2 NVMe slots
  • Long-term availability (until 2030)
TVS-hx74 Series
TVS-hx74 Series
  • 12th Intel® Core™ processor with built-in GPU
  • 2x M.2 NVMe slots for SSD caching
  • 2x Thunderbolt™ 4, 2x 2.5GbE, 2x PCIe slots
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