Qnap released their new FIRMWARE V3 which brings the best user experience with the AJAX technology for their NAS users.

Firmware v3 features:

• QNAP NAS now supports Virtual Disk which enables the NAS to connect to other iSCSI targets over the network by the built-in iSCSI initiator feature for flexible storage expansion.
• EXT4 file system supports larger volume size (>16TB) and higher performance than EXT3. For more information, please visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ext4.
• With UPnP discovery, you can discover your NAS from any OS that supports UPnP. With Bonjour enabled, you can use the Finder to find the NAS or its services, e.g. AFP, on Mac OS X. There is no need to enter the IP address or configure the DNS servers.
• QPKG: The QPKG software package platform enables the users to maximize the usage of Turbo NAS by installing additional software packages developed from the users and community worldwide. This can be done by simple click ‘download & clicking’ without going through any complicated process.
• IP Filter/Network Access Protection: It’s simply the best anti-hacking solution that you will never want to miss.
• IP Filter/Network Access Protection: It’s simply the best anti-hacking solution that you will never want to miss.
• The NAS records all sorts of events such as system errors, warning messages, and connection logs. You can manage the log record by right clicking the logs and block the host IP address.
• QFinder for Windows & Mac: The QFinder not only allows you to discover and configure your QNAP NAS, but also supports the other features, such as Wake-On-LAN (if applicable). And the brand new design QFinder4Mac is now available, a native OS X application for your QNAP NAS.
• QGet for Windows & Mac: The QGet is simply the best client application for Download Station, which allows you to control your download jobs remotely.
• The new UI supports popular browsers, including Microsoft Internet 7 & 8, Apple Safari 3 & 4, Mozilla Firefox 3, and Google Chrome.
• The wizard guides you through the configuration process and makes it simple and fast.
• Resource Monitor: Provides you the live view of the CPU Usage, the Disk Usage pie chart, and the bandwidth transfer statistics.
• Get the latest news from QNAP such as up-to-date firmware, application and QPKG packages by the built-in RSS feed.
• You can switch the display language of the GUI in a flash.
• Select your favorite theme color for the web interface of the NAS. The settings will be applied automatically.
• With real-time list search, you can find the specific user, group or share folder within just a second.
• TwonkyMedia: TwonkyMedia works with DLNA-certified digital media adapters or UPnP AV-compliant devices, such as AV systems, TVs, PCs, game consoles and mobile devices (e.g. Apple iPhone).

List of features is so huge and unbelievable what the engineers of Qnap did. The upgrade on my TS-109 from v2 to 3.1.0 Build0708 went very smooth. The NAS box is even quicker.  Memory usage is still the same and with my config only 3MB free now.

If you own this piece of master work from Qnap please check their website and update you own NAS box.

To give you a better impression please see my screenshots below:

a) When you enter the Qnap v3 Admin interface

b) Qnap new AJAX login window and options to rember username and password. how sweat.

c) QNap Turbo NAS Overview. New icons and interface which I really like. Super!

d) Qnap Firmware Update screen

e) Qnap Volume Management screen

f) Qnap Network Service screen

g) Qnap QPKG Plugins screen