About WD
WD is an American company specializing in storage solutions. It is quite famous for its hard drives, and entered the SSD market more recently to meet the high demand from consumers and businesses.
Founded on April 23, 1970 in San Jose, California (United States), Western Digital, popularly known as WDC (acronym for Western Digital Corporation) initially focused on integrated circuits. It bought the hard drive division of Tandon 1988, starting a journey to be one of the largest suppliers in the world, side by side with its main competitor, Seagate.
Among the main products marketed by the company, we have hard drives and SSDs, used both as primary and external storage. In 2017, Western Digital achieved revenues of approximately $ 19 billion, with Stephen D. Milligan as CEO this year
WD is driving the innovation needed to help customers capture, preserve, access and transform an ever-increasing diversity of data. Our solutions are at the heart of breakthrough discoveries, and enable the flow of information that leads to smarter decisions and deeper connections. We create environments for data to thrive so people, relationships and experiences thrive. #LetDataThrive Western Digital solutions are marketed under the G-Technology®, HGST, SanDisk®, Tegile®, Upthere® and WD® brands.
The line of Western Digital network servers is composed of NAS arrays of one, two or four bays for SATA disks, reaches 48TB of gross capacity and is ideal for creating file servers, automated backup systems or cloud storage applications for small and medium-sized companies. With several useful software for data management and storage, the Western Digital line of storage allows encryption, user and password protected login, disk redundancy and much more.
PR4100 WD, NAS Diskless up to 48TB
With a quad core processor and 4GB of RAM, the My Cloud PR4100 WD is a fast and reliable NAS server . With two LAN network ports, three USB3.0 ports and 4 free drawers for free hard disks, the NAS WD is diskless storage that reaches up to 48TB of gross capacity (4x HDD 12TB). If space is still insufficient, the USB ports allow you to connect new external devices, increasing the space available on the system. In addition, WDBNFA0000NBK WD has "one-touch-copy", for immediate backup of all content with the push of a button, without having to transfer files via computer.
Compatible with devices such as tablets, cell phones and computers, the PR4100 supports operating systems for PC, Mac, Linux or mobile, without any incompatibility in sharing files. In addition, its network ports allow link aggregation, transforming the two LAN ports into a single network connection for greater performance.
Combining modern hardware with high storage capacity, the WD PR4100 reaches an additional 48TB of space for your local network. Ideal for jobs such as file server, network backup and archiving, Western Digital's diskless storage is a great option for storing files over a network, whether they are high-resolution videos, spreadsheets, photos or audio recordings, all always safely and securely. possibility of access from anywhere via internet. It is simple to share data over a network or create a storage cloud, maintaining secure and online access to all stored information.
One-touch automatic backup
With the PR4100, automatic backup is quick and easy, with just one touch and without turning on the computer to transfer data. Its USB3.0 connections associated with "One Touch Copy" (present on the front of the device) allow you to transfer files quickly to disks, pen-drives and vice versa. In addition, WDBNFA0000NBK WD is compatible with the exFAT format, allowing the transfer of content stored on external cameras, camcorders or HD directly to My Cloud Pro.
WDBNFA0000NBK WD, a robust personal cloud storage.
The PR4100 is reliable storage. With a variety of information protection features, the WD NAS supports RAID disk arrays for added security and speed. With the WDBNFA0000NBK WD it is possible to obtain maximum storage capacity through JBOD (Just a Bunch Of Discs), the transfer speed of RAID 0, the security of RAID 1 redundancy or more advanced and secure configurations such as RAID 5, 6 or 10 The My Cloud Series PR4100 line uses Western Digital Red internal SATA III standard hard drives, non-proprietary, easy to install and of proven quality, used by thousands of data centers around the world.
Plex Media Server, multimedia files on the network
With support for the Plex Media Server, all multimedia content such as photos, music and videos are stored, viewed and displayed on flat screen TVs, computers and other devices, directly from the WD PR4100 via the local network. With it, saving multimedia files and transmitting them in high definition to any type of device is simple and intuitive. The application also optimizes the resolution and format of the transmitted files to improve playback, according to the connection speed or the screen size of the receiving device.
My Cloud OS, everything you need
The NAS digital Western have the application owner My Cloud OS, which lets you create and manage a private cloud data, schedule backups of files, folders or the complete system, and allows the system to restore or transfer settings from one computer to another. By connecting two PR4100 NAS installed in different locations, it is possible to implement disaster recovery for total data security, where the NAS servers will synchronize and maintain identical copies of the data. Thus, in the event of a disaster with one of them, the data will be protected in the other.
New applications for better productivity
With the installation of new applications it is possible to customize the PR4100 to suit different needs. Syncing files to the dropbox service, creating and managing the cloud on a private network, and integrating with Adobe Creative Cloud are just a few examples of how the WDBNFA0000NBK WD can simplify your digital life. In addition, with Milestone Arcus it is easy to store CCTV images, turning the NAS WD storage into a security center for video recording and monitoring.
Simple installation NAS and configuration via internet
Installing the NAS PR4100 WD is quick and easy. Configured locally or remotely by tablet, cell phone or computer, any user can implement WD diskless storage, without needing an IT specialist. The WDBNFA0000NBK WD's disk drawers have no screws, so no tools are required to install or replace hard disks, simplifying capacity expansions or replacing defective hard drives.