QNAP ES1686dc-R2-2123IT-64G-US 16-Bay High Availability Enterprise NAS with Dual Active Controllers, Supports SAS 12Gb/s HDD and SSD, Intel Xeon D Processor

Designed for mission-critical security environments, the QNAP ES1686dc Video Surveillance Server delivers always-on storage and processing for large-scale monitoring and recording. Built with dual active controllers, this enterprise NAS ensures continuous availability and non-disruptive maintenance so security teams never lose access to live or archived footage. The 16 hot-swappable bays support SAS 12Gb/s HDDs and SSDs to provide the sustained throughput needed for multi-channel video recording, while the Intel Xeon D platform and generous memory capacity handle real-time analytics and VMS workloads.

This QNAP surveillance server is ideal for control rooms, enterprise campuses, and multi-site video monitoring deployments that require high reliability, fast recovery, and scalable capacity. Advanced redundancy features, RAID protection, and integrated monitoring tools simplify management and reinforce data integrity for incident investigations. Deploy the ES1686dc to centralize storage for NVRs, improve retention policies, and support video analytics. Contact our team to configure storage and performance options tailored to your security monitoring needs.

• Ensures uninterrupted surveillance operations with dual active controllers for true high availability and automatic failover
• Scales to enterprise storage needs with 16 hot-swappable bays that support SAS 12Gb/s HDDs and SSDs for sustained recording performance
• Accelerates video processing and analytics using Intel Xeon D compute and ample RAM for smooth multi-stream monitoring
• Minimizes maintenance impact with redundant power, hot-swap drives and live-data recovery to protect critical security footage
• Optimized for security deployments: centralized storage, efficient write performance, and integration-ready for NVR and VMS environments