Asustor Enhancing NAS User Experience With Portal 2.0

Asustor Inc. will be releasing Portal 2.0.

All firm’s NAS users using NAS models with HDMI ports (31, 32, 50, 51, 61, 62, 7 series) will be able to upgrade to this latest version.

Portal 2.0 provides users with an entertainment experience similar to digital TV set top boxes and features the automatic grouping function that organizes the user’s installed Apps into groupings such as ‘All’, ‘Video’ and ‘Social’. This allows users to quickly find the Apps they need.

The original primary functions of a NAS were storage and backup. However, in recent times, consumers have begun to pursue high definition digital entertainment. With this in mind the company has developed NAS devices using tpowerful hardware combined with HDMI output and the in-house developed Portal application. This expands the local output function of NAS devices while giving users the ability to enjoy their 2K/4K multimedia collections directly from the NAS.

Portal is the base HDMI application on company’s NAS devices. After installing Portal from App Central, users will be able to connect their NAS to any HDMI ready display (4K TVs, 4K monitors, etc.). Upon turning on the display, users will be able to view the Asustor Portal interface which is similar to those found on digital TV set top boxes. In addition to pre-loading a shortcut to the ADM management interface along with Apps such as the Chrome Web Browser, Netflix and YouTube, Portal also offers over ten additional Apps that users can install according to their needs. These Apps include the Kodi multimedia player, Surveillance Center, VirtualBox, Spotify, BBC News, Chess, LibreOffice, FireFox, popular streaming multimedia sites and social media sites.

Portal 2.0 supports 4K monitor resolutions and is able to display twelve App icons on its desktop. When needed, it also automatically creates new pages to display newly added Apps. Furthermore, the newly added default App groupings automatically organize the Apps installed by the user, allowing them to quickly find the Apps they are looking for.

How to get Asustor Portal:
Download and install from App Central.

Methods for controlling operation on Asustor Portal