QNAP QuCPE-3032-C3558R-8G Intel Atom C3558R 8x2.5GbE RJ45 ports and 2x10GbE SFP+ ports 2xM.2 2280 NVMe slot 60W PS units

Network Virtualization Premise Equipment with an Intel® Atom Refresh Quad Core processor, suitable for deploying virtual networks in multiple edge offices.
QNAP“s QuCPE-3032 Network Virtualization Premise Equipment is a universal virtualization platform designed specifically for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The QuCPE-3032 is equipped with the powerful Intel® Atom Refresh quad-core processor, which supports hardware acceleration technologies such as Intel® QAT, Smart NIC SR-IOV, and DPDK, as well as eight 2.5 GbE RJ45 ports and two 10 GbE SFP+ ports. With enhanced bandwidth and computing power for running VNFs and connecting to SD-WANs (supporting VPN/WireGuard), the QuCPE-3032 is ideal for multi-user and multitasking business applications. The QuCPE-3032 also features the QNE (QNAP Network Equipment) operating system for chaining VNF services and the centralized deployment and management platform AMIZ Cloud for flexible zero-touch provisioning.

Building a cross-site network infrastructure for SMBs and micro-enterprises
QNAP“s high-performance QuCPE integrates the QuWAN SD-WAN solution, the AMIZ Cloud Platform, and WireGuard VPN. Small and micro-businesses can flexibly build a multi-site network infrastructure by deploying a QuCPE Series 7 at their headquarters and a QuCPE Series 3 at their branch offices and workstations.

Easy deployment of virtual network environments with the 2-in-1 Premise Equipment
When implementing virtualized environments, companies often choose between expensive enterprise solutions on edge servers or free solutions with limited technical support – a difficult decision for SMEs with limited resources. Furthermore, running multiple VMs simultaneously can impact network performance. QNAP“s QuCPE Network Virtualization Premise Equipment combines hardware acceleration technologies, QNAP“s proprietary QNE Network operating system, and the centralized AMIZ Cloud management platform to help SMEs build a highly optimized virtual network infrastructure.

The QNE Network operating system completes your virtual network infrastructure.
QNAP“s proprietary QNE Network operating system supports the intuitive Network Service Composer and Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN), enabling flexible network deployment and the expansion of network infrastructure across multiple locations. By supporting Virtual Network Functions (VNF), virtual machines, and containers, QNE Network integrates network, computing, and application services to achieve network virtualization, application virtualization, and efficient management, significantly reducing the complexity of administration and maintenance.

AMIZ Cloud - powerful centralized VM management platforms
The central management platform AMIZ Cloud enables IT staff at headquarters to centrally monitor all edge devices, virtual machines, and containers. The QuCPE-3032 supports troubleshooting and remote management via the Account Center, helping organizations achieve zero-touch provisioning, thereby increasing IT deployment efficiency and reducing maintenance costs.

Efficient management via Service Composer with visualized topology
The Network Service Composer“s visualized topology makes it easy to set up VNFs or VMs, create virtual switches, and assign physical network resources to chained services via drag and drop. When settings change, you can add or remove individual VNFs directly through the Service Composer, significantly simplifying operational network configuration.

SD-WAN enables the chaining of network services.
QNE integrates QNAP“s subscription-free SD-WAN solution QuWAN to establish encrypted VPN tunnels with other QNAP devices across multiple locations and enable chaining of network services across multiple sites. For example, you can automatically create a firewall network (using QuWAN and pfSense VNFs) to enhance WAN security via drag-and-drop functionality in the Service Composer UI.

Optimize LAN/WAN performance
Service Composer also supports SR-IOV and QuWAN SD-WAN, which significantly improves the WAN transmission of the QuCPE-3032 running QuWAN, while also providing users with fast and secure LAN and WAN network transmission.

Increased security
You can automatically create a firewall network (using QuWAN and pfSense VNFs) to increase WAN security in the Service Composer UI via drag-and-drop.

Run VM/VNF directly on QuCPE
QNE Network inherits versatile virtual applications from the QNAP QTS system. QuCPE can simultaneously run multiple virtual machines, software containers, and even custom virtual machines in Virtualization Station and Container Station, helping SMEs improve deployment and management flexibility while reducing hardware costs.

Intel hardware acceleration technologies boost the performance of virtual networks.
The QuCPE-3032 Network Virtualization Premise Equipment was specifically designed for running virtualization applications and utilizes several Intel hardware acceleration technologies to enable direct access to the hardware, thereby improving the transmission performance of VMs and virtual networks.

DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit)
Allows data to bypass the operating system kernel and go directly to the user space, providing double the packet transfer rate (Total T/R x L2) and improving the overall performance of the virtualization application.

Smart NIC SR-IOV (Single Root I/O Virtualization)
By installing an SR-IOV-compliant PCIe SmartNIC, you can allocate bandwidth resources from a physical network card directly to the VMs. Since the traffic bypasses the hypervisor vSwitch, this helps improve I/O continuity and network efficiency, resulting in reliable VM applications and reduced CPU overhead.

Intel QAT (Intel QuickAssist Technology)
It offloads computationally intensive compression and improves IPsec cryptography VPN performance.

Intelligent IT tools for efficient network management
QNE Network offers comprehensive management functions for intelligent IT network management.

Notification Center
It consolidates QTS system events and alarms, providing a single-app solution for notifications instead of requiring individual settings to be configured across multiple apps. Notifications can be sent via email, SMS, and other communication apps.

QuLog Center
Centralizes the statistical classification of error/warning events and access attempts, and supports IT staff in monitoring and responding to potential system risks.

Security Center
Provides security management for IT staff, including SSL certificate management. Additional features include automatic detection of history changes to prevent malicious modifications.

Zabbix
Zabbix is a third-party solution that automatically discovers devices and monitors network status. Zabbix offers user-friendly topology and network reports suitable for managing enterprise networks.

Supports third-party virtual networking features
The App Store and VM offer several free and premium VNF and applications that users can install if needed.

Notes
QuCPE QNE Network allocates the full capacity of the 2.5-inch drives as an Application Volume. VM, container, and vDisk data are stored in the Application Volume by default. If two identical 2.5-inch drives are installed in the QuCPE-3032, they are configured as RAID 1 by default in the QNE Network Edition. All storage management features in QTS OS (such as creating storage pools for file storage and snapshots) are not supported by QuCPE QNE Network Edition.