Intel SS4200-EHW User Manual
Product Brief
Intel® Entry Storage System SS4200-EHW
Intel® Entry Storage System SS4200-EHW
Flexible, reliable, powerful, easy to use storage platform for
small business, small office/home office, and home networks
small business, small office/home office, and home networks
Product Overview
The Intel® Entry Storage System SS4200-EHW is a flexible hardware Network Attached Storage (NAS)
platform that instantly adds storage capacity to small business, small
office/home office (SOHO), and home networks. Intel has engaged with
storage software providers to ensure the availability of a variety of
software solutions. With four USB 2.0 ports and four SATA ports
(3 Gb/s), the SS4200-EHW is a powerful system that can be connected
office/home office (SOHO), and home networks. Intel has engaged with
storage software providers to ensure the availability of a variety of
software solutions. With four USB 2.0 ports and four SATA ports
(3 Gb/s), the SS4200-EHW is a powerful system that can be connected
to most digital devices as well as business and home networks, for shared, centralized data access.
The Next Big Storage Opportunity: Small Office, SOHO and Home Networks
In-Stat estimates that by 2009, the average person will have nearly one terabyte of digital data
1
—data that is usually
stored on a local hard drive or even on a specific device, such as a camera. This astounding growth rate is the side effect
of our now-digital lifestyle, which includes both the paperless office and the digital home. We now use a variety of digital
tools in the workplace, including PCs, PDAs, and industry-specific digital devices like medical imaging or surveillance systems.
Our homes are no different, with digital cameras, video recorders, digital music players, networked gaming consoles and
home PC networks.
of our now-digital lifestyle, which includes both the paperless office and the digital home. We now use a variety of digital
tools in the workplace, including PCs, PDAs, and industry-specific digital devices like medical imaging or surveillance systems.
Our homes are no different, with digital cameras, video recorders, digital music players, networked gaming consoles and
home PC networks.
Even so, small businesses and consumers have so far been left out of the network storage fast growing trend. High cost,
complexity and a lack of small-network solutions are all to blame. But these neglected market segments have a critical
need to improve data availability to multiple users. And because most operate without dedicated IT support, few properly
protect their data with backup.
complexity and a lack of small-network solutions are all to blame. But these neglected market segments have a critical
need to improve data availability to multiple users. And because most operate without dedicated IT support, few properly
protect their data with backup.
For these reasons, industry experts believe that small office and home networks are ripe for network storage. They now
need—and want—solutions that are of enterprise quality but of a cost and function that fits their environment. Accordingly,
these experts predict strong demand for small business and digital home storage and data protection solutions for many
years to come.
need—and want—solutions that are of enterprise quality but of a cost and function that fits their environment. Accordingly,
these experts predict strong demand for small business and digital home storage and data protection solutions for many
years to come.
The Intel Entry Storage System SS4200-EHW is the ideal solution for this market segment. It’s easy to use, flexible,
reliable and powerful—all in a package that can be customized by you to fit in with your product line and meet your
customers’ needs.
reliable and powerful—all in a package that can be customized by you to fit in with your product line and meet your
customers’ needs.
1. IN-STAT, Study on Consumer Network Storage, March 2007.