Connecting a serial console to the QNAP TS-410, TS-410U, TS-412, TS-419P, TS-419P+ and TS-419U

If you want to connect a serial console to the QNAP TS-41x, you'll need a 3.3V TTL to RS-232 level shifter. The serial connector is marked as CN1 and is of type JST PHR-4. The pin layout is as follows (from the top to the bottom):

Note that you have to add a jumper to JP1 for the serial to work. On the TS-419P and TS-419P+, the LCD cannot be used when the JP1 jumper is set (i.e. the jumper selects between the serial console and the LCD). You also have to disconnect the LCD cable that goes to the connector right next to the serial connector.

Once you have connected your serial console, you can use a terminal emulation program to connect to U-Boot, the boot loader used by this device. You have to connect with 115200 baud and set the parameters to 8N1 (8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit). U-Boot on a separate page about U-Boot.