Synology DS211+ DiskStation 2-bay NAS Server for SMB Users

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I bought one of these and purchased two 2TB disks for it running in RAID1. My wife's Macbook does all it's time machine backups here, I have all our media shared out and it's accessible by means of the iPhone App which performs with AirPlay for Apple Television. I have two a lot more 2TB external disks that I rotate for backups. Backups to USB external disks are slow but if that's an situation you ought to choose up the DS211+ which has an eSATA port.

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Attributes - For a diskless enclosure, its a bit spendy but worth just about every final penny. After experiencing this unit i would pay 踰 for it. The Application is incredible, Domain/Active Directory intergration or you can develop your own customers/groups to give access to particular folders. You can let each and every user have their personal personal web site, You can stream multimedia to any DLNA capable device. Use this device for backups making use of the included application, sync your Music/Photos to their respective folders on the DS211 and have a nice internet interface that generates thumbnails for you to share along side a Blog or Videos with no information limits like Picasa or facebook aside from filling up the drives you place in. There are 3rd celebration packages you can download and set up like a simple mail or squeezebox server. There is a MySQL Server, Surveillance app to connect to network cameras and record, iTunes app to store, organize, stream to devices. Overwhelming, wonderful and basically place.. WOW! I've had a quirky bug with the Blog posting, So even though the computer software is extremely mature and steady at version 3, its not perfect but the closest NAS to ideal that i've seasoned.There is also a fantastic neighborhood forum really should you have challenges or queries, the only thing i've found that i dislike is the truth that posts are submitted and reviewed for approval before posting for all to see. I'm an impatient man and when im functioning on anything and resort to a forum it indicates i'm in will need to help and that typically implies i want it NOW! (This doesnt imply it takes days, but i've waited from ten to 60 minutes for the post to appear + that exact same time wait for a potential response)I couldnt figure out how to open the case with out referring to the speedy start out guide as i wasn't about to force it when not realizing which direction and where it really should be moving. The CON in my want for the guide is that it comes only on the CD or internet download so i had to stop to throw it in the drive The solution from what i've noticed is stable and the hardware is nicely built. There is a software program toggle for the interior fan based on if you install 2.5 or 3.5 tough drives, i've installed three.5" 1.5TB drives and the acceptable fan speed and can nonetheless hear the faint clicking of the really hard drives more than the fans so it is quite quiet. There is also temperature sensors for each and every of the drives so you can monitor that if you so need.ALSO:DS Audio or DS Photo are 2 applications you can pick up on your Android or iOS devices to which i installed on my Evo and my iPad with great success! I think the goal of these apps are self explanatory!I'm excited to set up this for my client and seeing their reaction, the "cons" i posted are quite trivial and insignificant. Devote a tiny a lot more for the existing DS211 over the DS209 or DS211J as the CPU/Memory bump in this unit has a Enormous and NOTICEABLE influence on performance

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This is an amazing NAS. This is the fifth Nas for which I was admin.Very simple to use and setup.Easiest nas I have ever utilized.Easy and straight forward to add users and shares.The front finish is a full gui much like a windows computer.Setting up smb/cifs recording from cameras was straightforward.Ftp was fairly effortless, but unique than old buffalo nasand wd nas.Setting up backups was more challenging, see thoughts.Mapping the drives is effortless as properly. For these not networksavvy, they supply a piece of software program to help one particular come across the synology and map drives.I applied 2 Samsung 2TB HDs 5400rpm. So far quiet and rapid.Installing drives was extremely straightforward. No cables required.On 1 write test a computer was in a position to create 40,687,845 bytes/second = 325,502,760 bits per second.Practically 1 third of maximum gigabit speed. Wow.Switch was hp 1810 gigabit using cat 6 cables.A lot significantly more rapidly than before.Unit recognizes Apc 1000G UPS. Norton Save/Restore sometimes functions well, at times not.Some cpus with NSR can not locate files from previous backups on Synology to add recovery points. I have not been in a position to pin down and repair the predicament.A single-time NSR backups seem to perform fine although. Do not neglect to read the forum pages on the synology web-site. They support a lot.Norton Ghost 15 performs well with this unit.One particular much more point on backups. Do not dump backups to the house or houses directories. This generated many connections to the same share similar user and error messages from the backup computer software have been annoying.Hint: Under the method information facility, the third tab delivers access to who is currently connected to the unit and what share they are accessing. This is good when trying to track down challenges.

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Uncomplicated to set-up with Win 7, set up disk answered all of my initial set-up concerns. Currently operating with two 2TB Samsung Spinpoint F4 in RAID1 configuration and I've however to have any problems beneath medium use.The internal file browser is uncomplicated to use and can at times be faster than moving files through explorer. The new DSM 3. is one particular of the nicest managers I've had the pleasure to use. So far, I haven't utilised all of the features as I'm still finding out my way around. The media server was super straightforward to set up and my PS3 picked it up proper away. iTunes server was the same way, immediately after turning it on it performs like a champ.Shows up on each Win 7 and OSX with out any problems. Haven't had the possibility to verify out the time machine but the system seems to perform without having issue on both Windows and OSX. Transfer speeds can be slow at instances, (ӵmb/s wired) and even slower more than wireless. This could be due to my network settings, so your experience my differ.The software package isn't open supply, so you can only install modules that synology permits. While I haven't had a want for functionality outside of what it has, the option would be good. There does appear to be a decent quantity of men and women modding their diskstation, you can discover information on the synology forum.Other than that, no other key cons that I can feel of. I haven't identified a way to map the diskstation as a drive itself, so every single shared folder (these are the folders that you set up in the NAS root directory) has to be mapped individually. Also, it seems you have to put your music or video files in specific folders (labeled music and video) in the root rather than picking your own.General I've had a rather good expertise with this nas, it is definitely user friendly for those of us with above average computing knowledge but maybe not so significantly networking.

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Super easy to use. Responsive internet UI.SSH server, Media Server - DNLA, Net Server, PHP and SQL out the box, FTP None I adore it. Would obtain once again or recommend in a heartbeat!

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Effortless to set up. Great UI. Extremely slow USB backup.Out of date iTunes server (can't handle Airplay). I narrowly avoided a backup catastrophe, so I rushed to Newegg and ordered up this box.I'm very happy with it with a couple of minor caveats.First, it took 7+ hours to format a pair of 2TB HDs as Raid 1.Also, backing up about 200G of data to a USB drive took over 1.five days. I know the limitation isn't the drive as I also backed up the identical data from my Pc in about 8 hours.All round though, I am incredibly pleased with this box and can very advocate it.

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Simple Disk Station set up is easy if you’re familiar with the NAS idea, customers, privileges, and so on. If you’re not, it’s really not also difficult and there are lots of on the net references to help you get began. DSM three. (DiskStation Manager) tends to make developing customers, shared folders, and assigning privileges to every simple and is loaded with characteristics and applications like web web page/blog hosting with up to date versions of Apache/MySQL/PHP, FTP access, DNLA multi-media streaming, Audio station/iTunes music server (Squeezebox can be loaded), net radio choices, Android/Windows/iPhoney assistance, USB printer assistance (check the list), Bit torrent downloads, and so forth., and with a substantial 3rd party software program community, you can almost certainly discover whatever application you want.2-year warranty and excellent item assistance. Large on-line community support, 3rd party computer software, wikis, FAQs and help forums. It’s pricy for an empty NAS box, but the cost should fall as older stock is depleted. It’s white (prefer black), the blue “power” light is too major/bright, and for this dollars it genuinely need to have USB three. (it has 3x USB two.) or an eSATA port. Drives are not hot swappable, it reportedly requires a long time to format dual 1-2TB RAID drives, and even longer if 1 disk fails and you need to have to rebuild, so make positive you're utilizing supported drives. All Synology NAS boxes share DSM 3. computer software and capabilities so select a model based on hardware performance and attributes. Power drains the wallet and heat kills drives. Specs say it makes use of about 22W below load and between 10W-19W although idle. My existing 1-drive test atmosphere runs about 104+ F below load and 85+ F idle/inactive but will vary by disk and manufacture Use Information Replicator three to back chosen folders/files from any connected disk. Has a sync selection that monitors files/folders and backs them up as they adjust (not fairly actual time). No troubles located yet with Windows Ɨ Pro x64). It backed up 60-70GB of information in 2 hours, but your network speed will influence the efficiency. A good NAS box providing a lot more features than most house users will require or use. Finest to have some tech/network know-how, but it really should be uncomplicated for anyone to set up the standard characteristics and get it on line.

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StableQuietFunction Rich PriceNo VPN

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Wanted backup of five computers in nearby network. We had studied NAS technology a number of years ago but rejected the concept as we could not come across any gear with decent testimonials. The reviews of this gear are typically great. We chosen the 211 for the increased speed of transfers, although point may possibly have been moot since we have ten럼 LAN which we aren't likely to change anytime soon 񢆈' CAT5e cable in the making). We bought two 1 TB Western Digital drives. This seemed the smallest helpful size to us. Our drives had been Synology tested models. See their web site for a list of acceptable drives.Can very advocate this unit for ease of setup and installation on our Windows systems. We chose to setup the drives in RAID1 format so that every little thing on the 1st drive is automatically duplicated on the 2nd. There are a number of other possibilities on how to set up the method, and a trip to the Synology forum was all that was expected to figure out what we wanted. There are no cons that we have discovered. Formatting the two drives took about 4 hours, which is not objectionable for the quantity of disk space involved. The integrated DSM software program installed effortlessly adequate and quickly enough taking into consideration that it is itself a mini operating system. Once it is installed, it presents you with a desktop screen comparable to a Windows or Macintosh program which you access by means of your browser. By creating the folders shared through this interface, you can map these as drives on other computers on your network.There appears to be good concern among other reviewers with the speed of transfers and sound that the unit tends to make. We move big files around on our 100 mps network all the time, and that speed usually seemed fine to us. The Disk Station is no diverse. The device appears particularly quiet to us, therefore leaving us to question the priorities of some reviewers. Yet another user complained that his NAS worked only when connected directly to the router and not when it was linked to a network switch. Ours is linked to a switch and functions fine, hence showing that all network switches are not created equal (which, by the way, they are not).The included Data Replicator software package can be set to make backup copies of your pc or network drive(s). It will do this on demand, on a preset schedule that you enter, or it will continually scan the specified drive or drives and make a copy of any file that is changed. The final alternative seemed overkill for us, so we have it make a backup of all our data files twice a week. The backup copy is not compressed, so you can go appear for a file if you just need to have to restore a single. This application will also preserve preceding versions of your files. We maintain the last two versions. The initial backup took three hours; subsequent ones take 45 minutes.This unit can be recommended without having reservations of any sort!

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I love this point. It is my first NAS, but I'm no stranger to servers. The OS is extremely user friendly. Streaming music and video to a PS3 is a breeze. Access your music, video, and documents anyplace there is an world wide web connection. The forums are packed with info and the tech help is outstanding. One of my finest buys ever. Had this for 1 year and 8 months and none so far.

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Easy to install tough disks.Customer assistance.Low-cost compaired to others. Synology Assistant would not find server if each tough disks were installed. 8 hours to format a 2TB HD (non RAID).Server software program is slow and not nicely orgainzed.Fan is weak.Network performance is poor. I am sending mine back and buying the Qnap 259+

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Good NAS. Waited for a although for this unit to come out. Bought the 2nd week of Nov. The formating of the Raid 1 went nicely and let run more than night to format the 2TB worth of drivers. Does what I want it to do. Now, all my home computers can be backed up regularily and can get my files anywhere I want. Nice remote in characteristics. There are some factors that frusterated me about this NAS. Initially, had some network security concerns with the operating software program DSM three. and Windows 7 Expert. Logged support ticket with Synology. Turns out that Windows 7 and the DSM software are real specific on the user names and all the very same users must have identical login and password. The other problem which I did submit another trouble ticket to Synology was that my APC 750 LCD UPS was not recognize by the DS211. This was nearly a deal breaker and submitted RMA to return it. Thankfully, Synology was in a position to resolve it making use of my IP address and logging in remotely to the DS211. Hands down Synology genuinely cares about their customers. They do respond to your support tickets. Just takes them a couple of days to do so. Now, my NAS is ideal

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Fundamental entry level NAS with outstanding computer software package. Many possibilities A single camera license is included with the device. To add more than a single camera to the surveillance station software you ought to purchase "Camera Licenses" which are priced over 60 USD (each) at the time of this post. This issue is a powerful machine.

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I have been an IT pro (Cisco, Microsoft certed) for 20+ years. If you are seeking for a quite, incredibly capable modest workplace or property NAS. THIS IS IT!!! I have two WD green 2TB drives in RAID 1. I have loaded over 1TB so far via GIG backbone. 10GB of documents, pics and so on. does take time. Throughput is 2mb with jumbo frames 9K. Bigger files move at 50mb reg. Pros: The GUI is awesome! Linux based and is a lot more like operating unbuntu than a typical interface. Many windows can be opened with a number of tasks. This is really amazing. The ideal portion ANDROID apps. you can grab your files, stream your music or photos all from your phone :)!!! I have a 120gb library streaming each 3g and wifi. unbelievable the apps are Totally free! You can host 30 internet sites, a number of pic internet sites, grab your files, host e mail and more. THe 2nd most extraordinary thing is NZB downloads (or torrrents). The built in app is wonderful download 8gb files in two hours! And you do not need a Pc any longer!!! Plus there is a Free a NONE!!! Absolutely NONE!!! I was sceptical at initially. But seriously this is a single review that is spot on!!! Acquire IT!! Don't think about anything else. I have had several other people and this took two hours to set up and start out copying. I have never had to do any other admin perform to it. Purchase IT.

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Iy's my second NAS from Synology and since 2 years and I had no problem with the NAS. The firmware is easy to use. The transfer speed is fast. I would definitely recommend.

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Does do media and itunes although seems to disconnect alot. I’m very angry about this. It’s advertised as becoming allowed to have up to a certain number of cameras but nowhere on Newegg exactly where I purchased this did it state that you had to purchase licenses for more than 1 camera (or it was not obvious, super fine print that hides the truth is just going to make me angry). This was a key function I wanted and it would not have been as major of a deal if it wasn’t so deceptively carried out. This is my very first NAS encounter and I don’t feel I’m going to suggest it to anyone especial Synology considering that they feel the will need to nickel and dime their customers for function that they seeming advertised as included.Be conscious if you want to use the Servalence program OLNY 1 IP camera license comes free! Have to purchase expensive keys at โ-60 a pop! Would be worth it if you didn't have to pay for IP camera licenses. Particularly lame and didn't uncover out that 1 license = ์ and four=赨 until i tried to install my second camera

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DSM three. friendly user interface. Very uncomplicated to use. Bunch of valuable apps/functions installed along with the DSM 3.. You can also install other 3rd party add-on/apps.Smaller size, quiet, not running too hot. High priced. No VPN. No WOL for this model. My initial NAS. Purchased this little box along with three Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB, two inside the box, 1 as external docking connected to the USB port.If you require assist/support, go to Synology's forum and Synology Wiki where you will come across a lot of beneficial data.For those who use the very same model samsung drive i am making use of, please do oneself a favor, go download the most update DSM develop񕲓 to avoid spin time error. (AND patch your drives if the manufacture date is ahead of 12񳏊.)

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So far, every thing looks wonderful. The OS is super effortless and the GUI is well thought out. It doesn't matter for skilled users, but inexperienced users may be confused with the lack of explanation of terms in the OS. Also, there was no diagram of which bay with drive 1 and drive 2. FYI. Drive 1 is on leading.