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Synology DiskStation DS212

Feature-rich 2-bay NAS Server for Workgroups and Offices 

Highlights

 

Optimal Price/Performance Ratio

 

Features SuperSpeed USB 3.0 

 

Hardware Encryption Engine

 

Cool and Quiet Design 

 

Effective Backup Solutions

 

Running on Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM)

Synology DS212 delivers an average 110 MB/sec reading speed under 

RAID 1 configuration in a Windows environment, and 54.3 MB/sec writing. 

DiskStation DS212 provides a reliable solution for data sharing with an 

easy to use interface, and comprehensive office applications, including a 

complete backup solution making it one of the best values in 2-bay NAS 

devices available today.

Coming with USB 3.0 support which offers transmission speeds of up to 5 

Gbps, namely 10 times faster than USB 2.0, DS212 takes less time for data 

transfer for external hard drives and consumes less power. In addition, 

hot-swappable drives make it easier for maintenance and hard drive 

replacement. 

Synology DS212 offers comprehensive network protocol support, assuring 

seamless file sharing across Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms. Windows 

ADS and LDAP integration allows the Synology DS212 to quickly and easily 

fit into an existing business network environment with no need to recreate 

user accounts on the Synology DS212. Internet file access is simplified by 

the encrypted FTP server and the web-based File Browser. HTTPS, the built-

in firewall, and IP auto-block support ensure file sharing over the Internet is 

protected at a high security level.

If you are always on the move, Synology provides a handy app, DS file for 

iPhone, iPad and Android users. Anything stored on Synology DS212 can 

now be accessed remotely using DS file via the Internet.

Synology DS212 runs on the award-winning operating system, Synology 

DiskStation Manager (DSM), offering comprehensive applications and 

features designed specifically for home and business workgroups. 

The built-in mail server turns Synology DS212 into a dedicated mail service 

provider, and the USB printer sharing capability minimizes businesses’ cost 

by sharing printing resources throughout the office. VPN Server package 

offers an easy VPN solution that turns your DS212 into a VPN server, 

providing a secure way of connecting to a private LAN at a remote location.

Synology Web Station with support for PHP/MySQL web content allows 

hosting of up to 30 websites, and 3rd party web applications such as 

Content Management, Customer Relationship Management & e-Commerce 

system.

Synology DS212 offers a centralized backup target to consolidate 

fragmented and unstructured data across a network. PC users can back up 

their data to Synology DS212 using Synology Data Replicator software, and 

Mac OS X users enjoy native Apple® Time Machine integration. 

A backup wizard is provided for backing up data from Synology DS212 to 

another Synology DiskStation, to other rsync server, or to an external drive. 

Backing up to Amazon® S3 cloud service is also supported. The add-on 

package, Time Backup, keeps DiskStation data in multiple versions, so IT 

administrators could easily keep track of them and restore to a previous 

version whenever required.

USBCopy and SDCopy provide a plug-n-save solution to store data. By 

pushing the «Copy» button on the front panel, you can quickly back up all 

data from your USB storage device or SD card to your DiskStation.

The Synology DS212 is equipped with an encryption engine which offloads 

the encryption calculation task away from the main CPU, helping to 

improve file transfer speeds of the DiskStation. 

Data protection is an important matter for businesses of all sizes. High-end 

features previously available only on enterprise level hardware are now 

accessible via Synology DS212 to small and medium-sized businesses. 

DS212 provides share-level AES 256-bit encryption to aid in the prevention 

of unauthorized access attempts to the hard drives.

Synology DS212 is designed with energy efficiency in mind. Not only does it 

provide a 92x92 mm fan and the smart airflow to keep the system running 

cool 24/7, its noise dampening design makes it really quiet compared to PC 

counterparts. The support of Wake on LAN/WAN, multiple scheduled power 

on/off, and hard drive hibernation can further reduce power consumption 

and operation cost.

All Synology products are produced with RoHS compliant parts and 

packed with recyclable packaging materials. Synology acknowledges 

the responsibility as a global citizen to continually work to reduce the 

environmental impact of every product produced.

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