Synology DS218 2-Bay 2GB RAM Network Storage Enclosure
Synology DS218 2-Bay NAS Enclosure (2GB RAM)
Synology DS218 2-Bay NAS Enclosure (2GB RAM)Â DiskStation is a high-performance and versatile 2-bay NAS designed for small offices and home users to effectively manage, protect, and share data.
Its 64-bit quad-core processor delivers high-speed data transmission and 10-bit 4K H.265 video transcoding to empower shared data storage and multimedia entertainment.
Versatile 2-bay NAS for small offices and home users
Key Features
- Un-populated two (2) bay network attached NAS storage device.
- Designed for small offices and home users.
- Delivers sequential throughput at over 112 MB/s reading and 112 MB/s writing.
- Realtek RTD1296 quad-core 1.4GHz CPU.
- Includes 2GB DDR4 memory.
- Compatible with 3.5″ or 2.5″ SATA SSD/HDDs.
- 4K 10-bit H.265 video transcoding on the fly.
- Running on Synology’s award-winning DiskStation Manager (DSM).
- Simplified backup solution for your Mac, PC, and mobile devices.
- Complete multimedia solution for management, streaming, and playback.
Versatile 2-Bay NAS Solution
The Synology DS218 DiskStation is a 2-bay network attached storage solution equipped with a 64-bit quad-core processor and 2GB memory, providing high sequential throughput performance at over 112 MB/s reading and 112 MB/s writing.
With hardware accelerated encryption, the Synology DS218 DiskStation delivers encrypted sequential throughput at over 112 MB/s reading and 111 MB/s writing.
The Synology DS218 DiskStation is also optimized for 10-bit 4K H.265 video transcoding via Video Station.
You can organise personal digital video library with comprehensive media information, and stream 4K Ultra HD movies and films to various devices such as computers, smartphones, media players, and TVs.
If your device is not capable of 4K video playback, the Synology DS218 DiskStation provides online 4K video transcoding to 1080p or lower resolutions for a smooth and time-saving video watching experience.
Cross-Platform File sharing and data synchronisation
The DS218 supports comprehensive network protocols, ensuring a seamless file sharing experience across Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms.
Windows AD and LDAP integration allows the DS218 to fit quickly and effortlessly into any existing network environment without the need to repeatedly create user accounts.
Cloud Sync keeps Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, Baidu, and Box storages in sync with your personal DiskStation at home.
Cloud Station Suite allows you to sync files effortlessly among multiple devices such as Windows PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android tablets/phones, keeping everything up-to-date.
The DS218 combines seamless file sharing capability with hardened security, even over the Internet with HTTPS, built-in firewall, and multiple auto-blocking mechanisms against IP and account intrusion.
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Easy Backup Solutions
With block-level incremental backup and cross-version deduplication, Synology Hyper Backup provides multi-version backup with optimized storage utilization, and allows data backup to multiple destinations, such as local shared folders, external hard drives, network shared folders, rsync servers, and public cloud services.
Anywhere/Anytime Availability
Synology provides various mobile applications allowing you to enjoy your multimedia library even when on the go.
Available on iOS, Android, and Windows Phone platforms, DS Photo, DS Audio, DS Video, and DS File enable access to your Synology NAS through Photo Station, Audio Station, Video Station, and File Station. What’s more, you can use DS Get to remotely manage and monitor download tasks on Download Station.
Quick Connect allows you to connect via a simple customisable address so that you can instantly access media and work files on any Windows/Mac/Linux computer, laptop, or mobile device.
24/7 Security Solution
Featuring user-friendly video management tools and an intuitive desktop-like interface, Synology Surveillance Station is a reliable private-security solution that can support multiple IP cameras connected to the same network with the DS218.
Surveillance Station features optimized live view together with streamlined real-time monitoring. Its powerful analytics, such as motion detection and alert notification, allow you to stay informed of any suspicious activities with triggers sent via SMS, e-mail, and DS Cam mobile application.
Energy-Efficient and Easy Management
The Synology DS218 DiskStation is designed and developed with energy efficiency in mind and consumes only 14.99 W in regular operation.
Wake on LAN/WAN and scheduled power on/off can further reduce power consumption and operational costs. With HDD hibernation, hard drives can enter the energy-saving mode automatically when the system has been idle for a specified period of time.
Specifications
Hardware
CPU
- Realtek RTD1296 quad-core 1.4GHz
Hardware encryption engine
- Yes
Hardware transcoding engine
- Supported codec: MPEG-4 Part 2 (XVID, DIVX5), MPEG-2, VC-1, 10-bit H.265 (HEVC)
- Maximum resolution: 4K (4096 x 2160)
- Maximum frames per second (FPS): 60
Memory
- 2 GB DDR4
Compatible drive type
- 2 x 3.5″ or 2.5″ SATA SSD/HDD (drives not included)
External port
- 1 x USB 2.0 port
- 2 x USB 3.0 port
Size (HxWxD)
- 165 x 108 x 233.2 mm
Weight
- 1.3 kg
LAN
- 1 x 1GbE (RJ45)
Wake on LAN/WAN
- Yes
Scheduled power on/off
- Yes
System fan
- 1 (92 x 92 x 25 mm)
AC input power voltage
- 100V to 240V AC
Power frequency
- 50/60Hz, single phase
Operating temperature
- 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)
Storage temperature
- -20°C to 60°C (-5°F to 140°F)
Relative humidity
- 5% to 95% RH
Maximum operating altitude
- 5,000 m (16,400 ft)
General DSM Specification
Networking protocol
- SMB, AFP, NFS, FTP, WebDAV, CalDAV, iSCSI, Telnet, SSH, SNMP, VPN (PPTP, OpenVPN , L2TP)
File system
- Internal: ext4
- External: ext4, ext3, FAT, NTFS, HFS+, exFAT
Supported RAID type
- Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR), Basic, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1
Storage management
- Maximum internal volumes: 256
- Maximum iSCSI targets: 10
- Maximum iSCSI LUNs: 10
File sharing capability
- Maximum local user accounts: 2,048
- Maximum local groups: 256
- Maximum shared folders: 256
- Maximum concurrent SMB/NFS/AFP/FTP connections: 200
Privilege
- Windows Access Control List (ACL), application privilege
Directory service
- Windows AD integration: Domain users login via SMB/NFS/AFP/FTP/File Station, LDAP integration
Security
- Firewall, encrypted shared folder, SMB encryption, FTP over SSL/TLS, SFTP, rsync over SSH, login auto block, Let’s Encrypt support, HTTPS (Customization cipher suite)
Supported client
- Windows 7 and 10, Mac OS X 10.11 onwards
Supported browser
- Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer 10 onwards, Safari 10 onwards; Safari (iOS 10 onwards), Chrome (Android 6.0 onwards)
Interface Language
- English, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Español, Dansk, Norsk, Svensk, Nederlands, Russian, Polski, Magyar, Português do Brasil, Português Europeu, Türkçe, Ceský
Packages and Applications
File Station
- Virtual drive, remote folder, Windows ACL editor, compressing/extracting archived files, bandwidth control for specific users or groups, creating sharing links, transfer logs
FTP Server
- Bandwidth control for TCP connections, custom FTP passive port range, anonymous FTP, FTP SSL/TLS and SFTP protocol, boot over the network with TFTP and PXE support, transfer logs
Universal Search
- Offer global search into applications and files
Hyper Backup
- Support local backup, network backup, and backup data to public clouds
Backup tools
- DSM configuration backup, macOS Time Machine support, Cloud Station Backup
- Shared folder sync – maximum tasks: 2
Cloud Station Suite
- Sync data between multiple platforms by installing the client utilities on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and IOS devices, while retaining up to 32 historical versions of files Maximum concurrent file transfers: 200
Cloud Sync
- One or two-way synchronisation with public cloud storage providers including Amazon Drive, Amazon S3-compatible storage, Baidu cloud,Box, Dropbox, Google Cloud Storage, Google Drive, hubiC, MegaDisk, Microsoft OneDrive, OpenStack Swift-compatible storage, WebDAV servers, Yandex Disk
Surveillance Station
- Maximum IP cameras: 20 (total of 600 FPS at 720p, H.264) (includes two free camera licences; additional cameras require the purchasing of additional licences)
VPN Server
- Maximum connections: 5, supported VPN protocol: PPTP, OpenVPN, L2TP/IPSec
Mail Server
- Supported Mail Server protocol: POP3, SMTP, IMAP, support LDAP/AD account
Mail Station
- Webmail interface for Mail Server to receive emails from multiple POP3 mailboxes, customisable SMTP server
Collaboration tools
- Chat maximum users: 500
- Office maximum users: 100, maximum simultaneous editing users: 30
- Calendar: support CalDAV and access via mobile devices
Note Station
- Rich-text note organisation and versioning, encryption, sharing, media embedding and attachments
Storage Analyser
- Volume and quota usage, total size of files, volume usage and trends based on past usage, size of shared folders, largest/most/least frequently modified files
Antivirus Essential
- Full system scan, scheduled scan, white list customization, virus definition auto update
Download Station
- Supported Download Protocols: BT, HTTP, FTP, NZB, eMule, Thunder, FlashGet, QQDL
- Maximum concurrent download tasks: 30
Web Station
- Virtual host (up to 30 websites), PHP/MariaDB, 3rd-party applications support
Other packages
- Video Station, Photo Station, Audio Station, DNS Server, RADIUS Server, iTunes Server, Log Centre, Additional 3rd-party packages are available on Package Centre
iOS/Android applications
- DS audio, DS cam, DS cloud, DS file, DS finder, DS get, DS note, DS photo, DS video
Windows Phone applications
- DS audio, DS file, DS finder, DS get, DS photo, DS video
Environment and Packaging
Environment safety
- RoHS compliant
Package content
- 1 x Synology DS218 enclosure
- 1 x Quick Installation Guide
- 1 x Accessory pack
- 1 x AC power adapter
- 1 x RJ45 LAN cable
Limited Warranty: 2-Years
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