Multimedia Center at Home
DS212j brings innovative and enjoyable multimedia entertainment to your home. Enjoy sound and sensation while enriching your life with personal online albums and blog services. Your social life just gets better.The iPad , iPhone and Android App, DS audio, allows DiskStation users to stream music stored on DiskStation with their mobile devices wherever Internet access is available.
Media Server allows you to stream multimedia files with an UPnP Digital Media Adapter (DMA) to a stereo system or a TV-set. Sony PlayStation 3 and Microsoft XBox 360 are also supported.
iTunes Server is an easy way to share music with other iTunes clients over the network. You can use iTunes as a multimedia player to browse and play music stored on your Synology DiskStation.
Your 24x7 Download Server
Download Station functions as a 24x7 BT, FTP, HTTP, eMule, and NZB download center without a PC. The eMule & BT search engine allows search-n-download capability without installing additional desktop applications.
RSS feed feature will bring the latest updates directly to you. You can subscribe to multiple RSS feeds that list the information of all your favorite downloads, and your download experience is entirely automated.
Back Up Your Precious Data
Desktop backup provides Windows PC users with the Synology Data Replicator for backing up desktop data to their DiskStation, while Mac OS X users can use Apple Time Machine to back up their critical data to DiskStation.
Server backup includes several alternatives: Local Backup and Network Backup. You can back up data in shared folders or sub-folders and choose between incremental backup options or other flexible scheduling choices. All can be easily configured with a step-by-step wizard to make it simple to create an automated backup solution.
Build Your Personal Cloud
With Synology DS212j, you can centralize all the data and files and share with your family members within local network. If you find this way of managing files particularly useful and interesting, you can have your own personal cloud so the sharing coverage can be extended to the Internet.
The EZ-Internet wizard guides you through all the steps necessary to establish remote Internet access to your Synology DS212j. You will be allowed to remotely access your DS212j anywhere within minutes, and it is just that easy.
Access Files from Anywhere
Manage your files on your Synology DS212j with File Browser which provides easy file navigation on your DiskStation, allowing you to copy, move, delete, rename, upload, or download files without boundaries.
If you are always on the move, Synology provides a handy app, DS file for iPhone , iPad and Android users. Anything stored on Synology DS212j can now be accessed remotely using DS file via the Internet.
Share your Memories to Friends
Photo Station simplifies photo, video, and blog sharing to the public. Features such as theme personalization, blog, and user privilege settings make Photo Station your state-of-the-art lifestyle sharing center on the Internet. Photo Station syncs the album automatically to Facebook, so it is now even more closely intertwined with your social life.
Energy Efficient Design
Synology DS212j is designed with energy efficiency in mind. Not only does it provide a 92x92 mm fan and the better airflow to keep the system running cool 24/7, its noise dampening design makes it really quiet compared to PC counterparts. Synology DS212j consumes only 17.6 watts in operation, and its unique Scheduled Power On/Off feature lowers the power consumption to minimum.
All Synology products are produced with RoHS compliant parts and packed with recyclable packing materials. Synology acknowledges the responsibility as a global citizen to continually work to reduce the environmental impact of every product produced.
Hardware
- CPU Frequency : 1.2GHz
- Hardware Encrypted Engine
- Memory : DDR2 256MB
- Internal HDD/SSD : 3.5" or 2.5" SATA(II) X 2 (with Disk Holder)(Hard drive not included)
- Max Internal Capacity : 6TB (2X 3TB HDD)(Capacity may vary by RAID types) (See All Supported HDD)
- External HDD Interface : USB 2.0 Port X 2
- Size (HxWxD) : 165 X 100 X 225.5mm
- Weight : 0.94Kg
- LAN : Gigabit X1
- System Fan : 92x92mm X 1
- Wireless Support
- Noise Level : 18.3 dB(A)
- Power Recovery
- AC Input Power Voltage : 100V to 240V AC
- Power Frequency : 50 / 60Hz, Single Phase
- Power Consumption : 17.6W (Access) ; 5.5W (HDD Hibernation)
- Operating Temperature : 40 to 95F (5 to 35C)
- Storage Temperature : 15 to 155F (-10 to 70C)
- Relative Humidity : 5% to 95% RH
- Maximum Operating Altitude : 10,000 feet
- Certification : FCC Class B, CE Class B, BSMI Class B
- Warranty : 2 Years
Applications
- File Browser
- File Station
- FTP Server
- Bandwidth Control, Custom FTP Passive Port Range, Anonymous FTP, Transfer Log
- Mail Server
- Supported Mail Server Protocol : POP3, SMTP, IMAP
- Web Station
- Virtual Host (up to 30 websites)
- PHP/MySQL
- Alternative HTTP Error Page
- 3rd-Party Applications Support
- Surveillance Station
- MAX IP cam # (Licenses required) : 5(1 Free License) (See All Supported IP Cameras)
- Total Frames per Second (FPS) : 50 FPS @ D1 (NTSC720x480, PAL720x576), 10 FPS @ WXGA (1280x800).
- Recording Modes : Manual, Continuous, Motion Detection, Alarm, Motion Detection and Alarm
- Event Playback : Sync Mode (4 Channels), Time Slicing Mode
- Centralized Management
- Compression Formats : MJPEG, MPEG-4, H.264
- Photo Station
- Supported Image Format : BMP, JPG (jpe, jpeg), GIF, RAW (arw, srf, sr2, dcr, k25, kdc, cr2, crw, nef, mrw, ptx, pef, raf, 3fr, erf, mef, mos, orf, rw2, dng, x3f)
- Supported Video Format : 3G2, 3GP, ASF, AVI, DAT, DivX, FLV, M4V, MOV, MP4, MPEG, MPG, QT, WMV, XviD, RM, RMVB, VOB, RV30, RV40, AC3, AMR, WMA3
User can click and download the following video formats: RM, RMVB, VOB, RV30, RV40, AC3, AMR, WMA3, but not able to play it in Photo Station as compressed Flash video.
- Audio Station
- Supported Audio Format (USB Mode) : AAC, FLAC, M4A, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WMA, WMA VBR
- Supported Audio Format (Streaming Mode) : MP3, M4A, M4B
- Supported Playlist Format : M3U, WPL
- Internet Radio : SHOUTcast, Radioio
- DLNA/UPnP Media Server
- PS3/Xbox 360 Support
- Supported Audio Format : AAC, FLAC, M4A, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, PCM, WAV, WMA, WMA VBR, WMA PRO, WMA
- Supported Video Format : 3GP, 3G2, ASF, AVI, DAT, DivX, DVR-MS, ISO, M2T, M2TS, M4V, MKV, MP4, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, MTS, MOV, QT, SWF, TP, TRP, TS, VOB, WMV, XviD, RMVB (The actual playback capabilities may vary depending on the DLNA/UPnP client)
- Supported Image Format : BMP, JPG (jpe, jpeg), GIF, ICO, PNG, PSD, TIF (tiff), UFO
- Download Station
- Supported Download Protocols : BT/HTTP/FTP/NZB/eMule
- Custom BT Port Range
- BT / eMule Bandwidth Control
- iTunes Server
- Supported Audio Format : MP3, M4A, M4P, WAV, AIF, The music in WAV and AIF format can be streamed, but the metadata (ex: title, album) may not be indexed on the iTunes
- Supported Video Format : M4V, MOV, MP4
- Supported Playlist Format : M3U, WPL
- Print Server
- Max Printer # : 2
- Printing Protocols : LPR, CIFS, AppleTalk, Appel AirPrint, Multi Functional Print Server(Only PostScript USB printers are supported in MAC environment)
- Packages Center
- Directory Server
- HiDrive Backup
- Mail Station2
- phpMyAdmin
- VPN Server
- Webalizer
- Squeezebox Server
- Syslog Server
- WordPress
- Time Backup
- iPhone/Android Applications
- DS photo+
- DS audio
- DS cam
- DS file
- DS finder
General
- Networking Protocols
- CIFS
- AFP
- NFS
- FTP
- WebDAV
- iSCSI
- Telnet
- SSH
- SNMP
- File System
- EXT4
- EXT3(External Disk Only)
- FAT (External Disk Only)
- NTFS (External Disk Only)
- Storage Management
- Max Volume # : 256
- Max File System Size : 16TB
- Max iSCSI Target # : 10
- Max iSCSI LUN # : 10
- Supported RAID Type : Synology Hybrid RAID, Basic, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1
- RAID Migration : Basic to RAID 1
- Volume Expansion with Larger HDDs : RAID 1
- File Sharing Capability
- Max User Accounts : 512
- Max Groups : 128
- Max Shared Folder : 256
- Max Concurrent Connections : 64
- Windows Access Control List (ACL)
- Windows ADS Domain Integration
- Domain Users login via Samba/AFP/FTP/File Station
- Backup Solutions
- Network Backup
- Local Backup
- Desktop Backup (using Synology Data Replicator 3 or Apple Time Machine backup application)
- Shared Folder Sync - Max task number : 2
- Time Backup - Max task number : 2
- Time Machine Backup (Mac)
- Security
- FTP over SSL/TLS
- IP Auto-Block
- Firewall
- Encrypted Network Backup over Rsync
- HTTPS Connection
- Management
- Auto DSM Upgrade
- Administrator Group
- Email Notification
- SMS Notification
- Customized User Quota
- DDNS Support
- IPv6 Support
- PPPoE
- Resource Monitor
- UPS Management
- Scheduled Power On/Off
- Custom Management UI HTTP/HTTPS Ports
- HDD Management
- HDD Hibernation
- S.M.A.R.T.
- Dynamic Bad Sector Mapping
- Utilities
- Synology Assistant
- Synology Data Replicator
- Supported Clients
- Windows XP onward
- Mac OS X 10.5 onward
- Ubuntu 9.04 onward
- Supported Browsers
- Chrome
- Firefox
- Internet Explorer : 7, 8, 9
- Safari (MAC) : 4, 5
- Supported Mobile Devices (Photo Station, File Station)
- iPhone OS 2.2.1 onward
- Android OS 1.5 onward
- Windows Mobile (IE Mobile or Opera 9.0 onward)
- Symbian OS 9.1, S60 3rd Edition onward
- Language : Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese Brazil, Portuguese European, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish
Environment and Packaging
- Environment
- RoHS Compliant
- Package Content
- Main Unit X 1
- Installation CD/DVD X 1
- Welcome Note X 1
- Assembling Kit X 1
- AC Power Adapter X 1
- AC Power Cord X 1
- 2M RJ-45 LAN Cable X 1
- Optional Accessories
- Remote
- Camera License Pack
- Disk Holder : Type C
- VS80
(Updated : 2011/11/02)
