NAS Features
In general, a NAS box is just like an external hard drive caddy that is attached to your network rather than by USB or even Firewire. Because of this we can find a whole host of other features and utilities bundled into them giving them the leading edge over the other options available on the market.
Specs
| Hardware Specifications | |
|---|---|
| CPU | |
| CPU Frequency | Single Core 1.2 GHz |
| Floating Point |  |
| Hardware Encryption Engine | |
| Memory | |
| System Memory | 512 MB DDR3 |
| Storage | |
| Drive Bay(s) | 2 |
| Drive Type |
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| Max. Internal Capacity | 8 TB (4 TB HDD X 2) (Capacity may vary by RAID types) (See All Supported HDD) |
| External Ports | |
| USB 2.0 Port | 2 |
| Appearance | |
| Size | 165 mm X 100 mm X 225.5 mm |
| Weight | 0.91 kg |
| Others | |
| LAN Number | Gigabit X 1 |
| Wake on LAN/WAN | |
| System Fan | 92 mm X 92 mm X 1 pcs |
| Easy Replacement System Fan | |
| Wireless Support (dongle) | |
| Power Recovery | |
| Power Supply Unit / Adapter | 65W |
| AC Input Power Voltage | 100V to 240V AC |
| Power Frequency | 50/60 HZ, Single Phase |
| Power Consumption | 19.82W (Access) 3.65W (HDD Hibernation) |
| Temperature | |
| Operating Temperature | 5°C to 35°C (40°F to 95°F) |
| Storage Temperature | -10°C to 70°C (15°F to 155°F) |
| Relative Humidity | 5% to 95% RH |
| Maximum Operating Altitude | 6500 feet |
| Certification |
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| Warranty | 2 Years |
| DSM Specifications (See more)
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| Storage Management | |
| Max File System Size | 16 TB |
| Max Internal Volume Number | 256 |
| Max iSCSI Target Number | 10 |
| Max iSCSI LUN | 10 |
| Supported RAID Type |
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| RAID Migration |
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| Volume Expansion with Larger HDDs |
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| Volume Expansion by Adding a HDD |
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| File Sharing Capacity | |
| Max User Accounts | 512 |
| Max Groups | 128 |
| Max Shared Folder | 256 |
| Max Shared Folder Sync Tasks | 2 |
| Max Concurrent CIFS/AFP/FTP Connections | 64 |
| Windows Access Control List (ACL) Integration | |
| Notes
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| Add-on Packages (See more)
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| Antivirus Essential | |
| Audio Station | |
| Cloud Station | |
| Maximum Concurrent File Transfers | 64 |
| DHCP Server | |
| Directory Server | |
| DNS Server | |
| Download Station | |
| Maximum Concurrent Download Tasks | 30 |
| Glacier Backup | |
| HiDrive Backup | |
| iTunes Server | |
| Mail Server | |
| Mail Station | |
| Media Server | |
| Photo Station | |
| RADIUS Server | |
| Surveillance Station | |
| Max IP cam (Licenses required) | 5 (including 1 Free License) (See All Supported IP Cameras) |
| Total FPS | 125 FPS @ VGA (640×480) 50 FPS @ 720p (1280×800) 25 FPS @ 1080p (1920×1080) |
| Syslog Server | |
| Syslog Events per Second | 100 |
| Time Backup | |
| Maximum Task Number | 1 |
| Video Station | |
| Video Transcoding | Type 2 (See more) |
| VPN Server | |
| Maximum Connections | 5 |
| 3rd Party Packages (See more) | |
| Environment & Packaging
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| Environment | RoHS Compliant |
| Packaging Content |
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| Optional Accessories |
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One of the very good NAS out in the market!!
The look and the performance is awesome.
Last but not least, good review as always, Chris. 🙂
The processor is a Single Core ARM 1.2 GHz with FPU and not a dual core 1.6 GHz as stated. http://forum.synology.com/wiki/index.php/What_kind_of_CPU_does_my_NAS_have
“Nestled beside the CPU are two Hynix branded H5TQ2G83CFR 2GB RAM ICs.
This gives the DS213j a potential capacity of 4GB, however there is only
512MB available to the system to use.”
There is an obvious confusion between bit and byte here.
does the DS213j let you format drives individually cos I’m gonna add 2 drives 1 at a time.
I bought one of these (DS213J( just before Christmas 2013.
I use it for file storage, and transferred my mail server to it soon after.
Whilst it does absolutely everything it says on the tin, the only problem is Synology itself.
I had religiously upgraded the firmware every time a new version came out, and everything was fine until 3 months ago, when , after a firmware upgrade it started rebooting itself. At first the reboot was every couple of hours so it wasn’t a huge deal. Then after another firmware upgrade it became worse until it was continuously rebooting.
I raised a support request with synology very early on, and checked their forums. A lot of people had experienced this, but synology took the line that it must be a hardware problem. I went through the various hoops they set me, but the one thing they would not consider was that the firmware was causing the problem.
I upgraded it again last night and instantly the problem improved although it didn’t go away.
I would not buy another one of these, and I am considering asking for my money back if they don’t stop being in denial.