Rating: 4.5 stars - 57 reviews

Feature-rich 1-bay NAS Server for Small Business & Workgroups

 

Synology DiskStation DS112 offers an affordable and full-featured network attached storage solution, specifically designed for small business & workgroup users who need to share data cost-effectively, while increasing productivity with comprehensive business-oriented applications. Running on DiskStation Manager (DSM) operating system, it delivers ease of use and a variety of features.

 

• Optimal Price/Performance Ratio

• Features SuperSpeed USB3.0

• Cool and Quiet Design

• Hardware Encryption Engine

• Windows®+ Mac®+ Linux® Cross Platform File Sharing

• Rich Office Applications

• Running on Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM)

 

Optimal Price/Performance Ratio

Synology DS112 delivers an average 110.19 MB/s reading speed in a Windows environment, and 71.84 MB/s writing. Coming with USB3.0 support which offers transmission speeds of up to 5 Gbps, namely 10 times faster than USB 2.0, DS112 delivers exceptional performance in its class.

DiskStation DS112 provides a reliable solution for data sharing with an easy-to-use management interface, and comprehensive office applications, including a complete backup solution making it one of the best values in 1-bay NAS servers available today.

Windows+Mac+Linux Cross Platform File Sharing

Synology DS112 is designed for data storage and sharing among Windows, Mac, and Linux. Seamless file sharing across different operation systems is an effortless process. Windows ADS integration allows the Synology DS112 to quickly and easily fit into an existing network environment with no need to recreate user accounts on Synology DS112.

If you are always on the move, Synology provides a handy app, DS file for iPhone®, iPad® and Android™ users. Anything stored on Synology DS112 can now be accessed remotely using DS file via the Internet.

Rich Office Applications

Synology DS112 runs on the award-winning operating system, Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM), offering comprehensive applications and features designed specifically for Small Business & Workgroups.

The built-in mail server turns Synology DS112 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 DS112 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.

Effective Backup Solutions

Synology DS112 offers a centralized backup target to consolidate fragmented and unstructured data across a network. PC users can back up their data to Synology DS112 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 DS112 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.

Energy Efficient with Cool and Quiet Design

Synology DS112 is designed with energy efficiency in mind. Not only does it provide a 60x60mm 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. Synology DS112 consumes only 13.2 watts in operation, and support of Wake on LAN/WAN, multiple scheduled power on/off, and hard drive hibernation can further reduce power consumption and operation cost, as well as extending the lifespan of the hard disk.

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.

The Hard Drive

Recommend: Up to 5pcs of Red Drive for single NAS Use!

Compatiable List from WD: http://wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=810

WD Red

The new color of NAS.
WD Red hard drives are designed and tested for compatibility in the unique 24x7 operating environment and demanding system requirements of home and small office NAS.

WD Red hard drive.

WD°Øs exclusive NASware technology, built into every WD Red hard drive, improves NAS storage performance by reducing common hard drive concerns in NAS systems including concerns for things like compatibility, integration, upgradeability, reliability and cost of ownership that are experienced with a hard drive designed for desktop computers.

Desktop hard drives are designed for
desktop computers.

Desktop hard drive are designed for optimum performance and reliability in a desktop personal computer. Although they are an affordable alternative to enterprise-class drives, desktop drives have a higher level of risk for potential data loss and failure in an always-on RAID configured NAS system. Specific issues that you may experience using desktop drives in a NAS or RAID environment include:
- Compatibility: Desktop hard drives are not always tested for compatibility in NAS and can present problems during integration.
- Reliability: Most desktop drives are not designed for the high operating temperatures or for 24x7 operating environments making them less reliable when used in a NAS system.
- Error recovery controls: Desktop drives are not traditionally designed for RAID environments and have controls that prevent the RAID controller from assisting in the event of an error which can cause the hard drive to drop off the RAID after a period of time. Rebuilding a RAID often requires several hours and can have a significant impact on downtime and productivity.
- Noise and vibration: Typically designed for single drive applications, average desktop drives are not optimized for multi-drive systems which have higher noise and vibration levels. When these drives are added to a NAS, the additional vibration can reduce the reliability and life span of the drive.

Beyond desktop with NASware

WD Red drives include WD''s exclusive NASware technology that addresses many of the challenges a traditional desktop hard drive has in a NAS system. WD works directly with our partners to test compatibility and reduce our customer''s guess work as to which drive is right for their NAS system. Designed to deliver a better customer experience in small NAS systems, this innovative firmware finely balances the most important attributes of performance, power, and reliability in multiple drive environments. The unique algorithms in NASware optimize power and performance without compromising on the attributes that NAS-system owners value.

Intelligent error recovery

With built in intelligent error recovery controls, NASware also prevents hard drives from being dropped off the RAID due to extended error recovery. This provides more availability and less down time rebuilding the RAID.

Command completion

To further improve reliability, NASware minimizes the data corruption or loss in the event of an unexpected power loss by completing the command in process before shutting down.