Synology Disk Station DS1512+ offers a high-performance, scalable, & full-featured network attached storage solution that meets the needs of small & medium-sized businesses that require an efficient way to centralize data protection, simplify data management, & rapidly scale storage capacity with minimal time spent on setup & management. Please note: networking components such as switches, routers, NAS & wireless devices require that speeds & standards be consistent throughout the network to gain optimum performance. To avoid compatibility clashes or for advice, please contact us on solutions@ebuyer.com. Synology Disk Station DS1512+ offers a high-performance, scalable, & full-featured network attached storage solution that meets the needs of small & medium-sized businesses that require an efficient way to centralize data protection, simplify data management, & rapidly scale storage capacity with minimal time spent on setup & management. The Synology DS1512+ is backed with Synology&8217;s 3-year limited warranty. High Performance, High Data Availability With the Link Aggregation enabled, Synology DS1512+ delivers an average 194.6 MB/sec writing speed under RAID 5 configuration in a Windows environment, & 192.4 MB/sec reading. Coming with USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 support which offers transmission speeds of up to 5 Gbps, namely 10 times faster than USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0, DS1512+ takes less time for data transfer for external hard drives & consumes less power. Synology DS1512+ brings you the high performance that your data-intensive applications demand for a storage system, & offers the ability to scale the storage capacity. High Reliability Reliable functioning of commercial systems is of paramount concern to business users who depend on these servers every day. Synology DS1512+ is now introduced with the fanless CPU heatsink to prevent the single point of failure. With the CPU passive cooling technology, Synology DS1512+ achieves the high reliability system design. When one of your system fans malfunctions, the built-in system fan redundancy mechanism can extend service uptime by keeping the remaining fan running & your DS1512+ performing basic operations until the replacement fan arrives. The 2 LAN with failover support & hot-swappable drives will ensure continual service uptime should the drives need replacement or the unexpected LAN failure occurs. Business need a strong foundation to face mission-critical tasks so the Synology DS1512+ delivers high reliability ensuring data access when it is needed. Robust & Affordable Scalability Up to 45 TB When the storage capacity of the Synology DS1512+ is nearing its limits, it can easily be expanded with the Synology DX5102. The Synology DX510 securely connects to the Synology DS1512+ via an e SATA cable of specially-designed connectors on both ends to ensure maximum throughput. The Synology DX510 can directly expand the existing storage on the Synology DS1512+ to a maximum 45 TB capacity. i SCSI & Virtualization Ready With the i SCSI support in DSM, the Synology DS1512+ provides a seamless storage solution for virtualization servers, such as VMware, Hyper-V, & Citrix. It is the ideal alternative to SAN solution for businesses. Affordable & cost-effective, i SCSI allows SMB users to consolidate storage into data center storage arrays while providing hosts with the illusion of locally-attached disks. Full-featured Business Applications The Synology DS1512+ runs on the renowned operation system, Synology DSM, offering applications & features designed specifically for SMBs. Comprehensive network protocol support assures seamless file sharing across Windows, Mac, & Linux platforms. Windows ADS & LDAP integration allows the Synology DS1512+ to quickly & easily fit in an existing business network environment with no need to recreate user accounts. Directory Server package can turn DS1512+ into an LDAP-based directory server within minutes. IT administrators can bind other Disk Stations to the directory server. With the same batch of directory user accounts or groups, employees can access all the Disk Stations with the same user credentials. Windows ACL support on DS1512+ provides much finer-grained access control & efficient privilege settings, allowing IT staffs to set up privileges to files & folders on DS1512+ through their familiar Windows user interface. The privileges set on Windows ACL will be applied to all access entries, including AFP, FTP, File Station, NFS & Web DAV. The secure privilege offers IT staff peace of mind, no worries about any loopholes. Internet file access is simplified with the included encrypted FTP server & the web-based file explorer, Synology File Station. HTTPS, the built-in firewall, & IP auto-block support ensure file sharing over the Internet is protected at a high security level. A wealth of additional features allows the Synology DS1512+ to replace several pieces of network hardware. Synology Web Station with support for PHP/ My SQL content allows for the hosting of up to 30 websites on a single Synology DS1512+. Synology Surveillance Station offers a centralized interface to safeguard the office environments by deploying IP cameras throughout the network. The built-in mail server turns a Synology DS1512+ into a dedicated mail service provider & the USB (Universal Serial Bus) printer sharing capability minimizes businesses&8217; printing cost by sharing printing resources throughout the office. Energy Efficient Design Synology Disk Station are designed & developed with energy efficiency in mind. Compared with the average PC counterparts, Synology DS1512+ consumes only 50.6 watts in operation. The support of wake on LAN, scheduled power on/off & hard drive hibernation can further reduce power consumption & operation cost. All Synology products are produced with Ro HS compliant parts & packed with recyclable packaging materials. Synology acknowledges the responsibility as a global citizen to continually work to reduce the environmental impact of every single product produced.