Synology DS213 is a 2-bay NAS server for workgroups & offices, for users who need to share & protect data cost-effectively Key Features Optimal Price/ Performance Ratio Features Super Speed USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 Hardware Encryption Engine Effective Backup Solutions Running on Synology Disk Station Manager (DSM) Synology Disk Station DS213 is a feature-rich 2-bay NAS server for workgroups & offices, specifically designed for users who need to share & protect data cost-effectively, while increasing productivity with comprehensive office applications. Contains the WD Red HDD’s with WD’s NASware technology for enhanced efficiency, reliability & compatibility Optimal Price/ Performance Ratio Synology DS213 delivers an average 108.23 MB/sec reading speed under RAID 1 configuration in a Windows environment, & 65.41 MB/sec writing 1. Disk Station DS213 provides a reliable solution for data sharing with an easy to use interface, & comprehensive office applications, including a complete backup solution making it one of the best values in 2-bay NAS devices available today. 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, DS213 takes less time for data transfer for external hard drives & consumes less power. In addition, hot-swappable drives make it easier for maintenance & hard drive replacement. Effective Backup Solutions Synology DS213 offers a centralized backup target to consolidate fragmented & unstructured data across a network. PC users can back up their data to Synology DS213 using Synology Data Replicator software, & Mac OS X users enjoy native Apple Time Machine integration. A backup wizard is provided for backing up data from DS213 to another Synology Disk Station or any rsync server via an encrypted connection, or to an external hard drive via USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 connection. The wizard also makes it easy to back up Disk Station data to the cloud via Amazon S3 or STRATO Hi Drive. In addition, users can back up & restore Disk Station shared folders in multiple versions using Synology Time Backup package. Shared Folder Sync allows users to synchronize a specific folder from Synology DS213 to another Disk Station – a server-to-client backup mechanism that takes place whenever something is changed on the server side. Users will be able to share documents within their local office seamlessly & safely with encrypted connection. When your Disk Station is down, you will be able to have an immediate backup running in no time. You can have your own cloud by using Cloud Station to freely access & sync file across different computers. Cloud Station keep multiple versions of a document in case of accidentally delete or upon any change. Rich Office Applications Synology Disk Station DS213 runs on renowned multitasking operating system, the Synology Disk Station Manager (DSM). Offering a comprehensive list of business applications, the DS213 can be customized to run multiple applications of your choice to fulfill the requirement of your business environment. The DS213 replaces several pieces of traditional network hardware with rich features designed specifically for workgroups & offices such as antivirus, video surveillance, webmail, VPN, & LDAP directory services. Applications are managed in the Package Center, an application portal that hosts applications as ready-to-use packages; to ensure high software integration as well as one-click-installation to eliminate guess work during installation. Additional approved 3rd party PHP web application such as content management, customer relationship management & e-commerce system can be hosted on DS213 by using Web Station with support for PHP/ My SQL web content. Hassle-free System Installation Web Assistant is a web-based utility to makes every Disk Station as easy to install as possible. Installation is done inside your existing web browser by setting up all vital system components in few simple steps. Combined with a quick start widget, users can simultaneously tour the DSM operating system & set it up to use right away. Peace of Mind with Data Encryption The Synology DS213 is equipped with an encryption engine which offloads the encryption calculation task away from the main CPU, helping to improve file transfer speeds of the Disk Station. Data protection is an important matter for businesses of all sizes. High-end features previously available only on enterprise level hardware are now accessible via Synology DS213 to small & medium-sized businesses. DS213 provides share-level AES 256-bit encryption to aid in the prevention of unauthorized access attempts to the hard drives. Energy Efficient with Cool & Quiet Design Synology DS213 is designed with energy efficiency in mind. Not only does it provide a 92x 92 mm fan & the smart airflow to keep the system running cool 24/7, its noise dampening design makes it really quiet compared to PC counterparts. The support of Wake on LAN/WAN, multiple 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 packing materials. Synology acknowledges the responsibility as a global citizen to continually work to reduce the environmental impact of every single product produced.