Synology Disk Station © 2008 Synology Inc. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice DS408 Introduction July 2008 Synology Inc

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The information contained herein is subject to change without notice

DS408 Introduction

July 2008Synology Inc.

Synology Disk Station DS408

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DS408 Highlights

• Ultra-High Speed• RAID 1/5 Data Protection• Windows ADS Support • IP Camera Surveillance Solution• CIFS Network Recycle Bin• Encrypted Network Backup & FTP• Effortless PHP+MySQL Website Hosting • Remote Server Management with a

Web Browser• Super Power Saving (24.5W~ 40W)


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DS408 Application


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Feature HighlightsFile Sharing• Windows• Mac• Linux

Storage Management• Supports Basic, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5• Adding a drive to RAID 5 on the fly

Backup Alternatives• Encrypted network backup• Local backup via USB• Desktop Backup from PC users using Data

Replicator 3

FTP Server• Bandwidth control• Encryption over SSL/TLS• Auto-blocks uninvited IP

Surveillance Station• Supports multiple network IP cameras• Motion-detection recording

Web Server• Built-in Apache web serVer• SuppOrts PHP+MySQL

Internet Sharing• Supports HTTPS connection• Web file manager• Photo/Video/Blog sharing using Photo Station 3Download Server• Continuous Download without PC• Supports BT/HTTP/FTP linksiTunes Server• Shares music collection to iTunes users on

the network

Printer Sharing• LPR• CIFS• Apple Talk

Multimedia Content Sharing• Supports standard UPnP• Sony PS3 and Microsoft Xbox360 supported

Telnet/SSH Ready• Capable of integrating 3rd-party applications• Flexibility in customizing the server freely


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File Sharing

• Instant sharing with only a few clicks to setup

• For Windows users and Mac users• Supports CIFS/FTP/AFP• Supports Windows ADS• Supports disk hibernation• Storage capacity

– Internally supports up to 4x 1TB SATA disks

– Supports volume expansion by connecting external USB hard disks

Switch/Router

USB Drive

Mac User Windows User

DS408


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Windows ADS Support

• Supports cross-subnet ADS• User quota management for domain users• Shared folders access control for domain users• Domain users login via CIFS/AFP/FTP

Domain Controller

Check Active DirectoryCheck Active Directory

Access GrantedAccess Granted

File

Photo

Web

Multimedia

etc.

AuthenticationAuthentication

Windows Domain UsersDS408


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RAID Management

• Supported volume type:- Basic- RAID 0- RAID 1- RAID 5

• Supports volume auto-rebuild after abnormal power failure

• At a latter time, you can:

HDD1

Basic

HDD1 HDD2

RAID 1

1. Upgrade Basic to RAID 11. Upgrade Basic to RAID 1

RAID 5

80GB

HDD1 HDD2

80GB

80GB

HDD3 HDD4

80GB

RAID 5

750GB

HDD1 HDD2

750GB

750GB

HDD3 HDD4

750GB

2. Expand RAID 1 or RAID 5 with larger hard drives 2. Expand RAID 1 or RAID 5 with larger hard drives

RAID 5

80GB

HDD1 HDD2

80GB

80GB

HDD3

RAID 5

80GB

HDD1 HDD2

80GB

80GB

HDD3 HDD4

80GB

3. Add a hard drive to RAID 5 on the fly 3. Add a hard drive to RAID 5 on the fly


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FTP Server

• Flexible Management– Upload/Download bandwidth control– Anonymous login– Configurable PASSIVE mode port range

• Hack Prevention– Automatically blocks repeated attempts from uninvited IP

• Security Enhancement– FTP over SSL (explicit)– FTP over TLS (explicit)


PC Backup• Using Synology Data Replicator 3• Automatic backup / Scheduled backup• Restore files easily by drag&drop

PC Backup• Using Synology Data Replicator 3• Automatic backup / Scheduled backup• Restore files easily by drag&drop

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Backup Server

Switch/Router

USB Drive

Local Backup

PC Backup

NetworkBackup

DS408

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• To prevent data loss, DS408 provides three ways to protect your data.

Network Backup• Supports rsync-compatible servers• Scheduled backup / Incremental backup• Encrypted backup• IP-based Internet backup

Network Backup• Supports rsync-compatible servers• Scheduled backup / Incremental backup• Encrypted backup• IP-based Internet backup

Local Backup• Scheduled backup / Incremental backupLocal Backup• Scheduled backup / Incremental backup


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Web Server (Web Station)

• Apache+PHP+MySQL• Supports HTTPS connection• Editable HTTP error page

Web Page

Internet

Switch/Router

DS408

Upload Web PagesUpload Web Pages

View Web PagesView Web Pages


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Surveillance Server (Surveillance Station)

• Supports a variety of network IP camera brands:– Axis, D-Link, LevelOne, Linksys, Panasonic, TRENDnet

(the support list is growing.)

• Supports multiple network IP cameras

• Centralized management with a web browser

• Supported recording modes:– Continuous recording– Motion-detection recording

Switch/Router

DS408

Network IP cameras


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Download Server (Download Station)

• Supports BT/HTTP/FTP links• Continuous download without PC• Supports BitTorrent DHT• Configurable upload/download bandwidth and port

range

Switch/Router

BitTorrent LinkFTP Link

HTTP Link

Drop Files Here!1

Send Download Tasks2

Download Files from Internet

3

Internet

Download Redirector

DS408 Windows or Mac


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Web Download Manager

• The web-based Download Manager can further assist users to manage download tasks remotely with a web browser

Office

Remote site

School

Manage Download Tasks Remotely

1

Download files from Internet

2

Web Download Manager

DS408

Internet


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Photo Station 3

• A web photo+video+blog sharing application

• Access control for visitors• Editable album/photo titles and

descriptions• Changeable album cover• Flexible blog setup

Photo Station 3

Switch/Router

DS408

Internet

Upload Photos/VideosUpload Photos/Videos View Albumsand BlogsView Albumsand Blogs


• Music, videos, and photos are instantly shared to personal stereo set or TV set when a UPnP DMA device is connected.

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UPnP Multimedia Server

Supported Music Format:AAC, M4A, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WAV, WMA, WMA VBR, WMA

PRO, WMA Lossless

Supported Video Format:ASF, AVI, DAT, DivX, MP4, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4,

VOB, WMV, XviD

Supported Image Format:BMP, JPG (jpe, jpeg), GIF, ICO, PNG, PSD, TIF (tiff), UFO

Supported Playlist:WPL, M3U

TV Set

Switch/RouterDigital Media Adapter

Stereo System

DS408


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iTunes Server

• Play music stored on the DS408 onto iTunes

• No need to download the music before playing

• Manageable play list with web-based management UI


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Printer Server

• Supports a variety of USB printers*• Supports LPR/CIFS/AppleTalk protocols#

___* Check www.synology.com for most updated support list# Mac users should use USB printers with PostScript support

Switch/Router

Mac User

Windows User

Printer DS408


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Other Features

• Scheduled power on/off• CIFS network recycle bin• User quota management• Smart FAN speed adjustment• USB-interface UPS support• Read-only NTFS external disk support• 3rd-party backup software support

– Acronis True Image 9.0.0.2323– Symantec Backup Exec 11d2– EMC Retrospect 7.5– LaCie SilverKeeper 1.1.4

• Setup utilities– Synology Assistant– Synology Download Redirector


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Summary

• Ultra-High Speed NAS Server for Small Businesses and Corporations. Supports 4x 1TB Drives, Gigabit LAN port, and Windows ADS Authentication.

• DS408 is designed with RAID 1/5 protection, supporting Windows ADS, scheduled power on/off, multiple data backups, USB printer sharing, and dynamic website hosting. DS408 keeps business data available 24/7.


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About Synology

• Founded in April of 2000• An international company that produces new

generation Network Attached Storage servers.• Aims to provide people with a creative way of

storing and sharing digital content. • Synology products are stylish in appearance, small

footprint, energy efficient, and appliance-like in usage.

• Users investment is protected with free software upgrade and 24/7 online support.

• Synology products are the ideal choice for users from Home, Small Workgroups, Small Businesses, and Corporations.



Patents Granted

• Patent No.: US 7,055,010 B2 (2006/04/25)– The US Patent & Trademark Office revealed that Synology was granted a

patent for "SNAPSHOT FACILITY ALLOWING PRESERVATION OF CHRONOLOGICAL VIEWS OF BLOCK DRIVES."


patent for "RAID-5 DISK HAVING CACHE MEMORY."


patent for "RAID-5 DISK HAVING CACHE MEMORY IMPLEMENTED USING NON-VOLATILE RAM."


patent for "METHON, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR SCANNING NEWLY ADDED DISK DRIVES AND AUTOMATICALLY UPDATING RAID CONFIGURATION AND REBUILDING RAID DATA."

• Patent No.: 192421 (2004/04/06)– The Intellectual Property Office, Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C.

revealed that Synology was granted a patent for "METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY SCANNING NEWLY ADDED DISK DRIVES AND REBUILDING RAID DATA ON FAULT-TOLERANT RAID VOLUMES."



Copyright Notice

Information in this document is provided in connection with Synology products. No license, express or implied, is granted by this document. Synology may make changes to specifications and product descriptions at anytime, without notice.

Copyright © 2008, Synology Inc. All rights reserved. Synology, the Synology logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Synology Inc. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.

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