Synology DS216+ User Manual

DiskStation DS216+

Fulll your needs for safe data storage and ultra high denition video sharing with Synology
DiskStation DS216+. Powered by a new dual-core CPU from Intel®, DS216+ comes with hardware­accelerated data encryption and real-time transcoding of 4K Ultra HD source content. Synology
DiskStation DS216+ is backed with Synology’s 2-year limited warranty.

Highlights

● Dual-core CPU with AES-NI

hardware encryption engine

● Encryption performance at over

113 MB/s reading, 109 MB/s

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writing

● Advanced Btrfs le system with

built-in data integrity check

● Single H.264 4K or triple Full HD

video transcoding on the y

● Hot-swappable drive tray

design for easy installation &

maintenance

● Brightness-adjustable front LED

with schedule control

● A versatile storage server for

small ofces

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Safeguard Your Data with Great Performance

Synology DiskStation DS216+ is designed for small oces pursuing a compact yet powerful
shared storage solution. Powered by an Intel® Celeron® dual-core CPU, built-in AES-NI

hardware encryption engine and 1GB DDR3 RAM, DS216+ delivers up to an average 111
MB/s reading and writing speed, and an encrypted data transmission at over 113 MB/s
reading and 109 MB/s writing1 under RAID 1 conguration in a Windows® environment.

DS216+ comes with a front USB 3.0 port with USB copy button for fast and easy data
transmission. Hot-swappable drive tray design allows easy installation and maintenance
on 3.5-inch HDDs without additional tools. Brightness-adjustable front LED with schedule
control provides exible LED settings that best suit your environment.

Btrfs: Next Generation Storage Efciency

DS216+ introduces the Btrfs le system, bringing the most advanced storage technologies
to meet the management needs of modern businesses:

● Built-in data integrity check detects data and le system corruption with data and

meta-data checksums and improve overall stability.

● Flexible Shared Folder/User Quota System provides comprehensive quota control on

all user accounts and shared folders.

● Advanced snapshot technology with customizable backup schedule allows up to 64

copies of shared folder backups in a minimum 5-minute interval without occupying
huge storage capacity and system resources.

● File or folder level data restoration brings huge convenience and saves time for users

who wish to restore only a specic single le or folder.

● Cloud Station with le versioning reduces down to half of storage consumption when

compared with the Ext4 le system.

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Next Generation Storage Eciency

The Btrfs le system brings storage
management to the next level by
providing more ecient storage utilization,
scheduled shared folder snapshot, and le
/ folder-level data restoration.

4K Ultra HD Multimedia Bank

Real-time H.264 4K video transcoding
provides hassle-free high quality video
playback among various devices.

Comprehensive Business Applications

Powered by the innovative Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM), DS216+ comes fully­equipped with business applications and features:

● Easy integration with existing business network environments through Windows® AD

and LDAP directory services without recreating user accounts.

● Windows ACL support provides ne-grained access control and ecient privilege

settings, allowing DS216+ to t seamlessly into current infrastructure.

● Mail Server turns Synology DS216+ into a dedicated mail service provider, while Mail

Station, provides a webmail interface for users to access emails stored on Synology
DS216+.

● VPN Server oers an easy VPN solution that turns your Synology DS216+ into a VPN

server, providing a secure way of connecting to a private LAN at a remote location.

● RADIUS Server strengthens network security by overseeing wireless access

authentication via RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) networking
protocol.

4K Ultra HD Multimedia Bank

Synology DiskStation DS216+ features real-time H.264 1-channel 4K Ultra HD or 3-channel
Full HD2 video transcoding, bringing more complete support to the latest multimedia le

formats and contents. With Video Station, you can organize personal digital video library
with comprehensive media information, watch 4K Ultra HD movies and lms, or record TV
programs with a DVB-T/DVB-S stick. Photo Station’s intuitive design allows you to eortlessly
organize photos into customized categories, smart albums and blog posts, and link them to
social networking websites within a few clicks. Audio Station comes with Internet radio and
lossless audio formats support and provides music playback via DLNA, AirPlay®, and Bluetooth
devices (a Bluetooth dongle is required).

Easy Backup Solutions

To protect your valuable data, DS216+ can become a centralized backup destination for
consolidating fragmented and unstructured information across your network through a
range of options. Advanced backup privilege management makes network backup tasks safer
and more ecient. Cloud Station with selective sync and ACL control provides real-time
data backup and synchronization among multiple computers and mobile devices. Complete
backup solutions such as Backup & Replication minimize the impact of disasters.

Energy Efcient and Easy Management Design

Synology DS216+ is designed and developed with energy eciency in mind. Compared with
the average storage server counterparts, DS216+ consumes only 17.57W in regular operation.
The support of Wake on LAN/WAN and scheduled power on and o can further reduce
power consumption and operation cost. HDD hibernation can be congured to take eect
automatically when the system has been inactive for a specied period of time. This not only
saves energy but also extends the lifespan of the hard disks.

All Synology products are produced with RoHS compliant parts and packed with recyclable
packing materials. Synology acknowledges the responsibility as a global citizen to continually
work to reduce the environmental impact of every product produced.