Synology RS816 User Manual

RackStation RS816

Synology RackStation RS816 is a compact and scalable 4-bay rackmount NAS with outstanding
performance, providing a comprehensive rack-level storage solution for any growing business to
effectively manage, share and sync data. You can easily expand your storage capacity with up
to 8 drives, minimizing the time spent on setup and maintenance. Synology RS816 is backed with
Synology’s 3-year limited warranty.

Highlights

● Scalable 4-bay 1U rackmount

NAS for business workgroups

● Encryption reading performance

improved 80% to 148.98 MB/s and

writing performance improved

142% to 81.42 MB/s

● Outstanding performance of

219.62 MB/s in reading and

145.15 MB/s in writing under

Windows environment

● Dual-core CPU with built-in

oating-point unit

● 12-inch depth allows for ultra-

dense installation

● Dual 1GbE LAN with failover and

Link Aggregation support

● Scale up to 8 drives with Synology

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RX415

● Runs on Synology DiskStation

Manager (DSM)

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Compact Rackmount NAS with Great Performance

Synology RS816 is a compact 1U 4-bay NAS with a depth of only 12 inches, desgined to
boost your productivity in your workplace. Equipped with a Marvell® ARMADA™ dual-core
CPU and 1GB DDR3 RAM, RS816 delivers high performance – 219.62 MB/s reading speed
and 145.15 MB/s writing speed – under RAID 5 conguration in a Windows® environment.

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Powered with a hardware encryption engine, RS816 excels with its high-speed encrypted
data transmission – over 148.98 MB/s for reading and 81.42 MB/s for writing – allowing
you to enjoy rapid data transmssion while keeping your valuable data secure and away from
potential threats.

RS816 comes with one eSATA port and dual USB 3.0 ports for fast data transmission to
various kinds of external storage devices. The hot-swappable drive tray design allows easy
installation and maintenance for both 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch HDDs without any additional
tools. Dual Gigabit LAN ports provide failover support to ensure continual network service
uptime and Link Aggregation to increase overall network bandwidth.

Flexible Scability for More Capacity

As your data storage continues to grow, Synology RS816 can grow with you. RS816 can be
connected to dedicated expansion units for additional storage on the y, growing capacity
with minimal eort. When paired with a RX415 expansion unit through the specially designed
eSATA connector, RS816 can be expanded to up to a total of 8 drives with a raw capacity of up
to 64TB.

Comprehensive Ofce Applications

With Synology RS816 and its rich business applications, you can boost personal productivity
and more importantly, work more eciently. SpreadSheet allows you to create, edit and
simultaneously collaborate on a spreadsheet with multiple users on any browser, and share it
with a specic group of people eortlessly. VPN Server oers an easy VPN solution, providing
a secure way of connecting to a private LAN from a remote location. RADIUS Server
strengthens network security by overseeing wireless access authentication via the RADIUS
(Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) networking protocol. Surveillance Station
oers a centralized interface to manage IP cameras deployed in your oce or home, allowing
users traveling miles away to safeguard their personal environment by watching live views,
recording events, and taking snapshots with a computer or iOS/Android device.

Cross-platform File Synchronization

Auto-synchronize your les among
DiskStation, PC and mobile devices using
Synology Cloud Station.

Anytime Availability

Access your RackStation anywhere using
Synology mobile apps.

Cross-Platform File Sharing and Data Synchronization

Synology RS816 supports comprehensive network protocols, ensuring a seamless le
sharing experience across Windows®, Mac®, and Linux® platforms. Windows AD and LDAP
integration allow RS816 to t quickly and eortlessly into any existing network environment
without the necessity to recreate user accounts. Cloud Sync keeps your Dropbox, Google™
Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, Baidu and Box storages in sync with your Synology NAS at home.
The Cloud Station Suite allows you to sync les among multiple devices — Windows PC,
Mac, Linux, iOS or Android™ tablets/phones — eortlessly keeping everything up-to-date. All
le sharing over the Internet is protected at a high security level with the HTTPS, rewall, and
IP auto-block mechanisms supported by RS816.

Easy and Smart Backup Solutions

With block-level incremental backup and cross-version deduplication, Synology Hyper
Backup provides multi-version backup with optimized storage utilization and allows multiple

backup destinations to local shared folders, external hard drives, network shared folders,
rsync servers, and public cloud services. Hyper Backup Vault provides an overview of all the
backup history and storage consumption of each backup task.

Anywhere/Anytime Availability

QuickConnect and EZ-Internet congure your RS816 to be accessed over the Internet with
minimal eort. Multimedia content is easily accessible via Synology’s popular mobile apps like
DS photo, DS audio, and DS video. Other apps, like DS download, DS le, and DS cloud,
allow le download/access/synchronization from anywhere at anytime.

Energy Efcient and Easy Management Design

Synology RS816 is designed and developed with energy eciency in mind. Compared with
its other rackmount storage server counterparts, RS816 consumes only 27.9W 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 its responsibility as a global citizen to continually
work to reduce the environmental impact of every product produced.