Synology DiskStation DS218+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure, Dual-Core 2.0GHz, No HDD

SKU: SYDS218D

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2020-06-15T06:15:08

Rated 5 out of 5

Solid upgrade from DS214SE

This is a great product. A definite upgrade from my ds214se with faster performance. I did the upgrade as I wanted to use more functionalities from the NAS and this product delivers.

LUIS H.

2019-10-04T08:32:03

Rated 5 out of 5

PLEX server

Very happy with this product and it works well as a PLEX server

Victor C.

2019-07-04T08:24:05

Rated 5 out of 5

Does The Job

Works as advertised. File explorer on the NAS has a minor graphical glitch where it shows random text on the first row. Device has a really sleek design.

Griffin T.

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Synology DiskStation DS218+ Specifications

CPU
  • CPU Model

    Intel Celeron J3355

  • CPU Architecture

    64-bit

  • CPU Frequency

    Dual Core 2.0 GHz burst up to 2.5 GHz

  • Hardware Encryption Engine (AES-NI)

    Yes

  • Hardware Transcoding Engine

    H.264 (AVC), H.265 (HEVC), MPEG-2 and VC-1; maximum resolution: 4K (4096 x 2160); maximum frame rate per second (FPS): 30

  • System Memory

    2GB DDR3L

  • Memory Module Pre-installed

    2GB (1 x 2GB)

  • Total Memory Slots

    2

  • Memory Expandable up to

    6GB (2GB + 4 GB)

Storage

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  • Drive Bays

    2

  • Compatible Drive Type

    3.5" SATA HDD
    2.5" SATA HDD
    2.5" SATA SSD

  • Maximum Internal Raw Capacity

    24TB (12TB drive x 2) (Capacity may vary by RAID types)

  • Maximum Single Volume Size

    108 TB

  • Hot Swappable Drive

    Yes

External Ports

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  • RJ-45 1GbE LAN Port

    1

  • USB 3.0 Port

    3

  • eSATA Port

    1

  • Copy Button

    Yes

File System

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  • Internal Drives

    Btrfs
    EXT4

  • External Drives

    Btrfs
    EXT4
    EXT3
    FAT
    NTFS
    HFS+
    exFAT

  • System Fan

    92mm x 92mm

  • Fan Speed Mode

    Full-Speed Mode
    Cool Mode
    Quiet Mode

  • Brightness adjustable LED indicators

    Yes (Front)

  • Power Recovery

    Yes

  • Noise Level

    19.3 dB(A)

  • Scheduled Power On/Off

    Yes

  • Wake on LAN/WAN

    Yes

  • Power Supply Unit / Adapter

    60W

  • AC Input Power Voltage

    100V to 240V AC

  • Power Frequency

    50/60 Hz, Single Phase

  • Power Consumption

    17.23 W (Access)
    5.4 W (HDD Hibernation)

  • British Thermal Unit

    58.79 BTU/hr (Access)
    18.43 BTU/hr (HDD Hibernation)

Environment Temperature

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  • Operating Temperature

    5 to 40 deg. C (41 to 104 deg. F)

  • Storage Temperature

    -20 to 60 deg. C (-4 to 140 deg. F)

  • Relative Humidity

    5% to 95% RH

Certification

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  • Certification

    Hardware: EAC
    VCCI
    CCC
    RCM
    KC
    FCC
    CE
    BSMI

Environment

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  • Environment

    RoHS Compliant

Storage Management

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  • Maximum Internal Volume Number

    256

  • Maximum iSCSI Target Number

    32

  • Maximum iSCSI LUN

    256

  • iSCSI LUN Clone/Snapshot, Windows ODX

    Yes

  • SSD TRIM

    Yes

  • Supported RAID Type

    Synology Hybrid RAID
    Basic
    JBOD
    RAID 0
    RAID 1

  • RAID Migration

    Basic to RAID 1

  • Volume Expansion with Larger HDDs

    Synology Hybrid RAID
    RAID 1

  • Volume Expansion by Adding a HDD

    Synology Hybrid RAID

File Sharing Capacity

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  • Maximum Local User Accounts

    2048

  • Maximum Local Groups

    256

  • Maximum Shared Folder

    256

  • Maximum Shared Folder Sync Tasks

    4

  • Max Concurrent CIFS/AFP/FTP Connections

    500

  • Windows Access Control List Integration

    Yes

  • NFS Kerberos Authentication

    Yes

Log Centre

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  • Syslog Events per Second

    400

Antivirus by McAfee (Trial)

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  • Antivirus by McAfee (Trial)

    Yes

Central Management System

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  • Central Management System

    Yes

  • Maximum Users

    1000

Cloud Station Server

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  • Max No of Concurrently Connected Devices

    500

  • Max Connected Device (RAM expansion)

    1500

  • Maximum Number of Synced Files (btrfs)

    1,000,000 / single file reaction time 681 ms

  • Maximum Number of Synced Files (ext4)

    1,000,000 / single file reaction time 341 ms

Document Viewer

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  • Document Viewer

    Yes

Download Station

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  • Maximum Concurrent Download Tasks

    80

  • Maximum Number of Synced Files

    500,000 / single file reaction time 362 ms

  • Max No of Connections for PC Clients

    450

exFAT Access (optional)

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  • exFAT Access (optional)

    Yes

MailPlus / MailPlus Server

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  • Free Email Accounts

    5 (Licenses required for additional accounts)

  • Recommended MailPlus Client Number

    Up to 45 (Btrfs) / 45 (ext4)

  • Maximum Server Performance

    181,000 (Btrfs) / 194,000 (ext4) emails per day, approx. 5.5GB (Btrfs) / 5.9GB (ext4)

Media Server

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  • DLNA Compliance

    Yes

Moments

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  • Facial recognition

    Yes

  • Subject recognition

    Yes

  • Maximum Users

    400

Snapshot Replication

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  • Maximum Snapshots per Shared Folder

    1024

  • Maximum Snapshots of all Shared Folder

    65536

Surveillance Station

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  • Maximum IP cam (Licenses required)

    25 (including 2 Free License)

  • Total FPS (H.264)

    750 FPS at 720p (1280x720)
    600 FPS at 1080p (1920x1080)
    350 FPS at 3M (2048x1536)
    250 FPS at 5M (2591x1944)
    120 FPS at 4K (3840x2160)

  • Total FPS (H.265)

    750 FPS at 720p (1280x720)
    750 FPS at 1080p (1920x1080)
    450 FPS at 3M (2048x1536)
    250 FPS at 5M (2591x1944)
    200 FPS at 4K (3840x2160)

  • Total FPS (MJPEG)

    450 FPS at 720p (1280x720)
    250 FPS at 1080p (1920x1080)
    160 FPS at 3M (2048x1536)
    130 FPS at 5M (2591x1944)

Video Station

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  • Video Transcoding

    4K Group 1

  • Maximum Transcoding Channel Number

    2 channel, 30 FPS at 4K (4096 x 2160), H.264 (AVC)/H.265 (HEVC) or
    2 channel, 30 FPS at 1080p (1920x1080), H.264 (AVC)/H.265 (HEVC)/MPEG-2/VC-1

Virtual Machine Manager

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  • Max Virtual DSM No (Licenses required)

    2 (including 1 Free License)

VPN Server

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  • Maximum Connections

    20

Networking Protocols

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  • Networking Protocols

    CIFS
    AFP
    NFS
    FTP
    WebDAV
    CalDAV
    iSCSI
    Telnet
    SSH
    SNMP
    VPN (PPTP, OpenVPN)

Windows AD Domain Integration

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  • Windows AD Domain Integration

    Domain Users login via Samba/AFP/FTP/File Station

HDD Management

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  • HDD Management

    HDD Hibernation
    S.M.A.R.T.
    Dynamic Bad Sector Mapping

Security

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  • Security

    FTP over SSL/TLS
    IP Auto-Block
    Firewall
    Encrypted Network Backup over Rsync
    HTTPS Connection

Utilities

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  • Utilities

    Synology Assistant

Supported Clients

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  • Supported Clients

    Windows 7 and 10
    Mac OS X 10.11 onward

Supported Browsers

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  • Supported Browsers

    Chrome
    Firefox
    Internet Explorer 10 onwards
    Safari 10 onwards
    Safari (iOS 10 onwards)
    Chrome (Android 6.0 onwards)

General

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  • Dimensions (HxWxD)

    165 x 108 x 232.2mm (6.50 x 4.25 x 9.14")

  • Weight

    1.30kg (2.87 lbs)

  • UPC Code

    846504002580

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About Synology DiskStation DS218+

FEATURED REVIEWS

PLEX server

By Victor C.

Very happy with this product and it works well as a PLEX server

Solid upgrade from DS214SE

By LUIS H.

This is a great product. A definite upgrade from my ds214se with faster performance. I did the upgrade as I wanted to use more functionalities from the NAS and this product delivers.

DiskStation DS218+
All-around storage solution optimized to safeguard your data.

Compact yet powerful storage solution
Equipped with a dual-core processor and AES-NI hardware encryption engine, DS218+ delivers exceptional file transfer speeds. Supporting real-time 4K video streaming, DS218+ is ideal not only for protecting critical data but for storing ultra-high definition media contents as well.

Next-generation file system for better data protection
The Btrfs file system introduces advanced storage technologies and optimized snapshots to prevent data corruption and reduce maintenance overhead. While ensuring high-level data integrity, it also offers flexible, efficient data protection and recovery tools.

• Flexible Shared Folder / User Quota System provides comprehensive quota control on user accounts and shared folders
• Snapshot Replication provides schedulable and storage capacity-saving data protection with 1,024 shared folder backups and 65,000 system-wide snapshots
• File- or folder-level data restoration accelerates data recovery, providing more flexibility for businesses
• Automatic file self-healing detects and recovers corrupted files without user intervention

4K Multimedia Server
Access and stream your 4K media content anytime and anywhere. DS218+ supports 4K H.264/H.265 online transcoding via Video Station and DS video, allowing 4K videos to be converted and played on the fly on other computers, smartphones and media players that originally do not support Ultra HD formats.

Synchronize files across your devices
Cloud Station Suite provides real-time data synchronization across all your devices and other Synology NAS. "Intelliversioning" keeps the most important file versions to better utilize storage space.

Digital asset protection
Powered by Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM), Synology NAS offers advanced security measures to protect against sudden data loss and potential security holes.

Security Advisor
Analyzes system settings, password strength, network preferences and removes any possible malware.

AppArmor
A kernel-level enhancement that blocks malicious programs from accessing unauthorized system resources.

AES 256-bit encryption
Encrypt shared folders and network data transmission to keep data from unauthorized access.

2-step verification
Prevent others from logging in to your DSM by generating a one-time password (OTP) on your mobile device.

Trust Level
Customize the trust level in Package Center to avoid installing packages from untrusted sources, safeguarding your NAS from unknown or tampered package files.

Easy file access with QuickConnect
Access files on your Synology NAS over the Internet without the hassle of setting up port forwarding rules, DDNS or other complicated network settings. QuickConnect allows you to connect via a secure, customizable address, so that you can instantly access media and work files on any Internet-connected device with no additional charge.

Powered by Synology DSM
Office
Collaborate on spreadsheets and documents on your private cloud.

Surveillance Station
Complete surveillance solution for recording, monitoring and management.

File Server/Management
Powerful built-in file management and sharing services.

DSM UI
Award-winning operating system with an intuitive user interface and powerful capabilities.

Desktop Backup
Simplified backup solution for your Mac, PC and mobile devices.

Multimedia
Complete multimedia solution for management, streaming and playback.

What's in the box:

  • Synology DiskStation DS218+ 2-Bay NAS Enclosure
  • Accessory Pack
  • AC Power Adapter
  • AC Power Cord
  • RJ-45 LAN Cable
  • Quick Installation Guide
  • Synology 2 Year Warranty