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DS508 Introduction

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DS508 Highlights

• 5x Hot Swappable SATA Drives

• Dual Gb LAN ports

• High Performance– RAID 5 Windows Write: 30MB/Sec +– RAID 5 Windows Read: 49MB/Sec +

• Compact size

203mm

177mm

242mm

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Feature HighlightsFile Sharing• Windows• Mac• Linux

FTP Server• Bandwidth Control• Encryption over SSL/TLS• Auto-blocks uninvited IP’s

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

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

Replicator 3

Download Server• Continuous Download with PC• Supports BT/HTTP/FTP links

iTunes Server• Shares music collection to iTunes users on the

network

Surveillance Station• Multiple IP Camera Support• Motion-detecting Recording

Web Server• Built-in Apache web server• PHP/MySQL preinstalled• HTTPS

Internet Sharing• Web-based File Browser• Photo/Video/Blog Sharing using Photo Station

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Printer Sharing• LPR• CIFS• Apple Talk

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

More: Telnet/SSH Ready

• Add 3rd party applications

• Customize the server with more freedom

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File Server

• Instant sharing with few clicks of setup

• For Windows users and Mac users

• Supports CIFS(SMB)/FTP/AFP• Supports Windows ADS• Internal Disk

– Supports up to 5 x 1TB SATA disk

• External Disk Expansion– Via USB/eSATA port– Hibernation supported

Switch/Router

USB DriveSATA Drive

Mac User Windows User

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Windows ADS Support

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

Domain Controller

File

Photo

Web

MultimediaAuthentication

Check Active Directory

Access Granted etc.

Windows Domain Users

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RAID Management• Volume Type:

– Basic– RAID 0– RAID 1– RAID 5

• Upgrade Basic to RAID 1• Expand RAID 5 with Larger

Hard Drives• Volume Auto-rebuild after

Abnormal Power Failure• Expand RAID 5 by Adding a

Hard Drive On the Fly

80GB 80GB80GB

HDD1 HDD1 HDD2

Basic RAID 1

Adding another HDD at a latter time

80GB

HDD2

RAID 5 RAID 5

Replace with larger HDDs at a latter time

80GB

HDD1

80GB

HDD4

80GB

HDD3

750GB

HDD2

750GB

HDD1

750GB

HDD4

750GB

HDD3

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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 of

uninvited IP

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

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Backup Server

PC Backup• Using Synology Data Replicator 3• Automatic backup / Scheduled backup• Restore files easily

Network Backup• Scheduled backup / Incremental backup• Encrypted backup• IP-based Internet backup

Local Backup• Scheduled backup / Incremental backup

Switch/Router

USB Drive 4 x SATA Drive

LocalBackup

PC Backup

NetworkBackup

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Web Server (Web Station)

• Apache+PHP+MySQL

• Supports HTTPS connection

• Editable HTTP Error Page

Web Page

Internet

Switch/Router

Upload Web Pages

View Web Pages

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Surveillance Server (Surveillance Station)

• Supports multiple brands of IP camera– Panasonic, Axis, D-Link (list is growinig)

• Supports multiple IP cameras• Centralized management with a web browser• Recording Modes:

– Continuous recording– Motion-detection recording

Switch/Router

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Download Server (Download Station)

• Continuous download without PC• Drop download links to Synology Download Redirector

and the download will start right away• Supports BT/HTTP/FTP links• Configurable upload/download bandwidth and port range

Switch/Router

Windows or Mac PC

Bit Torrent LinkFTP Link

HTTP Link

Drop Files Here!1

Send Download Tasks2

Download Files from Internet

3

Internet

Download Redirector

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Web Download Manager

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

• Endless Download No Matter Where you are

Office

Home

SchoolManage Download Tasks Remotely

1

InternetDownload Files from Internet

2

Web Download Manager

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Photo Station 3

• A pre-installed web Photo+Video+Blog Sharing Application

• Access Control for Visitors• Editable Title and Description for

Photo Albums and Individual Photos• Changeable Album Cover

Photo Station 3

Internet

Switch/Router

Upload Photos

View Photos

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Multimedia Server

Music, Movie, and Photo are instantly sent to your Stereo set and TV set when a DMA is hooked up.

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

PRO, WMA Lossless

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

VOB, WMV, XviD

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

Supported Playlist:WPL, M3U

Switch/RouterDigital Media Adapter

Stereo System

TV Set

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iTunes Server

• Play music stored on DS508 with 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#

Switch/Router

Mac User

Windows User

Printer

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

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Other Features

• User quota management• Smart FAN speed adjustment• Scheduled Power On/Off• USB-interface UPS support• Read-only NTFS external disk support• 3rd-Party Backup 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– Synology Data Replicator 3 (PC only)

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Summary

• Ultra-high-speed, 5-bay NAS Server with Hot-swappable HDD design, 2 Gigabit LAN ports and Windows ADS Authentication for Small Businesses and Corporations

• DS508 is designed with hot-swappable HDD and RAID 0/1/5 protection, Windows ADS authentication, 2 LAN ports as well as Scheduled Power On/Off, USB printer sharing, dynamic website hosting, and data backup. DS508 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 a creative way of storing

and sharing digital content. • Synology products are stylish in outlook, have

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 ideal choice for users from Home, Small Workgroup, Small Business, and Corporate.

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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 No.: US 7,051,156 B2 (2006/04/25)– The US Patent & Trademark Office revealed that Synology was granted a

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

• Patent No.: US 7,035,974 B2 (2006/04/25)– The US Patent & Trademark Office revealed that Synology was granted a

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

• Patent No.: US 6,952,794 B2 (2005/10/04)– The US Patent & Trademark Office revealed that Synology was granted a

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."

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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.

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