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Synology DiskStation DS712+ NAS Review

Hardware Specs

  • CPU Frequency : 1.8GHz
  • Floating Point
  • Memory : DDR3 1GB
  • Internal HDD/SSD : 3.5″ or 2.5″ SATA(II) X 2 (Hard drive not included)
  • Max Internal Capacity : 6TB (2X 3TB HDD) (Capacity may vary by RAID types) (See All Supported HDD)
  • Hot Swappable HDD
  • External HDD Interface : USB 2.0 Port X 3, eSATA Port X 1
  • Size (HxWxD) : 157 X 103.5 X 232 mm
  • Weight : 1.69Kg
  • LAN : Gigabit X2
  • Link Aggregation
  • Wake on LAN/WAN
  • System Fan : 92x92mm x1
  • Wireless Support
  • Noise Level : 19.2 dB(A)
  • Power Recovery
  • AC Input Power Voltage : 100V to 240V AC
  • Power Frequency : 50 / 60Hz, Single Phase
  • Power Consumption : 27.5W (Access) ; 17.6W (HDD Hibernation)
  • Operating Temperature : 40 to 95°F (5 to 35°C)
  • Storage Temperature : 15 to 155°F (-10 to 70°C)
  • Relative Humidity : 5% to 95% RH
  • Maximum Operating Altitude : 10,000 feet
  • Certification : FCC Class B, CE Class B, BSMI Class B
  • Warranty : 3 Years
Applications
  • File Browser
  • File Station
  • FTP Server
  • Bandwidth Control, Custom FTP Passive Port Range, Anonymous FTP, Transfer Log
  • Mail Server
  • Supported Mail Server Protocol : POP3, SMTP, IMAP
  • Web Station
  • Virtual Host (up to 30 websites)
  • PHP/MySQL
  • Alternative HTTP Error Page
  • 3rd-Party Applications Support
  • Surveillance Station
    • MAX IP cam # (Licenses required) : 16 (1 Free License) (See All Supported IP Cameras)
    • Total Frames per Second (FPS) : 160 FPS @ D1 (NTSC:720×480, PAL:720×576), 60 FPS @ WXGA (1280×800)
    • Recording Modes : Manual, Continuous, Motion Detection, Alarm, Motion Detection and Alarm
    • Event Playback : Sync Mode (4 Channels), Time Slicing Mode
    • Centralized Management
    • Compression Formats : MJPEG, MPEG-4, H.264
  • Photo Station
    • Supported Image Format : BMP, JPG (jpe, jpeg), GIF, RAW (arw, srf, sr2, dcr, k25, kdc, cr2, crw, nef, mrw, ptx, pef, raf, 3fr, erf, mef, mos, orf, rw2, dng, x3f)
    • Supported Video Format : 3G2, 3GP, ASF, AVI, DAT, DivX, FLV, M4V, MOV, MP4, MPEG, MPG, QT, WMV, XviD, RM, RMVB, VOB, RV30, RV40, AC3, AMR, WMA3
      User can click and download the following video formats: RM, RMVB, VOB, RV30, RV40, AC3, AMR, WMA3, but not able to play it in Photo Station as compressed Flash video.
  • Audio Station
    • Supported Audio Format (USB Mode) : AAC, FLAC, M4A, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WMA, WMA VBR
    • Supported Audio Format (Streaming Mode) : MP3, M4A, M4B
    • Supported Playlist Format : M3U, WPL
    • Internet Radio : SHOUTcast, Radioio
  • DLNA/UPnP Media Server
    • PS3/Xbox 360 Support
    • Supported Audio Format : AAC, FLAC, M4A, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, PCM, WAV, WMA, WMA VBR, WMA PRO, WMA
    • Supported Video Format : 3GP, 3G2, ASF, AVI, DAT, DivX, DVR-MS, ISO, M2T, M2TS, M4V, MKV, MP4, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, MTS, MOV, QT, SWF, TP, TRP, TS, VOB, WMV, XviD, RMVB (The actual playback capabilities may vary depending on the DLNA/UPnP client)
    • Supported Image Format : BMP, JPG (jpe, jpeg), GIF, ICO, PNG, PSD, TIF (tiff), UFO
  • Download Station
    • Supported Download Protocols : BT/HTTP/FTP/NZB/eMule
    • Custom BT Port Range
    • BT / eMule Bandwidth Control
  • iTunes Server
    • Supported Audio Format : MP3, M4A, M4P, WAV, AIF, The music in WAV and AIF format can be streamed, but the metadata (ex: title, album) may not be indexed on the iTunes
    • Supported Video Format : M4V, MOV, MP4
    • Supported Playlist Format : M3U, WPL
  • Printer Server
    • Max Printer # : 2
    • Printing Protocols : LPR, CIFS, AppleTalk, AirPrint, Multi Functional Print Server (Only PostScript USB printers are supported in MAC environment)
  • Synology Packages
    • HASP
    • Mail Station2
    • phpMyAdmin
    • VPN Server
    • Webalizer
    • Squeezebox Server
    • Time Backup
    • iPhone/Android Applications
    • DS photo+
    • DS audio
    • DS cam
    • DS file 
    • DS finder
    • HASP
    • Mail Station2
    • phpMyAdmin
    • VPN Server
    • Webalizer
    • Squeezebox Server
    • Time Backup
  • iPhone/Android Applications
    • DS photo+
    • DS audio
    • DS cam
    • DS file 
    • DS finder
General
  • Networking Protocols
  • CIFS
  • AFP
  • NFS
  • FTP
  • WebDAV
  • iSCSI
  • Telnet
  • SSH
  • SNMP
  • File System
    • EXT4
    • EXT3(External Disk Only)
    • FAT (External Disk Only)
    • NTFS (External Disk Only)
  • Storage Management
    • Max Volume # : 512
    • Max File System Size : 108TB
    • Max iSCSI Target # : 32
    • Max iSCSI LUN # : 256
    • Supported RAID Type : Synology Hybrid RAID, Basic, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1
    • RAID Migration : Basic to RAID 1
    • Volume Expansion with Larger HDDs : RAID 1
    • Synology Expansion Unit Support : DX510
  • File Sharing Capability
    • Max User Accounts : 2048
    • Max Groups : 256
    • Max Shared Folder : 256
    • Max Concurrent Connections : 512
  • Windows Access Control List (ACL)
  • Windows ADS Domain Integration
    • Domain Users login via Samba/AFP/FTP/File Station
  • Backup Solutions
    • Network Backup
    • Local Backup
    • Desktop Backup (using Synology Data Replicator 3 or Apple Time Machine backup application)
    • Shared Folder Sync – Max task number : 8
    • Time Backup – Max task number : 8
    • Time Machine Backup (Mac)
  • Security
    • FTP over SSL/TLS
    • IP Auto-Block
    • Firewall
    • Encrypted Network Backup over Rsync
    • HTTPS Connection
    • Management
    • Auto DSM Upgrade
    • Administrator Group
    • Email Notification
    • SMS Notificatio
    • Customized User Quota
    • DDNS Support
    • IPv6 Support
    • PPPoE
    • Resource Monitor
    • UPS Management
    • Scheduled Power On/Off
    • Custom Management UI HTTP/HTTPS Ports
  • HDD Management
    • HDD Hibernation
    • S.M.A.R.T.
    • Dynamic Bad Sector Mapping
  • Utilities
    • Synology Assistant
    • Synology Data Replicator
  • Supported Clients
    • Windows XP onward
    • Mac OS X 10.5 onward
    • Ubuntu 9.04 onward
  • Supported Browsers
    • Chrome
    • Firefox
    • Internet Explorer : 7, 8, 9
    • Safari (MAC) : 4, 5
  • Supported Mobile Devices (Photo Station, File Station)
    • iPhone OS 2.2.1 onward
    • Android OS 1.5 onward
    • Windows Mobile (IE Mobile or Opera 9.0 onward)
    • Symbian OS 9.1, S60 3rd Edition onward
  • Language : Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese Brazil, Portuguese European, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish
Environment and Packaging
  • Environment
    • RoHS Compliant
  • Package Content
    • Main Unit X 1
    • Installation CD/DVD x1
    • Welcome Note X 1
    • Assembling Kit X 1
    • AC Power Adapter X 1
    • AC Power Cord X 1
    • 2M RJ-45 LAN Cable X1
  • Optional Accessories
    • Remote
    • Camera License Pack
    • Expansion Unit : DX510
    • VS80
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