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While intended for homes and small businesses, the DS218+ has many of the same features as Synology's higher end offerings. Its Linux-based DiskStation Manager (DSM) operating system offers cross platform file sharing over various network protocols including SMB, AFP and NFS. The DS218+ also offers support for multiple RAID types, iSCSI and domain authentication.
| General DSM Specification | |
| Networking Protocol | SMB, AFP, NFS, FTP, WebDAV, CalDAV, iSCSI, Telnet, SSH, SNMP, VPN (PPTP, OpenVPN, L2TP) |
| File System | • Internal: Btrfs, ext4 • External: Btrfs, ext4, ext3, FAT, NTFS, HFS+, exFAT |
| Supported RAID Type | Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR), Basic, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1 |
| Storage Management | • Maximum internal volume: 256 • Maximum iSCSI target: 32 • Maximum iSCSI LUN: 256 • iSCSI LUN clone/snapshot support |
| File Sharing Capability | • Maximum local user account: 2,048 • Maximum local group: 256 • Maximum shared folder: 256 • Maximum concurrent SMB/NFS/AFP/FTP connection: 500 |
| Privilege | Windows Access Control List (ACL), application privileges |
| Directory Service | Windows AD integration: Domain users login via SMB/NFS/AFP/FTP/File Station, LDAP integration |
| Security | Firewall, encryption shared folder, SMB encryption, FTP over SSL/TLS, SFTP, sync over SSH, login auto block, Let's Encrypt support, HTTPS (customizable cipher suite) |
| Supported Client | Windows 7 and 10, Mac OS X 10.11 onwards |
| Supported Browser | Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer 10 onwards, Safari 10 onwards; Safari (iOS 10 onwards), Chrome (Android 6.0 onwards) |
| Interface Language | English, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Español, Dansk, Norsk, Svenska, Nederlands, Русский, Polski, Magyar, Português do Brasil, Português Europeu, Türkçe, Český, 日本語, 한국어, 繁體中文, 简体中文 |
The DS218+'s capabilities can be expanded even further by downloading and installing add-on packages. Within the Package Center, you'll find packages that will let you perform data backups, stream multimedia content, run virtual machines, sync your data to the cloud and even manage IP cameras deployed throughout your home or business.
| Packages and Applications | |
| File Station | Virtual drives, remote folders, Windows ACL editor, compressing/extracting archived files, bandwidth control for specific users/groups, creating sharing links, transfer logs |
| FTP Server | Bandwidth control for TCP connections, custom FTP passive port range, anonymous FTP, FTP SSL/TLS and SFTP protocol, boot over the network with TFTP and PXE support, transfer logs |
| Universal Search | Offer global search into applications and files |
| Hyper Backup | Support local backup, network backup, and backup data to public clouds |
| Active Backup for Server | Centralize data backup for Windows and Linux servers without client installation |
| Backup Tool | DSM configuration backup, macOS Time Machine support, Cloud Station Backup Shared folder sync - maximum task number: 4 |
| Cloud Station Suite | Sync data between multiple platforms by installing the client utilities on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iOS devices, while retaining up to 32 historical versions of files Maximum concurrent file transfer: 500 |
| Cloud Sync | One or two-way synchronization with public cloud storage providers including Amazon Drive, Amazon S3-compatible storage, Baidu cloud, Box, Dropbox, Google Cloud Storage, Google Drive, hubiC, MegaDisk, Microsoft OneDrive, OpenStack Swift-compatible storage, WebDAV servers, and Yandex Disk |
| Surveillance Station | Maximum IP camera: 25 (total of 750 FPS at 720p, H.264) (includes two free camera licenses; additional cameras require the purchasing of additional licenses) |
| Virtual Machine Manager | Deploy and run various virtual machines on Synology NAS, including Windows, Linux, or Virtual DSM |
| Snapshot Replication | • Maximum of replications: 64 • Maximum of shared folder snapshots: 1,024 • Maximum of system snapshots: 65,536 |
| Active Directory Server | Provide a flexible and cost-effective domain controller solution |
| CMS | Provide a single interface to manage and monitor multiple Synology NAS |
| VPN Server | Maximum connection: 20, supported VPN protocol: PPTP, OpenVPN, L2TP/IPSec |
| MailPlus Server | Secure, reliable, and private mail solution with high-availability, load balancing, security and filtering design (includes 5 free email account |
| MailPlus | Intuitive webmail interface for MailPlus Server, customizable mail labels, filters, and user interface |
| Collaboration Suite | • Chat maximum user: 1,000 • Office maximum user: 200, maximum simultaneous editing user: 60 • Calendar: Support CalDAV and access via mobile devices |
| Note Station | Rich-text note organization and versioning, encryption, sharing, media embedding and attachments |
| Storage Analyzer | Volume and quota usage, total file size, volume usage and trends based on past usage, size of shared folders, largest/most/least frequently modified files |
| Security Advisor | Malware detection/removal, user account/password, network, system-related security scan |
| Antivirus Essential | Full system scan, scheduled scan, white list customization, virus definition auto update |
| Download Station | Supported download protocols: BT, HTTP, FTP, NZB, eMule, Thunder, FlashGet, QQDL Maximum concurrent download task: 80 |
| Web Station | Virtual host (up to 30 websites), PHP/MariaDB, third-party application support |
| Other Packages | Video Station, Photo Station, Audio Station, DNS Server, RADIUS Server, iTunes Server, Log Center, third-party packages available on Package Center |
| iOS/Android applications | DS audio, DS cam, DS cloud, DS file, DS finder, DS get, DS note, DS photo, DS video, MailPlus |
| Windows Phone applications | DS audio, DS file, DS finder, DS get, DS photo, DS video |
