Synology DS212 2-bay NAS Server for Workgroups and Offices Review

Storage/NAS by stefan @ 2012-01-02

The DS212 NAS Server from Synology is a feature rich product with good performances, which integrates their own DSM (DiskStation Manager), really easy to use, with applications like Audio Station, Photo Station, Download Station and can be used as a mail server, to host websites and more. The enclosure is actively cooled and the HDDs can be easily removed from inside the product by pulling out the trays (however, the HDD installation is not screwless, the disks needing screws to be mounted onto the trays).

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A Closer Look Part III

On the top there is the Status LED, which lights up green after the NAS has booted up and everything is in order, along with the LAN, Disk 1 and Disk 2 activity LEDs:

 

 

 

Further down, we can find a SD card reader, along with an USB 2.0 port:

 

 

 

Next to the Power Button, there is another C button, which can be pressed when it lights up (and an USB device is connected to a spare port, or a SD card is inserted) to copy the entire contents of the device to the NAS internal HDD:

 

 

 

On the left side, we can find the Synology logo with some ventilation holes for intake; here we can also take a better look at the rough and matte plastic finish the NAS does have:

 

 

 

The opposite side looks exactly the same:

 

 

 

In the back of the unit, there is a 90mm exhaust fan, 2 USB 3.0 ports, one RJ45 Ethernet port, and a DC-IN connector; the NAS is also equipped with a small Reset button and a Kensington lock hole:

 

 

 

The sticker placed in the vicinity of the ports contains the MAC and the product serial number:

 

 

 

When looking on the bottom side of the unit, we can find some additional ventilation holes and a sticker, which informs us of the product model name and the power rating:

 

 

 

 

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