Synology DS211+ Network Attached Storage Device Review


Dynamic DNS support through many providers. Firewall configuration. Auto blocking of failed logins. That last one is great, especially if this device will have a public IP address.

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Management and monitoring via SSH or Telnet, plus SNMP.

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Network backup via custom system or rsync

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Network settings, including hostname and IP address settings. It can also do IPv6 tunneling.

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DSM, DiskStation Manager, is the software you’ve been looking at. This applet sets its settings, including the login screen background and on what ports the DSM is served.

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Regional settings for time and language

Synology DS211+ Network Attached Storage Device

Notifications via email or SMS when bad things happen on the NAS

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Power and UPS settings, including HDD hibernation for power consumption minimization

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