DS-508 Ultra High Speed 5 Bay NAS Server
The Synology DS508 and DS207+ are currently on the top 5 NAS products in PC World.com, a very prestigious American PC Magazine
The Synology DiskStation DS508 is the latest in the superp range of NAS drives from Synology. With huge disk capacities now available, the DS508 boasts 5 removable hard drive bays. Currently, the hightest capacity hard drive is 1TB, enabling you to have 5TB of Data Storage availalble. With an ultra-high-speed, the DS508 boast 5-bay NAS Server with Hot-swappable hard disk drive (HDD) design, 2x Gigabit LAN ports and Windows ADS Authentication for Small Businesses and Corporations.
The DS508 is designed with hot-swappable hard drives (HDD) and RAID 1/5 protection, as well as Windows ADS authentication, USB printer sharing, dynamic website hosting, and data backup. The DS508 keeps business data available 24/7.
Speedy & Flexible
The Synology DS508 provides speedy data transmission and powerful computing capability, which is not only suitable for small business environments that demand efficiency, but also a great choice for power users who need fast access to data on the Synology server.
Work with Windows ADS
The DS508 is compatible with Windows ADS domain. Windows domain users are able to access data shared on the DS508 when they pass the Active Directory authentication. This will save your time when a creating large number of accounts for the domain users.
Flexible Storage Management
The DS-508 allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 5 volumes on it. For budget-sensitive users, the DS508 has the flexibility to assemble smaller hard drives first, and then to expand the RAID 1 or RAID 5 volumes by replacing existing hard drives with larger ones one by one when the budget allows.
When the hard drives on DS508 are full, you can expand the storage capacity simply by attaching an external hard drive to the USB port of DS508.
Security Enhancements
The DS508 has encrypted FTP which allows you to transmit data using the "FTP over SSL" or "FTP over TLS" option. HTTPS support encrypts all HTTP connections via the SSL transport mechanism. Encrypted Network Backup ensures Network Backup is done with encrypted data transmission. No need to worry about critical data being exposed during data transfer.
Share Files between Windows and Mac
The Synology DS508 is designed for Windows users and Mac users to share files seamlessly. Windows users can access the DS508 via Samba and FTP, and Mac users via Samba, FTP, and AFP. Unicode support allows sharing of files smoothly, in different languages.
What's more, File Station is a great way for you to remotely access and manage files stored on the DS508. Simply use a web browser to connect to the Synology DS508, and you’ll have total control over the files. With File Station, moving files among shared folders is now be only seconds away!
Network Video Recording
When connecting IP cameras to the network and recording the videos to the DS508, Surveillance Station provides you with an economical network video recording solution. On Surveillance Station , you can watch the camera-monitored area on a real-time basis, and also view and manage the recorded video clips. Feel free to choose either the continuous or motion-detection recording mode that best fits your need. The DS508 with this Network video feature can be looked at in more detail on this website:
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The external, independent link, shows how you can actually set up cameras to record on motion. This creates a whole new industry for the DiskStation DS508 as a security/surveillance high capacity storage product.
Build Up Dynamic Website
Web Station runs Apache web server which allows you to publish a website with only few steps. With pre-installed PHP+MySQL, you are free to install popular blog or bulletin board programs on DS508. No advanced IT knowledge is required to build up your community.
Total Backup Solutions
Data backup is so important but people tend to ignore it, DS508 makes data backup so complete and automatic that backups will always be done without your intervention. You can always find the backup options that suit your needs.
Network Backup is designed for you to back up data from DS508 to another Synology product that also supports Network Backup function or rsync-compatible server.
Local Backup allows you to back up data from DS508 to external hard drive attached to DS508 via the USB port.
Desktop Backup simplifies desktop backup with Data Replicator 3. PC users will enjoy the easy-to-use backup tool to back up important data automatically.
Other Features
In closing, Synology have one of the best names in high end NAS solutions. While there are may players in the NAS market, none are as comprehensive in their approach as Synology are. Price aside, the DiskStation range of products are always recommended by Storage Depot, as they are reliable, secure and safe. We've sold Synology products for 5 years and their track record is superb. We can and will be happy to provide any advice or assistance on any of the Synology networking products, and we can of course also provide hard drives should you need a 'complete' solution. Please call for details.