With four separate drive bays and the ability to house up to 32 terabytes of data‎,‎ the Diskstation DS416 4‎-Bay NAS Server from Synology can house your important documents‎,‎ photos‎,‎ HD movies‎,‎ videos and more‎.‎ The installed hot swappable drives can be configured into a variety of RAID formats including Synology Hybrid RAID‎,‎ Basic‎,‎ JBOD‎,‎ RAID 0‎,‎ RAID 1‎,‎ RAID 5‎,‎ RAID 6‎,‎ and RAID 10 to suit your specific storage needs‎.‎

Stored files can be accessed quickly and efficiently thanks to the dual‎-core CPU and 1GB of DDR3 RAM ensuring smooth system performance‎.‎ Dual fail‎-over Gigabit Ethernet ports support a data read speed of up to 221.05 MB/s and data write speed of up to 139.51 MB/s‎.‎ In addition to the integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports‎,‎ you can also connect additional USB compatible storage devices to the DS416 making it easy to transfer files to and from thumb drives and external hard drives‎.‎

Running on Synology‎'‎s own DiskStation Manager software the DS416 is easy to configure and manage‎.‎ Along with the intuitive operating software‎,‎ you can also choose from a wide variety of task specific applications to better manage your network settings and files‎.‎ File sharing apps include Windows ADS‎,‎ Windows ACL‎,‎ User Home‎,‎ File Station‎,‎ and DS File all designed to cater to the administrative aspects of your NAS server‎.‎ With Mail Station‎,‎ Mail Server‎,‎ VPN Server‎,‎ and RADIUS Server you can tweak your network settings such as security options LAN configurations‎,‎ and more‎.‎ This Synology NAS Server can even support up to 25 IP cameras making it an effective surveillance solution thanks to the Surveillance Station application‎.‎

Cross Platform File Sharing

Comprehensive network protocol support assures seamless file sharing across Windows‎,‎ Mac‎,‎ and Linux platforms‎.‎ Windows ADS integration allows the Synology DS416 to quickly and easily fit in an existing business network environment with no need to recreate user accounts‎.‎ Windows ACL support provides much finer‎-grained access control and efficient privilege settings‎,‎ allowing users to enjoy native Windows experience‎.‎ The User Home feature minimizes the administrator‎'‎s effort in creating a private shared folder for a large amount of users‎.‎ Internet file access is simplified by the encrypted FTP server and the web‎-based File Station‎.‎ HTTPS‎,‎ the built‎-in firewall‎,‎ and IP auto‎-block support ensure file sharing over the Internet is protected at a high security level‎.‎ For users who are always on the move‎,‎ Synology provides a handy app‎,‎ DS file‎,‎ for popular mobile devices such as iPhone‎,‎ iPad‎,‎ Android devices and Windows Phone‎.‎ Anything stored on the Synology DS416 can be accessed remotely using DS file‎.‎

Easy Backup Solutions

To protect your valuable data‎,‎ the DS416 can become a centralized backup destination for consolidating fragmented and unstructured information across your network through a range of options‎.‎ Advanced backup privilege management makes network backup tasks safer and more efficient‎.‎ Cloud Station with selective sync and ACL control provides real‎-time data backup and synchronization among multiple computers and mobile devices‎.‎ Complete backup solutions such as Backup & Replication minimize the impact of disasters‎.‎

Rich Office Applications

Synology DS416 runs on the Synology DiskStation Manager ‎(‎DSM‎)‎ operating system‎,‎ which offers comprehensive applications and features designed specifically for growing businesses‎.‎ Mail Server turns the Synology DS416 into a dedicated mail service provider‎,‎ while Mail Station provides a webmail interface for users to access emails stored on the Synology DS416‎.‎ VPN Server offers an easy VPN solution that provides a secure way of connecting to a private LAN at a remote location‎.‎ RADIUS Server strengthens network security by overseeing wireless access authentication via RADIUS ‎(‎Remote Authentication Dial‎-In User Service‎)‎ networking protocol‎.‎

24/7 Security Solution

Synology Surveillance Station offers a centralized interface to manage IP cameras deployed in your office or home‎,‎ allowing users traveling miles away to safeguard the environment by watching live views‎,‎ recording events‎,‎ and taking snapshots with a computer or mobile device‎.‎ The DS416 is an ideal surveillance solution as it is capable of hosting up to 25 IP cameras ‎(‎750 FPS at 720p‎)‎‎.‎ In addition to its intuitive setup‎,‎ Surveillance Station features an optimized live view experience with on‎-screen operations‎,‎ smart analytic tools like motion detection‎,‎ and an alert system that sends instant notification through DS cam‎,‎ SMS‎,‎ and e‎-mail‎.‎

Energy Efficient with Cool and Quiet Design

Not only does the DS416 provide two 92 mm x 92 mm fans and the smart airflow to keep the system running cool 24/7‎,‎ its noise dampening design makes it really quiet compared to PC counterparts‎.‎ The support of Wake on LAN/WAN‎,‎ multiple scheduled power on/off can further reduce power consumption and operation cost‎.‎ All Synology products are produced with RoHS compliant parts and packed with recyclable packing materials‎.‎ Synology acknowledges the responsibility as a global citizen to continually work to reduce the environmental impact of every product produced‎.‎