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Synology Release DiskStation Manager 2.3 Beta

By on January 25, 2010 in Network Attached Storage, Software

One of the things I really like about Synology is that they invest a lot of care in their NAS software, which seems to get better all the time with new features and a strong user experience.

New today is the release of DiskStation Manager 2.3 Beta which, once again, enhances the core features of Synology’s product range with a slew of new capabilities, including:

Synology Hybrid RAID
Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR) simplifies the RAID setup by optimizing the disk capacities with data protection when different sized hard drives are used.

EZ-Internet Wizard
The new EZ-Internet Wizard simplifies the process of setting up access to the DiskStation from the Internet which includes firewall settings, PPPoE setup or DDNS registration, and router port forwarding configuration. The “Router Configuration” feature is also available from the management UI under “Internet Connection” category, which provides easy access to the port forwarding features.

NetBackup
Backing up online to Amazon’s S3 storage service is now supported.

Synology DS cam iPhone Surveillance App
Allows users of Surveillance Station to live view their IP cameras, take snapshots, and view recorded events with their iPhone or iPod touch®. DS cam is available to download for free at the Apple® App Store.

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(No, I’m not sure why the press shots sent through are East European – an English beta is available) …and there’s more. Synology have also updated their core software suite with new features for File Station, Surveillance Station, Photo Station, and Audio Station.

File Station 3

Local file browsing is supported for easy browsing and uploading of the local folders or files to the DiskStation with drag-n-drop actions, all from the browser.

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Surveillance Station 4

  1. 152 more IP camera models from Sony®, Mobotix®, JVC®, IQeye®, Edimax® and other brands are added to the support list, making the total over 330.
  2. H.264 video format is supported. Intelligent PTZ now supports preset positions, patrol paths, and guard schedules on each camera.
  3. E-Map is supported, which allows assigning an uploaded image to each live view layout, and the ability to deploy corresponding cameras or sub-maps to the image.
  4. Enhanced user account privileges now allows not only specific privileges of each user (manager vs. spectator), but also which IP cameras each user can access.

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Photo Station 4

  1. Capability to browse photos with a photo wall or an image flow view.
  2. Photo thumbnail sizes can be adjusted with a sliding bar when browsing photos.
  3. Uploading photos and creating sub-folders through Photo Station UI.
  4. Enhanced privilege control allows customizing which albums each user account can access or upload photos to.
  5. Google map function is integrated, allowing browsing the location where the photo is taken.
  6. 1024X768 blog layout is supported and 10 new banners are newly provided.
  7. Photo Uploader utility is available in the new Synology Assistant to allow uploading photos and videos to the DiskStation with photo thumbnails and H.264 films pre-generated within the client computer. RAW image files are supported.

Audio Station 2

AJAX technology is utilized which allows browsing the music library by folder, album, artist or genre, and managing the playlist and the now-playing queue with right-clicks. Streaming music from other UPnP/DLNA media servers within LAN is supported.

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And finally, a few extra improvements thrown in for good measure!

  1. New Volume Manager: RAID10, 3-way RAID 1, 4-way RAID 1 volume types are supported. Block-level iSCSI target is supported and provides faster performance of file transfers. RAID 5 to RAID 6 migration is supported.
  2. Shared Folder Encryption: AES 256-bit shared folder encryption support ensures data security.
  3. Backup Enhancements: Sub-folder level backup is now supported in addition to the existing “shared folder” level. NetBackup shared folder is supported to act as the backup source. This allows backing up the data sets from DiskStation A to DiskStation B, and from DiskStation B to DiskStation C, and so on. Amazon S3 is supported as a backup target in the cloud.
  4. Download Station Enhancements: MegaUpload download with a premium account is supported.
  5. Wake on LAN: Remotely turning on the DiskStation over the local area network or the Internet is supported. This feature is available for select DiskStation models only.

Now that’s what you call a software update! The beta is available now for DiskStation 7-series owners and up.

More Info: Synology


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