With shared storage serving as an essential element within today’s digital home, the D-Link ShareCenter DNS-320 2-bay network-attached keeping (NAS) tool enables you to easily share documents, files, and digital media with everyone on your home system. The expandable DNS-320 allows you to add risen to two 2 TB SATA drives (all for 4 TB of total storage*), offering plenty of space to supply tons of digital pics, thousands of hours of digital music, or hundreds of DVD-quality movies. And adding a drive is a breeze with the D-Link tool-less design.

The front of the DNS-320 with USB port (see larger image).

 

 

The back of the DNS-320 with LAN port (see larger image).

Whether streaming movies, sharing files, or storing video from a lattice camera, D-Link ShareCenter storage solutions are planned to let you work, play, and share from any room in the home or from a remote location complete the Internet. A complementary piece to D-Link’s digital home solutions, you can utilize ShareCenter products for a digit of applications–whether it’s connecting directly to the wireless router, storing video from mydlink-enabled IP cameras, or ooze video to your TV using the Boxee Strongbox by D-Link.

Using the USB port in the DNS-320, you can share a single pressman among all of the computers within a household over the network. Additionally, you can automatically download content from the web without powering on a PC with the integrated Peer-to-Peer Downloader or access files at top speeds without bottlenecking with the Gigabit LAN port.

The DNS-320 includes its own internal 800 MHz processor, a simplified interface, and software for finding and managing files. Its rugged, compact design makes for easy desktop placement. And it includes both AFP and Instance Machine support for Mac users.

The DNS-325 model includes a quicker internal mainframe plus support for specialized server apps. See a comparison of the two ShareCenter devices.

Key Features

• RAID technology to protect your facts in the event of a delicate drive failure

  

• Capable of streaming audio and video to compatible UPnP-enabled tendency

  

• Gigabit LAN port for ultra-fast wired connectivity

  

• Built-in Peer-to-Peer (P2P) downloader for downloading digital media from part sites without having to power on or connect your PC

  

• DLNA certified for wireless media exudate to other compatible devices

  

• Up to 4 TB of storage from two SATA hard drives (2 TB apiece; delicate drives not included)

  

• Stream movies from your ShareCenter to your TV using the Boxee Box or new compatible media player such as PlayStation 3 or Microsoft XBox 360
• USB Print Waiter enables you to share a printer next to the entire family
• Set permissions and quotas
• Create a fail-safe protection antidote from accidental data loss on your PC
• Automatically rear legs up your notes with the built-in backup software, plus set schedules and rules with incremental backups
• Apple Time Machine prop (all for Mack Users)
• Remote backup application supports accretion to a storage device astatine a second land site to protect data in the event of a catastrophe
• Built-in Net File server and FTP server allow users to easily right important documents remotely, over the Internet
• 3-year limited warranty

B.Y.O.D. (Bring Your Own Drives)

Ane of the top things about this ShareCenter device is that it comes short built-in hard drives. That means added flexibility and reduced strain on your wallet. Rather than being handed any old hard drive, you are footloose to foot select the cardinal that is the best fit all for you. Choose the size. Choose the brand. Search for the best accord. Purchase one. Buy two. The DNS-320 has two bays that can hold 2 SATA hard drives with high to a absolute of 4 TB of storage (2 TB per delicate drive).

Back It Up

Abidance each of your important files on your computer without backup them up is suchlike owning a house and not insuring it. It’s important to support your files so whether the unexpected happens, you still have a accretion within place. When used with 2 hard drives, this 2-bay ShareCenter device grants you to back up files in full or incremental backups and comes with four different hard drive modes so you can best configure it to your needs.

• Standard mode creates two separately accessible hard drives
• JBOD (Just a Clump of Drives) combines both trying drives in linear fashion for maximum space efficiency
• RAID 0 provides faster speeds by union both drives in a striped configuration, which means data is distributed across both drives within the enclosure.
• RAID 1** causes the drives to reflector each several, providing maximum protection. If one drive fails while configured as RAID 1, the unaffected drive continues to function like a single drive until the failed one is replaced. When a new thrust is inserted, it’s restored–returning flooded protection to both drives.

Moreover to content back-up and RAID support for data protection, the DNS-320 also features remote access to files through a built-in web file server app and FTP server. With the included remote backup application, you can easily backup content to a second holding device element another location to protect against data loss in the event of a catastrophe.

The Power of Gigabit

This ShareCenter device comes with a 10/100/1000 Gigabit LAN port, giving you blazing fast speeds so you can back up and access your stuff without the wait.

D-Link Green

While this may be like your average retention artifact, it’s not. This is a D-Link Green storage enclosure, which means it’s as smashing for your wallet as it is for the environment. This product:

Features a fan that only comes on once hard drives need cooling Allows hard drives to enter sleep mode when not engaged to conserve electricity and prolong the life of the hard saucer Complies with the Continent Union’s RoHS directive that restricts the use of absolute hazardous materials Uses recyclable packaging to help decrease waste that goes into the environment

What’s within the Box

ShareCenter 2-bay gridiron storage device, power adapter, Ethernet cablegram, fast installation guide, ROM

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