Synology heeft de software van zijn Disk- Cube- en RackStations over de gehele linie vernieuwd. Deze nas-producten beschikken over een Gigabit-ethernetpoort en bieden ruimte aan een, twee of vier harde schijven, afhankelijk van welk model gekozen wordt. De stations bieden meer dan alleen extra opslagruimte. Ze kunnen ook backups maken van alle clients op het netwerk, bestanden downloaden via http, ftp of BitTorrent, zodat bijvoorbeeld de pc 's nachts uit kan terwijl de download wel gewoon binnenkomt, het kan als iTunes-server dienst doen, kan het een website hosten, met gebruikmaking van php en MySQL, kan het als printerserver fungeren en ga zo maar door.
In versie 2.0 is onder andere de gebruikersinterface flink onder handen genomen en maakt deze nu van ajax-technologie gebruik. Op deze pagina zijn hier bewegende beelden van te zien. Daarnaast is er ook de nodige functionaliteit toegevoegd en bestaande functionaliteit flink verbeterd. Zo kan het apparaat nu in combinatie met ip-camera's als 'Surveillance Station' worden gebruikt, kan er media naar de PlayStation 3 en Xbox 360 worden gestreamed en is de software nu ook in het Nederlands te gebruiken. Het volledige changelog van deze release ziet er als volgt uit:
Change log[break]
- AJAX Management UI: The Synology Disk Station Manager 2.0 has a brand new management interface that utilizes AJAX technology, which brings you the familiar Windows experience. New improvements include:
- Six wizards on Home page to help you finish tasks quickly.
- My Favorites zone to let you drag up to 10 of the most frequently used functions to the Home page.
- Organized application links on the top right corner to allow you to switch between File Station, Audio Station, and Surveillance Station without logging out first.
- The new searching mechanism to let you quickly filter Users, Groups, and Shared Folders for further setup.
- Surveillance Station: Turn your Synology Disk Stations into a network video recorder (NVR) by connecting IP cameras to the network, and recording videos to the Synology Disk Stations. On Surveillance Station, you can watch the camera monitoring area on a real-time basis, and set up cameras recording details, including schedule, recording frame rate, motion-detection area, and resolution. Also you will be able to view and manage the recorded video clips. Synology Surveillance Station support 1 IP camera by default, and more cameras support is available by using Synology Camera License (contact your reseller for details). Check out the number of supported IP camera on your Synology Disk Stations here. See the compatible IP camera list here. (Due to hardware limitation, this feature is not supported on DS-101j)
- (5012) (5230) (5356) Add 3 languages support: Dutch, Japanese and Russian management interfaces are now supported. This localization will also take effect on Synology Assistant, Synology Data Replicator 3, and Synology Download Redirector.
- (3724) Sony PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360 Support: Sony PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360 are now supported as digital media adapter devices. You can browse and stream multimedia contents stored on the Synology Disk Stations to your stereo system and TV set using Sony PS3 or Microsoft Xbox 360.
- (4380) Photo Station 3: Photo Station 3 has a brand new blogging system, with which you are free to change the layout or replace the banner picture, all with the brand new AJAX management interface.
- (3627) (3514) Bonjour Support: Mac users can search and find your Synology Disk Stations with Safari browser, as well as enjoy music with Apple Front Row.
- (4252) Expandable RAID 5 Volume: Now you can add a new hard drive to expand the RAID 5 volume on the fly. No more volume deletion and recreation are needed.
- (3184) MySQL Update: MySQL is now upgraded to 5.0.51.
- (4260) Ez-Internet Enhancement: More DDNS service providers are supported: NoIP.com, 3322.org, and TwoDNS.de. You can map the Synology Disk Stations to a registered DDNS hostname and get ready with Internet access.
- (3525) Secure SMTP Support: In the email notification settings, you are now able to enter a customized port number and select SSL connection.
- Fast Switch Display Language: You can switch the display language quickly from the management interface without changing the browser settings.
- (4267) FTP with SSL/TLS for all models: FTP with SSL/TLS is now supported on all models.
- (4270) HTTPS for all models: HTTPS is now supported on all models.
- (4271) Encrypted Network Backup for all models: Encrypted Network Backup is supported on all models.
- New Audio Station: Audio Station is coming with a brand new sleek look.
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