Synology heeft final release van versie 2.2 van Disk Station Manager uitgebracht, de beheersoftware die op diverse nas-producten van het bedrijf draait. De Disk-, Cube- en Rackstations bieden meer dan alleen extra opslagruimte. Ze kunnen ook backups maken van alle clients op het netwerk en bestanden via http, ftp, BitTorrent, Usenet en eMule downloaden, zodat bijvoorbeeld de energiegulzige pc 's nachts uit kan terwijl de download wel gewoon binnenkomt. Verder kunnen via de ingebouwde iTunes-server audio- en videobestanden over het netwerk worden gestreamd, kan er met behulp van php en MySQL een dynamische website worden gehost en kan het als printserver fungeren.
Versie 2.2 brengt een groot aantal veranderingen met zich mee. Zo is er ondersteuning toegevoegd voor dnla, een standaard voor het uitwisselen van mediabestanden tussen consumentenelektronica van verschillende fabrikaten. Verder is er een firewall, die het mogelijk maakt om alleen bepaalde services of ip-adressen toegang tot de Disk Station te geven, kan er een gedeelte van de harde schijf als iSCSI-target worden toegewezen, is er ondersteuning voor de iPhone en kan er nu ook naar een externe harde schijf met een ntfs-indeling worden geschreven. Ten slotte zijn diverse onderdelen van de Disk Station Manager verbeterd, waaronder de Download Station, Web Station, File Station, Surveillance Station en de iTunes server. Hieronder zijn de belangrijkste verbeteringen voor versie 2.2-0942 te vinden:
To summarize the key enhancements of the DSM 2.2:
- Surveillance Station 3: 54 additional camera models from 10 renowned brands, bumping the total up to 193. VIVOTEK video server VS7100 is supported, providing a reliable and user-friendly transition from CCTV to IP-Based surveillance. SMS notification allows administrator to receive an immediate notice upon the occurrence of designated critical events. Live view, event player and live view layout management are also enhanced.
- DLNA Compliant Media Server: Streaming media files from the Disk Station using DLNA complaint devices allows easy enjoyment of music, photos and videos. In addition, support for Windows® Media Player streaming and predefining an image to be displayed as the album cover for music files are provided. Customization of the MIME type mapping helps DMA correctly identify the file formats.
- Apple Time Machine: Mac OS X users can easily back up their desktop data by simply choosing a destination folder on the Disk Station.
- iPhone Support: "DS photo" allows users to upload photos stored on their iPhone/iPod Touch to Disk Station easily while instantly sharing it with anyone online. "DS audio" allows users to stream music stored on Disk Station with their iPhone/iPod Touch where Internet access is available.
- New Reliability: Transparent bad sector remapping, dynamic bad sector remapping and recovery, and improved HDD driver quality and compatibility further enhance the system reliability.
- Mobile Photo Station and File Station: Remote Mobile Users can access their Synology Disk Stations on Windows Mobile® 6.0 (Internet Explorer® Mobile or Opera® 9.0 and onward), iPhone OS 2.2.1 and onward, or Symbian OS 9.1, S60 3rd Edition and onward to view photos and read supported file formats where Internet access is available.
- iSCSI: Up to 10 iSCSI targets can be created on the Synology Disk Station, allowing the Virtual Storage Expansion for computers on the network. The iSCSI target can also grow on demand, as storage needs increase for the iSCSI Virtual Storage.
- Auto Block: Blocking an IP address after a pre-defined number of failed attempts further aids in the security of the Disk Station against unauthorized access. The Auto-block function is available on the management UI, File Station, FTP Access, SSH, Telnet, rsync, and mobile devices.
- Firewall: The built-in firewall function allows the administrator to decide which services or IP addresses are allowed to access the Disk Station to prevent unwanted connections.
- SNMP: SNMP protocol support allows the administrator to monitor the Disk Station with existing network management software.
- Resource Monitor: Resource monitor allows the administrator to easily monitor Disk Station's CPU usage, memory usage, network flow and volume usage.
- SMS Notification: By setting up SMS notification, users will be notified immediately if any critical event occurs on their Disk Stations and take appropriate action as needed.
- Windows ADS Support Enhancements: With DSM 2.2, Windows ADS can now support 100,000 Domain Users and 100,000 Domain Groups as well as sub-folder privileges setup for domain users/groups in File Station 2. Individual "User Home" Folders can now be created with Windows ADS Users; these enhancements amount to further support for growing business environments, and for easy private folder storage for all ADS users.
- Download Station Enhancements: Creating multiple download tasks by entering more than one HTTP, FTP or ed2k links at a time is now supported. Also, RSS and RapidShare download is supported. Users can assign the download service location to an external hard drive. An email notification will be sent to admin upon completion of a download task.
- iTunes Server: iTunes Server now supports video player and music album artwork.
