Synology DS-101j

Chapter 1 Get to Know your DS-101j Disk Station

1.1 IntroductionCongratulations on your purchase of Synology DS-101j Disk Station!

Synology DS-101j Disk Station is a 6-in-1 server specially designed for SOHO, home users, and workgroups. Integrating a file server, backup server, and printer server, Synology DS-101j Disk Station provides file storing and sharing, automatic file backup, and USB printer sharing to meet SOHO and home users’ demands. It also performs as a FTP server so that you can upload and download data via the Internet.

Synology DS-101j Disk Station is a file server. With Synology DS-101j Disk Station, you can not only store files on it, but also share files throughout the network. You can store data such as documents, art works, spreadsheets, presentation slides, mails, photos, recorded videos, and music files on DS-101j Disk Station, and then share them with your co-workers or home members. There are also three USB 2.0 ports on Synology DS-101j Disk Station which you can use to connect Synology DS-101j Disk Station to a USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD) to expand your storage capacity. You can also use them to copy data from various digital devices, such as USB memory or digital cameras. The most convenient feature is that it’s PC-free. You don’t even need to turn on your computer, and you can use your digital device right after you copy the data to DS-101j Disk Station.

The Synology DS-101j Disk Station is also a backup server. With Synology Data Replicator, the DS-101j Disk Station can backup files automatically. To avoid losing files, you can also backup the data from DS-101j Disk Station to other USB hard drives. The Synology DS-101j Disk Station provides this free utility to PC clients connected to it. For people like designers, doctors, architects, accountants, and sales or higher executives, it’s very important to have your files backed up. However, this may not always be easy to do due to the time it takes. Therefore, let the Synology DS-101j Disk Station help you. It offers a real time or automatic file backup function. It’s your complete backup solution.

The Synology DS-101j Disk Station is also a print server. With the facility to share a USB printer, you can save time, money, and space because the shared USB printer will support all the office or home users. The only thing you have to do is to connect the printer to the Synology DS-101j Disk Station, and everyone throughout the network can print out files via the DS-101j Disk Station.

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