Quick Overview

DiskStation DS224+

Compact data storage for edge deployments

 

 

Features

Keep your data on-site

Consolidate and safeguard
Protect all your data with integrated security features and centralized access.

Manage important data
Share, back up, and access files, photos, surveillance video, and more.

Minimize energy impact
15 watts under full operation keeps operating costs low.

 

 

Simply faster

DS224+ is faster at indexing files in Synology Drive and Synology Photos and more capable of running demanding web applications compared to previous-generation systems.1

 

 

Store, share, and protect

Manage all your documents, images, and other files, back up applications and devices, and protect your property with professional video surveillance.

 

 

Private cloud for data sharing

Hybrid work in the private cloud
Store, sync, access, and share data from any device, wherever you are. Work together seamlessly across different platforms, accessing files through mobile apps, desktop clients, or a browser-based interface. Quickly and easily roll back files in case of unwanted deletion or modification thanks to smart versioning.

 

 

Multi-layered backup

Back up workstations, smartphones, cloud apps, and more
Consolidate and automate backup tasks for workstations, file servers, VMs, SaaS applications, and more with Active Backup Suite. Administer device backups remotely through a centralized portal and quickly restore specific files or entire devices to keep your business up and running. Take advantage of built-in remote backup solutions designed to protect your data with seamless 3-2-1 backup configurations.

 

 

Smart surveillance management

Synology Surveillance Station
Protecting your business has never been easier, with centralized management, support for over 8,300 IP camera models, and remote monitoring and playback. Synology’s video management system provides all the tools you need for live monitoring, investigation, management, and backup.3

 

 

Specs

Hardware Specs

CPU

CPU Model: Intel Celeron J4125

CPU Quantity: 1

CPU Architecture: 64-bit

CPU Frequency: 4-core 2.0 (base) / 2.7 (burst) GHz

Hardware Encryption Engine (AES-NI): Yes

 

 

Memory

System Memory: 2 GB DDR4 non-ECC

Total Memory Slots: 1

Maximum Memory Capacity: 6 GB (2 GB + 4 GB)

Notes:
Synology reserves the right to replace memory modules with the same or higher frequency based on supplier's product life cycle status. Rest assured that the compatibility and stability have been strictly verified with the same benchmark to ensure identical performance.
Please select Synology memory modules for optimum compatibility and reliability. Synology will not provide complete product warranty or technical support if non-Synology memory modules are used for memory expansion.

 

 

Storage

Drive Bays: 2

Compatible Drive Type* (See all supported drives):
3.5" SATA HDD
2.5" SATA SSD

Hot Swappable Drive: Yes

Notes: Compatible drive type" indicates drives that have been tested to be compatible with Synology products. This term does not indicate the maximum connection speed of each drive bay.

 

 

External Ports

RJ-45 1GbE LAN Port: 2 (with Link Aggregation / Failover support)

USB 3.2 Gen 1 Port: 2

USB Copy: Yes

Notes:
This device's 1GbE LAN ports have a maximum transmission unit (MTU) size of 1,500 bytes.
The USB 3.0 standard was renamed to USB 3.2 Gen 1 by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) in 2019.

 

 

File System

Internal Drives:
Btrfs
EXT4

External Drives:
Btrfs
EXT4
EXT3
FAT
NTFS
HFS+
exFAT

 

 

Appearance

Size (Height x Width x Depth): 165 mm x 108 mm x 232.2 mm

Weight: 1.30 kg

 

 

 

Others

System Fan: 92 mm x 92 mm x 1 pcs

Fan Speed Mode:
Full-Speed Mode
Cool Mode
Quiet Mode

Brightness Adjustable Front LED Indicators: Yes

Power Recovery: Yes

Noise Level: 22 dB(A)

Scheduled Power On / Off: Yes

Wake on LAN / WAN: Yes

Power Supply Unit / Adapter: 60 W

AC Input Power Voltage: 100V to 240V AC

Power Frequency: 50/60 Hz, Single Phase

Power Consumption:
14.69 W (Access)
4.41 W (HDD Hibernation)

British Thermal Unit:
50.09 BTU/hr (Access)
15.04 BTU/hr (HDD Hibernation)

Notes:
For more information on how power consumption is measured, refer to this article.
Noise testing was conducted with the Synology system fully installed with Synology SATA HDDs and in an idle stae. Two G.R.A.S. Type 40AE microphones are placed at a 1 m distance from the front and rear of the device. Background noise: 16.49-17.51 dB(A); Temperature: 24.25-25.75°C; Humidity: 58.2-61.8%

 

Temperature

Operating Temperature 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)

Storage Temperature -20°C to 60°C (-5°F to 140°F)

Relative Humidity 5% to 95% RH

 

 

Certification

FCC
CE
BSMI
VCCI
RCM
UKCA
CCC
KC

 

 

Environment

RoHS Compliant

 

 

Packaging Content

Main Unit X 1
Accessory Pack X 1
AC Power Adapter X 1
AC Power Cord X 1
RJ-45 LAN Cable X 2
Quick Installation Guide X 1

 

 

Optional Accessories

DDR4 non-ECC SODIMM: D4NESO-2666-4G
3.5" SATA HDD: HAT3300
Surveillance Device License Pack

Notes: All memory modules will operate at the maximum frequency specified by the CPU manufacturer.

 

 

Software Specs

 

DSM Specifications

Storage Management

Maximum Single Volume Size: 108 TB

Maximum Internal Volume Number: 64

SSD TRIM: Yes

Supported RAID Type:
Synology Hybrid RAID
Basic
JBOD
RAID 0
RAID 1

RAID Migration: Basic to RAID 1

Volume Expansion with Larger HDDs:
Synology Hybrid RAID
RAID 1

Volume Expansion by Adding a HDD: Synology Hybrid RAID

Notes:
Usable capacity for each volume will be lower than the maximum volume size and is dependent on the filesystem and the amount of system metadata stored.
Actual maximum storage pool and volume sizes depend on drive sizes used, the number of drive bays available, and the RAID configuration.

 

 

File Services

File Protocol: SMB/AFP/NFS/FTP/WebDAV

Maximum Concurrent: SMB/AFP/FTP Connections 500

Maximum Concurrent: SMB/AFP/FTP Connections (with RAM expansion) 1,500

Windows Access Control List (ACL) Integration: Yes

NFS Kerberos Authentication: Yes

Notes:
Regarding data concerning tests with RAM expansion, all memory slots are installed with the maximum capacity of supported RAM.
The testing standard was based on the maximum number of concurrent connections supported by this model. During the testing, 25% of the connections were used to transfer files concurrently. The transfer process guaranteed that the connections were not interrupted; the minimum transfer speed was not guaranteed.

 

 

Account & Shared Folder

Maximum Local User Accounts: 2,048

Maximum Local Groups: 256

Maximum Shared Folder: 256

Maximum Shared Folder Sync Tasks: 8

 

 

Hybrid Share

Hybrid Share Folder Number: 10

 

 

Hyper Backup

Data & Folder Backup: Yes

Entire System Backup: Yes

Notes: Full-system backup requires DSM 7.2 or later.

 

 

High Availability

Synology High Availability: Yes

 

 

Log Center

Syslog Events per Second: 800

 

 

General Specifications

Networking Protocols: SMB1 (CIFS), SMB2, SMB3, NFSv3, NFSv4, NFSv4.1, NFS Kerberized sessions, iSCSI, HTTP, HTTPs, FTP, SNMP, LDAP, CalDAV

Supported Browsers:
Google Chrome
Firefox
Microsoft Edge
Safari

Supported Language: English, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Español, Dansk, Norsk, Svenska, Nederlands, ???????, Polski, Magyar, Português do Brasil, Português Europeu, Türkçe, Ceský, ???????, ???, ???, ????, ????

Notes For an updated list of supported browser versions,check the DSM Technical Specifications.

 

 

Antivirus by McAfee (Trial)

Yes

 

 

Central Management System

Yes

 

 

Synology Chat

Suggested Concurrent Users: 100

Notes:
Measured with simulated users, each with an average record of 20,000 messages, emojis, or stickers. The required server response time is below ten seconds.
When applicable, systems are tested configured with maximum memory and set to allow the maximum number of connections.

 

 

Document Viewer

Yes

 

 

Download Station

Maximum Concurrent Download Tasks: 80

 

 

SAN Manager

Maximum iSCSI Target Number: 128

Maximum LUN: 256

LUN Clone/Snapshot, Windows ODX: Yes

 

 

Synology MailPlus / MailPlus Server

Free Email Accounts: 5 (Additional accounts require purchase of licenses)

Suggested Maximum Users: 500

Suggested Concurrent Users: 100

Maximum Server Performance 1,224,000 emails per day, approx. 37GB

Notes:
For tested models with expandable memory, the maximum amount of RAM was installed.
The performance of the mail system will slightly decrease in high-availability mode due to data synchronization between the two servers.
Functions that were enabled in all of the tests above: anti-spam, anti-virus, DNSBL, greylist, content scan, full-text search (English only).

 

 

Media Server

DLNA Compliance: Yes

 

 

Synology Photos

Facial Recognition: Yes

Object Recognition: Yes

Notes: Object recognition requires an upgrade of memory capacity to a minimum of 4 GB.

 

 

Snapshot Replication

Maximum Snapshots per Shared Folder: 1,024

Maximum of System Snapshots: 65,536

 

 

Surveillance Station

Default Licenses: 2 (Additional cameras require purchase of licenses):

Maximum IP Cameras and Total FPS (H.264):
720p: 25 channels, 750 FPS
1080p: 25 channels, 750 FPS
3M: 25 channels, 350 FPS
5M: 25 channels, 280 FPS
4K: 17 channels, 170 FPS

Maximum IP Cameras and Total FPS (H.265):
720p: 25 channels, 750 FPS
1080p: 25 channels, 750 FPS
3M: 25 channels, 600 FPS
5M: 25 channels, 480 FPS
4K: 20 channels, 200 FPS

Notes:
Performance figures are obtained from testing conducted with the device fully populated with drives under a continuous recording setup. Actual system capabilities may vary based on configuration, drive performance, enabled features, and the presence of additional workloads.
Use NVR Selector to quickly find a suitable model based on your requirements.

 

 

Synology Drive

Recommended Number of Concurrent Sync Clients: 350 (the number of connections that can be maintained when the recommended number of hosted files was reached)

Recommended Number of Hosted Files: 5,000,000 (applies to files indexed or hosted by Synology Drive. For file access through other standard protocols, refer to the File Services section above)

Notes:
Exceeding the recommended numbers above will not block application operations, but may result in longer response time.
For tested models with expandable memory, the maximum amount of RAM was installed.
Btrfs file system and non-encrypted shared folders were used during the aforementioned testing.

 

 

Synology Office

Suggested Maximum Users: 1,500

Suggested Concurrent Users 600

Notes:
Multiple files were opened for testing and each file was edited by 30 users simultaneously.
For tested models with expandable memory, the maximum amount of RAM was installed.
Client performance may affect maximum simultaneous editing users. Client PCs used for testing: Intel Core i3-3220 / 8GB RAM

 

 

Video Station

Yes

 

 

Virtual Machine Manager

Recommended Virtual Machine Instances: 2

Recommended Virtual DSM Number (Licenses required): 2 (including 1 Free License)

Notes: The specifications vary depending on system configuration and memory size.

 

 

VPN Server

Maximum Connections: 40