216 SAN/NAS Server with WD Red Hard Drives

The Fire and Waterproof NAS/RAID Storage Solution

The ioSafe 216 is a fireproof and waterproof, network connected, multi-drive NAS/RAID storage device for terabytes of your precious or business data. Designed to be the center of your private cloud, the ioSafe 216 is powered by a Synology DSM motherboard and operating system. It allows for fast access on your local network and remote access from nearly any device connected to the internet - all secured and protected by you. The ioSafe 216 is designed and assembled by ioSafe in California - a data storage company with a vision to protect the world's photos, videos and business data in the vulnerable public cloud.

Praise for ioSafe products:

  • The best way I have found to protect your data.
    Jim Rossman, The Dallas Morning News
  • The surest way to keep local data safe that we have ever seen.
    Julian Reiche, MaximumPC
  • An excellent small business storage solution.
    Steven Sande, TUAW
  • This thing is amazing.
    Murray Hill, Canada.com

It's all about you. Your data. Your stuff. All of it.

The ioSafe 216 is the first disaster-proof private cloud device of it's kind. Like an aircraft black box for your data, the ioSafe 216 is designed to protect and secure terabytes of the most precious data on the planet - your data

The Cloud Problem: Slow, Pricey and Insecure

If you have 20-30 GB to protect, the public cloud is an option. If you have terabytes to store, the traditional public cloud breaks down quickly.

Speed

Moving a terabyte online can take months. Three or four terabytes? Fuggedaboutit! Months to upload and months to download. It's faster to ship a hard drive across the country than to try to stream the data across the internet. The situation is only getting worse as data growth will continue to exceed bandwidth over the foreseeable future. It's the equivalent of pushing the Pacific Ocean through a garden hose.

Security

No one in the public cloud cares as much about your data as you do. Information gets hacked, deleted and compromised in the public cloud as the biggest databases represent the juiciest targets for hackers. Staying in control of how your local data is stored, accessed and managed is an excellent way to avoid risks of the public cloud. The ioSafe 216 has a hardware encryption engine that supports AES-NI encryption for securing your data on-site.

Cost

To store a couple of terabytes on Amazon's S3 Storage over three years will cost over $8000. Granted Mozy, Carbonite or Backblaze combined with Dropbox can be a fantastic setup if (1) you don't have terabytes of data and (2) you don't have them on a NAS and (3) you don't care about disaster recovery for all your programs or OS in addition to your data.

Private Cloud

The private cloud (aka NAS with cloud-like applications: picture sharing, music streaming and file syncing) can help solve the speed and security issues associated with the public cloud. It's fast when you're local and accessible when you're remote. The security is set by you and only you: simply pull the plug out of the wall if you want to completely lock out all external access to your data. Once your data is out in the public cloud, you lose control over how or where your data is stored. It will invariably get replicated across the internet and can never be made completely secure again.

Manufacturer Part Number
216-4TB1YR
EAN/UPC
0816519013246,816519013246
Full Product Specifications

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Hardware
Fire Protection: Protects data from fire. Up to 1550°F, 30 minutes per ASTM E-119.
Flood Protection: Protects data from flood. Fully submersed, fresh or salt water, 10 foot depth, 72 hours.
Theft Protection: Kensington® Security Slot. Optional Floor Mount / Padlock Kit.
Processor: Dual Core 1.3 GHz
Hardware Encryption Engine: Yes. AES-NI hardware encryption engine.
Memory: DDR3 512MB
Internal HDD/SSD: 3.5. or 2.5. SATA(II) X 2 (hard drives not included)
Max Internal Capacity: 12TB (2X 6TB hard drives) (The actual capacity will differ according to volume types.)
Hot Swappable HDD: Yes
External Storage Interface: 1X USB 2.0 port, 2X USB 3.0 ports
Size (HxWxD): 5.9 in (150mm) x 9.06 in (230mm) x 11.5 in (292mm)
Weight: 28 lbs (12.7 kg)
LAN: 1X Gigabit
Wireless Support: Yes (wireless dongles not included)
Wake on LAN/WAN: Yes
Noise Level2: 19.9 dB(A)
AC Input Power Voltage: 100V to 240V
Power Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz, Single Phase
Power Consumption3: 18.48 W (Access); 8.28 W (HDD Hibernation)
Operating Temperature: 5°C to 35°C (40°F to 95°F)
Storage Temperature: -10°C to 70°C (15°Fto 155°F)
Relative Humidity: 5% to 95%RH

Applications
File Station: Virtual Drive, Remote Folder
Backup Solutions: Network Backup, Local Backup, Desktop Backup (Window: Synology Data Replicator; Mac®: Apple® Time Machine® MFP functions are for Windows® PC only)
Mail Server: Supported Mail Server Protocols : POP3, SMTP, IMAP
FTP Server: Bandwidth Control, Custom FTP Passive Port Range, Anonymous FTP, Transfer Log
Web Station: Virtual Host (up to 30 websites), PHP/MySQL®, 3rd-Party Applications Support
Printer Server: Max Printer #: 2, Printing Protocols: LPR, CIFS, IPP, Apple AirPrintTM Google Cloud PrintTM, Multi Functional Print Server
iOS/AndroidTM Applications: DS photo+, DS audio, DS cam, DS file, DS finder
Windows Phone Applications: DS finder

Add-on Packages
Surveillance Station: Default IP cam #: 1, MAX IP cam # (licenses required): 8 (1 free license to install 1 IP camera. Additional licenses can be Maximum Concurrent Download Tasks : 30
Directory Server: LDAP Directory Server, Backup and Restore LDAP Database
VPN Server: Maximum Connections : 5, VPN Method: PPTP, OpenVPN.
DHCP Server: DHCP Server feature, Address Reservation
Syslog Server: SSL Connection, Log Rotation: 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, Email Notificaiton
Mail Station: Webmail Interface for Mail Server, Receiving Mails from Multiple POP3 Mailboxes, Customizable SMTP Server
Antivirus Essential: Full System Scan, Scheduled Scan, White List Customization, Virus Definition Auto Update
Time Backup: Maximum Task Number : 2, Multiple File Versions Retained, Instant File Restoration
Cloud Station: Maximum User Accounts : 16, Retain Historical and Deleted File Versions
DLNA®/UPnP® Media Server: PS3®/Xbox 360® Support
Download Station: Supported Download Protocols: BT/HTTP/FTP/NZB/eMule
Other Packages: Photo Station, Audio Station, iTunes® Server, 3rd-Party Packages

General
Networking Protocols: CIFS, AFP, NFS, FTP, WebDAV, CalDAV, iSCSI, Telnet, SSH, SNMP, VPN (PPTP, OpenVPNTM)
File System: EXT4, EXT3 (External Disk Only), FAT (External Disk Only), NTFS (External Disk Only)
Storage Management: Max File System Size: 16TB, Max Internal Volume #: 256, Max iSCSI Target #: 10, Max iSCSI LUN#: 10, Supported RAID Type : Synology Hybrid RAID, Basic, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1
File Sharing Capability: Max User Account: 2048, Max Group: 256, Max Shared Folder: 256, Max Concurrent CIFS/AFP/FTP Connections : 128
Privilege: Windows Access Control List (ACL)
Directory Service: Windows ADS Domain Integration, LDAP Integration
Security: FTP over SSL/TLS, IP Auto-Block, Firewall, Encrypted Network Backup over Rsync, HTTPS Connection
Utilities: Synology Web Assistant, Synology Assistant, Synology Data Replicator
Supported Clients: Windows XP onward, Mac OS X® 10.5 onward, Ubuntu 9.04 onward
Support Browsers: Chrome, Internet Explorer®: 8, 9, Firefox®, Safari® (Mac): 5

Environment and Packaging
Environment: RoHS Compliant
Package Content: 216 Main Unit, Installation Disc, Welcome Note, Assembling Kit, AC Power Cord, AC Power Adapter, RJ-45 LAN Cable X1
Optional Accessories: Floor Mount / Padlock Kit, Camera License Pack
Warranty: 216 Diskless: 1 Year No-Hassle Warranty.
216 w/ factory loaded drives: 1 Year No-Hassle + 1 Year Data Recovery Service (DRS). Upgradeable to 5 Year No-Hassle Warranty + 5 Years DRS. Certain limitation apply. See website for details.