Product Specifications

DS218j

Last updated: Oct 19, 2022

Hardware Specs
CPU
CPU Model Marvell Armada 385 88F6820
CPU Architecture 32-bit
CPU Frequency 2-core 1.3 GHz
Hardware Encryption Engine v
Memory
System Memory 512 MB DDR3L non-ECC
Synology reserves the right to replace memory modules
with the same or higher frequency based on supplier's
Notes product life cycle status. Rest assured that the
compatibility and stability have been strictly verified with
the same benchmark to ensure identical performance.
Storage
Drive Bays 2
Compatible Drive Type* (See 3.5" SATA HDD
all supported drives) 2.5" SATA HDD (with optional 2.5" Disk Holder)
2.5" SATA SSD (with optional 2.5" Disk Holder)
Maximum Single Volume Size* 16 TB
Hot Swappable Drive -
"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.
Notes The maximum raw capacity is not limited by the
maximum single volume size. Synology NAS models
may utilize capacities over the maximum single volume
size as long as each volume created is below the limit.
(Learn more)
External Ports
RJ-45 1GbE LAN Port 1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 Port* 2
File System
Internal Drives EXT4
EXT4
EXT3
External Drives FAT
NTFS
HFS+*
exFAT*
HFS+ is read only, max 2TB volume size.
Notes exFAT Access is purchased separately in Package
Center.
Appearance
Size (Height x Width x Depth) 165 mm x 100 mm x 225.5 mm
Weight 0.88 kg
Others
System Fan 92 mm x 92 mm x 1 pcs
Full-Speed Mode
Fan Speed Mode Cool Mode
Quiet Mode
Low-power Mode
Brightness Adjustable Front v
LED Indicators
Power Recovery v
Noise Level* 18.2 dB(A)
Scheduled Power On / Off v
Wake on LAN / WAN v
Power Supply Unit / Adapter 60 W
Redundant Power Supply -
AC Input Power Voltage 100 V to 240 V AC
Power Frequency 50/60 Hz, Single Phase
Power Consumption* 17.48 W (Access)
7.03 W (HDD Hibernation)
British Thermal Unit 59.68 BTU/hr (Access)
24 BTU/hr (HDD Hibernation)
Power consumption is measured when it is fully loaded
with Western Digital 1TB WD10EFRX hard drive(s).
Noise Level Testing Environment: Fully loaded with
Notes Seagate 2TB ST2000VN000 hard drive(s) in the idle
state. Two G.R.A.S. Type 40AE microphones, each set
up 1 meter away from the Synology NAS at the front
and rear. Background noise: 16.49-17.51 dB(A);
Temperature: 24.25-25.75˚C; Humidity: 58.2-61.8%
Temperature
Operating Temperature 5°C to 40°C (40°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
EAC
CCC
KC
RCM
Warranty
2 Years
Notes The warranty period starts from the purchase date as
stated on your purchase receipt. (Learn more)
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 1
Quick Installation Guide X 1
Optional Accessories
VisualStation: VS960HD/VS360HD
Surveillance Device License Pack
Disk Holder: Type C

Software Specs
DSM Specifications
Storage Management
Maximum Internal Volume 64
Number
Synology Hybrid RAID
Basic
Supported RAID Type JBOD
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID Migration Basic to RAID 1
Volume Expansion with Larger Synology Hybrid RAID
HDDs RAID 1
Volume Expansion by Adding Synology Hybrid RAID
a HDD
File Services
File Protocol CIFS/AFP/NFS/FTP/WebDAV
Maximum Concurrent 100
SMB/AFP/FTP Connections
Windows Access Control List v
(ACL) Integration
NFS Kerberos Authentication v
Account & Shared Folder
Maximum Local User 1,024
Accounts
Maximum Local Groups 256
Maximum Shared Folder 256
Maximum Shared Folder Sync 2
Tasks
Log Center
Syslog Events per Second 100
General Specifications
SMB1 (CIFS), SMB2, SMB3, NFSv3, NFSv4, NFSv4.1, NFS
Networking Protocols Kerberized sessions, iSCSI, HTTP, HTTPs, FTP, SNMP,
LDAP, CalDAV
Google Chrome
Firefox
Microsoft Edge
Supported Browsers Internet Explorer 11 onwards
Safari 13 onwards
Safari (iOS 13.0 onwards)
Google Chrome (Android 11.0 onwards)
 English, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Español, Dansk, Norsk,
Supported Language Svenska, Nederlands, Русский, Polski, Magyar, Português
do Brasil, Português Europeu, Türkçe, Český, ภาษาไทย, 日本
語, 한국어, 繁體中文, 简体中文

Add-on Packages view the complete package list

Synology Chat
Maximum Users 10
The number of concurrent HTTP connections for
Notes Synology Chat was configured to the maximum.
CPU and RAM usage were both under 80% when the
number of maximum users was reached.
Cloud Station Server
Recommended Number of 100,000
Hosted Files
Recommended Number of 200 (the number of connections that can be maintained
Concurrent Sync Clients when the recommended number of hosted files was
reached)
The maximum number of concurrently connected
devices refers to the maximum number of devices that
can remain connected at the same time.
The maximum number of hosted files refers to the
Notes maximum number of files that can be indexed and
hosted by the Cloud Station Server service. RAM
expansion was not used during testing.
Non-encrypted shared folders were used during the
aforementioned testing.
Download Station
Maximum Concurrent 50
Download Tasks
exFAT Access (Optional)
v
iSCSI Manager
Maximum iSCSI Target 10
Number
Maximum iSCSI LUN 10
Media Server
DLNA Compliance v
Moments
Facial Recognition v
Surveillance Station
Maximum IP cam (Licenses 14 (including 2 Free License) (See All Supported IP
required) Cameras)
420 FPS @ 720p (1280x720)
120 FPS @ 1080p (1920x1080)
Total FPS (H.264) 90 FPS @ 3M (2048x1536)
60 FPS @ 5M (2591x1944)
20 FPS @ 4K (3840x2160)
420 FPS @ 720p (1280x720)
210 FPS @ 1080p (1920x1080)
Total FPS (H.265) 140 FPS @ 3M (2048x1536)
90 FPS @ 5M (2591x1944)
30 FPS @ 4K (3840x2160)
140 FPS @ 720p (1280x720)
Total FPS (MJPEG) 70 FPS @ 1080p (1920x1080)
40 FPS @ 3M (2048x1536)
20 FPS @ 5M (2591x1944)
Surveillance Station throughput is tested with Axis
network camera, using continuous recording with live
view from Surveillance Station and motion detection by
camera. Live view and recording are sharing the same
Notes stream from the camera.
The maximum channel number also includes devices
installed on Virtual DSM.
Total FPS may be affected by other services running at
the same time (e.g., archive tasks performed by Archive
Vault).
Synology Drive
Recommended Number of 100,000 (applies to files indexed or hosted by Synology
Hosted Files Drive. For file access through other standard protocols,
refer to the File Services section above)
Recommended Number of 200 (the number of connections that can be maintained
Concurrent Sync Clients when the recommended number of hosted files was
reached)
Exceeding the recommended numbers above will not
block application operations, but may result in longer
Notes response time.
EXT4 file system and non-encrypted shared folders
were used during the aforementioned testing.
Synology Office
Maximum Users 200
Multiple files were opened for testing and each file was
edited by 30 users simultaneously.
CPU and RAM usage were both under 80% when the
Notes number of maximum users was reached.
Client performance may affect maximum simultaneous
editing users. Client PCs used for testing: Intel Core i3-
3220 / 8GB RAM
Video Station
Video Transcoding Group 2 (See more)
VPN Server
Maximum Connections 10