DiskStation

DS220+

Compact and High Highlights

• Accelerated Application Performance

Performance NAS Solution Average 15% performance boost to photo indexing
and other computing-intensive operations, as well as
database response time
Synology DiskStation DS220+ is a compact • Effortless Data Sharing & Synchronization
Access, share, and sync your data easily across different
network-attached storage solution to
operating systems and devices
streamline your data and multimedia • Protect and Restore Data in a Snap
Back up critical data and reduce your Recovery Time
management. It features smooth data sharing,
Objective (RTO) with Snapshot Replication
video streaming, and photo indexing, as well • Entertaining Multimedia Hub
Organize and stream your music, video, and photo
as well-rounded data protection and recovery
collections across all your devices
options. • Anytime, Anywhere
Freely access files on the go and back up mobile photos
with iOS and Android™ apps

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 Streamline Your Data Management Experience

DS220+ is a 2-bay desktop NAS designed for fast data sharing and
management. It newly features dual 1GbE LAN ports to support network
failover, and with Link Aggregation enabled, DS220+ provides over 225
MB/s sequential read and 192 MB/s sequential write1 throughput.
Data can be further protected with RAID 1 disk mirroring to prevent
sudden drive failure.

DS220+ benefits computing-intensive applications, speeding up Synology

Drive and Moments2 by an average 15%, and boosting Web PHP
response efficiency by around 95% compared with its predecessor.
DS220+ makes data management simple and efficient.

Establish a Strong Storage Foundation with Btrfs

DS220+ features a Btrfs file system optimized by Synology to offer you

high reliability and high performance. Btrfs supports advanced storage
technologies that meet the needs of modern business:

• Advanced snapshot technology provides schedulable and

Next-Generation File System
near-instantaneous data protection of shared folders and LUNs.
Btrfs is a modern file system designed to
safeguard data integrity through metadata • File and folder level data restoration offers users who wish to
mirroring, file self-healing, and fast snapshot
restore only a specific file or folder more flexibility.
replication.
• Flexible Shared Folders and User Quota System provide
comprehensive quota control on all user accounts and shared folders.
• File self-healing allows Btrfs file systems to auto-detect corrupted
files using mirrored metadata and to recover broken data using RAID
configurations.
• Inline compression compresses data before writing them to the drive,
to optimize storage use and reduce write commands to the drives.

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 Powerful Backup Tools

DS220+ offers users a range of backup solutions for cloud and physical, on-
premises environments. Backing up and restoring data is effortless – and
completely free of licenses on compatible NAS models.

• Back up your cloud data: Cloud Sync enables users to seamlessly back
up or synchronize data between a local Synology NAS and other cloud

Synology Backup Suite services.

A centralized, integrated, and license-free backup • Back up your PCs and servers: Synology Drive Client backs up your
solution to protect every bit of your data. Windows®, Mac®, and Linux® desktop devices to safeguard important
computer files.
• Back up your Synology NAS: Hyper Backup offers a wide range of
destinations for backups of your NAS, including on-premises and cloud.

Your Personal Multimedia Library

DS220+ helps you easily manage multimedia content and share it across
Windows®, macOS®, and Linux® platforms.

• Video Station helps you organize your personal digital video library
using different data and criteria. Streaming videos to Apple TV, Android
TV, Samsung TV, Chromecast and mobile apps is a breeze, and a wide
range of digital devices are supported.
• Audio Station provides music playback via AirPlay® devices, and
Multimedia Streaming
comes with lossless audio format support and Internet radio. Using the
Seamlessly gather and stream music, video, and
photo collections across all your devices.
Alexa Audio Station feature, you can call out your music to your Voice
Assistant.
• Moments' and Photo Station's intuitive design fit both home users and
professional photographers. Auto-created albums help you manage your
images in seconds. You can also share photographs with local users or
the public while regulating security using fine permission settings.

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 Multimedia Anytime, Everywhere

Synology's mobile apps let you enjoy your multimedia library anytime,
anywhere. Available on iOS and Android™ platforms, DS photo, DS
audio, DS video, and DS file let you access your Synology NAS through
Photo Station, Audio Station, Video Station, and File Station,
respectively. With Synology QuickConnect, you can connect to your
Synology NAS using a secure and customizable address for instant access
to media and work files on Windows®, Mac®, Linux®, and mobile devices.

Cool & Quiet Design for Energy Efficiency

Synology DS220+ is designed with energy efficiency in mind. Compared

with its average PC counterpart, Synology DS220+ consumes less
power, at 14.96 watts while accessing and 4.41 watts when hard drive
hibernation is enabled. The power scheduling feature further reduces
power consumption and operating cost.

Low Power Consumption

DS220+ is designed with energy-efficiency in mind,
helping you minimize your carbon footprint.

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Hardware Overview

Front Rear

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1 Status indicator 2 LAN indicator 3 Disk indicator 4 USB 3.0 port

5 Copy button 6 Power button and indicator 7 System fan 8 1GbE RJ-45 port
9 Reset button 10 Power port 11 Kensington Security Slot

Technical Specifications
Hardware
CPU Intel Celeron J4025 2-core 2.0 GHz, burst up to 2.9 GHz

Hardware encryption engine Yes (AES-NI)

Memory 2 GB DDR4 onboard (expandable up to 6 GB)3

Compatible drive type 2 x 3.5" or 2.5" SATA HDD/SSD (drives not included)

Hot swappable drive Yes

External port 2 x USB 3.0 port

Size (HxWxD) 165 x 108 x 232.2 mm

Weight 1.3 kg

LAN 2 x Gigabit (RJ-45)

Wake on LAN/WAN Yes

Scheduled power on/off Yes

System fan 92 x 92 x 25 mm

AC input power voltage 100 V to 240 V AC

Power frequency 50/60 Hz, single phase

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

Maximum operating altitude 5,000 m (16,400 ft)

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General DSM specification
Networking protocol SMB, AFP, NFS, FTP, WebDAV, CalDAV, iSCSI, Telnet, SSH, SNMP, VPN (PPTP, OpenVPN™ , L2TP)

• Internal: Btrfs, ext4

File system
• External: Btrfs, ext4, ext3, FAT, NTFS, HFS+, exFAT4

Supported RAID type Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR), Basic, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1

• Maximum single volume size: 108 TB

Storage management • Maximum system snapshots: 65,5365
• Maximum internal volume: 64

• Maximum local user account: 2,048

• Maximum local group: 256
File sharing capability
• Maximum shared folder: 256
• Maximum concurrent SMB/NFS/AFP/FTP connection: 500

Privilege Windows® Access Control List (ACL), application privilege

Directory service Windows® AD integration: Domain users login via SMB/NFS/AFP/FTP/File Station, LDAP integration

Firewall, shared folder encryption, SMB encryption, FTP over SSL/TLS, SFTP, rsync over SSH, login auto block, Let's Encrypt
Security
support, HTTPS (customizable cipher suite)

Supported client Windows® 7 onwards, macOS® 10.12 onwards

Chrome®, Firefox®, Edge®, Internet Explorer® 10 onwards, Safari® 10 onwards; Safari (iOS 10 onwards), Chrome (Android™ 6.0
Supported browser
onwards) on tablets

English, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Español, Dansk, Norsk, Svensk, Nederlands, Русский, Polski, Magyar,
Interface Language
Português do Brasil, Português Europeu, Türkçe, Český,

Packages and Applications

File Server & Synchronization
Provide a universal portal to synchronize your files across various platforms, including Windows®, macOS®, Linux®, AndroidTM
and iOS. The built-in universal portal allows you to access data anytime and anywhere.
Synology Drive
• Maximum number of hosted files: 500,000
• Maximum number of concurrent connections for PC clients: 350

Virtual drive, remote folder, Windows® ACL editor, compressing/extracting archived files, bandwidth control for specific users
File Station
or groups, creating sharing links, transfer logs

Bandwidth control for TCP connections, custom FTP passive port range, anonymous FTP, FTP SSL/TLS and SFTP protocol,
FTP Server
boot over the network with TFTP and PXE support, transfer logs

Presto File Server6 High-speed data transfer over WAN with exclusive SITA technology between Synology NAS and desktop

One or two-way synchronization with public cloud storage providers including Alibaba Cloud OSS, Amazon Drive, Amazon
Cloud Sync S3-compatible storage, Backblaze B2, Baidu Cloud, Box, Dropbox, Google Cloud Storage, Google Drive, hubiC, MegaDisk,
Microsoft OneDrive, OpenStack Swift-compatible storage, Tencent COS, WebDAV servers, Yandex Disk

Universal Search Offer global search into applications and files

iSCSI Storage & Virtualization

• Maximum iSCSI target: 128
iSCSI Manager • Maximum iSCSI LUN: 256
• iSCSI LUN clone/snapshot support

Virtual Machine Manager Deploy and run various virtual machines on Synology NAS, including Windows®, Linux®, or Virtual DSM

Data Protection & Backup Solution

Hyper Backup Support local backup, network backup, and backup data to public clouds

DSM configuration backup, macOS® Time Machine support, Synology Drive Client desktop application
Backup tools
Shared folder sync - maximum task number: 8

• Maximum of shared folder snapshots: 1,024

Snapshot Replication
• Maximum of Replication: 32

Synology High Availability Reduce service downtime by setting up two identical NAS into one high-availability cluster

Active Backup for G Suite Support G Suite My Drive and Team Drive backup and restoration

Active Backup for Office 365 Support Office 365 OneDrive for Business, mail, contacts, and calendar backup and restoration

All-in-one backup solution designed for heterogeneous business IT environment, enabling IT admins to remotely manage
Active Backup for Business
and monitor protection over PC, servers and VM on one centralized console

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 Productivity & Collaboration
Collaborate with instant message service Synology Chat, online editor Synology Office, and scheduling assistant Synology
Calendar
Collaboration tools • Chat maximum users: 600
• Office maximum users: 1,000
• Calendar: support CalDAV and access via mobile devices

Note Station Rich-text note organization and versioning, encryption, sharing, media embedding and attachments

Secure, reliable, and private mail solution with high-availability, load balancing, security and filtering design (Includes 5 free
Synology MailPlus Server
email account licenses; additional accounts require the purchasing of additional licenses)

Synology MailPlus Intuitive webmail interface for Synology MailPlus Server, customizable mail labels, filters, and user interface

Multimedia
Support smart AI album with facial and subject recognition, photo editing and sharing features, similar photo detection, auto-
Moments editing functions such as color correction and angle adjustments, and AI selection of the best photos. Mobile applications are
available on iOS and AndroidTM devices

Other packages Video Station, Photo Station, Audio Station, iTunes® Server

Surveillance
Maximum IP camera: 25 (total of 750 FPS at 720p, H.264) (Including two free camera licenses; additional cameras require the
Surveillance Station
purchasing of additional licenses)

All-in-One Server
Synology Directory Server Provide a flexible and cost-effective domain controller solution

Central Management System Provide a single interface to manage and monitor multiple Synology NAS

VPN Server Maximum connection: 30, supported VPN protocol: PPTP, OpenVPN™, L2TP/IPSec

Mail Server Supported Mail Server Protocols: POP3, SMTP, IMAP, Support LDAP/AD account

Mail Station Webmail interface for Mail Server to receive emails from multiple POP3 mailboxes, customizable SMTP server

Web Station Virtual host (up to 30 websites), PHP/MariaDB®, third-party applications support

Other packages DNS Server, RADIUS Server, Log Center

Others
Volume and quota usage, total size of files, volume usage and trends based on past usage, size of shared folders, large files,
Storage Analyzer
most recently modified files, least recently accessed files

Antivirus Essential Full system scan, scheduled scan, white list customization, virus definition auto update

Synology Drive, Synology MailPlus, Synology Chat, Synology LiveCam, Moments, DS audio, DS photo, DS video, DS cam,
iOS/Android™ applications
DS file, DS finder, DS note

Other packages Additional 3rd-party packages available on Package Center

Environment and Packaging

Environment safety RoHS compliant

• DS220+ unit x 1
• Quick Installation Guide x 1
• Accessory pack x 1
Package content
• AC power adapter x 1
• AC power cord x 1
• RJ-45 LAN cable x 2

• DDR4 non-ECC SO-DIMM 4 GB (D4NESO-2666-4G)

• VisualStation VS360HD, VS960HD
Optional accessories7 • Surveillance Device License Pack
• Synology MailPlus License Pack
• Virtual DSM License Pack

Warranty 2 years8

*Model specifications are subject to change without notice. Please refer to www.synology.com for the latest information.
1. Performance figures may vary depending on environment, usage, and configuration.
2. Performance figures are based on the average percentage improvement of DS220+ relative to its predecessor, as tested at Synology labs. Test items include file
indexing in Synology Drive and photo indexing in Moments.
3. DS220+ comes with 2 GB DDR4 onboard and can support up to 6 GB by adding one optional DDR4 non-ECC 4 GB SO-DIMM.
4. exFAT Access can be purchased separately in Package Center.

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5. System snapshots include snapshots taken by iSCSI Manager, Snapshot Replication, and Virtual Machine Manager. Availability of these packages varies by
model.
6. Presto File Server licenses can be purchased separately in Package Center.
7. Please refer to www.synology.com/compatibility for the latest optional accessories list.
8. The warranty period starts from the purchase date as stated on your receipt of purchase. Visit https://www.synology.com/company/legal/warranty for more
information.

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DS220+-2020-ENU-REV001

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