Synology DiskStation DS1618+ 6-Bay NAS – DS1618+
DiskStation DS1618+
High-performance and 6-bay NAS ideal for tackling multi-tasking challenges
Overview
User-oriented server with high-speed computing
DS1618+ is a 6-bay NAS that provides storage scalability perfect for tech enthusiasts and small- to medium-sized businesses by effortlessly handling workloads. Further boost storage performance with the optional M.2 SSD cache or enhance network speeds by adding a 10 GbE NIC.
CPU
Quad-core 2.1GHz
RAM options
4GB DDR4 SO-DIMM, expandable up to 32GB
High Performance
2,037 MB/s sequential reading
RAID type
More flexible in RAID configuration
Supercharge your storage with speedy performance
DS1618+ comes with a PCIe expansion slot to support add-in cards. Install a dual M.2 SSD card for high-IOPS system caching or a 10GbE NIC for ultra-fast data transmission.
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M2D18
Dual M.2 NVMe / SATA SSD slot, compatible with 2280/2260/2242 form factors
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10GbE
M2D18 and 10GbE network adapter cards sold separately.
Ultimate file management and sharing
File Station is a web-based, fast and secure management tool built to allow easy, drag-and-drop operations without requiring any complex setup on Mac or PC. Advanced search and filtering tools allow for easy organization and file sharing. For complete compatibility, DS1618+ supports the following protocols: AFP, FTP, iSCSI, NFS, SMB, and WebDAV.
Real-time collaboration on your private cloud
Office is a collaboration package combining the convenience and usability of public clouds with the data privacy and security guaranteed by private clouds. It allows you to work seamlessly together on documents and spreadsheets in a protected environment.
Ultimate Backup Solution
DS1618+ integrates various backup applications to safeguard your important data on any device with an intuitive user interface and durable storage technologies.
Active Backup for Business
Centralize backup tasks for VMware, Windows, and file servers. Restore whatever you want fast and reliably when needed.
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Hyper Backup
Comprehensively back up your data to a local shared folder, an external device, another Synology NAS, an rsync server, or a public cloud to ensure data safety.
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Desktop Backup
Safeguard your PC with Cloud Station Backup. Effortlessly back up data stored on macOS to Synology NAS with Time Machine.
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Active Backup for
Office 365 / G Suite
On-premise backup solution with a centralized dashboard. Optimize storage efficiency with single instancing and block-level deduplication technology.
Office 365 G Suite
Btrfs: Next generation storage efficiency
Btrfs file system introduces the most advanced storage technologies to meet the management needs of modern large scale businesses:
Flexible Shared Folder/User Quota System provides comprehensive quota control on all user accounts and shared folders
Snapshot Replication provides schedulable and storage capacity-saving data protection with 1,024 shared folder backups and 65,000 system-wide snapshots
File or folder level data restoration makes data recovery fast and flexible
Automatic file self-healing detects and recovers corrupted files without user intervention
Fully certified storage virtualization solutions
Synology iSCSI storage fully supports most virtualization solutions to enhance work efficiency with easy management interface. VMware vSphere 6 and VAAI integration helps offload storage operations and optimizes computation efficiency. Windows Offloaded Data Transfer (ODX) speeds up data transfer and migration rate. OpenStack Cinder support turns your Synology NAS into a block-based storage component.
Powered by Synology DSM
DSM UI
Award-winning operating system with an intuitive user interface and powerful capabilities.
Public Cloud Integration
Backup and synchronize data easily between your public cloud accounts and your NAS.
Surveillance Station
Complete surveillance solution for recording, monitoring, and management.
Cloud Station Suite
Synchronize cross-platform data automatically with file version control on all your devices.
Snapshot Replication
Provides schedulable and instantaneous data protection for shared folders and virtual machines on iSCSI LUNs in the event of disaster.
Security
Comprehensive built-in security tools are constantly updated to tackle evolving threats and protect your devices.
- (1) Status indicator
- (2) Alert indicator
- (3) Power button and indicator
- (4) LAN indicator
- (5) Drive status indicator
- (6) Drive tray
- (7) USB 3.0 port
- (8) Power port
- (9) Kensington Security Slot
- (10) eSATA port
- (11) Fan
- (12) 1GbE RJ-45 port
- (13) PCIe expansion slot
- (14) Reset button
- (15) USB 3.0 port
Detailed Tech Specification
Hardware Specifications |
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CPU |
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| CPU Model | Intel Atom C3538 |
| CPU Architecture | 64-bit |
| CPU Frequency | Quad Core 2.1 GHz |
| Hardware Encryption Engine (AES-NI) |
✓ |
Memory |
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| System Memory | 4 GB DDR4 |
| Memory Module Pre-installed | 4 GB (4 GB x 1) |
| Total Memory Slots | 2 |
| Memory Expandable up to | 32 GB (16 GB x 2) |
| 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. |
Storage |
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| Drive Bays | 6 |
| Maximum Drive Bays with Expansion Unit | 16 |
| Compatible Drive Type* (See all supported drives) |
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| Maximum Internal Raw Capacity | 84 TB (14 TB drive x 6) (Capacity may vary by RAID types) |
| Maximum Raw Capacity with Expansion Units | 224 TB (84 TB + 14 TB drive x 10) (Capacity may vary by RAID types) |
| Maximum Single Volume Size | 108 TB |
| Hot Swappable Drive |
✓ |
| Notes |
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External Ports |
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| RJ-45 1GbE LAN Port | 4 (with Link Aggregation / Failover support) |
| USB 3.0 Port | 3 |
| eSATA Port | 2 |
PCIe |
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| PCIe Expansion | 1 x Gen3 x8 slot (black, x4 link) |
| Add-in-card support |
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File System |
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| Internal Drives |
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| External Drives |
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| Notes | exFAT Access is purchased separately in Package Center. |
Appearance |
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| Size (Height x Width x Depth) | 166 mm x 282 mm x 243 mm |
| Weight | 5.05 kg |
Others |
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| System Fan | 92 mm x 92 mm x 2 pcs |
| Fan Speed Mode |
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| Easy Replacement System Fan |
✓ |
| Brightness adjustable front LED indicators |
✓ |
| Power Recovery |
✓ |
| Noise Level* | 23.7 dB(A) |
| Scheduled Power On/Off |
✓ |
| Wake on LAN/WAN |
✓ |
| Power Supply Unit / Adapter | 250W |
| AC Input Power Voltage | 100V to 240V AC |
| Power Frequency | 50/60 Hz, Single Phase |
| Power Consumption* | 56.86 W (Access) 25.76 W (System Hibernation) |
| British Thermal Unit | 194.01 BTU/hr (Access) 87.9 BTU/hr (System Hibernation) |
Environment Temperature |
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| 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 |
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Warranty |
3 Year Hardware Warranty |
Notes |
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DSM Specifications ( See more ) |
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Storage Management |
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| Maximum Internal Volume Number | 512 |
| Maximum iSCSI Target Number | 128 |
| Maximum iSCSI LUN | 256 |
| iSCSI LUN Clone/Snapshot, Windows ODX |
✓ |
| SSD Read/Write Cache (White Paper) |
✓ |
| SSD TRIM |
✓ |
| Supported RAID Type |
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| RAID Migration |
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| Volume Expansion with Larger HDDs |
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| Volume Expansion by Adding a HDD |
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| Global Hot Spare Supported RAID Type |
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File Services |
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| File Protocol | CIFS/AFP/NFS/FTP/WebDAV |
| Maximum Concurrent CIFS/AFP/FTP Connections | 1000 |
| Maximum Concurrent CIFS/AFP/FTP Connections (with RAM expansion) | 2000 |
| Windows Access Control List (ACL) Integration |
✓ |
| NFS Kerberos Authentication |
✓ |
Account & Shared Folder |
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| Maximum Local User Accounts | 2048 |
| Maximum Local Groups | 256 |
| Maximum Shared Folder | 512 |
| Maximum Shared Folder Sync Tasks | 8 |
High Availability Manager |
✓ |
Log Center |
✓ |
| Syslog Events per Second | 800 |
Virtualization |
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| VMware vSphere 6 with VAAI |
✓ |
| Windows Server 2016 |
✓ |
| Citrix Ready |
✓ |
| OpenStack |
✓ |
Add-on Packages (learn more about the complete add-on package list) |
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Antivirus by McAfee (Trial) |
✓ |
Central Management System |
✓ |
Chat |
✓ |
| Maximum Users | 1500 |
| Notes |
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Cloud Station Server |
✓ |
| Maximum Number of Concurrently Connected Devices | 1000 |
| Maximum Number of Concurrently Connected Devices (with RAM expansion) | 2000 |
| Maximum Number of Hosted Files (btrfs) | 1,000,000 |
| Maximum Number of Hosted Files (ext4) | 1,000,000 |
| Notes |
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Document Viewer |
✓ |
Download Station |
✓ |
| Maximum Concurrent Download Tasks | 80 |
exFAT Access (optional) |
✓ |
MailPlus / MailPlus Server |
✓ |
| Free Email Accounts | 5 (Licenses required for additional accounts) |
| Maximum number of concurrent users | Up to 150 |
| Maximum Server Performance | 1,484,000 emails per day, approx. 45GB |
| Notes |
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Media Server |
✓ |
| DLNA Compliance |
✓ |
Moments |
✓ |
| Facial recognition |
✓ |
| Subject recognition |
✓ |
| Auto Color & Rotate |
✓ |
| Moments Select |
✓ |
Snapshot Replication |
✓ |
| Maximum Snapshots per Shared Folder | 1024 |
| Maximum of system snapshots | 65536 |
Surveillance Station |
✓ |
| Maximum IP cam (Licenses required) | 40 (including 2 Free License) (See All Supported IP Cameras) |
| Total FPS (H.264)* | 1200 FPS @ 720p (1280×720) 960 FPS @ 1080p (1920×1080) 520 FPS @ 3M (2048×1536) 320 FPS @ 5M (2591×1944) 240 FPS @ 4K (3840×2160) |
| Total FPS (H.265)* | 1200 FPS @ 720p (1280×720) 1200 FPS @ 1080p (1920×1080) 880 FPS @ 3M (2048×1536) 520 FPS @ 5M (2591×1944) 400 FPS @ 4K (3840×2160) |
| Total FPS (MJPEG)* | 560 FPS @ 720p (1280×720) 270 FPS @ 1080p (1920×1080) 190 FPS @ 3M (2048×1536) 110 FPS @ 5M (2591×1944) |
| Notes | 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 stream from the camera. |
Synology Drive |
✓ |
| Recommended Number of Hosted Files | 1,000,000 (applies to files indexed or hosted by Synology Drive. For file access through other standard protocols, refer to the File Services section above) |
| Recommended Number of Concurrent Connections for PC Clients | 550 (the number of connections that can be maintained when the recommended number of hosted files was reached) |
| Notes |
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Synology Office |
✓✓ |
| Maximum Users | 1800 |
| Notes |
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Video Station |
✓ |
| Video Transcoding | Group 1 – Type 1 (See more) |
| Maximum Transcoding Channel Number | 1 channel, 30 FPS @ 1080p(1920×1080), H.264 (AVC)/MPEG-4 Part 2 (XVID, DIVX5)/MPEG-2/VC-1 |
Virtual Machine Manager |
✓ |
| Recommended Virtual Machine Instances | 4 (Learn more) |
| Recommended Virtual DSM Number(Licenses required) | 4 (including 1 Free License) |
| Notes |
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VPN Server |
✓ |
| Maximum Connections | 30 |
Environment & Packaging |
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Environment |
RoHS Compliant |
Packaging Content |
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Optional Accessories |
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Notes |
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