D-Link DNS-31 User Manual
Section 1 - Product Overview
The D-Link DNS-321 2-Bay Network Storage Enclosure shares your documents, photos, music, and videos across
the network and on the Internet (via FTP server) so family members, friends, or employees can access them. This
enclosure, which can hold two 3.5” SATA hard drives of any capacity
1
, creates a central network point for backing up
valuable files. The built-in RAID 1
2
mirroring technology protects these files from drive failure. Other options such as
Standard, JBOD, and RAID 0 are also available.
The DNS-321 shares files over the Internet via the built-in FTP server
3
. Users and groups can be created and assigned
to folders with either read or read/write permissions. Quotas can be set per user or group to restrict space usage.
In addition, the DNS-321 can be used to stream photos, music, and videos to UPnP AV compatible network media
players
4
.
The included CD contains D-Link’s Easy Search Utility. This utility allows you to locate the DNS-321 on the network
and map drives to your computer. Backup software is also included on the CD. This software allows you to backup your
files from a computer to the DNS-321 manually, by a schedule, or in real-time. Real-time backups are a great way to
safeguard against unfortunate accidents that may result in the loss of important files.
Combining ease of use with practical and high performance features, the DNS-321 is an organized solution for any
network. Free up drive space on computers and centralize data on your network with the DNS-321 2-Bay Network
Storage Enclosure!
Introduction
4 D-Link cannot guarantee full compatibility or proper playback with all codecs. Playback capability depends on the codec support of the UPnP™ AV media player.
3 Note that use of an FTP Server to access files over the Internet does not provide for secure or encrypted transmissions.
2 RAID 1 mirroring requires the use of 2 internal SATA drives.
1 Hard Drive(s) not included.
Summary of Contents for DNS-321 - Network Storage Enclosure Hard Drive Array
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