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Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the ioSafe 216 powered by Synology DSM. The ioSafe 216, based on
Synology’s DS216 motherboard, is a designed as a powerful way to protect your private cloud networked data from
loss due to natural disasters such as fires and floods. Please read this Quick Start Guide and the User’s Guide
carefully to understand how to operate this device both during normal operation and during a disaster event.
Important Note:
The ioSafe 216 is based on the Synology DS216
Motherboard and Synology DSM OS. Certain configuration settings may
require you to select “Synology DS216”, “DS216” or “Synology” as an option.