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Synology DiskStation DS2411+ Release Notes

Version: DSM 4.2-3211

(2013/04/18)

What's New

  1. Fixed an issue where users could not connect to the DiskStation via FTP over SSL.
  2. Fixed an issue which kept the DiskStation from connecting to SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) UPS devices.
  3. Fixed an issue where domain users could not obtain an emergency code for 2-step verification.
  4. Improved the compatibility of file sharing via SMB/CIFS with Mac computers.
  5. Improved the stability of generating Disk Usage Reports.
  6. Improved the stability of iSCSI LUN.
  7. Improved the compatibility when backing up data between different versions of DSM.
  8. Improved stability when syncing files between two DiskStations with Shared Folder Sync.
  9. Improved the stability when backing up data to another DiskStation with Time Backup.
  10. Other issue fixes and enhancements.

Version: DSM 4.2-3202

(2013/03/04)

Compatibility and Installation

  1. DSM 4.2 will be the last DSM upgrade for all 9-series Synology NAS due to hardware capabilities.
  2. DSM 4.2 can only be installed on Synology products running DSM 4.0 or later. Before starting, please log into DSM and go to Control Panel > DSM Update to install the latest available update.
  3. The following packages must be updated to be compatible with DSM 4.2: VPN server, Mail Server, Mail Station, Video Station, Time Backup, Logitech Media Server.
  4. Some features have special hardware requirements and are only available on select models.

What's New

  1. LUN Snapshot & Clone
    • LUN Snapshots -- This feature allows you to back up and restore multiple versions of LUNs on your DiskStation with minimal impact on performance.
    • LUN Clone -- Virtual copies of data can now be replicated, allowing you to create identical deployments in different environments or clone an existing LUN snapshot into a new LUN.
  2. Storage Manager
    • Global Hot Spare Disks -- Hard disks can now be designated as hot spare disks, which can repair degraded volumes/Disk Groups/iSCSI LUNs by automatically replacing a failed disk.
    • S.M.A.R.T. Test Scheduler -- You can now perform S.M.A.R.T. tests according to your individual schedule. For example, S.M.A.R.T.tests can be scheduled to run monthly or automatically test all of the disks in your DiskStation.
    • Volume Creation and Expansion Enhancements: The speed of volume creation and resizing have been improved up to 14 and 85 times. The chart below is the comparison between DSM 4.1 and DSM 4.2.
    DSM 4.1 DSM 4.2 Improvement
    DS412+ (Create 1TB Volume on a Disk Group) 314 sec 23 sec 14x
    DS412+ (Expand 1TB Volume to 2TB on a Disk Group) 2675 sec 31 sec 85x
  3. File Services for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux
    • SMB2 Protocol Support for Windows File Service -- SMB 2 protocol has general improvements to allow for better network utilization.
    • Large MTU Support for SMB2. The Large MTU (maximum transmission unit) option allows users to utilize the network capabilities better and achieve faster transferring speed. You can enable this option through a registry key on Windows computers.
    • AFP (Apple File Protocol) Performance Enhancements -- The speed of file transfers to the DiskStation has improved up to 52%. The following is a comparison between DSM 4.1 and DSM 4.2.
      • DSM 4.1 DSM 4.2 Improvement
      DS212+ 45.2 MB/s 68.6 MB/s 51.6%
    • Network Backup, rsync, and Shared Folder sync -- The performance of these feature has been generally improved when transferring large numbers of folders and files. The following is a comparison between DSM 4.1 and DSM 4.2.
      • DSM 4.1 DSM 4.2 Improvement
      Backup 5000x 1MB files in 1110 folders from DS213+ to DS212 32.8 sec 14.55 sec 2x
      The time used to run the backup task for the second time.
  4. File Station
    • Single Page of Files -- You can now browse up to 1000 files on one single page.
    • Thumbnail View -- Files and pictures can be displayed as large icons or thumbnails of pictures, if available.
    • Hotkeys -- The following keyboard shortcuts have been added in order to simplify file management: Select All (Ctrl + A), Cut (Ctrl + X) , Copy (Ctrl + C), Paste (Ctrl + V), Delete (Delete), Rename (F2).
  5. TFTP & PXE
    • TFTP & PXE -- You can now set up your DiskStation as a TFTP server, allowing clients to retrieve system boot images via TFTP and implement Pre-Boot Execution Environment (PXE).
  6. Package Center
    • New Design for App Discovery -- You can now browse packages by categories or search for specific packages. Screenshots are included to give you a preview of the app before installing them.
    • Transaction Platform -- Paid and trial versions of packages are available in the new Package Center. Please note, you will need a MyDS Center account in order to purchase paid apps.
    • Integrated with MyDS Center Account -- You can now review your purchase history on the MyDS Center website.
  7. 2-step Verification & Account Activity
    • 2-step Verification-- This feature adds an extra layer of security to your DSM account. Once 2-step verification is enabled, anyone trying to access your account will need a one-time 6-digit code displayed on your smartphone, in addition to your DSM password.
    • Account Activity -- This feature lets you view your current login session and login history.
  8. Firewall & Security
    • Denial of Service (DoS) Protection -- This option allows you to filter out malicious traffic without interrupting safe traffic.
    • Customized Block & Allow IP List for Auto Block -- You can now manually add IP addresses to your Block and Allow lists to protect your network.
  9. LDAP/AD Accounts
    • More Apps for Enterprise Users -- Enterprise users can now enjoy more features of DSM with LDAP or AD accounts. Supported packages includes Cloud Station, Audio Station, Video Station, Mail Server, and Mail Station.
  10. Task Scheduler
    • Automate Tasks -- Task Scheduler allows you to schedule and run tasks at pre-defined times. Tasks include running user-defined scripts, cleaning the Recycle Bin on a regular basis, and starting and stopping services, among others.
  11. Disk Usage Report
    • Easily Monitor Storage Usage -- The disk usage report feature displays the following information: the outstanding storage usage of users, the status of volume usage, trends based on past usage, the percentage of disk space that each file type occupies, the size of shared folders, and the largest, most, least frequently modified files.
    • Schedule Report -- You can schedule periodic reports or perform analyses immediately.
  12. Bluetooth Support
    • Stream music with Bluetooth -- You can to connect multiple USB Bluetooth adapters to your DiskStation and connect to A2DP Bluetooth devices, such as speakers or headphones in order to easily stream music stored on your DiskStation.
  13. DDNS
    • Support for Multiple DDNS Hosts-- More than one DDNS provider can now be set up and saved at the same time.
    • Supports Chinese domain names provided by Oray DDNS.
  14. QuickConnect
    • More Mobile Support -- QuickConnect now supports more mobile apps, including DS photo+, DS audio, and DS cloud.
  15. Power, Devices and Printers
    • Network UPS Support -- DiskStation now supports connecting to SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) UPS devices or network management cards, allowing your DiskStation to enter safe mode based on the status of your network UPS.
    • Network Printer Support -- DSM now supports LPR, IPP, Socket, and BJNP network printers and can share them over the network via AirPrint, Cloud Print, LPR, CIFS, IPP protocols. Windows users can set up network printers shared by DiskStation with Synology Assistant.
  16. Wi-Fi Connectivity Enhancements
    • WPA2 Enterprise -- If your DiskStation has a USB Wi-Fi adapter installed or built-in, you can join a wireless network with WPA2 Enterprise security.
  17. The desktop version of DSM on touch-enabled devices has been enhanced to support more touch events for Safari on iPhone, iPad and Chrome on Android devices.š
    • Application windows can be auto-maximized and auto-centered.
    • Users can use 3-finger gestures to switch between applications.
    • Users can long-press on items to right-click.
    • Supports double tapping items.
  18. Certificate Management
    • Certificate management allows you to create a self-signed certificate or a certificate request, or import certificates to DSM for encrypted services, such as web (HTTPS), FTP, RADIUS server, and mail services.
    • You can view info regarding your server certificate, including expiration date, issuer, and subject (common name) in Control Panel > DSM Settings.
  19. Misc.
    • Apache has been upgraded to 2.2.23.
    • PHP has been upgraded to 5.3.21.
    • Perl is now a standalone package.
    • If you enable SSH service and open its port (22) to the Internet, you may notice many attempts to access your DiskStation in System Logs, because SSH connections are now recorded in DSM 4.2. To protect your DiskStation, we suggest configuring Firewall settings to allow only select IP addresses to access your DiskStation via SSH.
    • Supports an alternative DNS server in network settings
    • You can discover your Synology NAS with SSDP (Simple Service Discovery Protocol) before DSM is installed if the Synology NAS has been installed DSM 4.2 once.

Version: DSM 4.1-2668

(2012/12/18)

Change log:

  1. Fixed an issue where you may not see the files via Windows File Service (CIFS protocol) after you rename them.
  2. Fixed an issue where you may not be able to delete files via Windows File Service.
  3. Fixed an issue where the DiskStation may not enter safe mode when a power outage occurs.
  4. Improved overall reliability of Windows File Service.

Limitation & Known Issues

  1. Refer to "Limitation & Known Issues for all versions" for other limitations.

Version: DSM 4.1-2661

(2012/11/15)

Change log:

  1. Fixed an issue where files in the encrypted shared folders were case-sensitive.
  2. Fixed an issue where file transmission over HTTPS was slow.
  3. Fixed an issue where the system time of DiskStation was inaccurate.

Limitation & Known Issues

  1. Refer to "Limitation & Known Issues for all versions" for other limitations.

Version: DSM 4.1-2647

(2012/10/02)

Change log:

  1. Fixed an issue where the folder and file names were case-sensitive when you access them via Windows File Sharing.
  2. Fixed an issue where full backup was performed when it should be incremental backup. Amazon S3 users should apply this update to reduce the amount of data transmission.
  3. Improved the NFS performance when mounted to VMware ESXi 5.1 servers.
  4. Improved the AirPrint compatibility with iOS 6 devices.
  5. Improved the compatibility with Internet Explorer 10.
  6. Other fixes.

Limitation & Known Issues

  1. Refer to "Limitation & Known Issues for all versions" for other limitations.

Version: DSM 4.1-2636

(2012/08/31)

New Feature Highlights

  • DSM 4.1 can only be applied to Synology NAS with DSM 4.0 and onward. Download DSM 4.0 at: Americas, Asia, Europe, Hong Kong
  • Due to the hardware capability, not all of the features of DSM 4.1 are available to all models; please see below for more information. If you would like to experience the full potential of DSM 4.1 or the future release of the DSM operating system, please consider upgrading the Synology NAS to a new one.
  1. VMware vSphere 5.0 VAAI Support:
    • VAAI is now supported to provide intelligent storage server operation and optimize the performance and efficiencies in virtualization deployment.
    • Full Copy is supported to enable the storage array to make full copies of data within the array to improve data cloning performance.
    • Block Zero is supported to enable the Synology NAS to zero out large numbers of blocks to improve virtual disk initialization performance.
  2. Firewall with Traffic Control:
    • The Traffic Control allows you to reserve, limit, or prioritize the bandwidth usage for difference services to help you manage your bandwidth resource effectively.
    • The maximum bandwidth for each network port or port range can be set up within the built-in Firewall.
  3. Speed Limit:
    • In FTP, File Station,WebDAV and Network Backup settings, you can set the bandwidth for selected users, groups, to limit speed of a single user, or the total bandwidth usage for a group.
    • Speed limit is supported on domain users and groups including LDAP domain or Windows AD.
    • The file transfer sessions with speed limit can be viewed in System Information.
  4. FTP Server:
    • SFTP server is supported to meet the enterprise security standard.
    • SFTP server port number can be either specified or the same port as SSH.
    • FTPS service supports FIPS by using OpenSSL FIPS 140-2 validated cryptography module.
    • FXP is supported, enabling users to exchange files between two FTP servers directly.
  5. Windows File Service Update:
    • Samba is now upgraded to 3.6 with the version of SMB protocol SMB1.
    • The authentication security is enhanced with NTLMv2 and updated Kerberos v5 support.
  6. Recycle Bin on all file protocols:
    • Recycle Bin now works in Windows File Sharing (CIFS), File Station, FTP, AFP and WebDAV. In case that you have accidently removed important files on Synology NAS, you can still simply retrieve the files back from recycle bin.
    • Recycle Bin can now be enabled or disabled on different shared folders.
  7. QuickConnect - File Sharing:
    • Users can now share any file links with the domain of GoFile.me without configuring port forwarding on the router.
  8. Shared Folder Sync:
    • Shared Folder Sync now supports synchronization from multiple Synology NAS to the same destination. This is supported only when DSM 4.1 is running on both source and destination servers.
  9. Resource Monitor:
    • The new Resource Monitor app enables you to monitor the CPU, physical memory, disks and network utilization of your Synology DiskStation.
    • View the swap in/out rate as well as IOPS, transfer rate, and the average loading of each disk.
    • Resource monitor log is now available to display the real time, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, and 1 year of all analyzed reports with historical data.
    • View all the current running and idling processes on your Synology NAS.
  10. Connection via Proxy Server:
    • Synology NAS can now connect to the Internet via a proxy server in your LAN. You can update DSM or packages directly in the web interface more easily.
    • HTTP/HTTPS proxy server and authentication are supported.
  11. System Log:
    • The System Log consolidates all logs in DSM.
    • Spot important events including error or warning with just a few clicks.
    • Keyword search is available in the system log.
  12. Linux Kernel Upgrade:
    • The Linux kernel has been updated to 3.2.11.
  13. SNMP v3:
    • SNMP v3 is now supported for you to monitor Synology NAS with enhanced security.
    • You can download Synology MIB files to configure your NMS (Network Management System) to monitor multiple Synology NAS.
    • IPv6 is supported to enable you to get the system status of your DiskStation.
  14. Netatalk is updated to 2.2.3.
  15. PHP module is updated to 5.3.15.
  16. Openssl has been updated to 1.0.1c.
  17. Apache is updated to 2.2.22.
  18. Thumbnail Creation Speed:
    • Thumbnail creation speed on Synology NAS has been improved with the new algorithm for thumbnail creation. Below is the test result of the time spent (in seconds) to get thumbnails of 160 MB pictures done.
      •   DSM 4.0 DSM 4.1 Improvement
      DS1512+ 395 150 163.33%
      DS409+ 565 500 13.00%
      DS112+ 2019 1538 31.27%
    • Photos can now be displayed more quickly in Photo Station in DSM 4.1 with the new thumbnail display mechanism.
    • You are able to set the thumbnail quality to be normal to make the thumbnail converting process a lot faster.
  19. Package Center:
    • You can update all packages with a single click on the Update All button.
    • Beta channel in Package Center is now available for subscription if you would like to try the latest/experimental features.
    • Available packages can now be sorted by name or by popularity.
  20. VPN connection is supported with reconnect automatically when the connection is lost.
  21. NTP server is now built-in in your DiskStation.
  22. DS video on iPhone/iPad (Available soon in App Store):
    • Watch videos in supported format (MP4, M4V, MOV) from the Video Station library on iPhone and iPad with DS video.
    • If you have plugged in a DTV dongle to your DiskStation, you will also be able to view and schedule TV program recording with DS video.
  23. DS download on iPhone (Available soon in App Store):
    • DS download allows you access Download Station remotely from your iPhone; you can view the list of your download tasks and the information of each task, as well as pause, resume or delete tasks.
    • Create download tasks through the in-built browser in DS download, using Safari, or simply by entering URL.
    • Manage settings of the Download Station, including the maximum upload and download speeds for different types. Advanced schedules defined in Download Station can be activated from DS download.
  24. DS file on iPhone/iPad and Android phone/tablet (Available soon in App Store and Play Store):
    • With Cloud Station integration, DS file allows you to sync files with the Cloud Station folder of your DiskStation.
    • Sync files with the Cloud Station folder of your PC/Mac (limited to 10MB per file and to the following formats: doc, ppt, xls, docx, pptx, xlsx, odt, ods, odp, epub, mobi, prc, pdf, txt, html, htm, pages, numbers, key, pages.zip, numbers.zip, key.zip)
  25. DS audio on iPhone/iPad (Available soon in App Store):
    • Assign specific songs to be always available for listening by storing on your iOS devices. When the network connection is not available, you can switch to the offline mode and play the songs you’ve downloaded.
    • Create and edit playlists from “Now playing” list.
    • View lyrics of the song currently being played.
  26. DS audio on Android phone/tablet (Available soon in Play Store):
    • Android tablets and landscape are supported.
    • You can view lyrics display for song being played.
  27. DS photo+ and DS audio on Windows Phone (Available soon in Marketplace):
    • DS photo+ & DS audio are now available on Windows Phone.

Limitation & Known Issues

  1. VAAI: VAAI is only available on LUN with size over 10GB.
  2. Refer to "Limitation & Known Issues for all versions" for other limitations.

Version: DSM 4.0-2228

(2012/05/15)

Change log:

  1. Photo Station, Audio Station, Surveillance Station and Download Station packages have been updated. Please refer to these packages’ release notes for details.
  2. Enhanced the stability of file based iSCSI LUN over 1TB.
  3. Fixed an issue that caused the incorrect aspect ratio in video playback in Photo Station.

Limitation & Known Issues

  1. Refer to "Limitation & Known Issues for all versions" for other limitations.

Version: DSM 4.0-2219

(2012/04/17)

Change log:

  1. Updated Photo Station, Audio Station, Surveillance Station, Media Server, iTunes Server and Download Station packages to the latest version if they were installed. Please refer to these packages’ release notes for details.
  2. Enhanced Samba protocol security by preventing remote code execution as the "root" user (CVE-2012-1182).
  3. Added a notification event when the DiskStation enters safe mode due to UPS low battery.
  4. Enhanced USB Copy to function properly with an attached iPhone.
  5. Fixed an issue where your DiskStation might not enter hibernation while DDNS service is enabled and PPPoE connection is established.
  6. Enhanced the overall stability of AFP file protocol.
  7. Minor bug fixes.

Limitation & Known Issues

  1. Time Backup package has to be updated to the latest version to run on this DSM version.
  2. Refer to "Limitation & Known Issues for all versions" for other limitations.

Version: DSM 4.0-2198

(2012/03/08)

Change log:

  1. Fixed an issue where you may not be able connect to your DiskStation via Internet when Firewall is enabled and set as “Deny Access if no rules are matched”.
  2. Fixed an issue where the access to DiskStation share folders via CIFS protocol may be interrupted when DiskStation joins the LDAP service as client, and the account password is changed.
  3. Improved the stability of accessing external NTFS drives via CIFS protocol.
  4. Other minor fixes.

Limitation & Known Issues

  1. Refer to "Limitation & Known Issues for all versions" for other limitations.

Version: DSM 4.0-2197

(2012/03/06)

New Feature Highlights

  • DSM 4.0 can only be applied to Synology DiskStation with DSM 3.0 and onward. Download DSM 3.0 at: Americas, Asia, Europe
  • Due to the hardware capability, DSM 4.0 will be the last DSM upgrade available for all x08-series DiskStations.
  • Due to the hardware capability, not all of the features of DSM 4.0 are available to all models; please see below for more information. If you would like to experience the full potential of DSM 4.0 or the future release of the DSM operating system, please consider upgrading the DiskStation to a newer one.
  1. Cloud Station beta (Available in Package Center)
    • Cloud Station is a free package which offers a file-syncing solution on multiple computers that lets you bring your docs and multimedia anywhere and backup them easily.
    • 32 historical file versions are available for each synced file which helps you backup your important files automatically.
    • Recycle bin stored the deleted files for later retrieve if necessary.
    • Privilege control allows the selected users to use Cloud Station to control your network bandwidth.
    • Cloud Station client is now available on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7, helping you to sync data between your computers and Synology DiskStation via the IP address or ezCloud ID.
    • Please refer to the release notes of Cloud Station for details.
  2. ezCloud Service:
    • ezCloud is a cloud service offering QuickConnect, DDNS, MyDS Center, and Push Notification to help you setup/access/manage Synology DiskStation easily.
    • QuickConnect offers ezCloud ID which allows you to connect your Synology DiskStation using Cloud Station client or DS file without setting up port forwarding rules on your router.
    • Customized ezCloud ID allows you to create your own ezCloud identity.
    • DDNS service is free and now provided by Synology offering you the flexibility to customize your own domain in the easiest way.
    • MyDS Center, a Synology membership service, is now up and running to serve the community at MyDS.Synology.com, you may check your Synology DiskStation status from anywhere via the heartbeat feature and receive the push notification in case of any unexpected shutdown.
    • Push Notification enables you to receive the important messages instantly from your Synology DiskStation via Windows Live Messenger, Skype, DS cam and DS finder for iPhone/iPad.
    • HTTPS connection from DS file is supported in QuickConnect service.
  3. Applications Modularization:
    Six previously built-in applications - Photo Station, Audio Station, Download Station, Media Server, iTunes Server, and Surveillance Station - are now modularized to be independent packages, and they can be installed or updated separately without interrupting services running on DSM.
  4. iSCSI LUN Backup:
    • Point-in-time backup technology is used to allow copy-on-write implementation. Space re-claim mechanism is added to take place for any 4GB zero-block to reduce the file size of total backup.
    • In addition to the local host, LUN can also be backed up to an attached external storage device, or onto another DiskStation via network.
    • Incremental backup is available after running the initial full backup.
  5. Desktop Widgets:
    Seven new widgets are now introduced onto DSM desktop – System Health, Resource Monitor, Scheduled Backup, Storage, Current Connections, System Logs and File Change Logs. You will get an overview of system status and monitor the activities of your Synology DiskStation right after the login.
  6. User Interface Enhancements with HTML 5 and CSS3 Transform:
    • Instant Preview allows you to take a quick peek of a running app on the task bar before you switch to it. (Internet Explorer is not supported)
    • Pilot View gives you one place to see and navigate every app running on your DSM with just one click. (Internet Explorer is not supported)
    • You can make groups of shortcuts on DSM 4.0 Desktop.
    • You can personalize the background of the login page in DSM 4.0.
  7. Application Portal:
    You can customize the alias or HTTP port for Audio Station, File Station, Surveillance Station or Download Station, meaning you may now skip the DSM login page for better privacy and offer an easier way to share these services with your friends.
  8. Antivirus Essential (Available in Package Center):
    • Antivirus Essential is a free and complete antivirus solution from Synology.
    • Scheduled virus scan is available to keep your DiskStation safe and secure in your network at all times.
    • Automatic virus definition update allows you to perform the virus scan always with the latest virus definition.
    • Scanning files on the remote folders are supported.
  9. File Station Enhancements:
    • The previous File Browser has now been integrated and renamed to File Station.
    • Windows ACL user interface is now integrated into DSM, so you can edit Windows ACL directly in File Station.
    • Sharable file links are now provided to allow DSM users to share files to others with these private file links, without creating DSM accounts for them.
    • Uploading or downloading multiple files and folders in a sequential order is now available. (Java running on the PC client is required)
    • Personal favorite is now added for quick access to your folders.
    • Instant cut, copy, and paste are now available to manage folders and files between your Synology DiskStation and local computer in File Station.
    • File or folder shortcut on DSM desktop is available by directly drag-and-drop from File Station.
    • The number for maximum files to upload is raised to 300.
  10. Surveillance Station 5 Enhancements:
    • Live View Analytics lets user track targets and record events intelligently in real time. Live View Analytics History also provides user the ability to view Live View statistics and playback incidents.
    • Evidence Integrity Authenticator tool enables users to verify the originality of Surveillance Station's recording or snapshot.
    • Fisheye camera is supported to view 360 degree panoramic view. Multiple regions or 180 degrees hemispheric images can be dewarpped from distorted fisheye image.
    • More than 1,000 IP cameras are supported and 200 new IP camera models are added from Samsung, Vivotek, ACTi, Trendnet, D-Link, and etc. Please refer to the here for the complete list.
    • In addition to e-mail and SMS, push notification supports DS cam, Windows Live Messenger, and Skype and can now be scheduled by individual camera or event type simultaneously.
    • Camera can now be added in batch from different models and brands, to help system integrators efficiently setup a multiple of cameras.
    • Surveillance Station is becoming fast and more responsive.
  11. Photo Station 5 Enhancements:
    • Uploading photos to Picasa Web Albums or Twitter is now supported with just a few clicks. You can upload multiple photos to Picasa Web Album at a time.
    • The new Detail Mode offers you an additional way to view the picture wall in the original aspect of photos along with their titles.
    • A new album, Blog Images, will be created when you share pictures on your blog. The photos shared on your blog will be copied to this public album.
    • Copying photos between albums is now supported for easy management.
  12. Download Station Enhancements:
    • Watched Folder allows you to save torrents or NZB files to the specified folder and download tasks will start automatically.
    • SFTP and FTPS are now supported (not available when downloading a directory).
  13. Media Indexing Service:
    • Media Server, Audio Station and iTunes Server can be configured to include additional indexed folders for media scanning.
    • All picture, audio and video collections can now be customized to be scanned in the 3 default multimedia folders. (music, video, and photo)
    • MPEG-4 video conversion is now supported for playback on mobile devices in Photo Station.
  14. VPN:
    VPN client is now available to allow you to securely access the resources shared within VPN server's local area network, over the Internet. VPN client supports both PPTP and OpenVPN protocol.
  15. Syslog:
    Syslog client is now added to report to your Syslog server, which centralizes logs in one place for easy management.
  16. VLAN support:
    • VLAN tagging is now supported on your DiskStation, which improves the manageability, and reduces hardware/administrative cost. Supporting VLAN also helps your DiskStation fit into your existing network infrastructure.
  17. Hotspot: (not available on all 08 series, DS109j, and DS209j)
    • Wireless access point is now supported by simply plugging a USB wireless dongle into your DiskStation. For the complete supported list, please see here.
  18. Connection Manager:
    A real-time connection list is now added to allow you to monitor who is accessing your data and kill the connections of unwanted users. It is supported in DSM, FTP, Samba, and AFP protocols, as well as shown as the widget on DSM desktop.
  19. Configuration Backup Enhancements:
    • Configuration backup is integrated with settings of Control Panel, providing easy migration and fast system recovery.
    • Scheduled system configuration backup is introduced to automatically backup the configurations on a weekly basis to reduce the side effects of the system rollback.
    • You can partially restore system configuration now.
  20. VMware vSphere 5.0 VAAI Support:
    Atomic Test & Set (ATS) supported to eliminate LUN-level locking based on SCSI reservations and improve data access performance.
  21. DHCP Server: (Available in Package Center)
    • DHCP Server supplies IP address to other computers over TCP/IP networks on multiple subnets. It can also be individually turned on/off for each network interface.
  22. SMART Test Scheduler:
    SMART test by schedule is now available to scan HDD for potential risks on a timely basis to prevent data crisis.
  23. Smart Remap:
    A new mechanism is in place to protect the degraded RAID from being crashed during the repairing process due to bad sectors.
  24. Improved NTFS Performance:
    data transfer rate between NTFS external disks and DiskStation can be 3.7 times as fast as DSM 3.2. The speed test result of writing data to the eSATA drive connected to DiskStation with NTFS partition is listed below:
    25. DiskStation / DSM version DSM 3.2 DSM 4.0
    DS1512+ 40.88 MB/s 110.66 MB/s
    DS212+ 15.36 MB/s 56.98 MB/s
  25. Improved Server Response Time (only available on DiskStation with 5 or more bays):
    Now it only takes 7 seconds for server to respond from HDD hibernation.
  26. FIPS 140-2 Compliant:
    Synology implementation of AES encryption has been validated by Crytographic Algorithm Validation Program (CAVP)
  27. Apple Routers Support:
    EZ-Internet now supports Apple routers - Airport Express, Airport Extreme, and Time Capsule by integrating NAT-PMP. Mac users can now publish their Synology DiskStation onto Internet with just a few clicks. Please refer here for supported router list.
  28. ARM Performance Improvements over iSCSI:
    iSCSI data transfer rate on ARM-based DiskStation with RAID 1 disk groups or data volumes is significantly improved by a maximum of 21%. The test result of iSCSI writing is listed below:
    29. DiskStation / DSM version DSM 3.2 DSM 4.0
    DS212+ 85.94MB/s 96.55MB/s
    DS212 78.43MB/s 95.94MB/s
  29. DSM mobile Enhancements:
    Auto Block, User Groups management, Mounting/unmounting encrypted shared folders, running/stopping packages, iSCSI LUN monitor, and the complete resource monitor are now added.
  30. iPhone/iPad Apps Upgrade: (Available on Apple® App Store)
    • DS photo+: Supported photos and videos displayed on Apple® TV.
    • DS file: iCloud and QuickConnect is now integrated.
    • DS audio: The recently added albums are now available displayed as a playlist.
    • Push Notification is now implemented on DS finder and DS cam.
    • Login credential encryption will be supported even with HTTP connection. Your sensitive username and password data will be securely transferred when you use DS cam, DS audio and DS finder with DSM 4.0.
  31. Android Tablet Support: (Available on Android® Market)
    • Android Tablet support: DS file and DS photo+ are officially supported for devices with Android 3.1 or later. The user interface has been resigned for Android tablets.
    • Login credential encryption will be supported even with HTTP connection. Your sensitive username and password data will be securely transferred when you use DS cam, DS audio and DS finder with DSM 4.0.
    • Push Notification is now implemented on DS finder for Android.
  32. Windows Phone Support: (Coming soon on Windows Phone® Marketplace)
    • DS finder will soon be available for your Windows Phone for you to monitor your DiskStation and receive important system notification instantly.
  33. Kindle Fire support: (Available on Amazon® App Store): DS photo+, DS audio, DS cam, DS file and DS finder are now supported on Amazon Kindle Fire.
  34. The following packages are updated to support DSM 4.0: TimeBackup, VPN Server, Syslog Server, Directory Server, and HiDrive Backup.
  35. Upgraded Apache web server to 2.2.22, php module to 5.3.10 and openssl to 1.0.0g.
  36. Added 93 new wireless dongles including ABOCOM, ASUS, D-LINK and EDIMAX. For the complete supported camera list, please see here.

Limitation & Known Issues

  1. LUN backup does not support destinations in FAT, NTFS file system, or encrypted shared folder.

Special Notes

  1. Browser Support:
    • Internet Explorer 8, 9
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox 3.6, 4-10 or later
    • Safari 5 (Mac)
  2. VPN client supports 1 active connection and up to 16 profiles.
  3. QuickConnect supports 2 active connections for each DiskStation.
  4. For CMS deployment on Surveillance Station, the DSM versions of Master and Slave must both be 4.0 backward for compatibility.
  5. Remote Folder and Virtual Drive cannot be mounted on subfolders in user home that contains “Cloud Station” in its folder’s name.

Version: DSM 3.2-1955

(2011/11/30)

Change log:

  1. Enhanced the performance of Windows File Sharing protocol.
  2. Enhanced the compatibility of iSCSI targets with VMware ESXi servers.
  3. Enhanced the stability during the process of booting up and shutting down.
  4. Optimized system memory usage during storage and volume management.
  5. Enhanced Surveillance Station timeline playback in countries with daylight saving time.
  6. Enhanced Photo Station Blog draft saving mechanism.
  7. Other minor bug fixes.

Limitation & Known Issues

  1. Refer to "Limitation & Known Issues for all versions" for other limitations.

Version: DSM 3.2-1944

(2011/10/25)

Change log:

  1. Added 24 new IP camera models including Axis, D-Link, Forenix, Instar, Zavio, Foscam and Wision. For the complete supported camera list, please see here.
  2. Added an option in Photo Station 5 to enable/disable the photo sharing feature to social networks.
  3. Upgraded Apache server to 2.2.21.
  4. Enhanced the compatibility with non-English Windows ADS.
  5. Enhanced the compatibility with 3TB hard drives.
  6. Enhanced the security, speed, and stability of Photo Station 5.
  7. Enhanced the compatibility of Photo Station 5 with new Facebook APIs.
  8. Enhanced the compatibility of Google docs viewer in File Browser.
  9. Enhanced the compatibility of File Browser and File Station with Firefox 7.
  10. Enhanced the compatibility of CalDAV and AirPlay with iOS 5.
  11. Enhanced the stability of iTunes server.
  12. Enhanced the compatibility of Media Server with LG BD player, Samsung TV, and SONY BRAVIA TV.
  13. Enhanced the compatibility of Surveillance Station with Vivotek, ACTi, IQeye, TP-Link, Axis, Basler, HikVsion, Y-cam, Airlive and Compro cameras.
  14. Optimized system memory management when Surveillance Station 5 is running multiple channel live-views.
  15. Fixed an issue where you cannot log in Personal Photo Station with DS photo+ for Android mobile models.
  16. Fixed an issue about schedule recording for Surveillance Station 5.
  17. Other minor bug fixes.

Limitation & Known Issues

  1. To connect to CalDAV server on DiskStation with an iOS 5 device, change the setting to "Sync All Events" in "Settings > Mail, Contact, Calendars" on your iOS 5 device.
  2. Refer to "Limitation & Known Issues for all versions" for other limitations.

Version: DSM 3.2-1922

(2011/09/06)

New Features

  • DSM 3.2 can only be applied to DiskStation with DSM 2.3 and onward. Download DSM 2.3 at: Americas, Asia, Europe
  • Not all of the features of DSM 3.2 are available to all models due to hardware limitation; please see below for more information. If you would like to experience the full potential of DSM 3.2 or the future coming release of the DSM operating system, please consider upgrading the DiskStation to a newer model.
  1. Directory Server: Directory Server is now available as a package without additional cost, providing an integrated account management service for DiskStations, Linux, and Mac clients.
  2. LDAP Client: LDAP client is now built in DSM to help IT personnel integrate LDAP users and groups without manually recreating user accounts all over again.
  3. Remote Folder: Remote Folder is now added to centralize many distributed CIFS file shares in your local network, that will help you navigate the network shares without having to know the physical server names or shared folders hosting the data.
  4. Virtual Drive: Virtual Drive is now newly added to help you mount ISO files from your hard disk or from a remote server and used in the same manner as placing them into a physical CD/DVD/Blu-ray drive.
  5. Syslog Server:
    • Syslog Server is now available as a package, which offers a centralized log management solution for storing all your logs from different servers/switches/routers or any syslog-enabled device over the network
    • Email notification system will keep you on track of all your servers’ status regardless of where you are.
  6. Mac OS X Lion Support:
    • The Netatalk package has been upgraded to 2.2 to enhance the compatibility with Mac file service (AFP) in the latest Mac OS X Lion.
    • Time Machine in Mac OS X Lion is tested and proven to be compatible.
  7. Photo Station 5:
    • The new Photo Station is redesigned to provide an easy-to-use and elegant user interface.
    • The new photo upload wizard has been reinvented to provide the option to create thumbnails which makes it even faster to display the uploaded pictures on Photo Station.
    • Facebook is now integrated to make it easier to share photos with your favorite social network website. One-way album synchronization is provided for you to upload photos from Photo Station to Facebook automatically.
    • Pixlr and Picnik are now integrated, which are powerful online image service that will enable admin to directly edit the pictures from the DiskStation on the fly without installing additional software.
    • Password protected album is now supported to help you share private albums with your friends more efficient without creating new accounts for them.
    • Personalized theme is available for you to customize your favorite theme.
    • Full-screen mode is now available in slideshow with brand new interface.
    • The user account in Photo Station can now be either set to synchronize with DSM’s or to the existing embedded Photo Station user accounts.
    • The blog editor now supports Google Chrome and comes with more features.
  8. Google Cloud Print: Google Cloud Print service is now supported to help you print to your home/office printers from any computer or smartphone without driver installation, regardless of where you are. For the complete list of supported printers, please see here.
  9. UPnP Router Support:
    • Automatic router discovery is now supported in EZ-Internet with UPnP-enabled routers, with just one-click to set up your router.
    • More than 58 routers from ASUS, Belkin, Cisco, TP-Link, SITECOM, and other brands are now supported. For the complete list of supported routers, please see here.
  10. DSM mobile:
    • DSM mobile, a dedicated Web-App for iOS and Android devices, is now introduced to provide easy DiskStation management from mobile devices.
    • You can now easily add and edit users, groups, shared folders or even access privileges right from your mobile device.
    • It is fast and intuitive to enable or disable services, view system information and monitor resource with DSM mobile using mobile devices.
  11. CalDAV Server: CalDAV is now supported to turn your DiskStation into a calendar server. All your CalDAV clients, including iCal in Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad, or Mozilla Sunbird will be synchronized without efforts.
  12. Package Center:
    • The brand new Package Center is a centralized place where you can find and install useful packages for your DiskStation.
    • Email notification is available as an option for new package updates.
    • The new visual style and improved user interface makes it simple and easy to identify, install and check updates online.
  13. Download Station Enhancements:
    • More file sharing and online video services with free or premium accounts are now supported, the supported services can also be manually updated online.
    • Download Station now supports drag-n-drop for uploading BT from Windows desktop.
    • BT now support single-port forwarding.
  14. Audio Station Enhancements:
    • FLAC music streaming is now possible with Airplay speakers.
    • A switch is now added to help you enable/disable auto UPnP renderer discovery for better performance in Audio Station.
  15. File Browser Enhancements:
    • Now you may upload files to DiskStation by simply drag-n-drop the selected files from Windows/Mac/Linux Desktop to File Browser.
    • Pixlr Editor, Express, and Picnik are now integrated, which are powerful online image service that will enable you to directly edit the pictures from your DiskStation on the fly without installing additional software.
    • You may now preview your favorite movies in the preferred aspect ratio.
  16. Surveillance Station 5 Enhancements:
    • Safari 5.1 (32-bit) in Mac OS is now supported in Surveillance Station, Mac users can now enjoy using Surveillance Station with same experience as of Windows environment.
    • All features can now work seamlessly across Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox on Windows.
    • More than 90 IP camera models from Canon, Basler, Sony, Vivotek, Zavio, Hunt, Alinking, FlexWatch, Intellinet, InStar, Foscam, SMC, and Brickcom are newly supported. For the complete list of supported cameras, please see here.
    • The compatibility with ONVIF cameras from Sony, Axis, Vivotek, Panasonic, Hikvision and Lilin are now greatly enhanced.
    • 49 channels live view is now available for monitoring more cameras at once.
    • SMS/Email notification can now be scheduled by individual camera or event type simultaneously.
    • Camera Group is now added to help IT personnel efficiently apply settings to live view, event playback, or privileges in a large camera deployment.
    • Settings for multiple cameras with the same model can now be adjusted all at once using batch editing function; this is useful in a large camera deployment.
    • Privilege profile function is now added to help IT personnel quickly assign or modify multiple users’ camera privileges.
    • Surveillance Station can now conduct motion detection with MPEG4 and H.264 as well, you no longer need a camera with the built-in motion detection feature.
    • Single camera stream is now supported to reduce required bandwidth by half, freeing resource to other network applications and reduce camera loading for improved system stability.
    • Cameras of all codec types (MJPEG/MPEG4/H.264) can now use the same default DSM port 5000, simplifying the setup process for remote monitoring.
  17. iPhone/iPad App:
    • DS photo+ is now enhanced with multiple photos upload feature and the support of password protected album. Video streaming is also supported on Apple TV via AirPlay.
    • DS audio is now enhanced with Internet radio feature.
    • DS cam is now enhanced with the ability to live view single camera in MPEG4 and H.264 codec.
  18. Android App:
    • A new Android app, DS finder, will soon available for free download. DS finder helps you to easily monitor the status of your DiskStation while you are on the go, you can even start up the DiskStation remotely. MIS can also use it for locating the DiskStation in the massive server room with the built-in buzzer; In case of troubleshooting, MIS may also email out the DiskStation’s network/storage info directly from their Android phones.
    • DS cam is now enhanced with the ability to live view single camera in MPEG4 and H.264 codec.
    • DS audio is now enhanced with Internet radio feature.
  19. Media Server Enhancements:
    • You may now view the current thumbnail creation progress in control panel, and able to set the quality of thumbnails or even pause it for up to 6 hours and resume it later automatically.
    • Customized indexed folder is now supported to help you select which folders also containing multimedia to be indexed in media server.
    • You can now choose a device profile for your DLNA device to enhance the compatibility with your DiskStation.
  20. Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR) Enhancements: SHR volume can now be ready to use within minutes upon creation, 95% faster comparing to traditional SHR volume creation.
    DiskStation/DSM version DSM 3.1 DSM 3.2
    DS211+ (2TB SHR volume) 6 hrs 41 min 9 min
    DS1010+ (8TB SHR volume) 9 hrs 36 min 28 min
  21. Time Backup Enhancements: Remote destination is now supported to help you back up multiple versions onto another DiskStation over LAN for disaster recovery.
  22. VPN Server Enhancements: Privilege control is now integrated to allow only the selected users to connect DiskStation with VPN clients.
  23. Shared Folder Sync Enhancements: Encrypted shared folder is now supported for maximum security.
  24. WordPress Package: WordPress Package is now available to help you to install WordPress on your DiskStation with just a few clicks.
  25. Management Enhancements:
    • Every DSM user may now choose their preferred language regardless of the default browser setting.
    • You will stay log-in until you log out DSM manually.
    • IT personnel may now easily view/manage all the DSM services from System Information.

Special Notes

  1. Browser Support:
    • Chrome
    • Firefox
    • Safari (Mac) 4, 5
    • Internet Explorer 7, 8, 9
  2. Remote Folder can support up to 100 mount points (network shared folders). Remote Folder currently supports CIFS only.
  3. Remote Folder currently supports CIFS only.
  4. Non-admin users can only mount Remote Folder under their “User Home”.
  5. Virtual Drive can support up to 16 mount points (ISO images).
  6. Virtual Drive supports ISO 9660 and UDF.
  7. The mount point for both Virtual Drive and Remote Server has to be an empty shared folder.
  8. Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR) enhancement only applies to SHR volume with two HDDs or more.
  9. Time Backup only supports up to one backup task for remote destination.
  10. Multiple camera view on DS cam does not support MPEG4/H.264.

Limitation & Known Issues

  1. LDAP client is currently not compatible with Windows domain, Microsoft exchange server, and IBM Lotus Domino LDAP Server.
  2. Remote Folder is currently not compatible with Mac Samba Server as a target.
  3. The password for the guest account in DiskStation has to be disabled if you wish connect the DiskStation from Mac OS X 10.7 with a guest account via samba.
  4. Refer to "Limitation & Known Issues for all versions" for other limitations.

Version: DSM 3.1-1760

(2011/08/23)

Change log:

  1. Fixed an issue where the system might reboot itself after being waken up from hibernation.

Limitation & Known Issues

  1. Refer to "Limitation & Known Issues for all versions" for other limitations.

Version: DSM 3.1-1748

(2011/07/01)

Change log

  1. Enhanced the iSCSI stability in virtualization environment.

Limitation & Known Issues

  1. Refer to "Limitation & Known Issues for all versions" for other limitations.

Version: DSM 3.1-1742

(2011/06/28)

Change log

  • N/A. (This is the initial release of DS2411+)

Limitation & Known Issues

Limitation & Known Issues for all versions

  1. On all browsers, uploading single file without enabling Java is limited to 2GB for File Browser and File Station. This is due to browsers' limitation.
  2. USB Disk Limitation:
    • Mac OS 9 does not support FAT32.
    • The USB disk must be larger than 1GB.
  3. DSM's VPN client might not support connecting to all third-party VPN services. For better compatibility, DSM's VPN client should be connected to VPN servers hosted on Synology NAS.

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