Storage/NAS by stefan @ 2012-10-31
The new DS213air NAS from Synology is quite an interesting product, offering a WiFi interface that can be used as a wireless hotspot, a wireless router or to join a wireless network. Besides the good performance on wired LAN, we can also enjoy the DSM 4 interface, which is really easy to use. The price, however, is a bit high so we would recommend it more in small business environments rather than for homes.
Also, we can assign permissions for different account types for each shared folder:
To see if the shared folder installation procedure went correctly, we should see the NAS as a separate folder on the network along with the newly created folder:
The DSM Control Panel allows us to modify several options regarding FTP access, Users, Shared Folders, Web Services, Firewall and many more:
Compared to the previously tested NASes, the Network configuration section comes with more available options, thanks to the WiFi capabilities:
The NAS can connect to the current network and will create a separate network with the IP range specified by us; it also comes with DHCP Server capabilities and in the Hotspot tab we can also adjust Wireless Modes, operating Channel, Transmit Power or the Maximum number of connections:
The WiFi connection can be secured with different encryption types like WEP or WPA-PSK (and its different modes):
If the MAC Filtering option is enabled, we can allow only some of the stations to access the interface:
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