The CS-406 CubeStation offers RAID capability over 4 SATA drives which provides data redundancy and extra capacity (up to 1.5 Terabyte with RAID-5 or 2 x 1 Terabyte arrays with RAID-0). The device supports Gigabit Ethernet and 2 extra USB devices (such as hard drives for extra storage or backup). Its features include support for Windows Active Directory Service, user quota management, PHP+MySQL web server, secure FTP server, USB printer server and UPS support over USB 2.0. Networking-wise it supports CIFS, Apple Talk and FTP for both Windows and MAC users. The CubeStation offers easy Web-based management for all the integrated features and includes software to backup workstations and servers on the network with scheduling capabilities. The device supports up to 1024 user accounts, 100 shared folders and 64 concurrent connections making it suitable for SMB and Corporate use for up to 50 users. Note: This product is end-of-life

• Windows ADS/NT4 Domain Support
• Small Footprint (230X168X184mm)
• Terabytes Storage Capacity
• RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 Support
• User Quota Management
• UPnP Multimedia Server
• Superb Gigabyte Per Dollar Ratio
• Easy Assembly
• Designed for Quiet Office
• Photo Station with Album Control
• Continuous BT, FTP, and HTTP Download without a PC
• Web Server with PHP+MySQL Support
• Secure FTP Server
• Printer Server
• File Server
• Total Backup Solutions (Secure Network Backup, Local Backup, and PC Backup)

Work with Windows ADS

Cube Station itself already has account management, but what if you want your Windows-domain colleagues to share the function-rich server? The Windows domain support is compatible with Windows ADS and NT4 Domain.

More Data Space, Less Desk Space

If you want a storage device with large capacity, and also want it to be elegant and small footprint, then CS-406 is your perfect choice. It allows you to easily assemble 4 SATA hard drives into a small cube, and make a multi-terabyte storage.

Transfer Data Securely

If you are worried about critical data being accessed via Internet, the Secure FTP and Secure Network Backup can take care of it. Secure FTP uses the matured SSL/TLS technology and Secure Network Backup uses encrypted package to transfer data.

Protect Your Data with Redundancy

What can you get from a 4-drive system? RAID! CS-406 supports large-capacity RAID0 and reliable RAID1 and RAID 5.

Program Your Own Web

Creating your own web site is always a fun thing to do. Cube Station now supports PHP+MySQL. You are free to construct your own web site with dynamic web contents, or to install PHP open source applications from the Internet, such as blog and bulletin board.

Total Backup Solutions

Data backup is so important but people tend to ignore it, Cube Station makes data backup so complete and automatic that backup always be done without your attention. From Secure Network Backup, Local Backup, to PC Backup (Synology Data Replicator II), you can always find the backup alternatives that fit your needs.

Let the Music Play

If you have cool photos, music, and movies, why not share them out? You simply upload the files to Cube Station, hook up a Digital Media Adapter, and you can start enjoying them with your TV or audio set.

Continuous Download without PC

Wouldn’t it be cool if you can turn off your PC when you are downloading files? Download Station is just designed for that. You only need to manage the download tasks with Synology Download Redirector, and the files will be transferred to Cube Station. That’s it.

Introduction Powerpoint Presentation:  2006-1025 CS-406 Introduction 2.62 Mb

Manufacturer Link: http://www.synology.com/enu/products/CS406series/index.php

RS-406 RackStation is equivalent to the CS-406 CubeStation in terms of features but housed in a 1U Rack-mount design and offers Hot-Swappable hard drive capability (the CS-406 CubeStation offers RAID capability over 4 SATA drives which provides data redundancy and extra capacity). Note: This model is end of life, please see RS-407 or RS-408

• Hot Swappable Hard Drives
• Windows ADS Support
• 19" Rack-mount Form Factor
• Terabytes Storage Capacity
• RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 Support
• User Quota Management
• Superb Gigabyte Per Dollar Ratio
• Web Server with PHP+MySQL Support
• Download Station
• Secure FTP Server over SSL/TLS
• File Server
• Total Backup Solutions (Secure Network Backup, Local Backup, and PC Backup)

Rack-mount design, terabytes capacity, RAID redundancy, ADS support, and hot swappable hard drives, make RS-406 the most competitive rack-mount NAS server.

Hot Swappable Hard Drives

RS-406 has most of the cool features of Disk Station and Cube Station. Its hard drives are hot swappable. The RISC-based design delivers more-than-adequate performance and better thermal handling; RS-406 is surely the first choice to satisfy the basic storage need of SMB and enterprise.

Work with Windows ADS

Rack Station itself already has account management, but what if you want your Windows-domain colleagues to share the function-rich server? The Windows domain support is compatible with Windows ADS and NT4 Domain. Windows domain users now can enjoy the cool features of Disk Station.

Transfer Data Securely

If you are worried about critical data being accessed via Internet, the Secure FTP and Secure Network Backup can take care of it. Secure FTP uses the matured SSL/TLS technology and Secure Network Backup uses the industry-proven SSH package to transfer data.

Protect Your Data with Redundancy

RS-406 supports large-capacity RAID 0 and reliable RAID 1 and RAID 5. It also supports Non-RAID volume for single drive.

Total Backup Solutions

Data backup is so important but people tend to ignore it, RS-406 makes data backup so complete and automatic that backup always be done without your attention. From Secure Network Backup, Local Backup, to PC Backup (Synology Data Replicator II), you can always find the backup alternatives that fit your needs.

Manufacturer Link: http://www.synology.com/enu/products/RS406/index.php

Re-defining Our Space in IT

This is an attempt to find and define our space for the year 2007 (when this article was posted on this website) and beyond.  We begin with some fundamental assumptions and work our way forward.  Do you agree with the thinking process? Please review the article and give us your comments by return email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Information technology is a step of human civilization evolution and we are only at the beginning of this step (one hundred years constitute a small step in the history of mankind)

Information is a new commodity of our time- there is an abundance of it and it is mostly free.  The trouble is that most information is not information if we define information as something that produces certainty.  We are passionate in differentiating the good from the bad, the right from the wrong, removing myths, reinforcing certainty, helping as many people as we can reach and implementing information systems properly so that more people live in a more constructive and appreciative manner.  We understand that our passion has to be augmented by tremendous efforts of learning.  Millions of people work in information technology.  We shall learn from their work analytically and visually and understand both their objective and emotional values.

In order to judge if we have spent our efforts correctly, we have established a few measurement schemes.  They are fitness for purpose, total cost of ownership, business purpose fulfilment and real life experience.  Computers should enhance productivities, solve problems and assist us to discover frontiers of knowledge.  In the meantime, we must be alert to define computers as a tool and not to become a slave of computers.

We believe the process of working with information should be enjoyable, fun, stimulating and intellectually rewarding.  The last phrase refers to an effect that enables humans to discover more about life and the universe.

We sell information tools, and understand that the tools are good tools if they are in the hands of good people and become useless if used by people who do not use them properly.  We enjoy working with good people and learning good things.

We believe in openness, honesty, integrity of representation, mutual respect, helpfulness and being a good citizen.

This is an attempt to find and define our space for the year 2007 and beyond.  We begin with some fundamental assumptions and work our way forward.  Do you agree with the thinking process? Please review the article and give us your comments by return email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Information technology is a step of human civilization evolution and we are only at the beginning of this step (one hundred years constitute a step or part of a step in the biological history of human mankind). Information is a new commodity of our time- there is an abundance of it and it is mostly free...