Description
Synology Disk Station DS218j
| No. | Article Name | Location | Description |
| 1 | Status Indicator | Front Panel | Displays the status of the system. For more information, see “Appendix B: LED Indicator Table”. |
| 2 | LAN Indicator | Displays the status of the network connection. For more information, see “Appendix B: LED Indicator Table”. | |
| 3 | Disk Indicator | Displays the status of the installed drives. For more information, see “Appendix B: LED Indicator Table”. | |
| 4 | Power Button and Indicator | 1. Press to power on the Disk Station.
2. To power off the Disk Station, press and hold until you hear a beep sound and the Power LED starts blinking. |
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| 5 | Fan | Back Panel | Disposes of excess heat and cools the system. If the fan malfunctions, the Disk Station will emit a beeping sound. |
| 6 | LAN Port | Connect a network cable here. | |
| 7 | USB 3.0 Port | Connect external hard drives or other USB devices to the Disk Station here. | |
| 8 | RESET Button | 1. Press and hold until you hear a beep sound to restore the default IP address, DNS server, and password for the admin account.
2. Press and hold until you hear a beep sound, then press and hold again until you hear three beep sounds to return the Disk Station to “Not Installed” status so that Disk Station Manager (DSM) can be reinstalled. |
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| 9 | Kensington Security Slot | Attach a Kensington security lock here. | |
| 10 | Power Port | Connect the AC power adapter here. |
Specifications A
| Item | DS218j |
| Compatible Drive Type | 3.5″ / 2.5″ SATA x 2 |
| Maximum Internal Raw Capacity | 20TB (2 X 10TB hard drives) |
| External Ports | USB 3.0 x 2 |
| LAN Port | 1GbE (RJ-45) x 1 |
| Size (H x W x D) (mm) | 165 x 100 x 225.5 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.88 |
| Supported Clients | • Windows 7 and 10
• Mac OS X 10.11 onward |
| File Systems | • Internal: ext4
• External: ext4, ext3, FAT, NTFS, HFS+, exFAT1 |
| Supported RAID Types | • Basic • JBOD • RAID 0 • RAID 1
• Synology Hybrid RAID (1-Disk Fault Tolerance) |
| Agency Certifications | • FCC Class B • CE Class B • BSMI Class B |
| HDD Hibernation | Yes |
| Scheduled Power On/Off | Yes |
| Language Localization | |
| Environment Requirements | • Line voltage: 100V to 240V AC
• Frequency: 50/60Hz • Operating Temperature: 40 to 104°F (5 to 40°C) • Storage Temperature: -5 to 140˚F (-20 to 60˚C) • Relative Humidity: 5% to 95% RH |
LED Indicator Table B
| LED Indicator | Color | Status | Description | |
| STATUS | Green | Static | Volume normal | |
| Orange | Blinking | Volume degraded / Volume crashed | ||
| Volume not created | ||||
| DSM not installed | ||||
| Off | HDD hibernation | |||
| Front LAN | Green | Static | Network connected | |
| Blinking | Network active | |||
| Off | No network | |||
| DISK 1-2 | Green | Static | Drive ready and idle | |
| Blinking | Accessing drive | |||
| Orange | Static | Drive error / Port disabled1 | ||
| Off | No internal drive / Deep sleep | |||
| Power | Blue | Static | Powered on | |
| Blinking | Booting up / Shutting down | |||
| Off | Powered off |
