Synology DiskStation DS118

Barebone Server 1 bay high performance NAS

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The Synology DiskStation DS118 is a compact and powerful 1-bay NAS server. It is equipped with a powerful 1.4GHz Quad-Core processor and 1GB of DDR4 RAM. It is an affordable and efficient storage and data sharing solution that supports hard drives up to 12 TB.

Barebone Server 1 bay high performance NAS

Overview

DS118: Compactness and Efficiency for Home and Small Office Users

The Synology DiskStation DS118 is a compact and efficient 1-bay NAS server. It is equipped with a powerful 1.4GHz Quad-Core processor and 1GB of DDR4 RAM. An affordable and efficient data storage and sharing solution, Synology DS118 supports hard drives up to 12 TB capacity.

Synology DiskStation DS118 is a compact single-bay NAS server with extraordinary performance that offers a new way to store, share, stream, and sync your data every day. With comprehensive business and multimedia applications, the DS118 is designed to enhance your productivity and effortlessly enjoy multimedia content. The Synology DS118 is also backed by Synology's 2-year limited warranty.


Optimal Price/Performance Ratio

Equipped with a quad-core Realtek processor and 1GB of DDR4 RAM, the DS118 delivers high performance - 113.04MB/s read and 112.65MB/s write - in a Windows environment. Thanks to its hardware encryption engine, the DS118 excels at transmitting encrypted data at high speeds - over 112.79 MB/s read and 113.04 MB/s write - making it one of the best NAS devices available today. The DS118 comes with floating point support for fast generation of thumbnails of your photos.

The two USB 3.0 ports on the rear panel can provide high-speed data transmission to a wide range of external USB devices, including Wi-Fi dongles, printers, external hard drives and more. The DS118 turns your hard drive into a versatile storage server that acts not only as your private cloud for accessing files anywhere, but also as a backup device, an online photo album, local storage for your public cloud data, a 24/7 download portal and more.


Sync your files across all your devices

With the Cloud Station suite, you can enjoy real-time data synchronization on all devices that can access your Synology NAS. The slightest edit on a file is taken into account and modified instantly. Don't worry, in case of a problem, the "smart versioning" allows you to keep several versions of the same file.


4K Ultra HD Media Bank

Synology DiskStation DS118 features 10-bit H.265 4K Ultra HD video transcoding in real time, so it supports the latest multimedia content and formats. With Video Station, you can organize your personal digital video library with complete multimedia information, watch movies in 4K Ultra HD or record TV shows using a DVB-T/DVB-S dongle.

Photo Station's intuitive design allows you to effortlessly organize photos into custom categories, smart albums, or by blog post, and link to them on social networking websites with a few clicks. Audio Station comes with Internet radio and support for lossless audio formats and offers music playback via DLNA, AirPlay and Bluetooth devices (A Bluetooth dongle is required.)


Easy File Access with QuickConnect

Access the files on your Synology NAS over the Internet without the headache of setting up port forwarding rules, DDNS, or other complicated network settings. QuickConnect allows you to connect via a simple customizable address (e.g., https://customID.quickconnect.to), to instantly access media and work files on any Windows/Mac/Linux computer, laptop, or mobile device at no extra cost.

Synology provides mobile apps that allow you to enjoy the full variety of media library on the go. Available on iOS, Android, and Windows Phone platforms, DS photo, DS audio, DS video, and DS file allow you to mobilize your Photo Station, Audio Station, Video Station, and File Station by putting terabytes of media content at your fingertips. In addition, DS get allows you to remotely manage and monitor your download tasks from anywhere at any time.


Green Design

The Synology DS118 is designed and developed to limit power consumption. Compared to equivalent average storage servers, the DS118 consumes only 17.2W in regular operation. Wake on LAN/WAN support and scheduled startup/shutdown further reduce power consumption and operating costs. HDD hibernation can be configured to take effect automatically when the system has been idle for a specified period of time. This not only saves power but also extends the life of the hard drives.

All Synology products are created from RoHS compliant parts and packaged with recyclable materials. Synology takes its responsibility as a global citizen by striving to reduce the impact of each of its products on the environment.

Key Features :

  • Powerful 1-bay NAS for home and personal use
  • 64-bit quad-core processor, 1.4GHz
  • 1GB of DDR4 memory
  • Low power consumption and quiet design with good cooling
  • Compatible with 3.5" (native) and 2.5" (via optional adapter) drives
  • 1 hard disk slot with a maximum capacity of 12 TB
  • Support for 15 IP cameras (2 free licenses)
  • 5 VPN Server connections
  • 2-year warranty by Synology
Information provided by our tech department 2.5" adapter not supplied with the product.
Specifications
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General information

Product name

Synology DiskStation DS118

Brand

Synology

Model

DS118

Processor

CPU frequency

1400 MHz

Memory size

1 GB

Memory type

DDR4

Network

Network standard(s)

10/100/1000 Mbps

Network connector(s)

1 X Gigabit Ethernet - RJ45 Female

Wake On LAN

Yes

DLNA certification

Yes

Storage

Capacity

0 GB

Internal interface

1 X Serial ATA 6Gb/s (SATA Revision 3)

Hard drive format

2" 1/2
3" 1/2

Hard drive

Without hard drive

Number of discs

0

Max number of discs

1

RAID supported

No

Supported RAID Modes

Single Disk

File system

HFS+
Ext3
FAT32
NTFS
Ext4

Connector(s)

2 X USB 3.0

Compatibility

Server functions

Multimedia
Video surveillance
iTunes
Web
Photo
Printing
FTP

Windows ADS

Yes

iSCSI (SCSI encapsulation)

Yes

Download without PC

Yes

Scalable

No

Supported OS

Mac OS X 10.11 or higher
Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan
Microsoft Windows 10
Microsoft Windows 8
Microsoft Windows 7

Physical characteristics

Rackable

No

Sound level

16.7 dB

Consumption

9.4 W

Width

166 mm

Height

71 mm

Depth

224 mm

Weight

0.7 kg

Warranties

Commercial warranty

Seller 3 years

Legal warranty

See terms & conditions

Product referenced on 27 Oct 2017

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  • by FabienC
    Posted on 30 Nov 2022
    Bought on 1 Nov 2022 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 10

    Perfect transaction+++.

    +++++++++Transaction perfect, excellent shipping service, packaging+++ And very good product, working ++++

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  • by GaetanG
    Posted on 16 Feb 2022
    Bought on 2 Feb 2022 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 2 Average rating: 6

    product conforms, deadline respected BUT the product is not easy to connect to such mobiles

    Hello

    The product is compliant, deadline respected BUT the product is not easy to install to allow the connection with mobile phones and to be used as a source of reading on hi-fi system. The Synology support is poor, I am waiting for an answer to my questions on how to connect the Motorola with the nas, after 3 days...I contacted the LDLC support before validating the purchase, it is ok, corresponds well to my needs. I've been using it for a while now, but I'm not sure how to get it to work. I've been using it for a while now, but I'm not sure if it's a good idea to use it for a long time. So in the end, not super satisfied with the product. I did not keep the 4TB HDD that the seller advised me to buy, I did not open it, having tested it with a HDD that I already had, but with a smaller capacity, but sufficient for my use.
    Sincerely Gaetan

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  • by Christophe B
    Posted on 20 Jan 2022
    Bought on 6 Jan 2022 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 7 Average rating: 9

    Delighted

    It's my first NAS, I'm very happy with it! Easy to install, I use it to share my videos, backup and download. I didn't need to install any software and I had no trouble mounting a network drive under window 11. I have connected another external drive via USB and mounted another network drive on it without any problems. The transfer speed is really good especially in RJ45, in WIFI it's just as good but slower because of the ascending speed. I've been using it for a while now and it's a great way to access my data, no matter what device you're using, and it's easy to add downloads to the chain without any hassle :-)

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  • by Spirale21
    Posted on 15 Oct 2021
    Bought on 11 Sep 2021 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 21 Average rating: 8

    Delighted

    I had taken this NAS for a simple external backup but I realize that it does more things than I thought. I can play my music on a bluetooth speaker without opening the computer thanks to the DS Audio app for android (attention requires android 8.0 at least), I can play my movies, we can install a wiki (mediawiki) and it does Itunes Server and WebDav protocol to exchange music and files with an Apple device (I'm under linux that's fine). It is perfectly recognized by my linux (Ubuntu distribution), Windows 10 but I had problems with SMB and Windows 8.1 (but I think it comes from the windows installation). In short, I recommend it

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  • by Xavier R
    Posted on 30 Dec 2019
    Bought on 29 Nov 2019 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 2 Average rating: 6

    Multimedia disc

    I've been using it for a while now, but it's a great tool for storing my movies and networking them.
    The disadvantage is that the Synology rarely goes into standby mode when not in use, I have to turn it off myself each time, so that it doesn't run for nothing.

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