Media:Electronics Autographed:No Memorabilia:No Shipping Weight (lbs):8 Dimensions (in):11.1 x 8.3 x 7.4 nv:Form Factor:Desktop Compatible RAID Levels:0 Compatible RAID Levels:1 Number Of Hard Drives Bays:2 Hard Drives Included:0 Hard Drive Interface:SATA II RJ-45 Ports:1 Communications Description:Network Adapter Interface Type:RJ-45 Data Transfer Rate:1000 Mbps Data Transfer Rate:100 Mbps Data Transfer Rate:10 Mbps Protocols:TCP/IP Networking Standards:IEEE 802.3i 10Base-T Ethernet Networking Standards:IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet Warranty:1 year warranty
Product Description The D-Link 2-Bay Network Storage Enclosure - DNS-321 - is the perfect way to store, share, and safeguard your documents, music, videos, and photos. With the D-Link tool-less installation, easily insert up to two (3.5") SATA drives without any tools or attaching any cables. Additionally, the built-in UPnP AV media server enables streaming of digital content to compatible network media players (such as those found in the D-Link MediaLounge product line) as well as popular media player applications used in computers. With the included feature-rich Memeo software, you can create schedules and rules including real-time full or incremental backups. The Web-based configuration software allows users to establish storage quotas for specific users and groups. The DNS-321 can automatically back up your data regardless of the Operating System (OS) of your computer (Windows, Mac, or Linux). The DNS-321 also features a built-in FTP server to access files through the Internet. With its sleek design and quiet cooling fans, the DNS-321 can be easily placed on your desk at home or in the office. Utilizing SATA hard drives and gigabit connectivity, the 2-Bay Network Storage Enclosure (DNS-321) is a high performance, cost-effective solution for your home or small office data storage needs.
Nice to use your own drivesNovember 4, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The DNS321 works excellent. Very easy to install drives, easy to set-up, and connected immediately. I wish the mapping tool was installed. I just moved it over from the CD to my local drive. I installed 2 Seagate ES2 500GB and am running RAID1 (mirrored). I used a laptop, and remapped all of 'My Documents' to the network drive. My only complaint is not about the product itself...it's about the speed via wireless. Lack of network performance is not very noticeable when only using the internet, butt when you're transferring large amounts of data, it's much more apparent. I have a DLink N router, and just bought a DLink N card. With the G card I was getting about 1.2 MB/sec, and with the N card I'm getting almost double. It's still slow compared to the wire, which was about 14 MB/sec (still not great). The performance was more of an issue when I was doing the initial transfer of all my files. Now it isn't really a big deal. If I need to transfer a lot of data, I just plug in.
I researched a lot of NAS units, and I deceided that I wanted to select my own hard drives. Most of the units which come with drives, come with cheaper drives. I went with 'commercial' drives which are built to be spinning 24/7. There is, however, a setting in the config firmware site where you can turn off the drives after a certain period of time...similar to your computer. Also, you can set it up to email you when a drive fails. I hope I never receive that email, but it's nice to know that you will be notified immediately. Haven't set up the FTP yet. It did pick up the NAS in iTunes, although I haven't played with it yet.
Anyway, so far, so good. Oh, and be sure you get SATA drives with the newest power connector.
BEWARE BEWARE - Will not work on VISTA 64 !!!October 25, 2008 2 out of 7 found this review helpful
Installed this on home network with XP Pro and Vista x64 computers. Worked OK on XP, but wouldn't install driver on Vista x64 systems. After 2 calls to tech support, where they advised downloading and installing driver for 32-bit Vista, I called again (after two failed attemps to load the driver) only to be told "It won't work with Vista 64-bit, and we don't know when we will get a 64-bit driver out". Spent over 3 hours (4 calls) on hold to talk to customer service (their phones would drop the calls after 45 min). Their advise was "wait a couple of months for the driver or return the DNS-321 to the vendor". D-Link's own web site and their sales staff all indicate that it works with Vista, with no qualification about 32-bit only. So if you have Vista 64-bit DON'T BUY THIS YET!!!
One of the better home NAS devicesOctober 24, 2008 10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I've been pleased with the reliability and performance of the DNS-321. I was hoping the Gigabit transfer speeds would be significantly faster, but it seems to top out at 14-16 MBps (MegaBytes per sec). This is on the upper end of most consumer NAS boxes, including D-Link's tried & true DNS-323.
Pros: . Runs cool & quiet. . Spins down the HD when idle to conserve power. . Rock-solid operation (no reboots necessary in the month I've had it).
Cons: . Larger drives (1TB and up) can get "stuck" at 94% during the format phase, but eventually it will complete. . User permissions setup is clunky. This is common among consumer-level NAS boxes though. . User access permissions are cleared on reboot :( . No firmware update yet (v1.0). D-Link tech support says they've fixed most of the problems above and are testing the new firmware for public release. The cons are relatively minor to me, and once fixed in firmware, this will be a 5-star product.
Notes: Opt for a low-power (and low-heat) HD to use in an external enclosure. Transfer rates on this generation of NAS will never approach the max throughput of HDs, so using a fast 7200rpm drive is a waste of money and power. Extra heat from the faster drives may cause issues down the road. Recommended low-power models are the Western Digital GreenPower and Samsung EcoGreen.
UPDATE 11/30/2008: D-Link has released firmware 1.01 which fixes the issue with access permissions being cleared on reboot. It also claims to support 1.5 TB hard drives. http://support.dlink.com/products/view.asp?productid=DNS-321
I now rate this 5 stars (Amazon won't let me change the rating)
Works great... works for the mac tooOctober 23, 2008 I use this on my network with PC's and Mac's .
The mac just sees it as a network drive and mounts it. Easy web based setup.
The itunes server on it works great! Just load your mp3's and all the other pc's and mac's will see those songs in their iTunes.
Almost WonderfulOctober 19, 2008 1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Has a few quirks. DLink knows about them. No firmware updates yet. Software wants you to run a program to get to Drives Web Interface. Silly. When used in RAID 0 mode lots of folks have issue with drive thinking RAID isn't set up properly. Seems to be a false error. However, the drives web based utility won't allow access past this error screen. You can get around it with a direct link to other then the entry page of the drives browser screens. Once you get it setup I can copy files to the drive while streaming DVD movies to 2 other PCs at once. And I'm only on a 100T network.
Clean up the software & FIRMWARE and I'd give it 5 stars.
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