We understand. Your phone is your life. There are photos of Mum on her birthday or Dad posing with a view at the back. You may have videos of your cat from when she was a wee little kitten. Hey, don’t forget that album which has over 2,000 photos from your last trip with your friends.
And before you know it, you have run out of memory on your smartphone.
While phone storage is pretty affordable, there’s also the concern of cyber security threats and photos being unsynced to the Cloud for some reason. Maybe, you just simply want your cloud storage as close to you as possible without worrying about the future of technology brands handling your sensitive, personal data or your phone being stolen and hacked.
Here’s exactly the reason why you should consider a Synology Network Attached Storage (NAS) option. Just like that, you and your family can have your very own private local cloud storage that’s easy and simple for all to use.
What is a NAS?
When it comes to having a simple cloud storage system, Synology excels at that. Offering ‘Private Servers’ services, Synology’s NAS appliances are essentially private storage servers that act like public cloud storage services, except that it’s only for you and your family. They are perfect for people who don’t want any complications in maintaining it, which is common if you try to build one on your own.
With a Synology NAS product, multiple users at once can connect and use it. All they need to do is connect to the same network, and they can manage their own data safely on their own premises. Simply put, having a NAS is like a group of people “physically owning” the centralised drive, safely within their reach.
With proper security measures (like the following tips below), there is no need to worry about security. As these units are considered private for you only, no third party (and even Synology) can interfere with your data.
And The Best NAS For The Simple User Is….
When it comes to multimedia, you have to consider Synology DS423+.
The Synology DS423+ is a powerful and compact NAS that can store and organise all of your information. Utilising an Intel Celeron J4125 with up to 6GB RAM and sharing up to 72 TB of data, the Synology DS423+ is perfect for managing data within your family or social circle.
Synology DS423+ is more than just capable of being a multimedia device. With up to 226 reading and 224 writing speeds per second, the NAS is also equipped with NVMe SSD slots and LAN ports, so it can also act as a central storage device for small businesses or just regular households.
Perfectly Compatible with Your Android & Apple Products
Moreover, the Synology DS423+ is designed to be compatible with most smartphone operating systems for a seamless user experience.
When used together with the Synology Drive mobile app on either smartphone OS platform, you can access and manage files in your Synology Drive. Aside from the typical document, image, video or music, its user-friendly in-app viewer can also open Synology Office documents, spreadsheets, and slides.
Your days of efficiency start today with the Synology DS423+. Within the app, you can also access and open your documents easily with the mobile app’s management features. Easily sync, search, share, more and apply labels to files.
Organise & Share Your Albums Without Worrying About Security
There’s nothing nice about having your years of memories, in the form of photos or videos, gone or stolen in just seconds.
It is why the Synology DS423+ is great for helping you to organise, track and keep your photo and video collections safe with the Synology Photos app.
The app is more than just a media storage system; it’s also a management tool. Easily keep track of photo albums and collections by sorting them with its facial recognition tool or even via photo metadata such as the focal lens or the shutter speed used.
Best of all, Synology Photos is useable across PCs, laptops, mobile devices, and Apple or Android TVs. By using Synology Photos with the Synology DS423+, you can easily enable the appropriate protection system with tools such as passwords, expiration dates and even access permissions from anywhere with your mobile devices.
Make sure to check out Synology’s Photos Quick Start Guide to safeguard your files and memories.
Keeping Your Data Safe With Synology
Do note that while the Synology NAS DS423+ can stand as a backup storage, it is not a backup tool. Therefore, ensure your backup is carried out properly with Synology’s suggested 3-2-1 backup rules.
Besides data backup, in terms of data security, here are more tips on how to keep your NAS safe:-
- Create a new account and disable the admin account
- Enable 2-step verification to enhance the security of your Synology NAS.
- Use a complex and strong password, and apply password strength rules to all users.
- Enable Auto Block in Control Panel to block IP addresses with too many failed login attempts.
- Run Security Advisor to ensure there is no weak password in the system.
- Update your NAS software and firmware from time to time
- Strongly recommend you enable Firewall in Control Panel and only allow public ports for services when necessary, preventing unauthorized login attempts.
- Do Snapshot Replication if you have two NAS which have the Btrfs file system
Buy: Synology DS423+ NAS in Malaysia
Keeping yourself equipped with the latest data storage and protection knowledge is important and good. But taking a step further to ensure your and your loved ones’ data is safe is also just as important. With a Synology DS423+ NAS, keep your life a worry-free one as much as possible.
Check out the Synology DS423+ upclose here!
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[This post was made in collaboration with Synology Malaysia.]