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D-Link ShareCenter Pulse 2-bay Network Storage Enclosure

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Brand	D-Link
Item dimensions L x W x H	24 x 53 x 36 centimetres
Size	Empty Enclosure
Compatible devices	Desktops, Servers
Item weight	4 Kilograms

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2-bay Network Attached Storage for 3.5" SATA drives
Gigabit connectivity for fast transmission speeds
UPnP Media Server to stream media content to media players including Boxee Box
Built-in BitTorrent client to download directly from the Internet without a PC
D-Link Green: energy-saving design

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This item is fitted with a UK mains plug and is intended for use in the UK

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Brand

‎D-Link

Product Dimensions

‎24 x 53 x 36 cm; 4 Kilograms

Item model number

‎DNS-320-4TB

Manufacturer

‎D-Link Systems, Inc.

Form Factor

‎3.5 inches

RAM Size

‎128 MB

Hard Drive Size

‎6000 GB

Number of USB 2.0 Ports

‎1

Are Batteries Included

‎No

Item Weight

‎4 kg

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ASIN

B004AIWOXY

Customer Reviews

687 ratings

4.1 out of 5 stars

Date First Available

15 Nov. 2010

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DNS-320--SharecenterTM Pulse 2-bay Network Storage

User scenarios

Backup valuable data including photos, movies, music and work files
Provide shared storage in home networks
Stream photos, music and movies to a compatible media player

Value proposition

D-Link’s Sharecenter Pulse enables users to easily share documents, files and digital media with other users on a home network or over the Internet, through a simple to use interface. It can furthermore stream stored photos, music and videos to compatible media players.

Differentiators

Gigabit connectivity for fast transmission speed
Tool-less, hassle-free hard-drive installation
Web file server for easy access to files over the Internet
Touch-button for one-step backup of USB memory sticks

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Product Highlights

2-bay Network Attached Storage for 3.5” SATA drives
Gigabit connectivity for fast transmission speeds
User/group quotas for security and confidentiality
UPnP Media Server to stream media content to compatible media players
Web file server for easy access to your over the Internet
Built-in BitTorrent client to download directly from the Internet without a PC
Touch-button for one-step backup of USB memory sticks
Print Server to share a printer with other users in the network
RAID 1 technology to automatically mirror the contents of one of its hard drives to the other
FarStone Backup software included free
D-Link Green™: energy-saving design

Overview

The D-Link DNS-320 SharecenterTM Pulse is a 2-bay Network Attached Storage (NAS) device with backup and media features that make it ideal for storingand sharing photos, music, movies and work files on a home network.

Safely share digital files locally and over the Internet

The ShareCenterTM Pulse Network Storage device enables users to share documents and media content such as photos, music and videos on a home network or over the Internet. File access is easy and straightforward with the built-in web file server, which allows users to browse and download stored files over the Internet. The more technical user can manage the contents of their ShareCenterTM Pulse from any FTP client.

Stream Digital Media Content with the built-in Media Server

The built-in UPnP media server will stream the media content on your SharecenterTM Pulse to any compatible media player such as the PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, and D-Link Boxee Box over your local network. The SharecenterTM Pulse allows for multiple simultaneous streams, so you can watch a movie on your entertainment centre while someone else listens to music streamed over their computer.

Performance, protection and confidentiality

The SharecenterTM Pulse has a Gigabit port for the fastest connectivity possible to your home network through your router. RAID 1 technology ensures that your valuable data will not be lost by mirroring the contents of one hard drive onto the other, so if one drive fails, your data is still safe.

The confidentiality and integrity of all your files is guaranteed as you can give rights to specific users or groups and assign them to folders with read/write permissions. This function is ideal for the home, where children’s access can be restricted to only age-appropriate materials, while ensuring that nobody can delete your files by accident.

D-Link Green™

The DNS-320 SharecenterTM Pulse is part of D-Link GreenTM, D-Link’s programme for providing eco-friendly alternatives without compromising performance: if the hard drives are not used in a configurable period of time, or data is not being transmitted, the SharecenterTM Pulse will enter stand-by mode to save power. Also, the silent fan will adapt its speed depending on the hard drives temperature.

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AJG

Terrible customer support from D-Link.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 December 2013

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The product initially was very impressive. Easy to set up, a host of features on a well laid out web interface, very nice.

After three days it stopped sharing files. The web admin interface was working fine, but I couldn;t connect either through a Windows share or through Linux CIFS mount. I noticed that the firmware was version 1.00 and that I had seen mention of more recent firmwares, so I went to the D-Link website to download the latest frimware. then I went to Google because the D-Link website home page had no links for support or downloads that I could see anywhere.

Having Googled the correct link, it asked me to select version A or version B of my product. I have no idea which version I have and no idea how to find out.

I went to contact support on their web interface and it forced me to enter a customer registration. The Login ID must be between 6 and 10 characters and contain both letters and numbers. Why? After trying various vaguely memorable combinations I ended up bashing the keyboard at random to select an acceptable but totally forgettable login ID. I was then told to wait for an email.

After about ten minutes the email arrived with an equally forgettable password (why the website wouldn't let me pick my own I have no idea) and a link to login. When I accessed the link I got a message along the lines that my Enterprise One application was unavailable and I should contact my system administrator.

I also tried the general contact form. After spending some time composing a message I clicked the "Submit" button and was told that the URL was not available. When I clicked back, the message had been lost.

So after about 30 minutes I have no firmware, no support and the only way I can contact D-Link is to their sales email address, and any email sent to them will no doubt be ignored.

Slightly off-topic, but I am frequently amazed at the terrible quality of the websites hosted by tech companies - those selling software or computer related hardware. They really should know better, but broken links, stupid username/password limitations, and all the rest really annoy me.

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GarethOnline

Don't use auto run to install

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 March 2012

Verified Purchase

Spent over an hour trying to set up using disk, and consulting internet.
Problem is default ip address it gets.

I decided on a fixed IP address to give it using disk, but tools section to find it and change ip address and then accessed via internet explorer to do other changes.
Less than 15 minutes to set up once I had found this.

Hope this helps as seems to work very fast at backing up, and shows up as a "PC" in network formatted to raid 1.

Video breaks up when playing over network, but downloads to local drive quickly as a work around, but this problem may be D-link, or disks I have put in or more likely my home network, as it goes through adapters via mains leads.
Really just a warning of limitations re home networks.

BUT compared to old TB backup drives, this solution seems to give me a secure backup of all my computers in home, and backing up an "off-site" copy to old TB drives 600+GB takes less than 3 hours.
And plus part is ALL Photos Music Video etc are available in one place.
Need to now rethink if All info goes to this and laptops etc are made "Dumb" of data.
Hmm, no need to backup individual Pcs etc and no data lost if Laptop lost,think I need to RE-think about this more than just a backup media.
With this thought now glad I bought 2X 2TB Disks.

Not tried to access remote off site etc yet as this is all new and extra to my primary need.

Note, Fan noise is noticable (not noisy unless under heavy useage) so don't put in a "quiet" room or where wife sits!!

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Russell Thomas

Pain in the proverbial to set up, but working like it should now

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 September 2012

Verified Purchase

Welcome to the world of NAS fun (ha!)....

I have never owned/used a NAS drive before, but wanted to get on for my media collection (movies, music, etc) to play on my home cinema system. I have a LG 42LM620T and a Samsung BD-E6100, and was hoping I could simply pop the SATA drive I had out of it's enclosure and pop it into this and I would be done. Oh, how silly am I!

Firstly, you have to insert the drive into some slots and make sure it sits in the base, otherwise the NAS can't see the drive. It's a little tricky to do, but eventually I got it right.

Then, you go through the setup wizard - which is not a wizard at all and more of a headache as it was very technical. Anywho, made it past that until the final stage where it says you must format the drive before proceeding any further! Whoopsie - cancel cancel cancel. Take the hard drive out, put back in enclosure & then backup on another drive, then rinse & repeat - Bob's your uncle... Nope! After the formatting procedure you end up with Volume_1 and you can't rename it. Then you have to copy all that data from the backup to the drive again... This is NOT a fast process - took me 12hrs for 250GB.

Data is on drive, but I cannot see it on my Blu Ray player over DLNA. Really? So I go through the settings again and then enable UPnP AV server. That should do it; Nope! It didn't work for the DLNA products I had. Now I am rather irritated. Time to call in Uncle Google for some help...

So there is this program called 'Twonky' that will rest inside the NAS (did you know the NAS is basically a Linux computer??) and do the streaming and is compatible with most clients & formats. Wait a sec - this is a paid app. You do get a free trial for 30 days, and it too was a right pain to install. You need to install a plugin called Fonz_Fun (something like that), then use a terminal program in both telnet & SSH, use command line installation to install the server, then configure in a web browser. Sigh.

Once I got Twonky running, all was good. But it was a 8hr process of trial and error and quite a few cigarettes in frustration. Mission Accomplished.

So this item is not easy at all to set up. The documentation that comes with it is not simple, the software seems archaic, but it does the job. I have read that the NAS becomes quite noisy, but I haven't experienced this yet. The noise I heard was my swearing and cursing. But now that it is running (on 100Mbit Sky N Router- slow!) it works. I sadly would only recommend this item if you have a blank hard drive and a fast network - I would say a gigabit Ethernet router would be much more satisfying and better performing. The blank hard drive saves you the trouble of having to back it up and then reinstall the backup.

The box comes with the NAS, Ethernet cable, international power supply (Euro & UK) and of course the cryptic documentation (including bright orange paper that says the drive will be formatted during install and all data would be lost - funny I didn't see that) and the CD-ROM with software.

I don't feel awarding this product more than 3*'s as it doesn't have a good DLNA server built in, is very technical to set up, and the frustration was barely worth the £50 I paid for this. But I guess if you are a technical computer geek, then perhaps this item is a 4* purchase. If only the process was easier... It works just fine now, but hardly worth the trouble when it all sounded so easy - it's a right mess to figure out.

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Safely share digital files locally and over the Internet

Stream Digital Media Content with the built-in Media Server

Performance, protection and confidentiality

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