western digital sharespace 2 tb 4-bay gigabit ethernet network attached storage
centralized storage with plenty of capacity to go around . this high-speed network-attached storage system with capacities up to 8 tb and a space-saving footprint gives you all the benefits of a big time data center without the need for a big time it department . perfect for centralizing and sharing data or streaming media on a small office or home network . features at a glance gigabit ethernet raid 0 1 5 easy set up and discovery dlna 1.5 upnp certified itunes server support e-mail alert system active directory support push a button to transfer data from a usb drive remote access with mionet 3-year limited warranty for small workgroups of 5 to 10 this system offers compact centralized storage accessible view larger click here for the 360 view big capacity small footprint . this high-speed network-attached storage system with capacities up to 8 tb and a space-saving footprint gives you all the benefits of a big time data center without the need for a big time it department . perfect for centralizing and sharing data and multimedia files on a small office or home network . raid capability offers multiple raid configurations for data protection and speed -- raid 0 striped raid 1 mirrored and raid 5 . the raid 5 mode is the recommended mode to achieve both high-performance and data protection through redundancy . find out more about raid high-speed access ethernet connectivity provides data transfer rates up to 1000 mbit s when used in a gige network . gigabit networking and transfer rates are five to six times faster than other network storage systems . this performance is comparable to usb 2.0 direct-attached storage . easy setup and discovery an intuitive set-up wizard and easy-to-use discovery tool makes installation a snap . e-mail alert system monitors drive and system health and sends you an e-mail if a problem is detected . stream digital media anywhere in your home built-in media server for streaming music photos and movies to any dlna certified multimedia device such as playstation 3 xbox 360 wireless digital picture frames and connected audio receivers . dlna 1.5 amp upnp certified . itunes server support centralize your music collection and stream to a mac or windows pc using itunes software . build your collection centralize digital media from all your computers into one vast media library . now anyone can enjoy your collection from anywhere in your home microsoft active directory support will join an active directory domain to utilize ad users and groups . push-button transfer plug a usb drive into the front-mounted usb 2.0 port and push a button to automatically transfer all the data on the drive to the wd sharespace system . automatic network backup software set up continuous backup for the computers in your network using the included automatic backup software . select the files you want to back up then set it and forget it every time you save a change it s automatically backed up . 3 software licenses included . easy access to the drives inside . view larger remote access software access your files anywhere anytime using mionet remote access services from wd . download manager supports scheduled download through ftp and http . simultaneously manage multiple download tasks . built-in ftp server set up your own ftp server . manage the access authority and share your files with your friends or customers easily . three usb 2.0 ports two usb ports on the back to connect additional usb hard drives for backup or additional network storage . one usb port on the front for push button transfer . transfer data from a usb drive to wd sharespace with the push of a button . view larger cooler quieter eco-friendlier equipped with wd drives using wd greenpower technology this system with its efficient cooling architecture and power saving mode consumes up to 33 less power is reliably cool and remarkably quiet . tests based on comparison between a 1 tb dual-drive system using 7200 rpm drives and a 1 tb dual-drive system using wd s greenpower drives . windows vista ready works seamlessly with windows vista to provide easy setup and automatic discovery . power failure protection connect this system to your universal power supply ups . if a power failure occurs the system will shut down gracefully protecting you from data loss . easy maintenance add or swap out drives quickly and easily . high-speed gigabit ethernet connection network storage manager manage your system configuration create user ids passwords security permissions and quotas . compatibility windows windows vista xp 2000 mac os x 10.4.11 10.5.2 compatibility may vary depending on user s hardware configuration and operating system . what s in the box network storage system with raid ethernet cable ac adapter software cd quick install guide . what is raid raid is an acronym for redundant array of independent disks . with raid enabled on a storage system you can connect two or more drives in the system so that they act like one big fast drive or set them up so that one drive in the system is used to automatically and instantaneously duplicate or mirror your data for real-time backup . raid mode comparison advantages of raid there are three reasons you might want a raid system of drives . 1 . you need tons of storage space and you need it to be fast . raid 0 2 . you want to instantaneously and automatically backup your data . raid 1 3 . you want both . raid 5 which raid mode should i use 1 . speed raid 0 set in high-performance mode also called striped mode or raid 0 the storage system gives you the power you need when you re designing huge graphics and you need a lightning-fast photoshop scratch space . recording large dv files while maintaining clean audio performance . editing dv or hd video and you want a smooth work flow with no dropped frames . rendering complex 3d objects or special effects . performing disk-intensive database operations . driven to be the first geek on your block with a computer so fast it blows your socks off . why is raid 0 so fast it s a bit complicated but suffice it to say that two or more heads or in this case drives are better than one . picture multiple hoses filling a bucket at the same time or several men bailing a boat and you can understand why two drives striped are faster than one . data is saved striped across both drives and accessed in parallel by all the drives so you get higher data transfer rates on large data accesses and higher input output rates on small data accesses . 2 . data protection raid 1 set the system to data protection mode also known as mirrored mode or raid 1 and the capacity is divided in half . half of the capacity is used to store your data and half is used for a duplicate copy . why do i want that kind of redundancy it s your data your family pictures your movie of baby s first steps your first novel . is it important you decide . if it is then raid mirroring is for you . 3 . data protection and speed raid 5 in systems with three or more drives like our 4 tb wd sharespace network storage system we recommend that you set the system to raid 5 . this gives you the best of both worlds fast performance by striping data across all drives data protection by dedicating a quarter of each drive to fault tolerance leaving three quarters of the system capacity is available for data storage .