Synology DS114 is a compact, all-purpose NAS, designed to fulfill a variety of requirements for small business and home users in single hard drive storage. For a one-bay value model DS114 delivers remarkable read/write performance - an average 74.25 MB/sec writing speed in a Windows environment, and over 108.99 MB/sec reading.1 The built-in floating-point unit enhances the overall capability of the main CPU, and is particularly advantageous in speeding up thumbnail processing, making photo viewing a refreshingly new experience. With RAM twice the size of its predecessor, DS114 exhibits a surprising boost in multi-tasking performance. DS114 also comes with two SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interfaces with up to 5 Gbps transmission speed, and an eSATA interface to power an external hard drive.DS114 is extremely versatile in spite of its size. Running on Synology's award-winning DSM operating system, DS114 shares the rich reservoir of applications available in DSM Package Center.Synology DS114 offers comprehensive network protocol support, assuring seamless file sharing across Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms.Windows AD and LDAP integration allows Synology DS114 to fit quickly and effortlessly into any existing network environment, with no need to recreate user accounts. Cloud Station allows users to sync files among multiple devices, including Windows PC, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android tablets or phones, effortlessly keeping everything up-to-date. Internet file access is simplified by the encrypted FTP server and the web-based file explorer, Synology File Station. HTTPS, firewall, and IP auto-block support ensure file sharing over the Internet is protected at a high security level.The Mail Server package turns Synology DS114 into a dedicated mail service provider, and the USB printer sharing capability minimizes businesses' cost by sharing printing resources throughout the office. VPN Server package offers an easy VPN solution that turns your DS114 into a VPN server, providing a secure way of connecting to a private LAN at a remote location. RADIUS Server strengthens network security by overseeing wireless access authentication via RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) networking protocol.