Synology DS120j
- Budget-friendly 1-bay NAS
- Easy to use, the ideal entry-level NAS!
- Access anytime, anywhere with mobile iOS and Android apps
- Platform for sharing and synchronizing files on different devices
Product Description DS120j

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An Ideal First NAS for Everyone
Synology DiskStation DS120j is a budgetfriendly and easy-to-use 1-bay NAS for storing, sharing and protecting personal data. DS120j offers a variety of applications, allowing beginners to explore the convenient functionality of a Synology NAS. DS120j is backed by Synology’s 2-year limited warranty.
Easy-to-Use and Power-Saving Personal Cloud
Synology DS120j is a 1-bay entry-level network-attached storage solution designed for personal users. With Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM), an intuitive web-based operating system, DS120j is easy-to-use and suitable for even first-time NAS users.
Powered by a 2-core processor, DS120j delivers excellent sequential throughput at over 112 MB/s reading and 106 MB/s writing in a Windows environment. Consuming only 9.81 watts during access and 4.68 watts during HDD hibernation, DS120j is powerefficient and ideal to serve as a 24/7 personal storage server.
Cross-Platform File Sharing and Data Synchronization
Synology DS120j supports comprehensive network protocols, ensuring a seamless file sharing experience across Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms. Cloud Sync keeps your Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft® OneDrive, Baidu, and Box storage in sync with your personal DiskStation at home. Synology Drive allows you to synchronize files across Windows, macOS, Linux, and mobile devices, effortlessly keeping everything up-to-date. DS120j combines seamless file sharing capability with a high level of security, including HTTPS support, a built-in firewall, and multiple IP and account intrusion auto-blocking mechanisms.
Your Personal Multimedia Library
DS120j helps you easily manage your multimedia content and share it across Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms. With Video Station, you can organize your personal digital video library using comprehensive media information. Audio Station comes with Internet radio, lossless audio format support, and provides music playback via DLNA and AirPlay devices. Photo Station’s intuitive design allows professional photographers to effortlessly organize photos into customized categories, smart albums, and link them to social media sites with just a few clicks. As a brand-new photo solution for personal and home use, Moments promises users a modern browsing experience by offering mobile photo backup, photo sharing, and similar photo detection.
Easy Backup Solutions
Synology Hyper Backup provides multi-version backup with block-level incremental backup and cross-version deduplication. It optimizes storage utilization and allows data to be backed up to multiple destinations such as local shared folders, external hard drives, network shared folders, rsync servers, and public cloud services.
Synology Drive Client backs up your Windows, Mac, and Linux computers to safeguard important files. DS120j is also compatible with Time Machine, allowing you to effortlessly back up your Mac to Synology NAS.
Available Anytime and Anywhere
Synology provides mobile applications for you to enjoy your multimedia library anytime and anywhere. Available on iOS and Android platforms, DS photo, DS audio, DS video, and DS file allow access to your Synology NAS respectively through Photo Station, Audio Station, Video Station, and File Station. QuickConnect allows connection to your Synology NAS via a secure and customizable address, so that you can instantly access media and work files on any Windows, Mac, Linux computers, and mobile devices.
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Specifications
Type | Tower |
CPU | Marvell A3720 2-core 800MHz |
RAM | 512 MB DDR3 |
Nr. of HDD slots | 1 slot |
Harddisk interface | 2,5'' SATA II, 2,5'' SATA III, 3,5'' SATA II, 3,5'' SATA III |
RAID | Basic |
External interface | 2x USB 2.0 |
LAN | 1 x 1 Gigabit |
Encryption | No |
Link aggregation | No |
Redundant power supply | No |
Wireless | No |
Specials | Cloud function |
Package content | DS120j main unit Quick Installation Guide Accessory pack AC power adapter RJ-45 LAN cable |
Warranty | 2 year |
EAN Code | 4711174723744 |
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Hardware | |
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CPU | Marvell A3720 2-core 800MHz |
Hardware encryption engine | Yes |
Memory | 512 MB DDR3 |
Compatible drive type | 1 x 3.5 or 2.5 SATA HDD3 (drive not included) |
External port | 2 x USB 2.0 port |
Size (HxWxD) | 166 x 71 x 224 mm |
Weight | 0.7 kg |
LAN | 1 x Gigabit (RJ-45) |
Wake on LAN/WAN | Yes |
Scheduled power on/off | Yes |
System fan | 1 (60 x 60 x 15 mm) |
AC input power voltage | 100 V to 240 V AC |
Power frequency | 50/60 Hz, single phase |
Operating temperature | 0C to 40C |
Storage temperature | -20C to 60C |
Relative humidity | 5% to 95% RH |
Maximum operating altitude | 5,000 m (16,400 ft) |
General DSM specification | |
Networking protocol | SMB, AFP, NFS, FTP, WebDAV, CalDAV, iSCSI, Telnet, SSH, SNMP, VPN (PPTP, OpenVPN, L2TP) |
File system | Internal: ext4 |
External: ext4, ext3, FAT, NTFS, HFS+, exFAT4 | |
Supported RAID type | Basic |
Storage management | Maximum single volume size: 108 TB |
Maximum internal volume: 1 | |
File sharing capability | Maximum local user account: 512 |
Maximum local group: 128 | |
Maximum shared folder: 256 | |
Maximum concurrent SMB/NFS/AFP/FTP connection: 50 | |
Privilege | Windows Access Control List (ACL), application privilege |
Directory service | Windows AD integration: Domain users login via SMB/NFS/AFP/FTP/File Station, LDAP integration |
Security | Firewall, shared folder encryption, SMB encryption, FTP over SSL/TLS, SFTP, rsync over SSH, login auto block, Let's Encrypt support, HTTPS (customizable cipher suite) |
Supported client | Windows 7 onwards, Mac OS X 10.11 onwards |
Supported browser | Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Internet Explorer 10 onwards, Safari 10 onwards; Safari (iOS 10 onwards), Chrome (Android 6.0 onwards) on tablets |
Interface language | English, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Español, Dansk, Norsk, Svensk, Nederland, Polski, Magyar, Português do Brasil, Português Europeu, Türkçe, ?eský |
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