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Title: DNS-345 ShareCenter Quattro
Post by: JavaLawyer on September 27, 2011, 02:36:05 PM: New four bay DNS preview article:

D-Link DNS-345 ShareCenter Quattro – A new 4-Bay NAS
– September 23, 2011

Today i’ve search through the various country-FTP-sites of D-Link and found a few hints regarding a new NAS from D-Link, the DNS-345. The NAS is a 4-Bay-NAS featuring nearly everything you might dream of. But i’ll begin from the start.

According to the Datasheet (Mirror) and the Manual (Mirror), the DNS-345 can hold up to 12TB of S-ATA-Harddisks (4*3TB) which can be configured as RAID 1/5/5+Hotspare/10/Single Disk/JBOD. The data can be transferred using the two 10/100/1000Mbit Ethernet Ports, which can be configured for Link Aggregation in various modes.

The Front bezel contains a OLED Display with 128×32 Pixels resolution which can show various informations about the current state of the device like the System Information/Temperature, LAN/Volume status and USB Backups.

The device weights 2.7kg, it’s dimensions are (W*D*H) 128 x 200 x 178 mm. It operates from 0°C to 40°C. The external power adapter provides 19V with 4.74A; the NAS consumes about 53W in normal operation and 13.5W in Sleep mode.

The most important thing: The device is fun_plug-enabled!

DISK MANAGEMENT

   Multiple Hard Drive Configurations: RAID 0/1/5/10/5 + Hot Spare,JBoD, Standard
   RAID migration from:
   Non-RAID to RAID 1/5
   RAID 1 to RAID 5
   Hard Drive Formats:
   Internal: EXT4
   External: FAT16/32, NTFS
   Scandisk
   S.M.A.R.T.
   AES based volume encryption
   Disk Roaming
   RAID Roaming

Backup Management

   Schedule Backup from PC to NAS
   Schedule Local Backups
   Schedule Remote Backups (Rsync, Remote Snapshot)
   Apple Time Machine support
   USB Backups
   Cloud Storage Backup (Amazon S3)

Device Management

   Web interface with support for Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 3, Safari 4, Chrome 3, and Opera 10 or above
   Easy Search Utility
   E-Mail Notifications
   SMS Notifications
   System/FTP log
   Yahoo! Widget
   SNMPv2
   Resource Monitor
   Add-ons Packages

Account Management

   Windows Active Directory service support for Windows Server 2003/2008
   User account management
   Group account management
   User/Group Quota management
   Network Share management
   ISO Mount management
   Batch User Creation

Power Management

   Power Saving mode
   Auto Power Recovery
   Schedule Power on/off
   Smart Fan control
   D-Link Green Ethernet
   Auto-offload system when UPS is low on battery
   Network UPS

File Sharing

   Max. User Accounts: 512 (non-ADS)/800 (ADS)
   Max. Groups: 64 (non-ADS)/200 (ADS)
   Max. Shared Folders: 128 (without P2P)
   Max. Concurrent Connections: 64 (Samba)/10 (FTP)
Title: Re: DNS-345 Sharecenter Quattro
Post by: JavaLawyer on September 27, 2011, 02:56:21 PM: DNS-345 images:

(http://up.nas-tweaks.net/2011/09/dns-345-front.png)

(http://up.nas-tweaks.net/2011/09/dns-345-back.png)
Title: Re: DNS-345 Sharecenter Quattro
Post by: JavaLawyer on October 05, 2011, 04:28:10 AM: The DNS-345 ShareCenter Quattro is now listed on the D-Link UK site: DNS-345 (http://www.dlink.co.uk/cs/Satellite?c=Product_C&childpagename=DLinkEurope-GB%2FDLProductCarouselMultiple&cid=1197391659190&p=1197318962342&packedargs=ParentPageID%3D1197318962321%26TopLevelPageProduct%3DConsumer%26locale%3D1195806691854%26packedargs%3DProductParentID%253D1195808623796&pagename=DLinkEurope-GB%2FDLWrapper)
Title: Re: DNS-345 Sharecenter Quattro
Post by: seattle web guru on October 09, 2011, 07:12:58 PM: Will there be a "trade in your useless DNS343" program?
Title: Re: DNS-345 Sharecenter Quattro
Post by: iuliand on October 10, 2011, 01:17:05 AM: That translates into "there will be no future fw update for dns-343" :(
Title: Re: DNS-345 Sharecenter Quattro
Post by: JavaLawyer on October 10, 2011, 04:07:46 AM: Quote from: seattle web guru on October 09, 2011, 07:12:58 PM
Will there be a "trade in your useless DNS343" program?

If your DNS-343 is within the manufacturer warranty and not servicable, D-Link typically issues an RMA for a replacement DNS-343. For out-of-warranty products, there are no trade-in options.
Title: Re: DNS-345 Sharecenter Quattro
Post by: JavaLawyer on October 10, 2011, 04:09:50 AM: Quote from: iuliand on October 10, 2011, 01:17:05 AM
That translates into "there will be no future fw update for dns-343" :(

D-Link does not openly publish the release schedule for beta or public firmware releases. The company has not provided any indication, one way or the other, whether new firmware is forthcoming.
Title: Re: DNS-345 Sharecenter Quattro
Post by: knuj99 on October 13, 2011, 05:53:46 AM: Any ideas on when this will actually be available to buy? Many online retailers don't list it and those that do have 0 stock (i.e. haven't received any units)
Title: Re: DNS-345 Sharecenter Quattro
Post by: JavaLawyer on October 13, 2011, 06:23:43 AM: Quote from: knuj99 on October 13, 2011, 05:53:46 AM
Any ideas on when this will actually be available to buy? Many online retailers don't list it and those that do have 0 stock (i.e. haven't received any units)

I'll post that information as soon as I hear something. For now, the unit isn't even on the official ShareCenter site. ???
Title: Re: DNS-345 Sharecenter Quattro
Post by: JavaLawyer on October 27, 2011, 11:06:08 AM: The DNS-345 ShareCenter Quattro is listed on the D-Link UK site, but still no U.S. listing.
D-Link United Kingdom (http://www.dlink.co.uk/cs/Satellite?c=Product_C&childpagename=DLinkEurope-GB%2FDLProductCarouselMultiple&cid=1197391659190&p=1197318962342&packedargs=ProductParentID%3D1195808623796%26category%3DQuickProductFinder%26locale%3D1195806691854%26term%3DShareCenter%2BQuattro%2B%2528DNS-345%2529&pagename=DLinkEurope-GB%2FDLWrapper)
Title: Re: DNS-345 ShareCenter Quattro - question
Post by: superskytten on January 01, 2012, 12:39:12 AM: i have a dns 345 ShareCenter Quattro, the beta firmware dont restart/close sharecenter proberly (sorry my english) i would close sharecenter but it would NOT do it. and when i try too install the firmware again, it will not take the firmware ???. anyone hoo can help thaks ???
Title: Re: DNS-345 ShareCenter Quattro
Post by: JavaLawyer on January 01, 2012, 07:59:04 AM: Did you try resetting the DNS-345 to the factory default settings using the reset button on the rear of the unit. While the DNS-345 is powered up, press and hold the reset button on the rear of the unit for > 5 seconds. This procedure will erase all your user settings and configurations but should not impact your HDD configuration or data.
Title: Re: DNS-345 ShareCenter Quattro
Post by: superskytten on January 04, 2012, 05:52:47 PM: yees that help thanks for your reply, another "problem" i cant get lan 2 too work, its should bee easy, the lan 1 is the normaly 192.168., but i need too get into it from the internet but it dont work
Title: Re: DNS-345 ShareCenter Quattro
Post by: JavaLawyer on January 04, 2012, 06:38:51 PM: Quote from: superskytten on January 04, 2012, 05:52:47 PM
yees that help thanks for your reply, another "problem" i cant get lan 2 too work, its should bee easy, the lan 1 is the normaly 192.168., but i need too get into it from the internet but it dont work

I wish I could help further, but I don't own a DNS-345, so I'm not familiar with the operation/functionality of second Ethernet port. Unfortunately, the DNS-345 isn't sold in the United States, else I would have owned one by now. I presume you live (or purchased) your DNS-345 overseas.
Title: Re: DNS-345 ShareCenter Quattro
Post by: superskytten on January 06, 2012, 05:35:08 PM: thanks for trying, i live in denmark ;D thanks for your reply
Title: Re: DNS-345 ShareCenter Quattro
Post by: JavaLawyer on January 11, 2012, 06:30:33 AM: I'm still surprised this product isn't available in the U.S.
Title: Re: DNS-345 ShareCenter Quattro
Post by: knuj99 on January 23, 2012, 01:55:17 AM: No sign of UK supplies either... only European sourced models currently available here (come with power socket adaptor)... a case of supply problems, or D-Link wanting to clear out old stocks of the 343... it's been 3 months since the details went up on the UK website! Perhaps time to consider a different vendors product....
Title: Re: DNS-345 ShareCenter Quattro
Post by: JavaLawyer on January 23, 2012, 06:12:15 AM: Quote from: knuj99 on January 23, 2012, 01:55:17 AM
No sign of UK supplies either... only European sourced models currently available here (come with power socket adaptor)... a case of supply problems, or D-Link wanting to clear out old stocks of the 343... it's been 3 months since the details went up on the UK website! Perhaps time to consider a different vendors product....

I saw the DNS-345 advertised on Amazon UK (but not Amazon US)
Title: Re: DNS-345 ShareCenter Quattro
Post by: knuj99 on January 24, 2012, 03:16:54 PM: Yep saw that... doesn't appear to be directly from Amazon though so not convinced its a UK model.

Price on Amazon: £336.97
Price on Pixmania.com: £227 (+13 shipping) - though states an imported model

Why does something not feel quite right about these prices?
Title: Re: DNS-345 ShareCenter Quattro
Post by: JavaLawyer on January 24, 2012, 03:19:51 PM: Quote from: knuj99 on January 24, 2012, 03:16:54 PM
Yep saw that... doesn't appear to be directly from Amazon though so not convinced its a UK model.

Price on Amazon: £336.97
Price on Pixmania.com: £227 (+13 shipping) - though states an imported model

Why does something not feel quite right about these prices?

Perhaps not UK per se, but definitely Europe. The Amazon price looks about right if you factor in the value of the pound.