Synology Disk Station DS1522+ 5-Bay NAS Enclosure

The Disk Station DS1522+ 5-Bay NAS Enclosure from Synology provides flexible data management for homes and SOHO environments. is designed for small offices and IT enthusiasts. It is easy to scale and expand as your needs change, with optional support for up to 15 drives with two DX517 expansion units, fast networking, and NVMe SSD caching with two M.2 2280 slots. Powered by Synology Disk Station Manager (DSM), it offers a flexible all-in-one solution for data sharing, synchronization, backup, and surveillance.

This NAS is equipped with five drive bays that are capable of natively supporting 3.5" SATA hard drives, as well as 2.5" SATA hard drives and SSDs for data storage. The data stored on this NAS can include videos, music, photos, and documents with up to 2048 user accounts and 2000 maximum concurrent connections. The CPU is a 2.6 GHz AMD Ryzen R1600 Dual-Core that is paired with 8GB of DDR4 RAM, both of which allow frequently used files and applications to be quickly accessed. The NAS is capable of achieving sequential read speeds of up to 736 MB/s and sequential write speeds of up to 796 MB/s.

Also featured are two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports and two eSATA ports, and network connectivity is achieved via the four Gigabit Ethernet ports that support Link Aggregation and Failover, allowing your stored data to be shared with users throughout the network. For those who require RAID support, the DS1522+ supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10, as well Synology Hybrid RAID and Basic RAID, each of which offers performance, data redundancy, or a combination of both. For those who do not require a RAID, JBOD is also available, allowing each drive bay to be individually utilized.

The Synology Disk Station DS1522+ 5-Bay NAS Enclosure keeps cool using dual 92mm fans and operates on 100-240 VAC at 50/60 Hz. Included is an accessory pack, an AC adapter, an AC power cord, and two RJ45 LAN cables. Protection is provided by a limited 3-year warranty.

Versatile Storage for Any Purpose

The DS1522+ comes out of the box with intuitive and comprehensive file management, media organization, and backup options, making it ideal for IT enthusiasts, creative professionals, and business owners looking for a powerful and compact storage system.

Sequential read speeds of up to 736 MB/s and sequential write speeds of up to 796 Mb/s enables fast file sharing, syncing, streaming, and backup for multiple users.

Supports five 2.5" SATA HDDs and SSDs, as well as 3.5" SATA HDDs, expandable to 15 drives with two Synology DX517 expansion units.

Up to 32GB of DDR4 ECC memory for protection against potential crashes and inadvertent changes in data through automatic correction of data errors.

Accommodate multiple streams or transfer tasks with four Gigabit RJ45 ports, which can be bonded using Link Aggregation to provide automatic network failover and load balancing.

Maximize return on investment by upgrading your storage platform as more demanding needs arise with two built-in M.2 NVMe SSD cache slots and an optional 10GbE RJ45 Network Upgrade Module.

Built for Data Protection and Integrity

Safeguard your critical data with the powerful storage management features of Synology DSM, built on the advanced BTRFS file system.

Advanced snapshot technology provides schedulable and near-instantaneous data protection for shared folders and LUNs.

File and folder-level data restoration enables recovery of specific files or folders.

Flexible storage quota system helps admins manage available space by specifying storage limits for shared folders.

File self-healing detects and recovers corrupted files using mirrored metadata and RAID configurations.

Inline compression minimizes storage consumption and extends the life of drives by compressing data before it is written to the storage pool.

Complete Data and Device Backup Solutions

Synology DSM comes standard with a complete package of backup solutions available at no extra cost.

Active Backup Suite consolidates backup tasks and offers rapid restoration of Windows and Linux endpoints, VMs, Synology NAS, and SaaS applications.

Snapshot Replication creates point-in-time copies of shared folders and LUNs to protect them from accidental modifications or ransomware incidents.

Hyper Backup backs up your NAS data to multiple destinations securely and efficiently with integrity checks and powerful deduplication, compression, and versioning options.

C2 Storage for Hyper Backup offers a dedicated secure public cloud destination for Synology NAS backup data.

Powerful Collaboration and Sharing Tools

Synology's productivity suite provides a private cloud solution for on-site and remote workers to concurrently edit documents, share files, manage emails, send instant messages, and more.

Synology Drive is a cloud file management solution that supports file sharing, remote data access, cross-device and cross-site synchronization, on-demand file restoration, and backup.

The Synology Office extension lets users collaborate on documents, spread sheets, and presentation slides in real time, supported by convenient options such as file versioning for easy restoration and password protection.

Synology Photos serves as a media organization hub for enthusiasts and professionals looking to efficiently manage and share their photos and videos through intuitive browsing options and secure sharing methods.

Synology Hybrid Share combines reliable on-premises storage and efficient syncing of shared folders in the cloud to enable seamless cross-site synchronization and local file access at LAN speed.

Private Video Surveillance

Synology Surveillance Station transforms the DS1522+ into a powerful Network Video Recorder solution with support for up to 40 IP cameras.

8300+ supported camera models.

ONVIF support for a broader selection of cameras.

Private, subscription-free storage of recordings.

Access through web browsers, desktop clients, or mobile apps.

Event-based rules to trigger specific actions.

Email, SMS, and push notification options.

Virtualization and Certified Storage

Your DS1522+ can serve as virtual machine storage, VM backup server, and a lightweight container and VM host. It is fully certified as storage for VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix XenServer, and OpenStack environments.

Synology Storage Console for VMware or Windows platforms lets you manage VM storage components directly from your hypervisor. VMware VAAI integration and Windows ODX help offload storage operations and speed up data transfer.

Host light containers and VMs for testing, sandboxing, and emergency recovery purposes with Docker and Synology Virtual Machine Manager, a native hypervisor that supports Windows, Linux, and Virtual DSM.