Download Firmware Synology Disk Station Manager 3.1 build 1594

Synology has released the final release of version 3.1 of Disk Station Manager, the management software that runs on several of the company’s NAS products. The Disk, Cube and Rack Stations offer more than just extra storage space. In this way, backups of all clients on the network can also be made and files can be downloaded via http, ftp, bittorrent, usenet and emule, so that, for example, the energy-hungry PC can be turned off at night, while the download just comes in. Furthermore, audio and video files can be streamed over the network via the built-in iTunes server, a dynamic website can be hosted using PHP and MySQL and it can act as a print server.

Version 3.1 can only be installed over version 2.1 or higher and is also the last version to be used on x07 series NAS devices. The release notes don’t show any major changes, but all individual parts have been planed and improvements made. For example, different volumes can now be created in a raid configuration, the print server can handle multifunctional printers, the mail server has been improved and is now baked into the operating system and torrents can be searched in the download manager. The full release notes can be found below.

Storage Manager

• iSNS support provides easy management and access for your iSCSI targets.

File Browser Enhancements:

• You can now directly play the supported video via File Browser from any web browser as long as Internet connection is available.
• You can now directly preview the supported photos via File Browser and set it as the desktop wallpaper at the same time.
• You can now directly open and save the supported documents in Google doc.
• You can now directly launch the Audio Station to play the music files in “music” share from the mouse right-click menu.
• Advanced search is now available to offer you numerous options for making your searches more precise and getting more useful results.
• The option to enable file indexing function is also available to increase the efficiency to return the search results.

Multifunction Printer Support (available for Windows environment):

• Multifunction printer is now supported to allow the print/fax/scan functions on your multifunction printer to be shared among family members or colleagues over the same network. For the complete list of supported printers, please see here.

AirPrint Support:

• AirPrint is now supported to allow you wirelessly print photos, email, web pages, and documents from your iPad/iPhone to any AirPrint-enabled printer connected to DiskStation. For the complete list of supported printers, please see here.

Backup and Restore Enhancements:

• Back up the same share to multiple destinations is now supported to allow you to keep multiple copies of the same share at different locations.
• Windows ACL is now supported to allow you to restore the data alone with its complex privilege settings.
• Windows ACL is now supported to allow you to restore the data alone with its complex privilege settings.

Auto DSM Update:

• Auto DSM update is newly added to automatically check the latest DSM version available for your DiskStation, and allows you always update to the latest operating system upon your approval.

Management Enhancements:

• Administrator group is now support to allow multiple administrators help you manage the fast growing storage in your network, as well as the ease of managing different MIS accounts.
• Password strength can now be applied to all user accounts to help protect your data, and personal information to provide a more secure environment.
• Smart System Migration allows you to easily migrate your old hard drives from one DiskStation to another DiskStation with the same model in case of hardware failure.
• Network user interface has been enhanced to provide easy management for multi-LAN.

Mail Server:

• Mail server was included in the previous Mail Station package, but it is now built inside the operating system, DiskStation Manager 3.1, providing POP3/IMAP and SMTP services, you may now manage your emails on your favorite email clients such as Microsoft Outlook or Mac’s Mail.

MailStation 2 Package:

• The brand new Mail Station 2 package provides you the web mail service which allows your email communication to be more intuitive, efficient, and useful.
• Multiple email accounts fetching is now supported to allow you to store all your emails at one central location.
• Multiple SMTP servers are supported to allow you to choose different email account to be sent from in order to protect your privacy.
• Personal contacts are now included to provide you with easy contact management.

Download Station 3:

• The new Download Station is redesigned to provide an easy-to-use and intuitive user interface.
• Torrent search is now available with the new Download Station, you may now directly make your searches from your favorite download sources in Download Station and start downloading away.
• eMule download service is now available for non-admin users, and allows multi-users to own their personal download tasks.
• RSS support is newly added to keep track of when your favorite site has been updated with new content and download it automatically.
• A notification will be sent to DSM desktop when a download task has been completed.
• A new button is added to allow you to start/resume or stop all your download tasks.

Audio Station 3:

• The new Audio Station has been redesigned to provide an easy-to-use experience.
• Mini player mode is now available with the new Audio Station, it offers only the core playback functions and nothing else. It allows you to manage your files or download tasks and still able to gain control of your Audio Station at the same time.
• The equalizer function is available with the USB mode in Audio Station. With just a few simple clicks, you can use the equalizer in Audio Station to customize your listening experience.
• The personal playlist is now available to your family members and your friends who have access to your Audio Station. They can easily keep their favorite music playlist of their own on your Audio Station without sharing it to anyone else.
• ID3 tag editor is now added to allow you to modify one or more songs’ information at the same time, such as artist, album name, or title of the song.

Photo Station Enhancements:

• DiskStation is now open to host multiple Photo Stations. Your family members or closed friends may host their own Photo Station on your DiskStation and share it with their own group of friends.
• Social network is now featured in Photo Station, you can easily share the link of your photo album onto your Facebook, Twitter, or Plurk.
• Now you can manage your videos or photos directly in Photo Station. You can move or remove the photos/videos immediately in Photo Station user interface, and able to preview them right away.

Surveillance Station Enhancements:

• 89 more IP camera models from Panasonic, Arecont, ACTi, Vivotek, Linksys, Zavio, Flexwatch, Messoa and Y-cam are newly supported. For the complete list of supported IP cameras, please see here.
• Smart Search now features general motion, foreign object, missing object, camera occlusion, and focus lost to make your video searches more precise and getting more useful results. (Available on Internet Explorer only)
• Image enhancement control is added to the recorded events to adjust various visual elements for more customized viewing experience. (Available on Internet Explorer only)
• Surveillance Station is now supported in Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome to provide more interoperability with popular platforms on the market to meet the needs of diverse users.
• Import and export IP camera configuration is now supported for easy setup migration, as well as simple maintenance.
• HTTPS is now supported to provide a more secure way to live view your IP cameras while you are away. (Available on Internet Explorer only)
• Live view can now be viewed with the original aspect ratio which reduces image distortion and maintains intended quality.
• Customizable landing page location allows all Surveillance Station spectators and managers to choose the default page when they login.

iPhone App:

• A new iPhone app, DS file, is now available on Apple® App Store for free download. DS file allows you who own an iPhone/iPod touch to browse the files on your DiskStation via WebDAV, and download/upload files from/to your DiskStation. You can also manage – copy, move, rename or delete – your files while you are away from your office or home as long as the Internet connection is available, off-line browsing for your favorites is also supported in case of the unstable wireless connection .
• DS photo+ is now enhanced with HTTPS support and the new and improved user interface has utilized the large screen on iPad to provide a more intuitive hands-on experience.
• DS audio is now enhanced with HTTPS support and the new and improved user interface has utilized the large screen on iPad to provide the 100% iPad user experience. It can now also stream music directly to Apple TV in the same local network.
• DS cam’s user interface has been completely redesigned for iPad. Information display is now more intuitive via menu style controls, for viewing while browsing at the same time. More advanced filtering modes are also available for locating the events more efficiently.

EZ Internet Router Support:

• More than 40 router models from Netgear, Buffalo, TP-Link, Trendnet, and other brands are now supported. For the complete list of supported routers, please see here.

Samba/CIFS Access Log:

• The access log for Windows file transfer is now added to allow you to monitor the history of file transferring in Samba/CIFS.

NUT package:

• The NUT package has been upgraded to 2.6.0 to provide more support for UPS. For the complete list of supported UPS, please see here.

Synology Disk Station Manager 3.1 screenshot, click the image for a larger version.