D-Link ShareCenter Quattro DNS-345 User Manual page 11

Section 1 - Product Overview
Determining How Much Hard Drive Space you Need:
In order to protect your data from hard drive failure, your ShareCenter Quattro requires more space than what you will
use for your data, sometimes as much as double or more the amount of space required.
For the best results in calculating how much space is available for your data, always make sure you have more disk
space than what is necessary.
The ShareCenter Quattro DNS-345 makes it easy to increase storage capacity in the future by simply inserting
additional drives or replacing smaller drives with larger ones. This means you can buy the hard drives one day and
then easily expand another day. The DNS-345 accepts standard 3.5-inch internal SATA hard drives, regardless of
manufacturer, capacity, or speed.
For dual disk redundancy, it is recommended that you using two drives for storing data and two for redundancy.
The drives used for redundancy must have a total capacity of at least the sum of the two drives used for storing data.
Using a Router or Switch:
If you are connecting your ShareCenter Quattro to a router or switch, your router or switch needs to support Gigabit
Ethernet (1000Mbit/s) for peek performance. The ShareCenter Quattro will auto-negotiate the highest connection
speed available to your router or switch. If you are using Port Bonding, use a Managed switch.
Using an Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS):
We highly recommend that you use your ShareCenter Quattro in conjunction with an uninterrupted power supply
(UPS), which will protect against sudden loss in power and power surges.
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