- Description
- Specifications
Shared Storage a Small Office Can Set Up in an Afternoon
Files scattered across desktops and USB drives stop being a filing system and start being a liability the first time a drive dies or someone leaves. The TeraStation 3230DN consolidates that onto one appliance: two 4TB drives arrive already installed, and configuring them as a mirrored RAID 1 pair means either drive can fail without taking the data with it. Buffalo ships it with the drives, the Cat5e cable, and the power cable in the box, so the unit goes from carton to network without a parts list. Compare it against the rest of the network storage range at Island Electrical Supply.
Where It Fits
- Small offices and workgroups that need one shared drive for Windows, macOS, and Linux clients at the same time.
- Government, education, and contract environments with procurement rules, since the unit is TAA compliant and made in Japan.
- Sites running virtualization or backup software that expects block storage, using the built-in iSCSI target.
- Desks and shelves rather than racks, at 6.7 inches square by 9.1 inches deep and 9.5 lb.
What It Delivers
- 8TB across two bays, drives included: 2x 4TB installed and ready, configurable as RAID 1 for redundancy, RAID 0 for capacity, or JBOD.
- 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet: two RJ-45 ports covering both 2.5GbE and standard Gigabit, so it can outrun a single Gigabit link on a modern switch.
- Broad protocol support: CIFS/SMB, NFS, AFP, FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TCP/IP, and iSCSI in one appliance.
- Quad-core Annapurna Labs Alpine AL524 at 2 GHz with 2GB of DDR4, plus two USB ports for external expansion or attached backup.
- Three-year hardware warranty, with optional Keep Your Drive and Next Business Day service available.
