In 2012 I purchased a Synology DS212 NAS. It was installed for only a few months and never really used. It then sat on a shelf forgotten until today. The firmware is, of course, well out of date but the latest available firmware from Synology will not install unless, at least, version 4.3 is installed (4.1 is the current installed version). Unfortunately, Synology advised me today version 4.3 is no longer available for download. So, for all practical purposes, I have, in 2012 dollars, a $400+ almost never used brick plus the then new two 1TB HDDs I have zero other use for.
Does anyone happen to the version 4.3 .pat file or know how to get it? If so, I would certainly appreciate it. Without being able to install the latest firmware available for it there are issues with security and features I need to resolve before it is usable.
The DS212 can be installed (assuming I can update the firmware) with external to my network access blocked. However, Synology advised there are ways to hack through this even with the latest available firmware. That is OK as all files on it will be encrypted using AES 256 bit.
Does anyone happen to the version 4.3 .pat file or know how to get it? If so, I would certainly appreciate it. Without being able to install the latest firmware available for it there are issues with security and features I need to resolve before it is usable.
The DS212 can be installed (assuming I can update the firmware) with external to my network access blocked. However, Synology advised there are ways to hack through this even with the latest available firmware. That is OK as all files on it will be encrypted using AES 256 bit.
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