When it comes to setting up, the DS220j is fairly straight forward. As the enclosure uses the SATA interface, you can essentially plug in the hard drives and get started with the setup.

You do have to put in some screws though for better protection and keeping the HDDs in place. The exclusive has LED indicators and a small opening at the back for airflow keeping the drives cool. In addition, there is a Gigabit LAN port and three USB 3 ports. Once you are done setting up and plugging in the DS220j with LAN, all you need to do is start a browser and load the IP address. You can locate the IP address from your router’s interface or use the DiskStation Manager (DSM) setup wizard. Once you’re done setting up the IP address, Server Name and your Synology account its time to get rolling with transferring files. Since the DS220j is connected to the network via LAN, you can now transfer your files from the computer without using any external drives. You simply drag and drop folders as you like. I had setup a few folders such as movies, images, music and ebooks. After the transfer of your files is complete, you can now setup your media server via using a Plex Account.

Plex media server synology