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A Gigabit Ethernet Companion to Drobo*
DroboShare provides the most reliable and expandable networked storage system for sharing your data. DroboShare is the ideal solution for sharing and streaming media in the home and the office.

Simplicity
DroboShare provides the fastest and easiest setup experience of any network attached storage product, not only out of the box, but also once you are up and running. Simply plug it in and you’re good to go. Rock steady reliability ensures that you will stay connected, never again suffering another “dropped” network connection.

Supports up to two Drobos*
DroboShare can support two simultaneously connected Drobos*. This means your networked storage can grow up to a theoretical 32TB on a single DroboShare since each Drobo can grow to 16TB as hard drive sizes expand. Since you’re using Drobo*, you can rest assured knowing your storage is not only safe, but also expandable at any time.

DroboApps—Turn Your DroboShare into a Flexible Server
DroboShare supports DroboApps, an entire world of community-created and community-supported applications that can be run on DroboShare’s Linux-based operating system. What you do with them is up to you. DroboShare is a computing platform that allows you to install the applications you want. Some are simple and lightweight, some are complex and powerful. The world is your server.
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*DroboShare is compatible with the 4-bay Drobo only.

Share your world. Expand what’s possible.

Automatic setup—in just seconds.
Forget everything you’ve ever known about setting up network attached storage; DroboShare is equipped with Gigabit Ethernet and radically simple to set up. Just plug it in. You’ll wonder why you ever spent hours upon hours configuring other solutions.

Drobo Dashboard, the free software utility that comes with every Drobo and DroboShare, has the built-in intelligence to automatically search for every DroboShare on your network. Once it detects a DroboShare, it automatically mounts the drive and maps it to your operating system for Windows and OS X. You’ll never need to worry about the hassle of creating individual volume shares, mapping IP addresses, or creating lists of extra drive letters.

DroboApps are Here to Serve You
Want to do more with your DroboShare? Traditional NAS devices ship with a fixed feature set—that’s like buying a computer or mobile phone that won’t let you install your own applications. Drobo and DroboShare allow you to install the applications you want, when you want them. That means you can avoid the complexity of configuring applications you don’t want, but you also have the flexibility to use the applications you do want.

What is a DroboApp? A DroboApp can do just about anything, just like an application on your computer. Some popular DroboApps include:

Media
Firefly iTunes™ compatible media server
CTorrent BitTorrent™ client
Fuppes UPnP / DLNA media server

Remote Access
Yoics™ secure remote access
Lighttpd HTTP web server
FTPd FTP server

OS X
Time Tamer Time Machine™ utility

Windows
Windows Capacity Filter

Linux
Rsync server
Linux Dashboard
NFS protocol

And more!

DroboApps are community-created and community-supported, which means they were not created by Data Robotics and thus you’ll need to contact the developer for support and questions.
Learn more.

NAS when you want it, DAS when you need it.
Why choose between the flexibility of network attached storage and the agility of direct attached storage? Demand both from your solution. Simply put your Drobo to sleep and detach it from DroboShare at anytime to take advantage of FireWire 800 or USB 2.0. Repeat the same process to put it back on your network so your files are network accessible again: simply put your Drobo to sleep and attach it to your DroboShare. Isn’t it nice to have to have options?

Windows, Mac and Linux
Built on Data Robotics’ exclusive BeyondRAID™ technology, Drobo and DroboShare are file system and operating system agnostic. Format your Drobo NTFS (Windows), HFS Plus (Mac OS X), EXT3 (Linux support is in Beta) or FAT32 (Various). Connect to your DroboShare no matter which file system you’ve chosen from the Windows, Mac, or Linux client of your choice because DroboShare operates on the open, cross-platform SMB protocol.

DroboApps: Add-ons to Extend your Drobo

Developed by the community, for the community.
It’s a new concept in networked storage.
Learn more.

Serve and Download Music, Photos and Video
Enjoy DroboApps at home with FireFly, an iTunes-compatible media server, CTorrent a BitTorrent client, and Fuppes, a UPnP/ DLNA server.

Remote Access
Access your files remotely utilizing Yoics, secure remote access FTPd FTP server or Lighttpd web server.

Tame Time Machine’s Appetite
Try out the Time Tamer application to prevent Time Machine from using the entirety of your Drobo.

Are you a Linux Developer?
If you want to get involved and develop a DroboApp, visit the Drobo Developer Community (DDC). Visit the DDC at DroboSpace.com.

DroboApps are community-created and community-supported, which means they were not created by Data Robotics and thus you’ll need to contact the developer for support and questions.

DroboShare Product Specifications

Data Sharing Ethernet Interface
Interface:	10/100/1000 Ethernet
Number of Ports:	1
Network topology:	Shares data on a single subnet

USB Interface to Drobo
Interface:	Type A, USB 2.0
Number of Ports:	2 (shares 1 or 2 Drobos)



File System Options
Windows:	NTFS
Mac OS X:	HFS+
Cross-Platform:	FAT32
Linux*:	EXT3

Dimensions	Width	Height	Length
Inches	6.0	1.8	10.7
mm	152.4	44.5	271.8

Other Specifications
Power:	12VDC @ 0.5Amp
Weight:	2lbs 4oz (1.02 Kg)
Operating Temperature:	10°C-35°C (50°-95°F)
Operating Altitude:	2,438m (8,000 ft)
Drobo Dashboard (optional):	Microsoft® Windows® OS, Apple® Macintosh® OS X v10.4+
DroboApps:	Supports DroboApp installation. Please see DroboApps for information on adding these additional feature sets.

* Linux support is in Beta

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