Monument - Diskless Personal Cloud Server for Photos and Videos - Black
- Key Specs
- Storage Capacity: 0 gigabytes (Measured in megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB) and terabytes (TB), this is the amount available for storing files, music, movies, photos and more. The total includes the capacity of the hard disk drive and solid state drive if both are included on the computer.)
- General
- Product Name: Diskless Personal Cloud Server for Photos and Videos
- Brand: Monument
- Model Number: 217A12
- Color: Black
- Capacity
- Storage Capacity: 0 gigabytes (Measured in megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB) and terabytes (TB), this is the amount available for storing files, music, movies, photos and more. The total includes the capacity of the hard disk drive and solid state drive if both are included on the computer.)
- Storage
- Memory Card Slot: true
- Memory Card Type: Secure Digital
- Compatibility
- Interface(s): Ethernet, HDMI, USB 2.0 (Refers to the types of connections that devices use to interact and communicate with each other.)
- Operating System Compatibility: Android, Apple iOS, Mac, Windows
- Compatible Devices: Most Android, iOS, Windows and Mac devices
- Dimensions
- Product Height: 2.1 inches (The out of box height of the item. Height is measured as the vertical distance from the bottom of the item to the top as it would be primarily used or placed.)
- Product Width: 5.7 inches (The out of box width of the item. Width is measured as the horizontal distance from one side of the item to the other as it would be primarily used or placed.)
- Product Depth: 5.7 inches (The out of box depth of the item. Depth is measured as the distance from the front of the item to the back as it would be primarily used or placed.)
- Power
- Rechargeable Battery: false
- Warranty
- Manufacturer's Warranty - Parts: 1 year
- Manufacturer's Warranty - Labor: 1 year
- Other
- UPC: 868842000202
Use this Monument cloud storage device to organize your photo collection. It sorts them by date, location and image content so you can access individual pictures quickly, and it supports up to five users and unlimited devices, so the whole family can share it. This Monument cloud storage device syncs photos automatically over a Wi-Fi connection.
- Diskless personal cloud server for photos and videos: Get one of the smartest personal clouds for your photos. Monument stores, organizes and creates backups of your photos automatically.
- Organizes automatically: Monument's artificial intelligence algorithms automatically organize, categorize, and sort your content according to time, location, face recognition, camera, and what's inside.
- Two USB 2.0 ports: Just plug in a standard external USB disk to create and expand your storage capacity. Quick and easy!
- Gigabit Ethernet port and built-in Wi-Fi: Provide easy connection to your home network.
- SD memory card slot: Insert the SD card with photos and videos to automatically import all of your content.
- Effortless sync: Monument stores all of your photos from smartphones and cameras in their original quality.
- Downloadable Monument app for Android, iOS, Windows and Mac devices: Transfers photos directly from the devices to Monument. Easily browse your photos and videos with no wait time.
- Supports up to five users, with family sharing: So you can share and organize your photo collection with ease.
- HDMI port: Provides simple connection to your TVs for viewing your photo and video collection.
Whats Included
- Monument Diskless Personal Cloud Server for Photos and Videos
- Power adapter
- Quick start guide and Owner's manual
Product Manuals
A: If you're on a free plan at Google Photos, your photos are down-scaled to 16MP. In order to save the original resolutions, you will need to pay monthly fees according to your usage. With Monument, all your photos and videos are stored in their original resolution without having to pay monthly fees. Moreover, Monument provides true privacy and security for your photos. When using hard drives, you will need to do all the hard work manually: transferring files, moving them to drive, and organizing them. Moreover, you can not access your content when you're away or your computer is off. Monument is a dedicated, always on device for your photos and videos. You can also create users and share photos and albums with each-other. Last but not least, it can also create additional backups in case your primary drive fails. Hope this clarifies your question. Please let us know if you have any questions.
A: I had the same question. Just love how something so essential is purposely left out. I just referenced the product manual and it says you have to plug in 1 or 2 USB 2.0 hard drives. If that weren't bad enough, it doesn't support USB 3.0, so if you attache a hard drive that's USB 3.0, you will only get USB 2.0 speeds.
A: I would say yes to both questions , I included screen shots from the app to show a example .
Q: So what happens if your house burns down? Are your photos lost forever?
A: If the only location you are storing them is locally in your house, even on multiple drives, you risk loss in a fire, etc. Best bet in that case is nearline such as this, with RAID backup to mirror drive, with offsite or cloud storage in the event of a local disaster. There are many fine commercial options for this, or you could set up a second storage site at another location as I do.
A: No, it will not. You will still have a copy on Monument.
A: Thanks for the question. When using your hard-drive, you will need to do do all the backup and sorting work manually and you need to keep your computer on all the time. Moreover, you can not access your photos when you're away from home. Monument is a dedicated, always on, smart device for your photos and videos. Coupled with its apps running on Android, iOS, MAC, and PC - Monument automatically backs up and help you organize your photos and videos. You can also create multiple user profiles so, you can share photos and albums with them. Hope this clarifies your question. Please let us know if you have any questions.
Q: Can you access your photos through an app on your phone?
A: Yes, there is a downloadable monument app for Android, iOS, Windows and Mac devices where you can Transfers photos directly from the devices to Monument. Easily browse your photos and videos with no wait time.
A: The connection between your Monument device and the apps are end-to-end encrypted using SSL. Please let us know if you have any other questions; we'd be happy to help.
