SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Please read these safety instructions carefully before use, and keep this manual in a safe place for your future reference. Keep away from Keep Synology Do not place the direct sunlight and product upright. Do Synology product away from not lay it down close to any liquid.
PACKAGE CONTENTS Before you begin, please check the package contents to verify that you have received the items below. Main Unit X 1 (4 hard disk trays Installation CD AC power adapter included) 2M RJ-45 LAN AC power cord cable Assembling Kit Screws for Screws for...
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Power Button Front Panel To turn off Synology DiskStation, press the power button and hold it until you hear a beep sound and the Power LED starts blinking. The LED indicator is used to display the status of the internal disk and the system.
INSTALLING HARD DISKS DiskStation requires at least one 3.5” or 2.5” SATA hard disk for installation. Refer to the following steps for details: Warning! If you use a hard disk with data on it to install, system will format the hard disk and erase all data in some cases. Please back up the data if you need it in the future.
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Lift the upper case and then pull it out. You will see four hard disk trays. Pull one hard disk tray out. a. If you are using 3.5” hard disks, place the hard disk into the hard disk tray. Secure the hard disk on the two sides with the 4 screws (for securing 3.5”...
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b. If you are using 2.5” hard disks, align the hard disk with the 4 smaller holes on the hard disk tray, and secure the hard disk from the bottom with the screws (for securing 2.5” hard drives) provided. Put the hard disk tray back in the DiskStation and repeat step 4 for each hard disk.
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Attach the cable lock to the corresponding hole above The power port on the back cover. Make sure the cable lock is hooked on the inner side of the back cover. Close the back cover and fix it with the four screws.
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TURN ON SERVER Connect the AC adapter to The power port, and fix the cable to the cable lock. Then plug the power cord into a power socket. Connect the RJ-45 cable to the server and connect the other end to your switch/hub/router. Remove the plastic wraps on the front panel.
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INSTALL SYSTEM SOFTWARE Windows User Insert the installation CD to your computer. Choose “Start” on the autorun menu. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup process Note: If you choose One-Click Setup, the admin password will be blank. Mac User Insert the installation CD to your computer.
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Double click MacOSX. Double click SYNOLOGY-Assistant.dmg. Double click on the automatically generated thumbnail SYNOLOGY-Assistant.dmg on the desktop. Double click Synology Assistant to run the Setup Wizard.
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Note: If you choose One-Click Setup, the admin password will be blank. When you have completed the setup process, the LED light for Status should be blinking orange. Log into DiskStation Manager and create a storage volume. Refer to Synology DiskStation User’s Guide to learn more.
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CONGRATULATIONS! Server has been set up. Refer to the User’s Guide in the installation CD for advanced settings and management. For more information or online resources, please visit http://www.synology.com.
SPECIFICATIONS Item DS411j Internal HDD 3.5 SATA (II) x 4 12TB Max. Capacity (4 x 3TB hard drives) Hot Swappable HDD External HDD Interface USB x 2 LAN Port Gigabit x 1 Copy Size (HxWxD) (mm) 168 x 184 x 230 Weight (Kg) 2.23 ‧Windows 2000 onward...
LED INDICATION TABLE LED Indication Color Status Description Static Volume Normal Green HDD Hibernation Available volume space < 1GB STATUS Static Available volume space < 1 % Orange Volume degraded or crashed Blinking No volume Static Gigabit Link Green Blinking Network is active Network is down Static...
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