Start Up Your Diskstation - Synology DiskStation DS218j Hardware Installation Manual

Note: If you want to create a RAID volume, we recommended that all installed drives are of the same size to make
the best use of drive capacity.
5 Replace the upper case, and tighten the screws on the back panel.

Start Up Your DiskStation

1 Connect one end of the AC power adapter to the power port of the DiskStation. Connect the other end to a
power outlet.
2 Use the LAN cable to connect the DiskStation to your switch, router, or hub.
3 Press the power button to turn on the DiskStation.
Congratulations! Your DiskStation is now online and detectable from a network computer.
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