Synology Diskstation At A Glance - Synology DiskStation DS1817+ Hardware Installation Manual

Synology DiskStation at a Glance

No. Article Name
1 Status Indicator
2
Alert Indicator
3 Power Button
4 LAN Indicator
5
Drive Status Indicator
6 Drive Tray
7 Drive Tray Lock
8 USB 3.0 Port
9 Power Port
10 Fan
PCI Express
11
Expansion Slot
Kensington
12
Security Slot
13 eSATA Port 1
14 LAN Port
15 RESET Button
16
USB 3.0 Port
17 eSATA Port 2
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4 Chapter 1: Before You Start
Location
Displays the status of the system. For more information, see "Appendix B:
LED Indicator Table".
Displays warnings regarding fan or temperature. For more information, see
"Appendix B: LED Indicator Table".
1. Press to power on the DiskStation.
2. To power off the DiskStation, press and hold until you hear a beep sound
and the Power LED starts blinking.
Displays the status of the network connection. For more information, see
Front
"Appendix B: LED Indicator Table".
Displays the status of the installed drive. For more information, see "Appendix
B: LED Indicator Table".
Install drives (hard disk drives or solid state drives) here.
Lock or unlock drive trays.
Connect external hard drives, USB printers, or other USB devices to the
DiskStation here.
Connect the AC power cord here.
Disposes of excess heat and cools the system. If the fan malfunctions, the
DiskStation will emit a beeping sound.
Supports one PCIe x8 slot (x4 link) add-on card.
Attach a Kensington security lock here.
Connect external SATA drive or Synology Expansion Unit
here.
Back
Connect network cables here.
1. Press and hold until you hear a beep sound to restore the default IP
address, DNS server, and password for the admin account.
2. Press and hold until you hear a beep sound, then press and hold again
until you hear three beep sounds to return the DiskStation to "Not Installed"
status so that DiskStation Manager (DSM) can be reinstalled.
Connect external hard drives, USB printers, or other USB devices to the
DiskStation here.
Connect external SATA drive or Synology Expansion Unit
here.
Description
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to the DiskStation
1 to the DiskStation