Please read these safety instructions carefully before use, and keep this manual in a safe place for your future reference. Keep away from direct sunlight Before cleaning, unplug the power cord first. Wipe Synology and away from chemicals. product with damp paper towels. Do not use chemical or aerosol Make sure the environment cleaners to clean it.
PACKAGE CONTENTS Before you begin, please check the package contents to verify that you have received the items below. Main Unit X 1 Installation CD AC power cord Assembling Kit HDD screw × 18 Rack Mount Kit × 2 Rack Mount Kit Screw × 5 Note: It is recommended that you install hard disks with the same size to make the best use of hard disk capacity.
INSTALL HARD DISK Rack Station requires 3.5” SATA hard drives 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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INSTALL HARD DISK Replace the hard disk tray to the case. Push the clip to fix the hard disk tray. Repeat the steps above to assemble all hard disks you have prepared. Fix the two rack mount kits on both sides with their screws provided.
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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 or notebook/desktop PC.
Windows User Insert the installation CD to your computer. Choose Set up the Synology Server on the autorun menu. Click Browse to select the “.pat” installation file in the installation CD. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup process.
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INSTALL SYSTEM SOFTWARE Double click MacOSX. Double click Synology Assistant-SYNOLOGY.dmg. Double click on the automatically generated thumbnail Synology Assistant-SYNOLOGY.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. 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.
GPL Notice This Synology product uses software partially or completely licensed under the terms of the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE. The author of the software does not provide any warranty. This does not affect the warranty for the product itself.
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GPL Notice translated into another language. (Hereinafter, translation is included without limitation in the term “modification”.) Each licensee is addressed as “you”. Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not covered by this License; they are outside its scope. The act of running the Program is not restricted, and the output from the Program is covered only if its contents constitute a work based on the Program (independent of having been made by running the Program).
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GPL Notice The source code for a work means the preferred form of the work for making modifications to it. For an executable work, complete source code means all the source code for all modules it contains, plus any associated interface definition files, plus the scripts used to control compilation and installation of the executable.
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GPL Notice SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. 12. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS...
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