Before cleaning, unplug Do not place the The power cord must the power cord first. Synology product on a plug in to the right supply Wipe Synology product cart, table, or desk, voltage. Make sure that with damp paper towels.
PACKAGE CONTENTS Before you begin, please check the package contents to verify that you have received the items below. DS508 X 1 Installation CD X 1 2M RJ-45 LAN cable X 2 AC Power Cord X 1 Assembling Kit Screw for hard drive(s) X 24 Tubular key X 2 (4 spared) Note:...
INSTALL HARD DISK Disk Station requires at least one 3.5” SATA hard drive 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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Attach the SATA hard disk to the hard disk tray and use 4 screws to fix the hard disk. The disk position is numbered as shown below. Starting from the left: HDD1, HDD2, HDD3, HDD4, and HDD5, respectively. Insert the hard disk tray. Reminder: Make sure the tray is completely attached to the system.
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Push the tray to fix the clip. Repeat the step above to assemble all hard disks you have prepared. Reminder: While installing the hard disk trays, make sure the trays are inserted properly along the respective top and bottom hard disk tray rails. Hard Disk Tray Rails...
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TURN ON SERVER 1. Connect the AC adapter to the power port. 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. Press the power button on the front panel to turn on the server.
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Windows User Insert the installation CD to your computer. Choose Set up the Synology Server on the autorun menu. 3. Click Browse to select the “.pat” installation file in the installation CD. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup process.
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2. Double click on the CD-Rom Drive thumbnail. 3. Double click MacOSX. 4. Double click Synology Assistant-SYNOLOGY.dmg. 5. Double click on the automatically generated thumbnail Synology Assistant-SYNOLOGY. dmg on the desktop.
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6. Double click Synology Assistant to run the Setup Wizard. 7. Click Browse to select the “.pat” installation file in the installation CD. 8. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup process. Note: If you choose One-Click Setup, the admin password will be blank.
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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.
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.
licenses, in effect making the program proprietary. To prevent this, we have made it clear that any patent must be licensed for everyone's free use or not licensed at all. The precise terms and conditions for copying, distribution and modification follow. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION 0.
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3. You may copy and distribute the Program (or a work based on it, under Section 2) in object code or executable form under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above provided that you also do one of the following: a) Accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-readable source code, which must be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange;...
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