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Synology 101 Series User’s Guide Syno101Series_UG_20060110_enu...
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Synology makes no guarantee that all data stored on Synology 101 series server is always secure without any risks of data losing. Synology reminds you to back up the data periodically. Under no circumstances shall Synology be liable in any way to the user for damages, including any savings, lost profits or other incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use Synology products. Synology Inc. products are not intended for use in medical, life saving, or life sustaining applications. Revisions Synology reserves all rights to revise or update its products, software, or related documentation without further notice. Synology Inc. reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in the content hereof without the obligation to notify any person of such revision ...
Safety Warnings and Instructions Please read this safety warnings and instructions carefully before use, and keep it well for your future reference. 1. Do not place the product in direct sunlight or near chemicals. Make sure that the environment does not experience abrupt changes in temperature or humidity. 2. Before cleaning, please unplug the power cord first. Wipe the product with wet paper towers. Do not use chemical or aerosol cleaners to clean it. 3. Do not put the product close to any liquid. 4. Do not put the product on a cart, table, or desk, which is not stable to avoid falling off. 5. Keep the product stand erect. Do not lay it down horizontally. 6. There are ventilation openings on the side covers. To make sure the product is operating under normal condition, please do not block or cover ...
About this User’s Guide This user's guide covers all the functions of Synology 101 series server. Some of the functions may only be available on specific models. 5 ...
Get to know your Disk Station Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Synology 101 series server (“Synology Server”). Synology Server is specially designed for SOHO and home users with multiple functions: File Server Windows and Mac users can easily share files within Intranet or through Internet. Unicode language support makes sharing different language files from Synology Server without problems. Backup Server Synology Server provides diverse backup solutions to backup Synology Server data or backup PC data to Synology Server. 6 ...
FTP Server Synology Server provides FTP service with bandwidth restriction and anonymous login. Entertainment Application Personal or corporate website can be easily setup using “Web Station” function. By integrating with PHP and MySQL, user can also setup online shop. “Photo Station” provides easy and fast method to share your photos online. The buildin “Copy” button on the device allows instant copy of photos from the camera to Synology Server. 7 ...
USB Printer Server You can share USB 2.0 Printer through Local Area Network. Specification Item DS101g+ DS101j Hard Disk Interface SATA IDE Maximum Capacity 500GB 500GB USB 2.0 Ports *3 *3 LAN Port RJ45 10/100/1000Mbps RJ45 10/100Mbps USB Copy Yes Yes Windows User Windows 98 onward Windows 98 onward Mac User Mac OS 9 onward Mac OS 9 onward Maximum User 128 128 Accounts Maximum Group 64 64 Accounts Maximum Shared 100 100 Folder Maximum 32 ...
5. For Mac users, Synology Server supports only USB printers with PostScript. Appearance Article Name Location Description Power Button Front Panel The Power Button is used to turn the Synology Server On or Off. 1. It will take approximately 30 seconds to 1 minute to turn on Synology Server. 2. To turn Off Synology Server, press the Power ...
USB device to the Synology Server's internal HDD. USB Port Front Panel The Synology Server offers 3 USB ports for adding additional external hard drives, USB printers, or other USB devices. One at the front, and other two at the back. Smart Fan Front Panel The Smart Fan is to exhaust waste heat out of the Ventilation Synology Server. The Smart Fan will start automatically when the internal system temperature reaches 46 °C. If the fan is malfunctioning, system ...
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LED Color Status Description Indication Blinking Normal operation LAN Green Light Off LAN cable not connected 11 ...
Managing Synology Server Entering Web Management UI There are two options for you to enter the management UI: Using Setup Utility [Windows User] 1. Insert the Installation CD into CD/DVDRom Drive. 2. Choose “Disk Station Assistant” at the Autoup Menu. 3. Follow the steps to complete installation. 4. After installation, double click on the desktop icon to execute the program. 12 ...
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5. Choose the server you want to manage and click “Manage” to enter the Web Management UI. 6. Choose “login as system administrator (admin)”, input password and click “Enter”. [Mac OSX User] 1. Insert the Installation CD into CD/DVDRom Drive. 2. DoubleClick CDRom Drive thumbnail. 3. DoubleClick "MacOSX" thumbnail. 4. DoubleClick "DSAssistantSYNOLOGY.dmg" thumbnail. 13 ...
5. DoubleClick "DSAssistant" thumbnail to run setup wizard. 6. Choose a Synology Server and click "Manage" to enter the Web Management UI. 7. Choose "login as system administrator (admin)", input password and click "Enter". Please note: PC User is recommended to use IE 6.0 or above; Mac User is recommended to use Safari 1.3 or IE 5.2 or above to ensure flawless management process. Accessing Web Management UI Manually 1. Open web browser. 2. At the address line input “http://Synology_Server_Name:5000/", where “Synology_Server_Name” is the name you setup for Synology Server ...
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Web Management UI. Click on the “Help” button for further information whenever you encounter any problem. 15 ...
Accessing Synology Server Data File sharing service is Synology Server's major function. Administrator can setup access rights for users either with Windows or Mac to access shared folders. Shared Folders System Builtin public After Synology Server is successfully set up, the shared folder “public” will be available for access instantly. usbshare After you connect external USB HDD to Synology Server’s USB port, system will automatically create a shared folder with the prefix “usbshare”. Refer to “Expand HDD Capacity > External HDD” section for details. satashare After you connect external SATA HDD to Synology Server’s eSATA port, system will automatically create “satashare” shared folder. Refer to “Expand HDD Capacity > External HDD” section for details. ...
Setting Access Control For security reasons, Administrator can go to the page “System > Shared Folder” of the Web Management UI and set access rights for different users by selecting the shared folder and clicking “View/Edit”. 17 ...
Please go to the page “Network > Win/Mac OS” of the Web Management UI for the setting. Accessing Shared Folders Windows User Windows users can access the Synology Server’s shared folders by using Setup Utility to map Network Drive Disk Station Assistant, which is included in the Installation CD, not only helps Administrator manage Synology Server, but also provides users with the following steps to map Network Drive: 1. Run Disk Station Assistant. 2. Choose the server to map network drive. 3. ...
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4. Follow the onscreen steps to finish the setup. 5. Upon completion, user can access the mapped shared folder in Windows Explorer. 19 ...
Server Backup and PC Backup Solutions Synology Server provides complete backup solutions: 1. By using “Local Backup”, Administrator can backup Synology Server’s data to external USB or SATA HDD. 2. By using “Network Backup”, Administrator can backup Synology Server’s data to another Synology Server. 3. By installing Synology Data Replicator II software on the client PC, Windows users can backup data from PC to Synology Server. 4. Administrator can also backup Synology Server’s User, Group, and Shared folders (see details below). Local Backup Please follow the below steps to perform Local Backup: 1. Connect an external USB HDD or SATA HDD to the corresponding port on Synology Server. 2. Go to the page “Device > USB Disk” or “Device > SATA Disk” of the Web Management UI, and format the HDD as “backup purpose”. 3. ...
Network Backup Network Backup allows Administrator to backup Synology Server’s data to another Synology Server through network. Please ensure Network Backup option is enabled on both Target and Client Server before performing the task. Go to “Tools > Network Backup” page for detail information. 22 ...
Monitor selected folders on client PC and perform realtime backup when any modification to the file is made. 2. Adjust backup versions and restore points. 3. Restore backup date on Synology Server to client PC at user’s preference. Before starting Before using Synology Data Replicator II, please ensure: 1. Client PC and Synology Server uses the same encoding for backup to perform adequately. 2. Synology Data Replicator II is the next generation of Synology Data Replicator. It can only restore backup data on Synology Server generated by itself. If users have backed up data on Synology Server using Synology Data Replicator, we recommend restoring data on Synology Server to PC first before using Synology Data Replicator II. Minimum System Requirement 1. ...
Using Synology Data Replicator II After installation, double click on the software icon to execute the program. Click on “Help” for detail description. Backup Synology Server Settings There are two options for you to backup Synology Server’s “User”, “Group”, “Shared Folder” settings for easy maintenance and restoration. Synology Server to PC Client Go to the page “System > Backup” of the Web Management UI to backup settings from Synology Server to PC Client. 24 ...
Synology Server to another Synology Server The data backed up to another Synology Server using “Network Backup” automatically includes the “User”, “Group”, “Shared Folder” settings. When you recover the data, you can choose if you want to recover these settings. 25 ...
Sharing USB Printer Synology Server supports Windows 98 and above users, and Mac OS 9 and above users to share USB Printer. For the detailed settings on different platforms, please refer to the page “Device > USB Printer” of the Web Management UI. 26 ...
Extra Features Web Station Personal or corporate website can be easily setup using “Web Station.” By integrating with PHP and MySQL, users can also setup online shop. PHP support is turned on by default, MySQL requires manually enabling. Enabling Web Station and MySQL Go to the “Network > Web Service” page. Web Station’s detail description Please click on “Here” link under “Enable Web Station”. Photo Station “Photo Station” provides easy and fast method to share your photos online. Access right control can be setup to effectively manage each album. ...
Photo Station’s detail description Please click on “Here” link under “Enable Photo Station”. FTP Service Administrator can enable FTP service on the “Network > FTP Service” page of the Web Management UI. This will allow Windows users and Mac users to share data in Synology Server by FTP Protocol. 28 ...
Administrator has the option to adjust FTP Bandwidth or enable Anonymous login. 2. FTP Service does not support Unicode. Before enabling FTP Service, please go to “Network > Win/Mac OS” page and setup codepage according to user’s client PC. USBCopy When a USB Device is connected to the USB port at the front panel, by pressing the “COPY” button all the data in the USB Device will be copied to Synology Server’s internal HDD. Setting USBCopy Target Location You can setup USBCopy target location on the “Device > USBCopy” page of the Web Management UI. When pressing the “Copy” button from now on, data will be copied to the target location. 29 ...
Mail Notification Administrator can enter email address on the page “Network > Mail”. Synology Server will send email to the address whenever an important event occurs to notify Administrator. 30 ...
Expand HDD Capacity Administrator can expand HDD capacity by connecting external HDD, or replacing a larger capacity internal HDD. External HDD External USB HDD When connecting an external USB HDD to Synology Server’s USB port, “usbshare1” shared folder will be created automatically. Upon disconnecting external USB HDD, the shared folder will be removed. For more than 1 external USB HDD is connected, “usbshare2”, “usbshare3” will be created accordingly. To Eject or Format external USB HDD, go to the page “Device > USB Disk” of the Web Management UI. External SATA HDD ...
Replacing Larger Internal HDD When the internal HDD storage is run out, Administrator can follow the steps to replace a larger HDD and keep using the original data: 1. Replace the original internal HDD with a larger one. 2. Connect the original HDD to the USB port or eSATA port. 3. Copy the data from the original HDD to the new HDD 4. Remove the original HDD. 33 ...
Troubleshooting For any questions about managing your Synology Server, please refer to the “Help” button at every page of the Web Management UI. For any questions other than that, please visit Synology Inc. website (www.synology.com) for further assistant. 34 ...
Recommended USB Printer (Unless specified, this table is based on Windows platform) Brand Model Remark CC600PX Printer function only. E100 Printer function only. LP1500C LP2500 LP6100 LP8800C LP9100 LP9100PS3 PM3700C EPSON PM4000PX PM760C PM970C PMD750 Printer function only. PMG700 PMG800 PXG900 PXV500 PXV600 DESKJET5160 DESKJET5650 DESKJET5850 LaserJet 2300n Also supports Mac OFFICEJET5510 hp OFFICEJET6150 PSC1350 PSC2450 PSC2550 Photosmart 1100c Also supports Mac i320 ...
Brand Model Remark HL5150D QL500 DCP110C No scanner support MFC8840D No scanner/ fax support Recommended NTP Server The main purpose of Network Time Protocol (NTP) is for synchronizing clocks of computer system over data network. We have provided a few recommended NTP servers. For more information about NTP Server, please visit http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/servers.html Below are few recommended NTP server: 1. time.apple.com 2. time.asia.apple.com 3. time.euro.apple.com 4. time.nist.gov 5. time.windows.com For more information, please refer to: http://ntp.isc.org/bin/view/Servers/WebHome 37 ...
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