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Document #: SDS2.0-050915_enu
Based on DS2.0 Ver. 2.0240

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  • Page 1 User’s Guide Document #: SDS2.0-050915_enu Based on DS2.0 Ver. 2.0240...

  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    Product), the accompanying manuals and other documents, and on-line or electronic documents, if any, (collectively “Software Product”) are owned by Synology Inc. Unless otherwise expressly licensed by Synology Inc. in writing, any provision of the Software Product does not represent any license of any of the above rights.

  • Page 3: Limited Warranty

    Synology reserves all rights to revise or update its products, software, or related documentation without further notice. Synology makes no guarantee that all data stored on DS-101j Disk Station is always secure without any risks of data losing. Synology reminds you to back up the data periodically.

  • Page 4: Safety Warnings And Instructions

    Station with wet paper towers. Do not use chemical or aerosol cleaners to clean it. 4. Do not put Synology DS-101j Disk Station close to any liquid. 5. Do not put Synology DS-101j Disk Station on a cart, table, or desk, which is not stable to avoid it’s falling off.
  • Page 5 Synology DS-101j 7. There are slots on the side covers for ventilation. To make sure Synology DS-101j Disk Station is operating under normal condition, please do not block or cover those slots to avoid its being overheat. 8. The operation temperature is from 50°F to 90°F (10°C to 35°C). Care must be taken to allow sufficient air circulation or space between units.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    3.1. DS-101j Disk Station Quick Installation ............26 3.2. Tips – Without DS Resource CD, you can also use and manage DS-101j easily with the following tips....................40 Copy or access data on DS-101j Disk Station from PC........40 Use Microsoft Internet Explorer to manage DS-101j Disk Station from PC or Mac.
  • Page 7 Chapter 5 Use Data Replicator ..................104 5.1 Before You Begin ....................105 5.2 Use Data Replicator ....................107 1. Backup Windows clients’ data to DS-101j Disk Station ........107 2. Restore data to your computer ................112 3. Tag Management ....................114 4.

  • Page 8: About This User's Guide

    Explains the LEDs and port functions on the front and back panels. Chapter 3, Install your DS-101j Disk Station Explains steps to set up DS-101j Disk Station, and offers tips on accessing DS-101j Disk Station. Chapter 4, Manage your DS-101j Disk Station Describes the default functions and advanced features on the Web management Graphic User Interface (GUI) of DS-101j Disk Station.

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Get To Know Your Ds-101J Disk Station

    However, this may not always be easy to do due to the time it takes. Therefore, let the Synology DS-101j Disk Station help you. It offers a real time or automatic file backup function. It’s your complete backup solution.
  • Page 10 The Synology DS-101j Disk Station will definitely be an extremely useful tool for the SOHO or home user like you. With the Synology DS-101j Disk Station, it will be convenient to store, share, backup, and print files. It is easy to install and operate, and noise free while in use.
  • Page 11 Synology DS-101j...

  • Page 12: Get Started

    Synology DS-101j 1.2 Get Started Before use, please read this User’s Guide thoroughly and use the DS-101j Disk Station only in accordance with the instructions in the User’s Guide. Also keep this User’s Guide in a secure place where it can be referred to easily.

  • Page 13: Install Hdd

    Synology DS-101j 1.3 Install HDD 1. Prepare a 3 1/2 “ IDE HDD which is brand new or never been formatted by DS- 101j Disk Station, and adjust the jumper to “Master” position. 2. Screw up the two HDD holding brackets on both sides of the HDD.
  • Page 14 Synology DS-101j 5. Connect the power plug and IDE HDD cable to the HDD. 6. Attach the HDD brackets to the main board using 4 screws provided. 7. Attach the aluminum foil sticker between the hard disk and LAN port as described in the picture.
  • Page 15 Warning: Please do not have AC adapter connected to the power when installing the HDD during above steps. 10. Connect the AC adapter and the LAN cable to the DS-101j. Press the power button, and the POWER LED will flash while processing a self-test for about 40 seconds.

  • Page 16: Synology Ds-101J Disk Station Applications

    Even if small business and home offices have already had an expensive server installed, when the server storage is full, the low cost Synology DS-101j Disk Station is still an ideal and quick solution for storage expansion.
  • Page 17 IP address automatically. There is a copy switch on the front panel. You just need to press this to save pictures, videos, image files and data onto DS-101j Disk Station from a USB device. It’s quick and easy.

  • Page 18: Synology Ds-101J Disk Station Advantages

    1.5 Synology DS-101j Disk Station Advantages 6-in-1 Server The Synology DS-101j Disk Station is a 6-in-1 server. A file server for file storing and file sharing; a backup server which can back up files automatically for Windows clients with the installation of the free Data Replicator software; and a printer server to share USB printer throughout the network.
  • Page 19 There are three USB 2.0 ports available to use. Simply plug in a USB disk to the Synology DS-101j Disk Station and you can have the additional storage you need with no system downtime. In additional, the external USB disk can be used as the data backup device to the system.

  • Page 20: Limitations

    1.6 Limitations 1. DS-101j supports up to 1 USB printer with a USB hub or without. 2. DS-101j supports up to 3 USB disks without a USB hub, and multiple card readers. 3. USBCopy function only supports USB disks under 4GB capacity.

  • Page 21: Software Features

    Maximum Shares: Up to 100 shares Up to 32 concurrent connections Automatic File Backup for Windows client: With Synology Data Replicator installed on client system Language Localization: UI Language Support: English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, and Chinese...

  • Page 22: Hardware Specifications

    USB Support: USB 2.0 support Up to 480Mbps (High Speed Mode) or 12MBps (Full Speed Mode) for data transmission 1 X USB printer supported (For Mac users, DS-101j supports only USB printers with PostScript.) Up to 3 X USB disks supported...

  • Page 23: Chapter 2 Install Your Ds-101J Disk Station

    The Power button is used to turn the machine on or off. It will take approximately 30 seconds to a full minute to turn on DS-101j Disk Station. To turn the machine off, press the Power button and hold for 4 seconds until the Power LED begins blinking and you can hear a beep.
  • Page 24 C. USB COPY button with LED – The USB COPY button will light up when you plug in a USB device. Press this button and it will copy the data from the connected USB device to the DS-101j Disk Station’s internal HDD.

  • Page 25: Table Of Led Descriptions

    Synology DS-101j 2.2 Table of LED Descriptions The table can help you get to how DS-101j Disk Station is working by LED status. Color Status Description Indication 1. During System boot up Blinking 2. During System shutdown Power Blue Solid Light...

  • Page 26: Chapter 3 Install Your Ds-101J Disk Station

    Step 1. Please check the following conditions for connecting DS-101j on the network. Condition 1, Office Network: 1. Connect the AC power adapter to the DS-101j Disk station, and plug the AC power cord into a power outlet. 2. Plug the RJ-45 LAN cable into the DS-101j Disk Station, and connect the other side of the LAN cable to your switch/hub/router.
  • Page 27 Synology DS-101j Condition 3, Home Network without IP Sharing: 1. Connect the AC power adapter to the DS-101j Disk station, and plug the AC power cord into a power outlet. 2. Without IP sharing, you need to install a router to set up the network first.
  • Page 28 Synology DS-101j Step 2. Run the setup utility – DSAssistant 1. Insert the DS Resource CD into your PC’s CD-ROM drive. 2-A Windows users: 1) An auto-run menu should appear after a few seconds. 2) If the auto-run menu does not appear, click Start button on the bottom left of the screen, and select Run.
  • Page 29 Synology DS-101j 2-B Mac users: Warning: DS-101jj Disk Station does not support installing on Mac OS 9. 1) Double click on the icon of CD-ROM. 2) Double click on the icon to open it and select the operation system you use.
  • Page 30 Station. Connect the AC power adapter to the DS-101j Disk station, and plug the AC power cord into a power outlet. Click Next to continue. 4. Plug the RJ-45 LAN cable into the DS-101j Disk Station, and connect the other side of the LAN cable to your switch/hub/router or PC/notebook. Click Next to...
  • Page 31 Click Next to run DSAssistant. 6. DSAssistant will help you to finish the setup simply in a few clicks. If you want to set up more than one DS-101j Disk Station please set them up one by one. 7. DSAssistant will scan the network and list the system that is not configured yet.
  • Page 32 Synology DS-101j 10. Choose to set up the Disk Station step by step by yourself, or to complete the system configurations automatically using One-Click Setup. The wizard will then automatically assign a DHCP IP for the system. 11. If you chose One-Click Setup, please refer to Step 17 to continue.
  • Page 33 Synology DS-101j 13. Enter the administrator’s password (set the password by yourself) and re-enter to confirm it; then click Next to go on. Keep the password in mind for later use. 14. Now, select the network setting. You can get it automatically or you can set the IP...
  • Page 34 Synology DS-101j 15. Please select the time zone of your location. Then enter the date and time of the system. Then click Next to continue. 16. Check the settings again and if they are correct, click Finish.
  • Page 35 Synology DS-101j 17. Refer to the window to check progress. 18. While the HDD is being formatted, the POWER LED will start blinking again. Please wait until the POWER LED shows a constant blue light, and the STATUS LED a constant green light.
  • Page 36 Synology DS-101j Step 3. You can start to use DS-101j Disk Station. Welcome to use the DS-101j Disk Station; and you can start to store your data. 3.1. After the DSAssistant setup completed, please enter the administrator’s password which you entered in 3-13, and you can start to use the DS-101j Disk Station.
  • Page 37 My Computer on your desktop. 4.1. Choose your DS-101j Disk Station, and click Map Drive on the left side. The Map drive wizard will help you to connect a shared network folder and assign a drive letter to the connection so that you can access it through “My Computer”...
  • Page 38 Synology DS-101j 4.2. Map drive wizard will list the shared network folders that you can access on the selected DS-101j Disk Station. Click on the folder you want to connect, and click Next to continue. 4.3. Enter a user name in Account column, and password in Password column. Click...
  • Page 39 Synology DS-101j 4.4. You will see the following page if you map a network drive successfully. You can either enter the shared folder by clicking Finish button or through “My Computer” later on.

  • Page 40: Tips - Without Ds Resource Cd, You Can Also Use And Manage Ds-101J Easily With The Following Tips

    Synology DS-101j 3.2. Tips – Without DS Resource CD, you can also use and manage DS-101j easily with the following tips. 1. Copy or access data on DS-101j Disk Station from PC. 1.1 Click “Start” at the bottom. Select “Run” and click it.
  • Page 41 Synology DS-101j 1.3 Then you can see all shares that can be used, including the public share. Access “public” and then you can start to use this folder. For example, you can copy some data and store it to this “public” folder.

  • Page 42: Use Microsoft Internet Explorer To Manage Ds-101J Disk Station From Pc Or Mac

    Synology DS-101j 2. Use Microsoft Internet Explorer to manage DS-101j Disk Station from PC or Mac. 2.1 Open your Microsoft Internet Explorer. (IE 6.0 or above for PC, 5.2 or above for Mac.) 2.2 Enter “http:// system-name:5000” (type two forward slashes followed by the system name;...
  • Page 43 Synology DS-101j 2.4 Then you can start to manage your DS-101j Disk Station from the management page.

  • Page 44: Use Microsoft Internet Explorer To Change Your User Information On Ds-101J Disk Station

    Synology DS-101j 3. Use Microsoft Internet Explorer to change your user information on DS-101j Disk Station. 3.1 Open your Microsoft Internet Explorer. (IE 6.0 or above for PC, 5.2 or above for Mac.) 3.2 Enter “http:// system-name:5000” (type two forward slashes followed by the system name;...
  • Page 45 Synology DS-101j 3.4 Then you can view your account information on this Disk Station and modify it.

  • Page 46: Chapter 4 Manage Your Ds-101J Disk Station

    Synology DS-101j Chapter 4 Manage your DS-101j Disk Station Please note that the DS-101j Disk Station only supports browser based management using Internet Explorer 6.0 or above for PC, 5.2 or above for Mac. 4.1 Home (Home Information) 1. Summary In this page you can see the basic information of the system, including your server name, IP address, unused space, and disk usage.

  • Page 47: Status

    Synology DS-101j 2. Status In this page you can see a summary of all system devices and their status. The information is only for your reference. You will not be able to do any modifications here. If you want to change any settings, please go to Wizard in...

  • Page 48: Log

    Current connection, Backup log, and USB Copy log. These five logs are just like a diary keeping a record of all the actions and events on the DS-101j Disk Station. In this way, you will be able to know what has happened on your DS-101j Disk Station by checking these logs, furthermore, you can also check the users who are now accessing the system resources.

  • Page 49: About

    Synology DS-101j 4. About In this page we have put our Copyright Notice and Trademark Notice for your reference.

  • Page 50: System (System Setting)

    4.2 System (System Setting) 1. User In this page you may add or remove users who can access the DS-101j Disk Station. A user account is assigned its name and password by the administrator. This password is used to obtain the data inside the shared folder. If a user does not...
  • Page 51 Step 3 Enter the user’s full name in the User description column. The user description will help to identify different users on the DS-101j Disk Station. Step 4 Enter the user’s password. The password is associated with the user. It can be up to 12 characters and can contain hyphens, spaces, and underscores.

  • Page 52: Group

    Synology DS-101j 2. Group In this page you may classify users who can access to DS-101j Disk Station into groups. Setting up groups can help you assure data security. For example, a user group is a group of users with specific access privileges to a specific shared folder.
  • Page 53 Step 3 Enter a description of the group added in the Group description column. The group description is used to identify different groups on DS-101j Disk Station. One brief sentence or phrase regarding the users inside of the group is suggested.

  • Page 54: Share

    Synology DS-101j 3. Share In this page you may create folders so that you can store data on the DS-101j Disk Station via network. Meanwhile, you may also assign access privileges of users or groups on the local network. Access to shares can be controlled via Group and User permissions.
  • Page 55 Step 3 Make some description about the share added in the Description column. The share description is used to identify different shares on the DS-101j Disk Station. One brief sentence or phrase regarding the use of the share is suggested.
  • Page 56 Synology DS-101j To assign privileges of users and groups to access shares: Warning: Before you assign access privileges, please note two following points: If your account name is not on the user list, the system will automatically transform your account name into “guest”. So that you won’t be able to access the share folder, which was set...
  • Page 57 Synology DS-101j Step 1 Click Edit to turn on users or groups permissions. By assigning different access privileges you have the ability to secure a share. Step 2 You can assign different privileges to users or groups. There are three kinds of privileges which are No access (NA), Read only (RO), and Writeable (RW).
  • Page 58 Synology DS-101j Step 3 Click the privilege button you wish to assign to the users or groups you chose in the previous step, and click OK to apply all setting. Step 4 Click Continue button to complete the settings you made.

  • Page 59: Time

    In this page you may set up time. The time must be set to work on exact schedule and maintain proper logs. Choose the time zone first so the DS-101j Disk Station can configure the time correctly. You can either set the proper time and date manually or connect to an NTP (Network Time Protocol) time server.

  • Page 60: Hardware Manager

    HDD Hibernation Setup This function allows you to set the length of time the DS-101j Disk Station will wait before putting the internal HDD into sleep mode. The DS-101j Disk Station will start the HDD again when it is accessed.
  • Page 61 Synology DS-101j To set up the time Step 1 Click the Idle time column, and select the time you wish. Step 2 Click OK to apply all setting.

  • Page 62: Network (Network Setting)

    Synology DS-101j 4.3 Network (Network Setting) 1. LAN In this page you will have to enter a server name for identifying the system on the network. Below this you need to choose an IP setting. By default, the DS-101 Disk Station will attempt to obtain an IP address from a DHCP server.

  • Page 63: Win/Mac Os

    Zone is a logical grouping unit of all devices on an Apple Network. If you want the DS-101j Disk Station to be browsed through “My Network Places” then it needs to be placed in the same Workgroup as the PC’s on the network.
  • Page 64 AppleTalk Zone An AppleTalk Zone is a logical grouping of devices in an Apple Network. You can select the Zone or the DS-101j Disk Station will join the default Zone automatically if an AppleTalk Zone is configured. Encoding Choose the appropriate encoding from the drop-down menu, so even if your PC doesn’t support Unicode, you can still access the device and see all information in the correct language.

  • Page 65: Ftp Service

    Synology DS-101j 3. FTP Service DS-101j Disk Station offers a facility for downloading or uploading all kinds of data easily and efficiently using Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or above. This page allows you to control whether the FTP service is available. Check the “Enable FTP Service”...

  • Page 66: Web Service

    4. Web Service DS-101j Disk Station offers Synology Photo Station as an online album, and Synology Web Station as a web server. The Synology Photo Station is an auto- build service that will generate image files automatically, allowing users to easily create online albums.

  • Page 67: Mail (E-Mail Notification)

    Synology DS-101j 5. Mail (E-mail Notification) In this page you may enter your e-mail address. The DS-101j Disk Station will send e-mails to notify the administrator when any important and critical events or errors occur. Please enter the SMTP server and assign up to 2 e-mail addresses for getting the notifications.

  • Page 68: Tools

    4.4 Tools 1. Wizard In this page the Wizard will guide you through setting up the DS-101j Disk Station step by step. Click on the Run Wizard button to go through the settings. Step 1 System Setting. You will need to confirm your server name and your...
  • Page 69 DHCP server or manually. Click Next to continue. Step 3 Time Setting. You will have to select the time zone of where you are, and set up the time of the DS-101j Disk Station. Click Next to continue.
  • Page 70 Synology DS-101j Step 4 You will need to set up the workgroup and code page. After going through all the steps, click Finish to apply all settings. It will take some time to apply settings you made. Please wait.

  • Page 71: Configuration

    Synology DS-101j 2. Configuration In this page you may backup the system setting, and restore the system setting in the future. You can backup the system configuration (not data; to backup data, please refer to “Backup.”) and save it as a .dss file, or you can also restore the...

  • Page 72: Factory Default

    Synology DS-101j 3. Factory Default In this page you may replace all the system settings with factory default settings. However, you can choose if you want to keep the current settings or restore back to the original factory settings when formatting the HDD.

  • Page 73: Update

    4. Update By connecting to Synology Website, you can check if the current firmware is the updated one; if it’s not, you can also link to Synology Website to download the latest version and update it from this page. To update the firmware of the DS-101j Disk Station, please perform the following steps.

  • Page 74: Backup

    Synology DS-101j 5. Backup This page allows the DS-101j Disk Station’s data to be backed up to an attached USB HDD. Backing up data is important in the event that the DS-101j Disk Station is being damaged. Without backing up, you will have the risk of losing data if a catastrophe happens.
  • Page 75 Synology DS-101j After the USB HDD is formatted for data backup, you will see the page below. You can select shares you want to backup first and then choose whether to backup immediately, or to set a time so that the data will be backed up according to a...

  • Page 76: Device (Usb Settings)

    USB disk is setup as a backup disk, it cannot be shareable and accessible. As a USB backup disk, the DS-101j Disk Station will format the attached USB disk. ** The information of all USB devices currently connected to DS-101j Disk Station (including the share name, manufacturer, device, type, used size, format type, and the present status) will be automatically detected and shown in this page.
  • Page 77 Connecting USB disks to DS-101j Disk Station will enlarge the capacity of the DS-101j Disk Station. The data on the USB disk can be shared if the name of the data starts with “usbshare.” This share will be removed automatically when the USB disk is ejected from the system.

  • Page 78: Usb Printer

    Synology DS-101j 2. USB Printer You may see this page before you plug in your USB printer. An USB printer can be used if you connect it with a hub. For more instructions for using a USB shared printer, please go on to the next page.
  • Page 79 Synology DS-101j By connecting a USB printer to DS-101j Disk Station, you will be able to share the USB printer through the network. Click Refresh button and USB printer status will become active as shown in the page below. Refresh the USB printer status Click Refresh for updated status of the USB printer.

  • Page 80: Steps For Setting Up Usb Printer In Windows

    Synology DS-101j Steps for setting up USB printer in Windows 1. Open Computers Near Me in My Network Places and double click on your DS- 101j Disk Station. 2. Double click on usbprinter; the system will prompt you to install a correct driver.

  • Page 81: Steps For Setting Up Usb Printer In Mac Os 10.2.X Running Appletalk

    Synology DS-101j Steps for setting up USB printer in Mac OS 10.2.X running AppleTalk Warning: For Mac users, DS-101j Disk Station only supports USB printers with PostScript. 1. Follow the path as Go / Applications / Utilities.
  • Page 82 Synology DS-101j 2. Find Print Center and double click on it to open a dialog box. 3. Select Add to set up a new printer.
  • Page 83 Synology DS-101j 4. Select the correct server and choose the type AppleTalk. 5. Select Generic for Printer Model.
  • Page 84 Synology DS-101j 6. Click Add to finish.

  • Page 85: Steps For Setting Up Usb Printer In Mac Os 10.2.X Running Tcp/Ip

    Synology DS-101j Steps for setting up USB printer in Mac OS 10.2.X running TCP/IP 1. Follow the path as Go / Applications / Utilities.
  • Page 86 Synology DS-101j 2. Find Print Center and double click on it to open a dialog box. 3. Select Add for setting up a new printer. 4. Choose the type IP printing.
  • Page 87 Synology DS-101j 5. Enter the printer’s address. 6. Uncheck Use default queue on server, and enter ‘usbprinter’ for Queue Name. 7. Select Generic for Printer Model. 8. Click Add to finish.

  • Page 88: Steps For Setting Up Usb Printer In Mac Os 10.3.X Running Appletalk

    Synology DS-101j Steps for setting up USB printer in Mac OS 10.3.X running AppleTalk 1. Follow the path as Go / Applications / Utilities.
  • Page 89 Synology DS-101j...
  • Page 90 Synology DS-101j 2. Find the Printer Setup Utility, and click it to open a dialog box. 3. Select Add for setting up a new printer.
  • Page 91 Synology DS-101j 4. Choose AppleTalk. 5. Select the correct server. 6. Select Generic for Printer Model. 7. Click Add to finish.

  • Page 92: Steps For Setting Up Usb Printer In Mac Os 10.3.X Running Tcp/Ip

    Synology DS-101j Steps for setting up USB printer in Mac OS 10.3.X running TCP/IP 1. Follow the path as Go / Applications / Utilities.
  • Page 93 Synology DS-101j 2. Find Printer Setup Utility, and click it to open a dialog box. 3. Select Add for setting up a new printer. 4. Choose IP Printing.
  • Page 94 Synology DS-101j 5. Select LPD/LPR for Printer Type. 6. Enter the printer’s address. 7. Enter ‘usbprinter’ for Queue Name. 8. Select Generic for Printer Model. 9. Click Add to finish.

  • Page 95: Steps For Setting Up Usb Printer In Mac Os 9 Running Appletalk

    Synology DS-101j Steps for setting up USB printer in Mac OS 9 running AppleTalk 1. Click on Chooser. 2. Under the LaserWriter 8, click the server. 3. Click Setup and then click Generic.
  • Page 96 Synology DS-101j 4. Finish.

  • Page 97: Steps For Setting Up Usb Printer In Mac Os 9 Running Tcp/Ip

    Synology DS-101j Steps for setting up USB printer in Mac OS 9 running TCP/IP 1. Launch Desktop Printer Utility. 2. Select Printer (LPR) and click OK.
  • Page 98 Synology DS-101j 3. In the LPR section, click Change to bring up the Internet Printer window. 4. Enter the IP address or its domain name of DS-101j Disk Station. 5. Enter usbprinter for Queue Name. 6. Click on Verify to make sure the printer was found.
  • Page 99 Synology DS-101j 8. Go to File menu and select Save. 9. Enter a name and location for the desktop printer icon and click OK. The default name is the printer’s IP address, and the default location is at the desktop.
  • Page 100 Synology DS-101j 10. Finish.

  • Page 101: Usbcopy

    Synology DS-101j 3. USBCopy By connecting a USB device to the front panel USB port of the DS-101j Disk Station, all data can be copied to the internal hard disk by pressing the USBCOPY button on the front panel of the DS-101j Disk Station.
  • Page 102 To access the data you copied from your USB device, please follow the instructions below. Step 1 Go to My Network Places. Step 2 Double click on Computers Near Me. Step 3 Double click on your system name of DS-101j Disk Station. Step 4 Double click on the specified share. (Public for example)
  • Page 103 Synology DS-101j Step 5 Double click on USBCopy. Step 6 You will see the folders named by the date and time the Copy button on the front panel was pressed.

  • Page 104: Chapter 5 Use Data Replicator

    5. Provide tag management function, and tag up to 20 of the most representative versions; 6. Recover files from the DS-101j Disk Station to your computer when needed in the future, which makes file backup, management and protection easier than ever.

  • Page 105: Before You Begin

    5.1 Before You Begin 1. Install DS-101j Disk Station Before using Data Replicator, you must make sure the following thing: Your computer and DS-101j Disk Station have the same encoding setting. 2. Basic Computer Requirements • 5MB Hard Disk Space •...
  • Page 106 Synology DS-101j If the window above didn’t appear, please go to Start on the left bottom of the screen and select Run. Enter D:\autorunmenu.exe (where D is the letter of your CD-ROM drive) in the Open: box and click OK. The auto-run menu should appear. Then you can install Data Replicator according to the instructions on the screen.

  • Page 107: Use Data Replicator

    A. All files At the first time running Data Replicator, you need to backup all the files in the selected folders to DS-101j Disk Station. After that, you may monitor for the modified versions. Click “Browse” on the top of the window to enter a server-searching window.
  • Page 108 Synology DS-101j Select which DS-101j Disk Station you want to backup the file to. And click Check the folders you want to backup and monitor in the “Source” list, and click “Upload” to go on.
  • Page 109 Synology DS-101j Make sure the “All Files” option is selected, and click “OK” to start the upload. If this file version has a special representative meaning, you can select the option “Create a tag after upload” so that after the upload is complete this file version can be created with a tag to allow for easy restoration in the future.
  • Page 110 Synology DS-101j C. Modified files since a designated time If for personal reason you have to upload files modified after a specified time, select the “Modified files since a designated time” and click “OK.”...
  • Page 111 1.2 Monitoring After first-time backup, you can continue monitoring the folders in your computer. Any changes made to the files in the folders will be uploaded to the DS-101j Disk Station automatically. To monitor the folders, select file folders and click the “Monitor” button, and the Data Replicator program will be minimized to the system tray to perform monitoring.

  • Page 112: Restore Data To Your Computer

    Synology DS-101j 2. Restore data to your computer 2.1 Select the “Restore” tab. 2.2 Select the destination where the file will be restored to in the “Restore to” section. 2.3 Select files or folders you want to restore, and click the “Restore” button, or...
  • Page 113 Synology DS-101j 2.4 Choose which file version or tag to restore. Please refer to “3. Tag Management” for the usage of “tags.” 1. If you restore the files one by one, you can only choose which file version to restore.

  • Page 114: Tag Management

    Data Replicator allows you to create tags up to 20. The purpose of creating a tag is to keep “the status of all files and folder on the DS-101j Disk Station at a specific time” on record. For example, if a software engineer has already completed program version 1.0 and is preparing to start coding version 2.0.
  • Page 115 Synology DS-101j For example, if there are “file A” and “file B” on DS-101j Disk Station at the time you create “tag 22222” by uploading “file 1” and “file 2,” then “tag 22222” will tag “file A,” “file B,” “file 1,” and “file 2,”...
  • Page 116 Synology DS-101j 4. Click “OK” to finish.

  • Page 117: Preferences

    If you check this option, before a new tag is created, the program will upload updated files from your computer to the DS-101j Disk Station and then create a tag after uploading. This is to ensure that the created tag has tagged all the latest...
  • Page 118 DS-101j Disk Station. B. Copy with encryption In order to ensure data security and prevent others from intercepting data, you can choose this option to set password protection for files in DS-101j Disk Station. 4.3 Setup A. Auto start when login.

  • Page 119: Chapter 6 Troubleshooting

    Synology DS-101j Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Here we have listed a few questions you might have when operating the Synology DS- 101j Disk Station, and we have listed some possible solutions to each question. 1. The DS-101j Disk Station does not work after the HDD was installed.
  • Page 120 The disk usage on If the amount of free space on DS-101j Disk Station is not Status page of the DS- sufficient to queue a print job, you may have to remove 101j Disk Station UI.
  • Page 121 Synology DS-101j 7. I can’t find DS-101j Disk Station on my computer. Check Solution If you’ve unblocked Click unblock button when the security alert message DSAssistant in the pops out. firewall on your computer that is running Windows XP or protected by anti- virus programs.

  • Page 122: Appendix A Suggested Periphery

    Synology DS-101j Appendix A Suggested Periphery Suggested HDD Brand Model Size Seagate ST3200822A 200GB Samsung SV1604N 160GB Samsung SV1203N 120GB Hitachi IC35L180AVV207-1 185GB Hitachi HDS722525VLAT80 250GB Hitachi Deskstar 7K400 400GB Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 200GB Maxtor DiamondMax 16 160GB Maxtor...

  • Page 123: Appendix B Technical Support

    If you need to upgrade your system, please visit www.synology.com to download the updated firmware version. 3. Installation and Setup Problem If you need any help while installing or setting up the system, please contact your local authorized Synology authorized local dealer or the suppliers.

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