Synology DiskStation User Manual page 84

Back up and Restore System Configurations
Go to Main Menu > Backup and Restore
configurations of your Synology DiskStation.
To back up system configuration:
Choose Back up configuration. DiskStation will export a configuration file (with the name [DiskStation
Name]_[Created Date].dss) to your local computer.
To restore system configuration:
1 Click Restore configuration, click
2 Tick the checkboxes to choose the configurations you want to restore, and then click OK.
The configurations that will be backed up include the following:
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Users, Groups, and Shared Folders
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Workgroup, Domain, and LDAP
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File Sharing Services (such as Windows File Service, Mac File Service, NFS Service, FTP, and WebDAV),
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Web Services
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Network Backup Services (such as Network Backup (or Rsync) Service, Shared Folder Sync Service, and
Time Backup Service)
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Other Services (such as User Home and Password Strength)
84 Chapter 9: Back Up Data
> Configuration Backup
Choose File to select the configuration file, and then click OK.
More Information
Synology DiskStation User's Guide
to back up and restore the system
Based on DSM 4.1