Page 1 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 110302DSMUGENU Document ID Applied Models DS111 DS110+ DS110j DS211+ DS211 DS211j DS710+ DS411+II DS411j DS411slim DS410 DS1511+ RS411 RS810+ RS810RP+ RS2211+ RS2211RP+ Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
1-Bay & 2-Bay Models ................................7 4-Bay Models ..................................10 5-Bay Models ..................................13 10-Bay Models ..................................14 Chapter 2: Get Started with Synology DiskStation Manager Install Synology DiskStation ..............................15 Log in to Synology DiskStation Manager ........................... 15 DiskStation Manager Appearance ............................19 Manage DSM with the Main Menu .............................
Page 3 Access Files via File Station .............................. 105 Chapter 9: Back Up Data Back Up Computer Data ..............................106 Back Up Data on Synology DiskStation ........................... 108 Sync Shared Folder Contents between DiskStations ....................111 Backup DiskStation Data with Time Backup ........................113 Use USBCopy to Back Up Data on USB Device ......................
Page 4 Update DSM ..................................210 Manage Packages ................................211 Receive Event Notification ..............................212 Reset admin's Password ..............................214 Restore Synology DiskStation to Factory Defaults......................214 Reinstall Synology DiskStation ............................215 Enable SNMP Service ................................ 215 Enable Terminal Services ..............................216 Chapter 17: Communicate with Mobile Devices Use iOS and Android Apps ..............................
Page 5 Share Storage Capacity as iSCSI Target You can designate portion of your Synology DiskStation volume space to be an iSCSI Target, which will allow the iSCSI initiator to access the space like a local disk. Back Up Files on Computer and Server...
Page 6 Enjoy Music Anytime and Anywhere Audio Station allows you to listen to music stored on the Synology DiskStation, from a connected iPod, or even stream Internet Radio stations. In addition, you can stream music from the Synology DiskStation with a web browser over the Internet.
Page 7: Chapter 1: Synology Diskstation At A Glance
If the fan is Back Panel malfunctioning, system will beep every 1 second. --------- eSATA Port is supported on specific models only. See "Appendix A: Synology DiskStation Specifications" on Page 219 for more information. Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com...
Page 8 To turn off Synology DiskStation, press the Power Button and hold it until you hear a beep sound and the Power LED starts blinking. The fan is built to exhaust waste heat out of Synology DiskStation. It will start automatically when the server starts. If the fan is malfunctioning, system will Back Panel beep every 1 second.
Page 9 Power Button Front Panel To turn off Synology DiskStation, press the Power Button and hold it until you hear a beep sound and the Power LED starts blinking. The LED indicator is used to display the status of the internal disk and the system.
Page 10: 4-Bay Models
The power port is where you connect the AC adapter to Synology DiskStation. --------- eSATA Port is supported on specific models only. See "Appendix A: Synology DiskStation Specifications" on Page 219 for more information. 10 Chapter 1: Synology DiskStation at a Glance Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com...
Page 11 USB Port Back Panel external hard drives, USB printers, or other USB devices. The fan is built to exhaust waste heat out of Synology RackStation. It will start automatically when the server starts. If the fan is Back Panel malfunctioning, system will beep every 1 second.
Page 12 DS411slim Name Location Description The Power Button is used to turn Synology DiskStation on or off. Power Button Front Panel To turn off Synology DiskStation, press the Power Button and hold it until you hear a beep sound and the Power LED starts blinking.
Page 13: 5-Bay Models
USB Port Back Panel hard drives, USB printers, or other USB devices. The fan is built to exhaust waste heat out of Synology DiskStation. It will start automatically when the server starts. If the fan is malfunctioning, Back Panel system will beep every 1 second.
Page 14: 10-Bay Models
2U RackStation Article Name Location Description The Power Button is used to turn Synology RackStation on or off. Power Button Front Panel To turn off Synology RackStation, press the Power Button and hold it until you hear a beep sound and the Power LED starts blinking.
Page 15: Chapter 2: Get Started With Synology Diskstation Manager
Main Menu access DSM settings and applications. Install Synology DiskStation For more information setting up Synology DiskStation and installing DSM, see the Quick Installation Guide that came with your installation disc. Log in to Synology DiskStation Manager You can log in to DSM with Synology Assistant or with a web browser.
Page 16 5 Choose the server you want to manage. Click Connect or double-click the selected server to go to DSM's login screen. 16 Chapter 2: Get Started with Synology DiskStation Manager Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine...
Page 17 Synology Assistant-3.1-[number].tar.gz. 3.1-1566 3.1-1566 3 Click Extract, and then extract the SynologyAssistant directory to the path /usr/local or any other path. 17 Chapter 2: Get Started with Synology DiskStation Manager Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine...
Page 18 2 In the address field, enter any of the following:  http://Synology_Server_IP:5000  http://Synology_Server_Name:5000/ (or http://Synology_Server_Name.local:5000/ on a Mac) Synology_Server_Name should be replaced with the name you set up for Synology DiskStation during the setup process. If you choose One-step Setup during the setup process, the Synology_Server_Name will be DiskStation, CubeStation, USBStation, or RackStation.
Page 19: Diskstation Manager Appearance
 Internet Explorer: 7.0 or later DiskStation Manager Appearance When you log in to Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM), you can see the desktop and the taskbar. Desktop and Shortcuts The desktop is where your application windows are displayed. You can also create desktop shortcuts to frequently used applications.
Page 20: Manage Dsm With The Main Menu
Manage DSM with the Main Menu Main Menu is where you can find all the applications and settings provided by Synology DiskStation Manager. Logout, Restart, and Shutdown Click Logout, Restart, or...
Page 21 Privileges: Set up Win/Mac/NFS/FTP file sharing service, and assign application privileges for user accounts.  Network Services: Manage and edit the settings for network services and Internet connection.  System: Edit the basic settings on your DiskStation.  Application Settings: Enable the services of built-in applications. Note: Control Panel is accessible only to admin or users belonging to the administrators group.
Page 22: Manage Personal Options
Volume Usage Under Volume Usage, you can view your quota on all DiskStation volumes set by admin, as well as the amount of capacity you have used on each volume. 22 Chapter 2: Get Started with Synology DiskStation Manager Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com...
Page 23 DSM's desktop wallpaper. In the dialog that opens, do the following and then click OK: a Select an image located on DiskStation or your computer. b If you want to resize the image to a certain width or height, enter the values in the Scale to fit field.
Page 24: Photo Station
Note:  Enabling this option allows you upload folders in File Browser.  Browsing local files is not supported by Opera and Safari for Windows. 24 Chapter 2: Get Started with Synology DiskStation Manager Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine...
Page 25: Chapter 3: Modify System Settings
Modify System Settings Chapter 3: After you have connected to Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) and learned how to access its functions and customize its appearance, you as admin or a user belonging to the administrators group can begin to modify its basic settings.
Page 26 HTTPS. (See the section below for more information.) 3 Click OK. When the HTTPS connection is enabled, any connection to Synology DiskStation via the HTTP protocol will be encrypted with the SSL/TLS encrypting mechanism. More Information About redirecting to HTTPS connection:...
Page 27 2 Click OK. If you access DiskStation through a HTTP proxy and encounter random logouts, you can skip IP checking to avoid this problem. Nonetheless, skipping IP checking will lower the security level. 27 Chapter 3: Modify System Settings Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com...
Page 28 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Enable File Browser log Click the File Browser tab to start monitoring the File Browser activities of all users, including Upload, Download, Delete, Rename, Move, Copy and Property set. Note: For more information about File Browser, see "Access Files via File Browser" on Page 94.
Page 29: Change Network Settings
Synology DiskStation. General In this section, you can change your DiskStation identification on the network by entering a server name. You can also set up the domain name server and default gateway here. To rename DiskStation:...
Page 30: Network Interface
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Network Interface In this section, you can connect your DiskStation to the network via any of the following network interfaces. If your DiskStation is connected to a local area network, you can click LAN [number] (for DiskStations with multiple LAN ports) on the left side to configure the network interface.
Page 31 OK. Term Explanation Link Aggregation: For DiskStation with multiple LAN ports, you can set your DiskStation to connect multiple LAN cables to the network at the same time, or assign it with two IP addresses under different subnets. With...
Page 32 Wireless Network on the left side to connect Synology DiskStation to a wireless network. Note: Wireless network is available only when a wireless dongle is plugged into the USB port of your Synology DiskStation. To set up a wireless network:...
Page 33 IPv6 Setup button to change the IPv6 settings. Synology DiskStation supports IPv4/IPv6 dual stack scheme. This means that both IPv4 and IPv6 can work simultaneously on Synology DiskStation. The default setting for IPv6 is Auto. On the IPv6 Setup page, choose between the different setup types: ...
Page 34 Click the PPPoE on the left side if your Synology DiskStation is connecting to a DSL or cable modem, and your Internet Service Provider (ISP) uses PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet). To connect to the Internet via PPPoE:...
Page 35 Note:  Your external IPv6 address may be automatically updated by the service provider. However, Synology DiskStation will not remove the old IPv6 address immediately.  If you are still facing connection problems, contact your Internet Service Provider.
Page 36: Modify Regional Options
Language: Set your preferred language for email notification from Synology DiskStation.  Codepage: Synology DiskStation uses Unicode to avoid file inaccessibility from computers using different languages. But for the following devices or applications to use Synology DiskStation services without problem, you need to choose the appropriate codepage for them: ...
Page 37 > Control Panel > Network and that your DiskStation is connected to the Internet. 2 Choose Synchronize with a NTP server. 3 Assign a sync frequency from the drop-down menu. 4 Enter the address of your network time server, or choose a server from the drop-down menu.
Page 38: Use Energy Saving Features
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 More Information Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used to synchronize the time of all clients and servers over a data network. Below are a few recommended NTP servers:  time.apple.com  time.asia.apple.com ...
Page 39: Manage General Settings
Enable Wake on LAN [number] for DiskStations with multiple LAN ports). --------- Wake on LAN is supported on specific models only. See "Appendix A: Synology DiskStation Specifications" on Page 219 for more information. 39 Chapter 3: Modify System Settings Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com...
Page 40: Manage Beep Control
More Information About Wake on LAN: After Wake on LAN is enabled for your DiskStation, you can turn on Synology DiskStation over the local area network or the Internet by using a WOL (Wake on LAN) application. Activate the function by entering DiskStation’s IP address (or DDNS hostname) and MAC address.
Page 41 Mode. Note: If the local UPS is low on battery, or the network UPS server enters Safe Mode, DiskStation will ignore the specified time period and enter Safe Mode immediately. 4 You can decide whether to send a shutdown signal to the UPS when the system enters Safe Mode. Most UPS can restore power supply automatically when the power recovers.
Page 42 1 Select a schedule and click Delete. 2 Click Save. To view schedule summary: Click Summary to browse the weekly schedule for startup/shutdown. Note: You can specify up to 100 schedules for one DiskStation. 42 Chapter 3: Modify System Settings Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine...
Page 43: Chapter 4: Manage Storage Space
With the hard drives installed on your DiskStation, you can create volumes for storing and sharing your files. Note: For more information about setting up file sharing on your DiskStation, see "Chapter 7: Set Up File Sharing" on Page 67.
Page 44: Manage Volumes Or Disk Groups With Storage Manager
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Allowed RAID Type HDD # Description Capacity Failed HDD # The system will write identical data to each hard Smallest HDD drive at the same time, so data integrity is RAID 1...
Page 45 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Create a Volume The Volume Creation Wizard allows you to create a volume on your DiskStation in several ways. Note: Volume creation might take a while to finish, depending on the capacity to be created.
Page 46 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Create a Volume by Combining Several Hard Disks This action allows you to create a volume by combining several hard disks. To create a volume by combining several hard disks: 1 Click the Volume tab.
Page 47 7 Click Apply to start volume creation. Create a Disk Group You can also create a Disk Group on your DiskStation, and then create multiple volumes on the created Disk Group. To create a Disk Group: 1 Click the Disk Group tab.
Page 48 (See "Check System Information" on Page 206 for more information.)  Check the LED indicators on your DiskStation. (See "Appendix B: LED Indication Tables" on Page 226 for more information.) 2 Pull out the hard drive tray to replace the crashed disk with a new one.
Page 49  If you want to change the RAID type, enough number of hard drives for the new type is required. See "Synology DiskStation Supported RAID Types" on Page 43 for the required amount of disks for the RAID type.  The size of the replacement hard drive must be larger than the smallest disk size of the volume or Disk Group.
Page 50 1 Turn off the Synology DiskStation (skip this step for models that support disk hot swapping). 2 Replace the first internal hard drive with a larger hard drive. 3 Turn on the Synology DiskStation and repair the volume or Disk Group. See "Repair a Volume" on Page 48 for more information.
Page 51 Based on DSM 3.1 Expand a Volume or Disk Group by Adding Disks If you have empty hard drive bays in your Synology DiskStation, you can expand JBOD, RAID 5, RAID 5+Spare, RAID 6, and SHR volumes or Disk Groups by adding disks.
Page 52: Manage Iscsi Target With Storage Manager
Page 54. 5 Click Next. 6 Click Back to modify or Apply to confirm settings. --------- 32 iSCSI targets are supported on specific models only. Please visit www.synology.com. 52 Chapter 4: Manage Storage Space Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine...
Page 53 (Internet Storage Name Service) are often used in a local area network with complex storage deployment, facilitating IT staffs to discover storage and manage iSCSI devices. You can register all the iSCSI Targets on your DiskStation with the iSNS server on your network. 53 Chapter 4: Manage Storage Space Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com...
Page 54: Manage Iscsi Luns With Storage Manager
LUN tab to manage iSCSI LUNs on your Synology DiskStation. An iSCSI LUN (logical unit number) can be mapped to multiple iSCSI Targets to perform storage operations such as read or write. You can create up to 10 or 256 iSCSI LUNs on your DiskStation.
Page 55 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 5 About iSCSI Target mapping:  If you choose Map existing iSCSI targets from the iSCSI Target mapping drop-down menu, you will be prompted to choose an existing iSCSI Target.  If you choose...
Page 56: Manage Hard Disks With Storage Manager
Write cache support is only effective on hard disks that support it. Enabling cache offers you enhanced performance on your Synology product. However, to ensure data protection, the usage of a UPS device is strongly recommended. It is also highly suggested that the system is shut down properly every time after use.
Page 57 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Run S.M.A.R.T. Analysis Disk S.M.A.R.T. will help you to examine and report the hard disk status to alert possible disk failures. It is recommended that you change your disk if errors are detected.
Page 58: Manage External Disks
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Manage External Disks You can attach external USB or eSATA disks to the USB or eSATA port of your Synology DiskStation for backup or file sharing purposes. Go to Main Menu >...
Page 59: Chapter 5: Access Your Diskstation From The Internet
Set Up Port Forwarding Rules for Router If your Synology DiskStation is within the Intranet, you can set up port forwarding rules for the router to allow your Synology DiskStation to be accessible over the Internet.
Page 60 Synology. c If you still have trouble finding your router even after the list is updated, contact Synology. 3 Enter the protocol and port for your router. The protocol and port vary depending on the model of your router. If you cannot connect using the default HTTP protocol and 80 port, refer to the documentation that comes with your router for correct settings.
Page 61: Give Synology Diskstation A Ddns Hostname
Once set up, you and your friends no longer need to remember the IP address to access your Synology DiskStation. Simply type in the DDNS hostname on the web browser as you would when connecting to any website. After the setup is complete, the hostname will always point to the external IP of the Synology DiskStation.
Page 62 Service Requirement  The DDNS server of the service provider is working normally.  The gateway connection is normal.  Synology DiskStation is able to connect to the DNS server.  The following addresses are unblocked in the Firewall:  http://members.dyndns.org:80 ...
Page 63 4 Click to finish. The newly registered hostname for your Synology DiskStation will be activated in just a few seconds. Note: If you have any problem using your No-IP.com account, visit No-IP.com...
Page 64: Chapter 6: Enhance Internet Security
C h a p t e r Enhance Internet Security Chapter 6: After your Synology DiskStation is available on the Internet, you will need to safeguard it against any attacks from Internet hackers. This chapter explains how to set up firewall and enable auto block.
Page 65: Automatically Block Suspicious Login Attempts
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 4 Specify the source IP address in the Source IP section. You can choose to allow or deny access from a particular source IP using one of the following options:  All: Choose this option to apply the rule to all source IP addresses.
Page 66 Enable email notification to receive email notification when an IP address is blocked. Make sure email notification is enabled for your Synology DiskStation before using this option. Note: For more information about email notification, see "Receive Email Notification" on Page 212.
Page 67: Chapter 7: Set Up File Sharing
Enable File Sharing Protocols for All Platforms This section tells you how to enable Synology DiskStation to support file sharing protocols for all platforms. Synology DiskStation supports the following file sharing protocols:  For Windows: SMB/CIFS (My Network Places), FTP, WebDAV ...
Page 68 Optimize CIFS database operations Checking this option will disable "Opportunistic Locking" of CIFS, resulting in increased performance when database applications access database files on the shared folder of the Synology DiskStation via network. Enable Local Master Browser Enable Synology DiskStation to be the Local Master Browser.
Page 69 About Time Machine backup folder: To backup data from Time Machine to Synology DiskStation, select a shared folder from the drop-down menu. Shared folders that are being used for other services will not be available for Time Machine.
Page 70: Join A Windows Ads Domain Or Workgroup
In other words, domain users in these groups have administrative right on the DiskStation, including performing DSM/CIFS/FTP/AFP/WebDAV applications.  You can also configure domain users’ access privileges to the shared folders on Synology DiskStation. See "Allow Domain Users or Groups to Access Shared Folders" on Page 82 for more information.
Page 71: Manage Users And Groups
 IP: Specify a DC (Domain Controller) IP and Synology DiskStation will try to communicate with it. If there is more than one IP, insert a comma in between each of them. Add an asterisk (*) after the last DC IP if you wish, and Synology DiskStation will try to communicate with other DC when all specified ones failed.
Page 72 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Create and Edit Users Follow the steps below to create a user account. The user can login to edit his/her account info after the user account has been established. You can also choose to set an account expiration date or disallow the user to change account password.
Page 73 Enter (PC) or Return (Mac) on your keyboard. The search result will be displayed in the users list below. This function is especially useful when there are numerous users for your Synology DiskStation. To delete a user: Select the user you want to delete and click Delete.
Page 74 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Apply Password Strength Rules You can enable password strength service to make sure DSM users’ password is secure enough to withstand malicious login attempt. Note:  Password Strength rules only work for passwords created or modified after the Password Strength service is enabled.
Page 75 User Home. 2 Tick Enable user home service. 3 If there are more than one volume on Synology DiskStation, select where you want the homes folder to be stored. 4 Click OK. To disable user home service: 1 Click User Home.
Page 76 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Create Domain User’s Home Folder Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Domain Privileges to create domain user’s home folder. For DSM admin or users belonging to the administrators group (including domain administrators), domain users’...
Page 77 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Create and Edit Groups Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Group to create and edit a group, add users to the group, and then edit the group's properties, saving you the trouble of editing users one by one.
Page 78  Choose Privilege includes from the drop-down menus.  Delete the name you entered in the search field and press "Enter" on your keyboard. To allow a user to access applications for Synology DiskStation: 1 Click the Local User Domain User tab, depending on which type of users whose application privileges you want to modify.
Page 79: Set Up Shared Folders
Shared Folder to manage the shared folders, which are the root folders of Synology DiskStation. (Folders within the shared folders are called subfolders.) You can store data in the shared folders and share them with users or groups with access privileges.
Page 80 --------- Multiple volumes are available only on DiskStation with more than 1 bay. 200 shared folders are supported on specific models only. See "Appendix A: Synology DiskStation Specifications" on Page 219 for more information. 80 Chapter 7: Set Up File Sharing Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com...
Page 81 For more information about anonymous FTP, see "Manage FTP Security Settings" on Page 93.  Local users: Synology DiskStation users (including guest). See "Manage Users and Groups" on Page 71 for more information.  Local groups: Synology DiskStation groups.
Page 82 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1  Disable file downloading 5 Click OK. Note:  When you encounter privilege conflicts, the privilege priority is as follows: No access > Read/Write > Read only.  When you create a new shared folder, if the access privilege of admin (or a user belonging to the administrators...
Page 83 Confirm key field. 3 Tick Mount automatically on startup to mount the encrypted folder automatically after Synology DiskStation starts up next time. By default, encrypted shared folder will be unmounted automatically on startup for security reasons. Note:  You can also encrypt a folder when you create it.
Page 84 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Edit an Encrypted Folder After the folder is encrypted, you can use the Encryption drop-down menu to edit the folder. The items shown in the menu depend on the status of the selected shared folder: ...
Page 85: Define Windows Acl Privileges For Shared Folder
To edit Windows ACL settings: You can further edit Windows ACL settings for a shared folder under Windows "Properties" page. Follow the steps below: 1 In Windows, log into DiskStation using Windows Explorer. 2 Locate the shared folder or the file you want to manage.
Page 86: Index Shared Folder Contents
EXT4 volume to use ACL feature. This means, you have to format at least one hard disk and re-create a volume. Formatting DiskStation will result in erasing all stored data and settings. Please make sure all your data is backed up before processing.
Page 87 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 To index files in a shared folder: 1 Select the shared folder you want to index. 2 Click Edit and then click the File Indexing tab. 3 Tick Enable file indexing. 4 Click OK.
Page 88: Chapter 8: Access Files From Anywhere
When you have set up users or groups with proper access privileges to the shared folders, they can share their files with your Synology DiskStation from anywhere. This chapter explains the ways to access the Synology DiskStation shared folders within the Intranet or over the Internet.
Page 89 OK. 4 Click Finish. 5 Enter your user name and password for Synology DiskStation Manager and click OK. Upon completion, you can access the mapped shared folder directly in Windows Explorer. 89 Chapter 8: Access Files from Anywhere Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com...
Page 90 1 Choose > Connect to Server from the menu bar. 2 Type Synology DiskStation's IP address or server name (appended with .local) preceded by smb:// or afp:// in Server Address field and click Connect. (e.g. smb://EricaWang.local or afp://192.168.0.2) Note: For better performance, it is recommended that you connect to the shared folders via SMB.
Page 91: Access Files Via Ftp
 The port range of Passive (PASV) FTP can be from 1025 to 65535. It can contain up to 128 ports.  The guest account cannot log in to DiskStation via FTP.  The codepage setting on the FTP client computer must be the same as that of the Synology DiskStation in order to access the data correctly.
Page 92 Enabling FTP file transfer log will affect the system performance. Set up FTP Connection Restriction Click the Connection Restriction tab to limit DiskStation users' FTP access to DiskStation. To set up FTP connection restriction, tick any of the following and click OK:  Allow SSL/TLS connection only: Accept only SSL or TLS connection requests from FTP clients.
Page 93: Access Files Via Webdav
 The port number (The default number is 21) Access Files via WebDAV By enabling WebDAV, you can manage and edit files on DiskStation remotely via the HTTP protocol. See "Manage WebDAV" on Page 121 for more information. 93 Chapter 8: Access Files from Anywhere Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com...
Page 94: Access Files Via File Browser
File Browser is DSM's file management tool, allowing DSM users over the Internet to access DiskStation folders with their web browsers. By launching two or more File Browsers, you can manage all your DiskStation data by dragging and dropping them between different File Browsers.
Page 95 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Search for Files or Folders You can filter through files or folders in the current folder. You can also perform advanced search for more refined search results. To search for files or folders in the current folder: 1 Use File Browser to go to the folder containing contents you want to search.
Page 96 5 Click to start uploading. Method 3: 1 On the left panel, drag a folder from your computer (the lower part) to any folder on the DiskStation (the upper part). 2 In the pop-up menu that appears, choose Upload - Overwrite to overwrite files or folders with the same name in the destination folder.
Page 97 1 Select the files or folders you want. (Press and hold Shift or Ctrl while making multiple selections.) 2 Drag any DiskStation folders or files from the main section to another DiskStation folder on the left panel. 3 In the pop-up menu that appears, choose...
Page 98 File Browser can extract the following archive formats: .zip, .tar, .gz, .tgz, .rar, .7z, .iso (ISO 9660 + joliet) Compress Files or Folders 1 In the main section, select the files or folders on Synology DiskStation that you want to compress. (Press and hold Shift or Ctrl while making multiple selections.) 2 Do one of the following: ...
Page 99 Based on DSM 3.1 Open a File in a New Window Open a file on Synology DiskStation in a new tab or window of the web browser to preview it instantly. To open a file in a new window: 1 Select the file you want to preview.
Page 100 Note: To set access privileges to shared folders, use Synology DiskStation Manager instead. See "Allow Users or Groups to Access Shared Folders" on Page 81 for more information.
Page 101 Note:  To download a file or folder with the download link, valid DiskStation username and password are required.  With File Browser, you can only perform the upload action for files and folders on your computer. All the other File Browser actions and properties setting are available for files and folders on Synology DiskStation only.
Page 102 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 View Documents, Photos, or Videos With File Browser, you can view documents, videos or photos. View Documents in Google docs 1 Browse to the folder where the document is located. 2 Right-click the document and choose View in Google docs.
Page 103 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Preview Photos 1 Browse to the folder where the photos are located. 2 Right-click any of the photos and choose Preview to open the Photo Viewer window. You should be able to view the photo now.
Page 104 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Play Videos 1 Browse to the folder where the video is located. 2 Right-click the video and choose Play to open the Video Player window. 3 The video should start playing right away. If not, please make sure you have installed VLC Player (Windows, Linux) or VLC web browser plug-in (Mac) on your local computer.
Page 105: Access Files Via File Station
File Station.  Type Synology DiskStation's IP address or server name or domain name plus a colon and the customized port number (e.g. http://ericawang.dyndns.org:7000) in the address bar of your web browser. Press Enter (PC) or Return (Mac) on your keyboard.
Page 106: Back Up Computer Data
Synology offers comprehensive backup solutions for your computer and Synology DiskStation. You can back up data on your computer to Synology DiskStation. If you are admin or a user belonging to the administrators group, you can also back up DiskStation data with local or network backup, or sync shared folder contents between DiskStations.
Page 107  Synology Data Replicator 3 is the next generation of Synology Data Replicator. It can only restore the data on Synology DiskStation that was backed up after Data Replicator 3 was installed. If users have backed up data on Synology DiskStation using Synology Data Replicator, we recommend restoring data on Synology DiskStation to PC first before using Synology Data Replicator 3.
Page 108: Back Up Data On Synology Diskstation
Ways to Back Up Synology DiskStation Data Local Backup and Network Backup are ways you can choose to back up data on your Synology DiskStation. Plus, Synology DiskStation also supports Amazon S3 Backup, allowing you to back up data to the Amazon S3 Server.
Page 109 Backup and Restore to perform backup tasks on Synology DiskStation. Before you start, do the following first:  For Network Backup to another Synology DiskStation: Log in to the target Synology DiskStation, click the Network Backup Service tab and make sure...
Page 110 Main Menu > Backup and Restore > Configuration Backup to back up and restore the settings of your Synology DiskStation, including users, groups, and shared folders. To back up system configuration: 1 Choose Back up system configuration. 2 Click OK.
Page 111: Sync Shared Folder Contents Between Diskstations
(destination DiskStation) before pairing the server with a client (source DiskStation). To enable Shared Folder Sync service on the server: 1 On the server (destination DiskStation), log in to DSM with the credentials of admin or a user belonging to the administrators group.
Page 112 (source DiskStation) to perform Shared Folder Sync with the server. To create a sync task: 1 On the client (source DiskStation), log in to DSM with the credentials of admin or a user belonging to the administrators group. 2 Go to Main Menu >...
Page 113: Backup Diskstation Data With Time Backup
 When transfer encryption is enabled, you have to set up the password. It cannot be left empty.  When syncing to DiskStation over Internet, you can enter the server name by its external IP address or its hostname. However, if you choose to enter its hostname, the name must be in FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) format, like "abc.bcd.com", for example.
Page 114: Use Usbcopy To Back Up Data On Usb Device
For more information about installing packages for Synology DiskStation Manager, see "Manage Packages" on Page 211. Use USBCopy to Back Up Data on USB Device You can copy data from a USB device to a shared folder on your Synology DiskStation using the Copy button.
Page 115: Use Sdcopy To Back Up Data On Sd Card
 Only SD cards in FAT or NTFS format are supported.  The SD card must be plugged into the SD card slot on the front panel of Synology DiskStation.  The available space of the destination shared folder must be larger than the used space of the SD card.
Page 116: Use Web Station To Host Websites
Server Synology DiskStation is especially designed for small and medium businesses (SMB), providing them with the ability to set up web, email, and print servers on a single Synology DiskStation without spending extra money. Use Web Station to Host Websites...
Page 117 Enable Virtual Host to Host Websites The Virtual Host support allows you to host up to 30 websites on one Synology DiskStation. Each website can have different port number or even different hostname.
Page 118 Based on DSM 3.1  /volume1/@tmp/php  Synology DiskStation users can customize the error page by creating any of the following files and putting them in the www shared folder: missing.html, missing.htm, or missing.php. When users try to connect to a page that does not exist, this customized error page will be displayed.
Page 119 Open Source applications.  For a list of featured applications tested to be compatible with Synology DiskStation, visit http://www.synology.com/support/faq_show.php?q_id=404. For the download links and installation instructions of those applications, visit their official websites.
Page 120 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Modify HTTP Service Options Click the HTTP Service Options tab at Control Panel > Services. In addition to the default port number 80, you can add another port for the use of Photo Station and Web Station.
Page 121 3 Click Next. 4 Click Next. 5 Enter the path for the network drive. The path should include the IP or the DDNS of your DiskStation and the port number. An example would be http://demo.no-ip.info:5005/. 6 Click Next. 7 Enter your account and password. Click OK.
Page 122 2 Enter the Address field. The address should include the IP or the DDNS of your DiskStation and the port number. An example would be http://demo.no-ip.info:5005/. 3 Enter your user name and password. 4 Click Connect.
Page 123: Host Mail Server
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Host Mail Server You can turn your Synology DiskStation into a mail server, allowing Synology DiskStation users to receive and deliver mail messages using their mail client programs. Before you start  Register a domain name for your IP, or apply for a DDNS hostname.
Page 124 (POP3, POP3 SSL/TLS, IMAP, and IMAP SSL/TLS) to receive mails via mail clients. Install Mail Station to Enable Webmail Service With the Mail Station package up and running, DiskStation users can send and receive mails via DSM’s webmail service. To install Mail Station:...
Page 125: Set Synology Diskstation As Print Server
DiskStation. To set up print server on DiskStation: 1 Connect the network printer to the USB port of DiskStation, and select the printer's thumbnail appearing on the device list. 2 Click the...
Page 126 Access Print Server with iOS Devices If you have enabled DSM's AirPrint support by following the instructions of the "Set up Print Server on DiskStation" section, any iOS devices running on iOS 4.2 or later can print to the printer connected to your DiskStation.
Page 127 Based on DSM 3.1 Set up Computer to Access Print Server After the print server is set up on your DiskStation, Windows, Mac, and Linux client over the local area network can connect to the print server and access its print/fax/scan service.
Page 128 To disconnect the network printer: 1 Select the printer from the device list. 2 Click Eject. After the printer is ejected, you can disconnect the printer from the USB port of DiskStation. 128 Chapter 10: Host Websites, Email Server, and Print Server Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com...
Page 129 Share Photos, Videos, and Blogs with Chapter 11: Photo Station Photo Station is an online photo album integrated with a blog saved on your DiskStation. It makes creating albums and blogging fun and easy. This chapter explains how to do the following: ...
Page 130: Enable Photo Station
 If you have a mobile device using iPhone OS 3.0 onward or Android OS 1.5 onward, you can also download DS photo+ on Apple App Store or Android Market to access Photo Station. Note: For more information about using mobile devices to access Synology DiskStation services, see "Chapter 17: Communicate with Mobile Devices" on Page 217. Support and Limitations ...
Page 131: Enable Personal Photo Station
 Upload limit: If you upload contents with Photo Station, you can only upload up to 2GB of contents at a time. Enable Personal Photo Station DSM admin can enable Personal Photo Station service to allow all DiskStation users to have their own Personal Photo Station.
Page 132: Manage Photo Station User Accounts
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 To enable DSM user’s Photo Station: 1 Click Options at the top-right corner of Main Menu, and then click the Photo Station tab. 2 Click Enable Personal Photo Station - [username] and click OK.
Page 133: Create Albums
If you have Photo Station’s admin privilege, you can use any of the following methods to upload the new album to the photo shared folder (for the default Photo Station managed by DiskStation admin) or home/photo folder (for Personal Photo Stations managed DiskStation users).
Page 134 Select the photos and videos on your computer, and put them in a folder that will become your new album. To upload within the Intranet: If your computer and Synology DiskStation are within the same Intranet, you can upload the album via the file sharing protocols for your platform.
Page 135: Manage Albums
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Manage Albums Manage your albums with the upload, delete, download, and reorder functions. Edit the titles, descriptions, and access privileges according to your need. You can also enable virtual albums in Photo Station.
Page 136 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 2 Click Upload in the album information to select and upload photos and videos to the album. (If you cannot see the button, click the tiny downward triangle in the top-right corner to reveal the album information. The...
Page 137  You can set the new album as by default from Synology DiskStation Manager. The second tier public albums within the new album will inherit the same attributes from the first tier albums. See "...
Page 138 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Enable Virtual Album Photo Station allows you to display the most recent photos and videos in virtual albums, which will be listed in front of all the other albums on the Photos page.
Page 139: View And Edit Photos And Videos
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 View and Edit Photos and Videos After the album is created, you can connect to Photo Station and enter the Photos page, where you can see the albums you uploaded. Click the thumbnail of your album to see the thumbnails of all the photos and videos within the album.
Page 140: Customize Album Layout
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 To add comments to photo or video: Click Add Comments below the photo, and follow onscreen instructions to add comments to the photos. Customize Album Layout You can customize the album layout and photo thumbnails.
Page 141: Use The Blog
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Use the Blog The administrator can post blogs on Photo Station now. Moreover, you can also personalize your blog space by adjusting the layout and modules. Log in to Photo Station, and select Blog at the top of Photo Station's homepage to start editing your blog.
Page 142 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 To edit basic blog settings: Double-click the item or click Customize on the right side. To edit module settings: Choose a module from the drop-down menu, and click Customize. You can add your personal information here, or a slideshow of one of your photo albums, or links to your friends' sites.
Page 143 Chapter 12: Audio Station is a web-based audio application, allowing you to access the music library on your Synology DiskStation, choose available audio sources on the local area network, and add your favorite music to playlists for playback. With Audio Station, you can also browse and play songs on your iPod or on the DLNA-certified Digital Media Servers, and listen to Internet radio.
Page 144: Enable Audio Station
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Enable Audio Station Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Audio Station to enable Audio Station. After it is enabled, the music shared folder will be created automatically to contain your Audio Station data.
Page 145: Choose Audio Source
You can click the disclosure triangle next to Personal Playlist Shared Playlist to see your personal playlists (viewable by yourself only) or shared playlists (viewable by all DiskStation users with access to Audio Station). To edit your playlist, do any of the following:  Select Refresh to update all playlists.
Page 146: Internet Radio
 Add or edit in Audio Station: See "Work with Playlist" on Page 149 for more information. iPod If there is an iPod classic connected to the USB port of your DiskStation, you can click the disclosure triangle next to iPod to see the iPod connected to the USB port on Synology DiskStation.
Page 147: Organize Your Music
If you see unreadable song titles, album names, or artist names while browsing through your music, go to Synology DiskStation Manager to set the correct codepage that matches the language of your computer, and then re- index your music. See "Language" on Page 36 and "Enable Audio Station" on Page 144 for more information.
Page 148: Edit Music Information
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1  Click any of the path names to the right of the icon to go back to a previous directory. Search Music You can use the search field above the music player section of Audio Station to search your music.
Page 149: Display Additional Attributes
You can organize your songs into playlists to categorize and access your favorite music more easily. There are two types of playlists: Personal playlist (viewable by the DiskStation user who creates the playlist) and shared playlist (viewable by all DiskStation users with access to Audio Station).
Page 150: Play Music
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Note:  You cannot add folders to playlists.  You can also add songs from the queue to a new playlist. See "About the Output Modes and the Queue Panel" on Page 151 for more information.
Page 151 Mode: Stream music to your computer for playback via the speakers of your computer.  Mode: Play music via the USB speakers connected to the USB port of your Synology DiskStation, or via external speakers or home stereo equipment connected to the audio dock of Synology Remote (sold separately).
Page 152 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 To add a playlist to the queue and replace the existing songs in the queue: Right-click the playlist and choose Play. Audio Station will play the songs in the playlist immediately. To append a playlist to the queue without replacing the existing songs in the queue:...
Page 153 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 To skip to any point in the currently playing song: Drag the playhead along the timeline (below the song's duration) to any point you want. To customize sound frequencies with equalizer (USB mode only): Click the button to open the equalizer, tick the checkbox, and choose a preset from the drop-down menu.
Page 154: Download Music
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 To enable transcoder: 1 Go to Settings > Transcoder. 2 Tick Enable transcoders and choose any of the following:  Transcode to WAV format: WAV format is supported on specific browsers only. (Firefox 3.5 and above, Safari 5, Opera 10.60)
Page 155: Enable Download Station
Download Files with Download Station Chapter 13: Download Station is a web-based download application, allowing you to download files from the Internet to your DiskStation. This chapter explains how to enable Download Station and manage download tasks. Enable Download Station...
Page 156: Set Up Bt/Http/Ftp/Nzb
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 To connect to Download Station, do any of the following:  Click Launch Download Station.  Go to Main Menu > Download Station. To go to the BT/HTTP/FTP/NZB or eMule section of Download Station:...
Page 157 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Download Schedule You can limit BT/HTTP/FTP/NZB's download tasks to certain time period of a week and alternative speeds, so that you can free up more network bandwidth when needed. To set advanced schedule:...
Page 158 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Premium Account There are many online file sharing websites, where registered users can upload files and share the download links to the files with other people. If you have a premium membership for such websites, you can use Download Station to directly download their files without entering user credentials for each download task.
Page 159: Create Bt/Http/Ftp/Nzb Download Tasks
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 FTP / HTTP In this section, you can set the number of simultaneous connections to one FTP server, and limit the maximum download rate of each FTP task. Download Station allows you to download files via a news server. The news server information must be assigned before downloading NZB files.
Page 160: Create By Uploading Files
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Create by Uploading Files You can create download tasks by uploading the following files from your local computer to Download Station:  Torrent (.torrent) contains information for downloading files being shared over the BitTorrent network.
Page 161 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Create via Torrent Search You can search for torrent files with BitTorrent search engines to help you find your favorite downloads more easily. Note: Before you use the Search function, make sure you have enabled at least one search engine at Setting >...
Page 162 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Create Download Tasks for RSS Feeds You can use Download Station to download RSS feeds. More Information What is RSS? RSS (Really Simple Syndication, also known as RSS feed) is an alternative way of web browsing. Web publishers often use RSS feeds to publish frequently-updated works, such as blog entries, news headlines, podcasts, photo albums, or audio/video clips.
Page 163 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 5 Select the RSS file and view the list of its RSS feeds under the RSS Feeds tab. 6 Click Update above the file list to update the list of RSS feeds for the selected RSS file, or click Update All update the lists of RSS feeds for all RSS files in the file list.
Page 164 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 To create download tasks by setting download filter: 1 Click RSS Feeds on the left panel, and then select the RSS file containing feeds you want to download. 2 Under the Download Filter tab, click Add.
Page 165: Manage Bt/Http/Ftp/Nzb Download Tasks
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Manage BT/HTTP/FTP/NZB Download Tasks You can check and manage the download tasks you just created. View BitTorrent/HTTP/FTP/NZB Tasks Click any of the following on the left panel to view BitTorrent/HTTP/FTP/NZB tasks: ...
Page 166 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 To edit download tasks: 1 Click Edit to customize the general settings (auto stop task, maximum upload/download rate, maximum peers allowed per torrent) and tracker lists for the current task. 2 Click OK.
Page 167: Set Up Emule
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Set up eMule Click the BT/HTTP/FTP/NZB tab at the bottom of Download Station, and click the gear icon next to the search field at the top of Download Station to manage the following settings of eMule.
Page 168 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Connection In this section, you can set up connection for eMule downloads. Location In this section, you can set the default destination folder for eMule, and share your files on the ED2K network.
Page 169: Connect To Ed2K Server/Kad
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Bandwidth In this section, you can set upload and download rates and download schedule to limit download and upload bandwidths. To set upload and download rates: Enter the maximum upload and download rate for eMule downloads and uploads. ("0" means unlimited.) To set the download schedule: Like BT/HTTP/FTP/NZB’s download schedule, eMule’s download schedule is set up in the same manner.
Page 170: Create Emule Download Tasks
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1  Update server.met from URL: Enter the URL of the server.met file (e.g. http://www.synology.com/server.met). 3 Click Add. To delete ED2K servers: Select the servers from the list and click the Delete button.
Page 171 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Create by Uploading Files You can create download tasks by uploading a text file (.txt) containing ED2K links from your local computer to Download Station: To create download tasks by uploading a file:...
Page 172 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Create by Entering URLs You can create download tasks by entering URLs. To create download tasks by entering URLs: 1 Click Create. 2 In the window that appears, choose Enter URL, and enter the URLs of the file you want to download. You can enter up to 20 URLs in the box.
Page 173 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 To create download tasks via general search: 1 Enter a keyword in the search field at the top-left corner of eMule, select a file type and search method. Press "Enter" on your keyboard to start searching. Click Start/Stop search to stop searching.
Page 174: Manage Emule Download Tasks
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Manage eMule Download Tasks You can check the download tasks you just created, and manage the tasks with eMule. Manage Download Queue Click Download Queue on the left panel to manage the download tasks.
Page 175 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 To edit download tasks: 1 Click Edit to edit the priority and change destination folder for the task. Note: To change the default destination folders for all download tasks, see "Location" on Page 168.
Page 176: Enable Surveillance Station
Surveillance Station.  Type Synology DiskStation's IP address or server name or domain name plus a colon and the customized port number (e.g. http://ericawang.dyndns.org:9900) in the address bar of your web browser. Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac) on your keyboard.
Page 177: Manage Ip Cameras
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Manage IP Cameras Go to Device > Camera under Management to add and edit cameras, set up recording schedule, and set up the guard settings. Add a Camera 1 Click Add. 2 Choose...
Page 178 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 c Change the port number if the camera is using another port. d Select the camera brand from the drop-down menu. e Select the camera model from the drop-down menu. f Select the video channel from the drop-down menu if the camera device is a video server.
Page 179 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Edit Camera and Recording Settings To edit camera settings: 1 Choose the camera you want to change settings, and click Edit > Settings. Or you can double-click the camera to change its settings.
Page 180 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 8 Click Apply to apply the settings into camera or Surveillance Station. You can preview the changes in the screen on the right. 9 Click Close to finish. Note: 1 The level of sensitivity determines whether a camera is quick to respond to slight motion and start recording. You can reach this by setting a high value for detection sensitivity, and a low value on threshold, object size, and trigger percentage.
Page 181 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 To enable cameras: Choose the cameras you want to enable (press and hold Shift or Ctrl while making multiple selections), and click Enable in the Enable drop-down menu. Export or Import Camera Configuration You can export cameras' settings to a configuration folder, and import the configuration at a later time.
Page 182: Watch Live View
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Watch Live View Live View page displays real-time videos of all configured cameras. With Surveillance Station, you can perform various functions, from the basic PTZ (Pan/Tilt/Zoom) and snapshot features to the e-map and manual recording functions.
Page 183 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Configure Layout The administrator can configure layout setting using Internet Explorer. To customize how the live view will be displayed, click on Configure and follow the steps below: a new layout or click on an existing layout to edit.
Page 184 6 If you have added clients in Centralized Management, you can add cameras from your local DiskStation or from other sources by selecting options from Server. 7 To see a snapshot of the current layout, click Preview. If you would like to set the current layout as the default...
Page 185: Play And Manage Events
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 4 Click on Show information, and the status for each camera will be displayed on the corner of each live view window. 5 To save the current image, click on the Snapshot button.
Page 186 Choose Local to play events from your local DiskStation, or choose other sources to browse their events. b Click the calendar icon to specify the date c Choose individual cameras from the four camera drop-down menus...
Page 187 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 2 In the non-sync mode, click the Previous button or Next button on the Controller panel to go to the previous or next event. 3 To take a snapshot, you can pause the player, and then click the Snapshot button to save the image.
Page 188 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1  Focus Lost: Search for the time points when the camera focus is lost and unable to effectively monitor the environment. b Choose a sensitivity level from the Sensitivity drop-down menu. c Choose a search interval from the...
Page 189 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Edit Events Go to Event > Event List under Management to edit your events. To play an event with the Event Player: Choose the event you want to play, and click Play. Or you can double-click the event to activate the Event Player.
Page 190 IP camera’s digital input and output pin. When the IP camera is triggered by an input signal, it will send a signal to DiskStation to begin alarm recording. Refer to the IP camera’s datasheet for pin configuration detail and how to setup its input pin sensor.
Page 191 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 To export an archive: 1 Click Add. 2 Name the archive and select a destination. Click Next. 3 Select the cameras which events are to be exported. Click Next. 4 Select the date and time range of the events to be exported. Click Finish to export.
Page 192: Use E-Map
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Use E-Map You can add, edit, and delete E-Maps at System > E-Map under Management. To add an E-Map: 1 Click Add. 2 Name the E-Map. 3 Click Browse to locate the image file and upload the file.
Page 193: Receive Email Or Sms Notification
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Note:  The recommended image dimension is 480 x 320. Any Image with larger dimension will be resized to fit in the dimension, with its aspect ratio maintained.  Supported image formats: BMP, JPG, JPEG, GIF, PNG...
Page 194: Manage Advanced Settings
The host server will be required to enter the correct key to log in and watch the live views and recorded events on your DiskStation. To set your DiskStation as a host server: 1 Tick Enable centralized management and then choose Be a host server.
Page 195 Tick Enable VisualStation to manage the VisualStation with your DiskStation. With VisualStation, you can see the live view of the cameras on a TV set or LCD monitor directly without using a computer. A VisualStation can only be managed by a DiskStation within the same LAN.
Page 196: View Log
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 View Log Go to System > under Management to see critical events such as camera disconnection or changes on the camera settings. You can view the logs and manually delete/save the log for further use.
Page 197: Assign Privilege
Management to assign the privileges for Synology DiskStation users. Admin has full authority on Surveillance Station and can assign different privileges to local users on DiskStation. Manager can manage all functions except license management. Spectator can only watch live view and event playback but cannot edit camera settings.
Page 198: About Camera License
VisualStation from Synology DiskStation. With VisualStation, you can see the live view of the cameras on a TV set or LCD monitor directly without using a computer. A VisualStation can only be managed by a DiskStation within LAN.
Page 199 Reset on the VisualStation list. To pair the VisualStation with the DiskStation again, you need to delete the entry from the list and add it again. Follow the delete steps and continue with the add process. 199 Chapter 14: Safeguard Your Environment with Surveillance Station Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com...
Page 200: Manage Dlna Media Server
Windows Media Player or iTunes) and DLNA/UPnP home devices (such as stereo system or TV set) to play its multimedia contents. This chapter explains how to stream multimedia contents from Synology DiskStation to your computer or other DLNA/UPnP home devices.
Page 201 Re-index to reconstruct the index structure of the multimedia files if you find missing multimedia files while browsing through Synology DiskStation with your DMA device. The process will be executed in the background. Record Diagnostic Log The log can help determine the cause of the problem when you contact Synology Support for assistance.
Page 202 Note: Under most circumstances, you can hide video subtitle files while browsing DiskStation media with a DMA device, because only a few DMAs need to browse the subtitle files to have the subtitle function to work correctly. To show video's title using embedded information instead of file name:...
Page 203 Play Multimedia Contents with DMA Devices Synology DiskStation can pair up perfectly with Sony PS3, Xbox 360, and many other DMA devices. You can use those devices to browse and stream multimedia contents from your DiskStation to your stereo system and TV set.
Page 204: Manage Itunes Service
After it is enabled, all iTunes clients on the same local area network can browse and play songs or videos on your Synology DiskStation. The following shared folders will be accessed by iTunes clients: ...
Page 205 Re-index to reconstruct the index structure of the audio files if you find missing files while browsing through Synology DiskStation with iTunes. The process will be executed in the background. 205 Chapter 15: Manage Media Server and iTunes Service Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com...
Page 206: Check System Information
 Network: You can see the MAC address, IP address, and the other network information of your Synology DiskStation here.  Time: You can see the time setting of your Synology DiskStation here, including time server and time zone. To set up your time server, see "Set Up Time" on Page 37.
Page 207 DiskStation. Storage You can check the free or used space of your DiskStation volumes and check the status of the hard disks. To check volume usage: From the pie charts, you can see the free or used space of DiskStation volumes.
Page 208 Initialized status. Click to check the system log, which records every move of DiskStation users. To see the log records of specific service: Use the drop-down menu to filter through the kinds of log records you want to see View the filtered log records in the main area.
Page 209: Monitor System Resources
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Monitor System Resources Go to Information > Resource Monitor to monitor system resources. When you launch Resource Monitor, it will start to collect and display data. The data will be deleted when you quit the application.
Page 210: Update Dsm
To check if the latest DSM is available for download: When you go to this page, the system will check with Synology Website for any updates. The check results (shown in the...
Page 211: Manage Packages
 Make sure your DiskStation is connected to the Internet.  Synology's download server might be busy at the moment. Retrying download at a later time might solve the problem. If the problem remains, please contact Synology's Technical Support.
Page 212: Receive Event Notification
Control Panel > Notification and set up Synology DiskStation to notify you via Email or text messages whenever an important event occurs (for example, status change, system error, lost connection, fan behavior change, or storage volume running out of space).
Page 213: Receive Sms Notification
If you want to add a subject prefix in front of the notification mail subject, enter it in the Subject prefix field. The prefix helps you identify which DiskStation the notification mail was sent from. More Information About SMTP server's domain name: The SMTP server can be an IP address or a domain name.
Page 214: Reset Admin's Password
To reset admin's password: Press and hold the RESET button on the back panel of your Synology DiskStation for 4 seconds until you heard a beep sound. Note: Other than resetting administrator's password, using the...
Page 215: Reinstall Synology Diskstation
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 Reinstall Synology DiskStation If you want to reinstall your Synology DiskStation without losing its data, you can use the RESET button on the back panel. To reinstall Synology DiskStation: 1 Press and hold the RESET button for about 4 seconds until the Synology DiskStation emits a beep sound.
Page 216: Enable Terminal Services
SSH service is disabled. 2 Click OK. Important: Use the Terminal service with caution. Improper manipulation or modification to Synology DiskStation may result in system malfunction or data loss. 216 Chapter 16: Perform Advanced Management Tasks Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com...
Page 217: Use Ios And Android Apps
Synology DiskStation using iOS/Android devices or other mobile devices. Use iOS and Android Apps The 4 Apps designed by Synology are now available on Apple's App Store or Android’s Market, allowing you to communicate with Synology DiskStation wherever Wi-Fi access is available. You can manage your DiskStation files, music, photo and video albums, and even the surveillance videos on the go.
Page 218: Use Other Mobile Devices
Symbian OS 9.1 (with S60 3rd Edition or later), or iPhone OS 2.3.1 or later, you can use the device to log in to Synology DiskStation to view photos with Mobile Photo Station and read supported file formats with Mobile File Station around the world where Internet access is available.
Page 219: Bay Models
A p p e n d i x Synology DiskStation Specifications Appendix A: For the most recent product specification, please visit www.synology.com. 1-Bay Models Item DS110j DS110+ DS111 Internal HDD 3.5 SATA (II) x 1 3.5 SATA (II) x 1 3.5 SATA (II) x 1...
Page 220: Bay Models
‧EXT4‧EXT3‧FAT (External Disk, Read/Write) ‧NTFS (External Disk, Read/Write) File System ‧Basic ‧JBOD‧RAID 0‧RAID 1 Volume Type Agency ‧FCC Class B ‧CE Class B ‧BSMI Class B Certifications HDD Hibernation Event Notification 220 Appendix A: Synology DiskStation Specifications Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine...
Page 221: Bay Models
2.23 9.68 ‧Windows 2000 onward ‧Mac OS X 10.3 onward Supported Clients ‧Ubuntu 9.04 onward Max. User 2048 2048 1024 2048 2048 2048 2048 Accounts Max. Group Accounts 221 Appendix A: Synology DiskStation Specifications Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine...
Page 222: Bay Models
(5 x 3TB hard drives) Hot Swappable HDD USB x 4 External HDD Interface eSATA x 2 LAN Port Gigabit x 2 USBCopy System Fan (mm) x 2 (80 x 80) 222 Appendix A: Synology DiskStation Specifications Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine...
Page 223: Bay Models
‧Maximum Operating Altitude: 10000 feet (3048m) 10-Bay Models Item RS2211+ RS2211RP+ Internal HDD SATA (II) x 10 30TB Max. Capacity (10 x 3TB hard drives) Hot Swappable HDD 223 Appendix A: Synology DiskStation Specifications Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine...
Page 224 ‧Operating Temperature: 40 to 95˚F (5 to 35˚C) Environment ‧Storage Temperature: 15 to 155˚F (-10 to 70˚C) Requirements ‧Relative Humidity: 5% to 95% RH ‧Maximum Operating Altitude: 10000 feet (3048m) 224 Appendix A: Synology DiskStation Specifications Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine...
Page 225: Limitations
 Some digital cameras are defined as a Still Image Device, such as Canon. For such devices, Synology DiskStation only supports USBCopy function (No USB share function).  For Mac users, Synology DiskStation only supports USB printers with PostScript. 225 Appendix A: Synology DiskStation Specifications Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com...
Page 226: Bay Models
A p p e n d i x LED Indication Tables Appendix B: 1-Bay Models LED Indication Color Status Description Static Volume normal Green HDD Hibernation Available volume space < 1GB STATUS Static Available volume space < 1 % Orange Volume degraded or crashed Blinking No volume...
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Blinking Shutting down Power off --------- DS211+ only. USBCopy or SDCopy is supported on specific models only. See "Appendix A: Synology DiskStation Specifications" on Page 219 for more information. 227 Appendix B: LED Indication Tables Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine...
Page 228 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 DS710+ LED Indication Color Status Description Static Volume Normal Green HDD Hibernation Available volume space < 1GB STATUS Static Available volume space < 1 % Orange Volume degraded or crashed Blinking No volume...
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Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 4-Bay Models DiskStations LED Indication Color Status Description Static Volume Normal Green HDD Hibernation Available volume space < 1GB STATUS Static Available volume space < 1 % Orange Volume degraded or crashed...
Page 230 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 RackStations LED Indication Color Status Description Static Volume Normal Green HDD Hibernation Available volume space < 1GB STATUS Static Available volume space < 1 % Orange Volume degraded or crashed Blinking No volume...
Page 231: Bay Models
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 5-Bay Models DS1511+ LED Indication Color Status Description Static Volume Normal Green HDD Hibernation Available volume space < 1GB STATUS Static Available volume space < 1 % Orange Volume degraded or crashed...
Page 232 Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 3.1 LED Indication Color Status Description Static 10/100M Link Orange Blinking Network is active Network is down Static Disk ready Hard drive Status Green Blinking Disk is being accessed Indicator No internal disk...
Page 233: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting For any questions about managing your Synology DiskStation, go to Main Menu > DSM Help or click the Help button (with a question mark) at the top-right corner of every window. For any questions other than that, please visit Synology Inc. website www.synology.com...
Page 234 IMPORTANT–READ CAREFULLY: THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT ("EULA") IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU (EITHER AN INDIVIDUAL OR A SINGLE ENTITY) AND SYNOLOGY, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES, INCLUDING SYNOLOGY AMERICAN CORP, (COLLECTIVELY, "SYNOLOGY") FOR ANY SYNOLOGY SOFTWARE, TOGETHER WITH ANY OTHER ASSOCIATED FIRMWARE, MEDIA, PRINTED MATERIALS AND "ONLINE" OR...
Page 235 Section 16. Termination. Without prejudice to any other threatened breach of any provision of this EULA relating to rights, Synology may terminate this EULA if you do not abide Synology's intellectual property rights. by the terms and conditions contained herein. In such event, you must cease use of the Software and destroy all copies of Section 20.
Page 236 SYNOLOGY, INC. LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY THIS LIMITED WARRANTY ("WARRANTY") APPLIES TO THE PRODUCTS (AS DEFINED BELOW) OF SYNOLOGY, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES, INCLUDING SYNOLOGY AMERICA CORP, (COLLECTIVELY, "SYNOLOGY"). YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS WARRANTY BY OPENING THE PACKAGE CONTAINING AND/OR USING THE PRODUCT.
Page 237 Software and documentation provided with WARRANTY ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN SUBSTITUTION the Product include proprietary and intellectual property FOR, AND CUSTOMER HEREBY WAIVES, RELEASES rights of Synology and its third party suppliers and licensors. DISCLAIMS, OTHER WARRANTIES, Synology retains and reserves all right, title, and interest in...
Page 238 Nothing in this Section shall be deemed to prohibit or restrict agreement, and supersedes any and all prior agreements, between Synology and Customer related to the subject matter Synology from seeking injunctive relief or seeking such other rights and remedies as it may have at law or equity for any hereof.

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Chapter 1: Synology Diskstation at a Glance

Chapter 2: Get Started with Synology Diskstation Manager

Chapter 3: Modify System Settings

Chapter 4: Manage Storage Space

Chapter 5: Access Your Diskstation from the Internet

Chapter 6: Enhance Internet Security

Chapter 7: Set up File Sharing

Chapter 8: Access Files from Anywhere

Chapter 15 : Manage Media Server and Itunes Service

Chapter 16 : Perform Advanced Management Tasks

Chapter 17 : Communicate with Mobile Devices

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Appendix B: LED Indication Tables

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