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ioSafe NAS User's Guide
Based on Synology DSM 5.0
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910-11569-00 REV01 USER GUIDE, NAS, ENG , DSM5_0

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  • Page 1 NAS User's Guide Based on Synology DSM 5.0 Document ID 910-11569-00 REV01 USER GUIDE, NAS, ENG , DSM5_0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Get Started with Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) Install ioSafe NAS and DSM ..............................6 Sign into DSM ..................................6 DiskStation Manager Desktop ............................... 7 Open Applications and Packages with Main Menu ......................9 Shutdown, Restart, Logout, or Manage Personal Options ....................
  • Page 3 Access Files via File Station ..............................46 Chapter 10: Back Up Data Back Up Computer Data ..............................49 Back up Data or iSCSI LUN on IoSafe NAS ........................51 Backup and Restore System Configurations ........................51 Sync Shared Folder Contents between IoSafe NAS ....................... 51 Back up Data on USB Device or SD Card.........................

  • Page 4: Chapter 1: Introduction

    One of Synology DiskStation Manager’s applications, File Station, can make it possible for users to manage their files on IoSafe NAS easily through a web interface. You can also access the files stored on IoSafe NAS with a mobile device.
  • Page 5 Enjoy Music Anytime and Anywhere Audio Station allows you to listen to music stored on the IoSafe NAS, from a connected iPod, or even stream Internet Radio stations. In addition, you can stream music from the IoSafe NAS with a web browser over the Internet.

  • Page 6: Chapter 2: Get Started With Synology Diskstation Manager (Dsm)

    NAS model available at www.iosafe.com Sign into DSM After setting up and installing DSM on your ioSafe NAS, you can sign into DSM using a web browser on your computer. To log in with Web Assistant: 1 Make sure your computer is connected to the same network as the ioSafe NAS and can access the Internet.

  • Page 7: Diskstation Manager Desktop

    The taskbar at the top of the desktop includes the following items: Show Desktop: Minimize all open application and package windows. Main Menu: View and open applications and packages installed on your IoSafe NAS. You can also click and drag to create desktop shortcuts. Open applications: ...
  • Page 8  Storage: View the volume usage and disk status of your IoSafe NAS.  System Health: Obtain an overall status of your IoSafe NAS and all connected devices (if any). You will be advised to take corrective action when system error occurs.

  • Page 9: Open Applications And Packages With Main Menu

    Open Applications and Packages with Main Menu Main Menu (the button at the top-left of the desktop) is where you can find all the applications and packages installed on your IoSafe NAS. To open applications or packages: Open Main Menu and click the icon of the application or package that you want to open.

  • Page 10: Shutdown, Restart, Logout, Or Manage Personal Options

    NAS User's Guide Based on Synology DSM 5.0 Shutdown, Restart, Logout, or Manage Personal Options Click the Options menu (the person-shaped icon at the top right) to shutdown, restart, logout, or manage your user account settings To manage personal options:...
  • Page 11 This tab is viewable only when users belonging to the administrators group enable Personal Photo Station service in Photo Station. IoSafe NAS provides the home/photo folder for you to store photos and videos that you want to share. The system will create index thumbnails of the photos and videos automatically, and then people can view photo albums via a web browser.

  • Page 12: Chapter 3: Modify System Settings

    File Sharing: Manage file sharing options to host your files and share with other people easily.  Connectivity: Make your IoSafe NAS accessible over the Internet, and protect it with security mechanisms such as firewall and auto block.  System: Manage system settings for your IoSafe NAS device.

  • Page 13: Change Network Settings

    IoSafe NAS. For more detailed instructions, please see Help. General General tab provides options to edit the name and default gateway of the IoSafe NAS, as well as configure domain name server, proxy server settings and IPv6 tunneling. Network Interface Network Interface tab provides options to manage the network interfaces with which your IoSafe NAS connects to the network.

  • Page 14: Modify Regional Options

    Time Click the Time tab to set up the system time settings of the IoSafe NAS. You can check the current time, manually set the server's date and time, or automatically set the time using a network time server. Language...

  • Page 15: Use Energy Saving Features

    UPS-related settings. UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) is a backup power device that allows the IoSafe NAS to continue operating for a short time if power failure occurs. This function helps prevent data loss by giving the IoSafe NAS enough time to save data and unmount volumes before losing...

  • Page 16: Chapter 4: Perform Advanced Management Tasks

    This chapter explains how to comprehend advanced management functions to make sure your IoSafe NAS is providing the best performance. For detailed instructions, please see Help. Check System Information Info Center provides an overview of the status of the IoSafe NAS and other connected devices. Go to Control Panel >...

  • Page 17: View System Logs

    Storage Under the Storage tab, you can check the free or used space of your IoSafe NAS volumes and check the status of the hard disks. Service Under the...

  • Page 18: Monitor System Resources

    IoSafe NAS device to its original manufacturer settings. Important: The data saved on the IoSafe NAS will not be erased during the updating process. However, for security reason, we recommend that you back up the data first.

  • Page 19: Receive Event Notifications

    > Media Library to automatically scan multimedia files, such as photos, music, and videos stored on your IoSafe NAS, and compile them into a multimedia library to be used by multimedia applications. For more detailed instructions, please see Help. Reset Admin Password If you forgot the password for admin and are therefore unable to log in to DSM, you can reset the password to blank and set a new password.

  • Page 20: Reinstall Iosafe Nas

    3 Follow the installation instructions in the Quick Installation Guide for your model available at IoSafe’s Support Section to set up the ioSafe NAS. Important: The data saved on the IoSafe NAS will not be erased during the reinstallation. However, for security reason, we strongly recommend that you back up the data first. Enable SNMP Service...

  • Page 21: Chapter 5: Manage Storage Space

    Manage Storage Space Chapter 5: Before taking advantage of the various features of your IoSafe NAS, you need to set up at least one storage space. This chapter explains how Storage Manager can help you manage storage spaces, such as volumes, Disk Groups, iSCSI Targets, or iSCSI LUNs, as well as view the status of hard drives.
  • Page 22 Provides options to allocate specific amounts of capacity for each volume (only when creating Custom multiple volumes on RAID) Recommended for users who want to precisely control storage management on your IoSafe NAS. Single or Multiple Volumes on RAID When creating a custom volume, the following options are available:...

  • Page 23: Repair Volumes Or Disk Groups

    For example, you can create a RAID 1 volume on your IoSafe NAS, and later change to RAID 5 if you install more hard disks. The sections below provide basic information regarding changing RAID types. For more detailed instructions, please see Help.

  • Page 24: Expand Volumes Or Disk Groups

    In order to change the RAID type of a volume or Disk Group, there must be a sufficient number of available hard disks installed in your IoSafe NAS. Please see below for the minimum number of hard disks required for each RAID type.

  • Page 25: Data Scrubbing

    For SHR, JBOD, RAID 5, RAID 5+Spare, and RAID 6, the storage capacity of volumes and Disk Groups can be expanded by adding more hard disks if there are empty hard drive bays in your IoSafe NAS. For more detailed instructions, please see Help.

  • Page 26: Manage Hard Disks

    LUN snapshots. Manage Hard Disks HDD/SSD tab allows you to monitor the status of the hard disks installed in your IoSafe NAS, providing options to manage and analyze hard disk performance and health. To see this tab, go to Storage Manager click HDD/SSD.

  • Page 27: Hot Spare

    For more detailed information, please see Help. Manage External Disks External USB or eSATA disks can be attached to the USB or eSATA port of your IoSafe NAS for backup or file sharing purposes. Go to Control Panel >...

  • Page 28: Chapter 6: Access Your Iosafe Nas From The Internet

    Access your IoSafe NAS from the Chapter 6: Internet You can connect to your IoSafe NAS over the Internet, allowing its services to be accessible from anywhere and anytime. This chapter explains the basics regarding using the Synology EZ-Internet wizard, advanced port forwarding functions, and DDNS hostname registration to connect your IoSafe NAS to the Internet.

  • Page 29: Set Up Port Forwarding Rules For Router

    Based Synology on DSM 5.0 Set Up Port Forwarding Rules for Router If your IoSafe NAS is within the local network, you can set up port forwarding rules for the router to allow your IoSafe NAS to be accessible over the Internet.

  • Page 30: Access Dsm Services Via Quickconnect

    Access DSM Services via QuickConnect QuickConnect is a solution that helps client applications (such as DS file, Cloud Station, DS audio, etc.) connect to your IoSafe NAS via the Internet without setting up port forwarding rules. Go to Control Panel >...

  • Page 31: Set Up Vpn Connection

    Set up VPN Connection VPN Server is an add-on package that enables your IoSafe NAS to become a PPTP, OpenVPN, or L2TP/IPSec VPN (virtual private network) server, allowing DSM local users over the Internet to access resources shared within local area network of the IoSafe NAS.

  • Page 32: Chapter 7: Enhance Internet Security

    Enhance Internet Security Chapter 7: After your IoSafe NAS 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, enable DoS protection and enable auto block. For more detailed instructions, please see Help.

  • Page 33: Automatically Block Suspicious Login Attempts

    NAS User's Guide Based Synology on DSM 5.0 Automatically Block Suspicious Login Attempts Auto block allows you to prevent unauthorized login. After enabling the service, an IP address will be blocked if it has too many failed login attempts. Go to Control Panel >...

  • Page 34: Chapter 8: Set Up File Sharing

    C h a p t e r Set Up File Sharing Chapter 8: ioSafe NAS can become the file sharing center within the local network or over the Internet, allowing users to access its files anytime and anywhere. For more detailed instructions, please see Help.

  • Page 35: Join Iosafe Nas To Directory Service

    Binding to an LDAP Server LDAP allows your IoSafe NAS to join an existing directory service as an LDAP client, and then retrieve user or group information from an LDAP server (or "directory server"). The profiles option allows you to smoothly connect to different types of LDAP servers, such as standard (Synology Directory Servers or Mac Open Directory), IBM Lotus Domino servers, or customize your own profile settings.

  • Page 36: Host Ldap Service With Directory Server

    Based Synology on DSM 5.0 Host LDAP Service with Directory Server Directory Server is an add-on package based on LDAP version 3 (RFC2251) that allows your IoSafe NAS to become an account administration center to centralize the account management of all connecting clients, and provides authentication service for them.

  • Page 37: Manage Users And Groups

    NAS User's Guide Based Synology on DSM 5.0 Manage Users and Groups Go to Control Panel > User Group to create users or groups, and allow or deny their access to different shared folders. Create Users Click Create to create a user account. The user can log in to edit his/her account info after the user account has been established.

  • Page 38: Create Groups

     To delete the homes folder, the user home service must be disabled first. Create Domain/LDAP User’s Home Folder If you have joined your IoSafe NAS to a directory service as a Windows domain or LDAP client, you can go to Control Panel >...

  • Page 39: Set Up Shared Folders

    Set Up Shared Folders Go to Control Panel > Shared Folder to manage the shared folders, which are the root folders of IoSafe NAS. You can store data in the shared folders and share them with users or groups with access privileges.
  • Page 40 The AES 256-bit encryption can block off all unauthorized access attempts. Without the encryption key, other people will not be able to use the encrypted data even if they remove the hard drives from your IoSafe NAS and mount it on their device.

  • Page 41: Define Windows Acl Privileges For Shared Folder

    Linux clients to access it. Allow Domain Users or Groups to Access Shared Folders If you have joined your IoSafe NAS to a directory service as a Windows domain or LDAP client, you can go to Control Panel >...

  • Page 42: Chapter 9: 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 IoSafe NAS from anywhere. This chapter explains the ways to access the IoSafe NAS shared folders within the local network or over the Internet. For more detailed instructions, please see Help.
  • Page 43 Choose > Connect to Server from the menu bar. Type the IP address or name (appended with .local) of the IoSafe NAS preceded by smb:// or afp:// in the 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 44: Access Files Via Ftp

    Based Synology on DSM 5.0 Access Files via FTP If your IoSafe NAS is accessible over the Internet, you can use a FTP application to access the shared folders. Note: For more information about making IoSafe NAS accessible over the Internet, see "Chapter 7: Access your IoSafe NAS from the Internet".

  • Page 45: Access Files Via Webdav

    IoSafe NAS. Sync Files via Cloud Station Cloud Station is a file sharing service that allows you to synchronize files between a centralized IoSafe NAS and multiple client computers, mobile and IoSafe NAS devices. Go to...

  • Page 46: Access Files Via File Station

    File Station is DSM's file management tool, allowing DSM users over the Internet to access the IoSafe NAS folders with their web browsers. By launching two or more File Stations, you can manage all your IoSafe NAS data by dragging and dropping them between different File Stations.
  • Page 47 Station actions and properties setting are available for files and folders on IoSafe NAS only. Share File Links Files or folders stored on your IoSafe NAS can be shared quickly and easily. Simply right-click a file or folder and select Share file links.
  • Page 48 File Station allows you to mount remote folders to access contents shared by network computers or other IoSafe NAS, or virtual drives to access contents within disc images. That way, you can easily navigate all available network resources or disc images with File Station. For more information about remote folders or virtual drives,...

  • Page 49: Chapter 10: Back Up Data

    IoSafe offers comprehensive backup solutions for your computer and IoSafe NAS, allowing you to back up data on your computer to IoSafe NAS. If you are a user belonging to the administrators group, you can also back up the IoSafe NAS data with local or network backup, or sync shared folder contents between IoSafe NAS. The creative Copy button simplifies external storage devices backup with One-touch design.
  • Page 50 Data Replicator 3.  The ioSafe NAS can be used with almost any backup program that can recognize a network or iSCSI drive as a target destination. Use any suitable backup program you desire with this device if you have a preference.

  • Page 51: Back Up Data Or Iscsi Lun On Iosafe Nas

    Sync Shared Folder Contents between IoSafe NAS Shared Folder Sync allows you to sync shared folder contents from a source IoSafe NAS (or "client") to a destination IoSafe NAS (or "server") over the network. Shared Folder Sync backup tasks can be viewed and managed by going to Backup &...

  • Page 52: Chapter 11: Host Websites And Print Server

    Enable Web Station With the Web Station feature, you can create a website with web pages on the IoSafe NAS. With built-in PHP and MySQL support, you can create dynamic, database-driven website for your business. There is also a variety of 3rd party packages such as Content Management, Customer Relationship Management &...

  • Page 53: Set Iosafe Nas As Print Server

    Help. Set up Computer to Access Print Server After the print server is set up on your IoSafe NAS, Windows, Mac, and Linux clients within the local area network can connect to the print server and access its print/fax/scan service.

  • Page 54: Chapter 12: Discover Various Applications With Package Center

    Cloud Station Cloud Station is a file sharing service that allows you to synchronize files between a centralized IoSafe NAS and multiple client computers, mobile and IoSafe NAS devices.

  • Page 55: Install Or Buy Packages

    Internet and other networks. Its main function is to translate user-friendly domain names (e.g. www.ioSafe.com) into corresponding fixed, public IP addresses (e.g. 120.89.71.100). This function allows users to easily find web pages, computers, or other devices over the Internet or local network.

  • Page 56: Chapter 13: Communicate With Mobile Devices

    Besides, the remote controller feature allows you to control Audio Station's music playback when there is an audio output device connected to the USB port of your IoSafe NAS, such as a USB speaker, or an external speakers or home stereo equipment connected to the audio dock of Synology Remote (sold separately).

  • Page 57: Use Other Mobile Devices

    DS finder DS finder allows you to monitor or email the status of your IoSafe NAS, and request it to perform wake on LAN (WOL), restart, shut down, or play beep sounds (to help you quickly find the its location) with an iOS/Android device or Windows Phone.

  • Page 58: Troubleshooting

    For any questions about managing your DSM, go to 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 IoSafe Inc. website www.ioSafe.com for further assistance. Contact Us Customer Support USA Toll Free Phone: 888.98.IOSAFE (984.6723) x400...

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