Synology DS213 Air manual

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    Synology DiskSta tion D S213 Quick Insta llation Gui de Synology_QIG_DS213 _ 20120 515[...]

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    2 T able of Contents Chapt er 1: Befo re You Start Package Co ntents .............................................................................................................................................................. 3 Synology D iskStation at a Gla nce .....................................................................................[...]

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    3 Cha pte r 1 Chapter 1: Before You Star t Before you start set ting up Dis kStation , please check the package contents t o verify tha t you have re ceived the items below . Please also rea d the safety instruct ions carefully before use to prevent y our D iskSt ation from an y damages. Package Contents M ain U ni t x 1 A C power cord x 1 A C powe[...]

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    4 Chapter 1: Befor e You Start Synolog y DiskS tation at a Glance No. Article Name Location Description 1) LED Indicators Front Panel The LED i ndicator s are used to display the stat us of the internal disk and the system. For more informati on, see "Appendix B: LED Indication Ta ble " on Page 16 . 2) SD Card Sl ot Front Panel The Synolo[...]

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    5 Chapter 1: Befor e You Star t Safet y Instructi ons Keep away from direct sunlight and aw ay f rom chemicals. Make sure the environment does not experience abrupt c hanges in tem perature or humidit y. Do not place the Synology product close to any liquid. Before cleaning, unplug the power cord first. Wipe Synology product with damp paper towels.[...]

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    6 Cha pte r 2 Chapter 2: Hard ware Setup Tools and Parts for Har d Disk Installation  A screwdriver  At least o ne 3.5” or 2.5” SATA hard disk (Ple ase vi sit www.sy nolog y .c om for compat ible hard disk m odels.) Warning: If you ins tall a har d disk that contai ns data, system w ill for mat the har d disk and er ase all dat a. If you [...]

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    7 Chapter 2: H ardwar e Setup 3 Load the h ard disk i n the har d drive tr ay.  For 3. 5” Hard Disk: Place the hard disk i n the hard dr ive tra y, and th en tighten th e screw s to secure the hard disk.  For 2. 5” Hard Disk: Place the hard disk i n the blue ar ea (shown below ) of the hard drive tray, turn t he tray upside dow n, and the[...]

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    8 Chapter 2: H ardwar e Setup 7 Replace th e hard dr ive bay co ver to finish the instal lation. Note: If you want to set up a R AID set , it is rec ommended that all i nstal led hard disk s ar e of the same si ze to make the best use of har d disk capacity. Start U p Your DiskStation 1 Connect th e AC adapter to th e pow er port of Dis kStation. C[...]

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    9 Cha pte r 3 Chapter 3 : Install DSM on D iskStation After the har dware installatio n is complete, Di s kStatio n Manager (DSM ) operating syst em m ust be insta lled on your DiskS tation bef ore you c ould use it. Tw o installation methods are available. The most co nvenient w ay is to use the onl i ne W eb As sist ant fo r ins tal ling DSM from[...]

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    10 Chapt er 3: Ins tall DSM on Disk Station Install DSM from th e Installation Disc If you pref er to in stall DSM from the included Inst allation disc , or have encount ered difficulty using Web Assistan t, you can also install w ith deskt op uti lity , Sy nology Assistant , by referri ng to follow ing section for Windows, Mac and Linux . For Win [...]

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    11 Chapt er 3: Ins tall DSM on Disk Station 3 Click Bro w se to locate t he D SM_ [model n ame] _ [number] .pat insta llation file in the DSM folder of your installatio n disc . Y ou can also download th e latest v ersion of DSM f rom Synology Dow nload Center . 4 Follow the onscreen instructi ons to complete the setup pr ocess. After the in s tall[...]

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    12 Chapt er 3: Ins tall DSM on Disk Station For Mac OS X 1 Insert the instal lation disc into your co mputer, and th en double - cli ck the Synology Install icon on the desktop. 2 In the w indow that app ears, double - click the MacOSX folder, and then doub l e - cli ck S y nolog y Assistant - [ number].dmg . 3 Double - click t he Synology Assistan[...]

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    13 Chapt er 3: Ins tall DSM on Disk Station /usr/lo cal/bin/Sy nologyAs sistant If /usr/local/bin ex ists in your environ ment variable $PAT H , just type: Synolog yAssistant If y ou want to install u sing the GUI: 1 Go to /usr/ local and /usr/local/bin a nd delete th e following folder s (if any) : Synology , S y nolog y Assistant 2 Insert the in [...]

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    14 Chapt er 3: Ins tall DSM on Disk Station 5 G o to /usr/local /Synology As sistant (or [the pat h y ou just specified] /Sy nologyA ssistant ), double - click Synology Assistant , and t hen select Ru n in Terminal in the dialog box that appears. Install DSM on Disk Station When you hav e activate d Syn ology Assi stant, f ollow s tep 2 to 4 of the[...]

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    15 A ppendix A Appendi x A : Specifications Item DS 21 3 Int er nal H DD SATA (II) x 2 Max . Ca paci ty 8 TB (2 x 4 TB h ard driv es ) Hot Sw appable HDD Yes Exter nal HDD In terfa ce ‧ US B 3.0 x 2 ‧ US B 2. 0 x 1 LAN Port Gigabit x 1 USBCopy Yes SD Copy Yes Size (HxWxD) (mm) 165 x 108 x 23 3. 2 Weight (Kg) 1 .2 5 Supported Cli ents ‧ Window[...]

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    16 A ppendix B Appendi x B : LED Indication Table LED Indication Color Status Description STATUS Green St atic Volu me normal Sl ow on/off cycle HDD Hibernation (All the o ther LED i ndicators w ill be off) Orange St atic Av aila bl e vol ume s pac e < 1GB Av aila bl e vol ume s pac e < 1 % Blinking Vol ume d egr aded or cr ashed No volume LA[...]

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    SYNOLOGY, INC. LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY THIS LIMITED W ARRANTY ("WARRANTY") A PPLIES TO THE PRODUCTS (AS DEFINED BELOW) OF SYNOLOGY, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES, INCLUDING SYNOLOGY A MERIC A CORP AND SYNOLOGY UK LTD., (COLLECTIVEL Y, "SYNOLOGY"). YOU ACCEP T AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS W ARRANTY B Y OPENING THE PACKAG[...]

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    Synology other than the hardw are or software for which the Product is designed ; or (e) otherw is e fails to c onform t o the Product specifications and such failure is attributable to causes not within or under Synolog y's control. Further, the foregoing warran ties will be void if (1) Customer disassembles the Product ex cept as authorized [...]

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    attorneys’ fees, includ ing any arbitration fee paid by the prevailing party. Any decision rendere d in such arbitration proceedings will be final and binding on the p arties, an d judgment m ay be entered thereon in any court of competen t jurisdiction. Customer understan ds that, in the absence of this provision, Customer w ould have ha d a rig[...]