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Synology DS214+ manual

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    Synology DiskSta tion D S214+ Quick Insta llation Gui de Synology_QIG_DS214+_201 3 082 8[...]

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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 Thank you for purchasing this Synology pr oduct ! Before setti ng up your new DiskS tation, pl eas e ch eck the package co ntents to v erify tha t you hav e received the items below . Also, make sure to re ad the safety instruction s carefu lly to av oid harming y ourself or d amaging your D iskStation . [...]

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    4 Chapter 1: Before You St art Synolog y DiskS tation at a Glance No. Item Location Description 1) Drive Tray Front Panel Install drives (hard disk drives o r solid state drives) here. 2) Disk Indicat or Displ ays the status of install ed drive s . For more information, see "Appendix B: LED Indicat or Table ". 3) Drive Tray Lock Insert in[...]

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    5 Chapter 1: Befor e You Start Safet y Instructi ons Keep away from direct s unlight and from chemicals. Make s ure the environment does not experience abrupt c hanges in tem perature or humidit y. Place the product right side up at all times. Do not place near any liquid s. Before cleaning, unplug the power cord. Wipe with damp paper t ow els. Do [...]

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    6 Cha pte r 2 Chapter 2 : Hard ware Setup Tools an d Parts for D r i ve Ins tallation  A screwdriver (only for 2 .5 dri ve s)  At l east one 3.5” or 2.5” SAT A dr ive (p lease visit www.sy nology.com for co mpatible drive models ) Warning: Install D r i ve s If you i nstal l a drive that contai ns data, the sys tem will format t he drive [...]

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    7 Chapter 2: H ardwar e Setup 3 Load drive s in t he drive tray s.  For 3.5” drive s : Remove th e fastening panels fro m the s ides of the drive tr ay. Place t he d rive in the driv e tray. T hen insert t he fastenin g panels t o secure th e d rive in plac e .  For 2.5” drive s: Remove the f astening panels fr om the s ides of the drive [...]

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    8 Chapter 2: H ardwar e Setup 7 Drive s are number ed as show n below: Note: If you want to cr eate a RAID vol ume , we rec ommended th at all inst alled drive s are of t he same size t o make the best use of dr ive capac ity[...]

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    9 Chapter 2: H ardwar e Setup Start U p Your D iskStati on 1 Use the LAN cable to connect the Disk Stat ion to your switch , router , or hub . 2 Connect th e AC adapter to th e pow er port of the D iskStation. Conne ct one end of the AC pow er cord to the AC power adapter , and the other t o the power outlet . 3 Press the p ower button. Congratulat[...]

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    10 Cha pte r 3 Chapter 3 : Install DSM on D iskStation After hardw are set up is finis hed , pleas e install Di skStati on Manager (D SM) – Sy nology ’ s brow ser - based operating syste m – on your D iskStation. Install DSM w ith Web Assistant Your DiskStat ion come s w ith a built - in tool calle d Web Assistan t 1 Pow er on the DiskSt atio[...]

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    11 A ppendix A Appendi x A : Specifications Item DS 214+ Internal D rive s 3.5" or 2.5" SATA (II) x 2 Max. Capacity 8 TB (2 x 4 TB HDD) Hot Swappable Drive Yes External Device P ort s ‧ USB 2.0 x 1 ‧ US B 3 .0 x 2 ‧ LAN Port s eSAT A x 1 Gigabit x 2 USBCopy Yes Size (H x W x D) (mm ) 157 x 103.5 x 232 Weight ( k g) 1.6 5 Supported C[...]

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    12 A ppendix B Appendi x B : LED Indicat or Table LED Indicat or Color Status Description Disk (1~2) Green Sta tic Drive ready and idl e Blinking A ccess in g drive Orange Sta tic Drive error Off HDD hibernation, or no internal d rive STATUS Green Sta tic Volume n o rm al Orange Sta tic Available volume space < 1 GB or < 1 % Blinking Disk cra[...]

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    SYNOLO GY, INC. END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPORTA NT – READ CAR EFULL Y: THIS END USER LIC ENSE AGR EEMENT ( "EUL A") IS A LEGAL AGRE EMENT BETWEE N YOU (EITHER AN I NDIVIDUAL OR A S INGLE ENTIT Y) AND SYNOLOGY, I NC. AND ITS A FFILIATES, INCLUDING SY NOLOGY AMERICAN CO R P AND SYNOLOGY UK LT D. , (COLL ECTIVEL Y, "SYNOL OGY"[...]

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    INABIL ITY TO US E THE SOF TWAR E OR OTHER W IS E UNDER OR IN CONNE CTION WITH T HIS EULA OR THE SOFTWARE, W HETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NE GLIGENCE), STRI CT LIABILITY O R OTHER THEORY EV EN IF SYNO LOG Y HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSI BILITY O F SUCH DAM AGES . Section 13. Limitation of Liability . SYNOLO GY'S AN D ITS SUP PLIER[...]

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    SYNOLOGY, I NC. LIMITED P RODUCT WARRANTY THIS LIMI TED W ARRANTY ("WARRANTY") APPLIE S TO THE PRODUCTS (AS DEFINED BELOW) OF SYNOLOGY, INC. AND ITS AFFI LIATES, INCLUDING SY NOLOGY AMERI CA CORP AND SYN OLOG Y UK LTD . , (COLL ECTI VELY, "SYNOLO GY"). YOU ACCEPT AN D AGRE E TO BE BOUN D BY TH E TERM S OF TH IS WARR ANTY BY OPEN[...]

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    Customer, whichever period is longer Any Product found by Synology to be non - defective will be returned t o Customer. 2.6 Support. During the W arranty Period, Synology will make availabl e to Customer the support services. Following the expi ration of t he applicable Warranty P eriod, support for Products may be available from Synology upon writ[...]

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    or the relationship between Customers residing within the United States and Synology will be resolved exclusively and fin ally by arbitration under the current commercial rules of the American Arbit ration Association, except as otherwise provided below. The arbit ration w ill be c onducted before a single arbitrator, and will be limited solely to [...]