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Synolog y_QIG_DS36B ay_2011 1227 Synology DiskSta tion D S3612xs Quick Insta llation Gui de[...]
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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 pter 1 Chapter 1: Before You S tart Before you start set ting up Dis kStation , please check the package contents t o verify tha t yo u have receiv ed the items below . Please a lso read the safety instruct ions carefu lly befor e use to pr event your DiskStati on from any damages. Package Contents M ain Un it x 1 A C power cord x 1 2M RJ - 4[...]
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4 Chapter 1: Befor e You Start S yn ol o g y DiskS tation at a Glance No. Name Location Description 1) Power Button Front Panel The p ower b utton is used to turn Synology DiskStation on or off. To turn off Synology DiskSt ation, press the p ower b utton and hol d i t until you hear a beep sound and the Power LED starts blinking. 2) LED Indicators [...]
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5 Chapter 1: Befor e You Start No. Name Location Description 14) Console Port & VGA Po rt Back Panel This port is used for manufacturing use only. 15) USB Port Back Panel The Synology DiskSt ation offers USB ports for adding additional external hard drives, USB printers, or other USB devices. 16) Fan Back Panel The fan is built to exhaust waste[...]
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6 Chapter 1: Befor e You Start Safety Instr uctions Keep away from direct sunlight and aw ay from chemicals. Make sure the env ironm ent does not experience abrupt c hange s in temperature or humidit y . Keep Synology product upright. D o not lay it down horizontally. Do not place the Synology product close to any liquid. Before cleaning, unplug th[...]
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7 Cha pter 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 dis k (Ple ase vi sit www.sy nology.com for co mpatible har d disk m odels.) Warning: If you ins tall a hard dis k that c ontains dat a, system w ill form at the hard disk and erase al l data. I f you st[...]
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8 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 har d d rive tray, turn the tray upside dow n, and the n tighte n the screws to secure the hard dis k . For 2. 5” Hard Disk: Place the hard disk i n the bl ue area (sh own below ) of the har d drive tr ay, turn[...]
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9 Chapter 2: H ardwar e Setup 6 Turn the hard dr ive tray ke y 90 ˚ counter - clockw ise (to t h e Loc k position ) to lock th e handle s of t he ha rd drive trays. 7 Repeat t he steps abov e to as semble al l hard dis ks you have prepared. 8 The dis ks ’ positions are numb ered as show n below . Note: If you want t o set up a RAI D set, it is r[...]
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10 Chapter 2: H ardwar e Setup Start U p Your D iskStation 1 Connect on e end of the power cord to the p ow er por t of DiskStation , an d the oth er to the pow er outlet. Make sure the p ow er s upply o n/ o ff s wit ch is sw itched to " -". 2 Use th e LAN cabl e to conne ct DiskSt ation to y our sw itch/rout er/hub. 3 Press and hold the[...]
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11 Chapter 2: H ardwar e Setup A dd a RA M Modul e on DiskStation Synology R AM module 1GB/2GB is designed f or Dis kSta tion memory ex pansion, and i s optiona l for your choice . Follow the steps below to inst all, che ck, or remov e your RAM m odule. Install the R A M M odule 1 Press and hold the p ower b utton unt il you hear a beep sound to s [...]
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12 Chapter 2: H ardwar e Setup 4 Insert the new memory mod ule in the memory slot on the motherboard : a Open the ejector s on th e memory slot and pus h them out t o the side s. b Align the notch on the gold edge of t he mod ule with t he notch in t he memory slot. c Use two fing ers with f irm, even pressure t o push dow n on the memory module . [...]
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13 Chapter 2: H ardwar e Setup Remove the R A M M odule from DiskStat ion 1 Follow step 1 to 3 of the “I nstal l the RAM Module” sect ion to rev eal the mother board of y our DiskSt ation . 2 Remov e the RAM module. a Open the ejectors o n the mem ory slot and push them out to t he sides. b Hold th e memory module by its notche s and remov e it[...]
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14 Chapter 2: H ardwar e Setup 2 Replace th e long br acket with the short one, and tig hten the 2 screws to secur e the short b racket . To install the network i nterface card: 1 Press and hold the pow er button unt il you hear a beep sound to s hut down your DiskStat ion . Dis connect al l cables connec ted to your DiskStation to prevent any poss[...]
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15 Cha pter 3 Chapter 3 : Install DSM on DiskStation On a netw ork computer , follow the steps i n this cha pter to in stall DSM on y our DiskStat ion . After DSM is install ed, you can ma nage all fea tures o f your DiskSt ation by logging i n to DSM with a w eb browser. Install from Win do w s 1 Insert the instal lation disc into your co mputer, [...]
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16 Chapter 3: I nstall D SM on Disk Station 3 Click Browse to locate the DSM _ [model name] _ [number] .pat installation fil e in the D SM folder of y our installatio n dis c. Y ou can also download th e latest v ersion of DSM fr om Synology Download Center . 4 Follow the onscree n instructi ons to co mplete the setup pr ocess. Note: If you choos e[...]
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17 Chapter 3: I nstall D SM on Disk Station Install from Mac OS X 1 Insert the instal lation disc into your co mputer, and th en doub le - clic k the S y nology Install icon on the desktop. 2 In the w indow that appear s, double - cli ck the MacOSX folder, and then d ouble - cli ck Sy nology Assistan t - [ number].dmg . 3 Double - cli ck the S y no[...]
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18 Chapter 3: I nstall D SM on Disk Station 5 To run S ynology As sistant, y ou can eit her use the f ollow ing comman d: /path/i nstall/Syn olog yAssistant /SynologyA ssist ant Or run the shortcut: /usr/lo cal/bin/Sy nologyAs sistan t If /usr/local/bin ex ists in your environ ment variable $PAT H , just type: Synolog yAssistant If y ou want to ins[...]
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19 Chapter 3: I nstall D SM on Disk Station Important: If you are us ing 64bi t Ubuntu, you h ave to ins tall t he 32bit librar ies bef ore proceedi ng. To ins tall, t ype the fol lowing comm and in Term inal: sudo ap t - get in stall ia 32 - libs 5 G o to /usr/local /Synology Assistant (or [the pat h y ou just specified]/Sy nolog y Assis tant ), d[...]
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20 A ppendix A Appendi x A : Specifications Item DS 3612xs Internal HDD 3.5 ” or 2.5 ” SAT A (II) x 12 Max. Capacity ‧ 36 TB (12 x 3 TB hard drives) ‧ 100 TB with DX1211 (expansion unit) Hot Swappable HDD Yes External HDD Interface ‧ USB 2 .0 x 4 ‧ Expansion port x 2 (Infinib and) LAN Port Gigabit x4 (optional 10 GbE X2 add - on card is[...]
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21 A ppendix B Appendi x B : LED Indication Table LED Indication Color Status Description STATUS Green Sta tic Volume Normal Off HDD Hibernation Orange Sta tic Available volum e spa ce < 1GB Available volum e spa ce < 1 % Blinking Volume degraded or crashed No volume LAN Green Sta tic Gigabit Link Blinking Netw or k is a ctiv e Off Network is[...]
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SYNOLO GY, INC. END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPORTA NT – R EAD CAR EFULL Y: TH IS END USER LIC ENS E AGREEM ENT ( "EULA ") IS A LEGAL AGRE EMENT BETWEE N YOU (EITHER AN INDI VIDUAL OR A SI NGLE ENTITY) AND SY NOLOGY, INC. AND IT S AFFILIATES, INCLUDING SY NOLOGY AMERICAN COR P AND SYNOLOGY UK LT D. , (COL LEC TIVEL Y, "SYNOL OGY&quo[...]
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INABIL ITY TO US E THE SOF TWAR E OR OTHER WISE UNDER OR IN CONNE CTION WITH THIS EULA OR THE SOFTWARE, WHETHE R 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 PO SSI BILITY OF SU CH D AMAGE S. Section 13. Limitation of Liability . SYNOLO GY'S AND ITS SUP PLIER S&[...]
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SYNOLOGY, I NC. LIMITED P RODUCT WARRANTY THIS LIMI TED WARRA NTY (" WARRA NTY") APPLIES TO THE PRODUCTS (AS DEFINED BELOW ) OF SYNOLOGY, INC. AND ITS AFFI LIATES, INCLUDING SYNOL OGY AMERICA CORP AND SYN OLOG Y UK LTD . , (COLL ECTI VELY, "SYNOLO GY") . YOU ACCEP T AND AGREE TO BE BO UND B Y THE TERMS OF THIS WARR ANTY BY OPEN [...]
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Product is desi gned; or (e) otherw ise f ails to conform to the Product s pecifications and s uch failure is att ributable to causes not within or under Synology's control. Further, the foregoing warranties will be void i f (1) Cust om er disassem b les the Product except as authori zed by Synology; (2) Custom er fails to implement any correc[...]
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prevailing party. A ny decision rendered in such arbitration proceedings will be f inal and binding on the parties, and judgment may be ent ered thereon in any court of competent jurisdict ion. Cu stom er unders tands that, i n the absence of this provision, Custom er would h ave had a right to litigate any such dispute, controversy or claim in a c[...]