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Synology DS415PLAY manual

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    Synology DiskSta tio n DS 415play Quick Insta llation Gui de Synology_QIG_DS415play _ 20140505[...]

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

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    3 Cha pte r 1 Chapter 1: Before You Start Thank you for purcha sing this Synology prod uct! Befor e setti ng up your new DiskStat ion, pl ease chec k 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 avoid harming your self or d amaging your D iskStati on . Pa[...]

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    4 Chapter 1: Befor e You Start Synolog y DiskS tation at a Glan ce No. Article Name Location Description 1) Status I ndicator Front Panel D isplay s the status of the system. For more informat ion, see " Appendix B: LE D Indicator Tabl e ". 2) Disk Indicat or Displays the status of instal led drives. For more information, see "Append[...]

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    5 Chapter 1: Befor e You Start Safet y Instruc tions Keep away from direct s unlight and from chemic als. Make sure the environment does not experience abrupt c hanges in tem perature or humidi ty. 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: Hardware Setup Tools an d Parts for D r i ve I nstallation  A screwdriver (only for 2 .5 driv es)  At l east one 3. 5” or 2.5” S ATA dri ve (p lease visit www.sy nology.com for co mpatible drive models.) Warning: If you i nstal l a drive that contai ns data, the sys tem wil l format the drive and erase al l exi st[...]

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    7 Chapter 2: H ard ware Setu p  For 2.5” drive s: Remove th e fastening pa nels from the si des o f th e drive tr ay and sto re them i n a safe place. Pl ace the drive in the blue are a (show n below) of th e drive tr ay . T urn th e tray upsi de dow n and tighten th e screws to secure t he drive i n place . 4 M ake sure the side marked w ith [...]

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    8 Chapter 2: H ard ware Setu p 7 Secure the drive b ay cover to the fron t of the unit . Note: If you want to cr eate a RAID volum e , we recom men ded th at all inst alled drive s are of the same si ze to make the best use of dr ive c apacity. Start U p Your DiskStation 1 Use the LAN cable to connect the Disk Stat ion to your switch , router , or [...]

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    9 Cha pte r 3 Chapter 3 : Install DSM on D iskStation After hardw are set up is finis hed , please in stall Di skStation M anager (DSM ) – Synology ’ s brow ser - based operating syste m – on your D iskSta tion. Install DSM w ith Web Assistant Your D iskStation co mes with a built - in tool called Web Assist ant that he lps you dow nload the [...]

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    10 A ppendix A Appendi x A : Specifications Item DS 415 play Internal D rives 3.5" or 2.5" SATA (II) x 4 Max. Capacity 20 TB (4 x 5 TB hard drives ) External Device Port s ‧ US B 3.0 x 2 ‧ US B 2 .0 x 3 LAN Port Gigabit x 1 Size (H x W x D) (m m ) 165 x 203 x 23 3.2 Weight ( k g) 2. 03 Supported Clients ‧ Windows XP onward ‧ Mac O[...]

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    11 A ppendix B Appendi x B : LED Indicator Table LED Indicat or Color Status Description STATUS Green Sta tic Volume normal Orange Sta tic Available volum e space < 1GB or < 1 % Blinking Drive c rashed / Volume degraded or crashed No volum e Slow on/off cycle HDD h ibernation DIS K 1~ 4 Green Sta tic D rive ready and idle Blinking A ccess in [...]

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    SYNOLO GY, INC. END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPORTA NT – READ CAREF ULL Y: THIS END U SER LIC ENSE AG REEM ENT (" EULA ") IS A LEGAL AGREEM ENT BETWEE N YOU (EITHER AN I NDIVIDUAL O R A SINGLE ENTIT Y) AND SYNO LOGY, INC. AND IT S AFFILIATES, INCLUDING SY NOLOGY AMERICA N COR P AND SYNOLOGY UK LT D. , (COLL ECTI VELY, " SYNOLO GY&qu[...]

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    INABIL ITY TO US E THE SOF TWAR E OR OTHER WISE UNDER OR IN CONNE CTION WIT H THIS EULA OR THE SOFTWARE, W HETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NE GLIGENCE ), STRICT 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 A ND ITS SUP PLIER [...]

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    SYNOLOGY, I NC. LIMITED P RODUCT WARRANTY THIS LIMI TED WARRANTY ("WARRANTY") APPL IES 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 ACCEP T AND AGREE TO BE BO UND B Y THE TERMS OF THIS WARR ANTY BY OPEN I[...]

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    the expiration of the applicable Warranty Period, support for Products may be available from Synology upon written request. 2.7 Exclusions. The foregoing warranties and warranty obligations do not apply to any Product that (a) has been installed or us ed in a manner not specified or described in the Product s pecifications; (b) has been repaired, m[...]

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    single arbitrator, and will be limited solely to the dispute between Custom er and Synology. The arbit ration, or any portion of it, will not be consolidated with any other arbit ration and will not be conducted on a class - wide or class action basis. The arbitration shall be held in King County, Washington, U.S.A. by submission of documents, by t[...]