Synology HDESR214 manual

Synology NAS User' s Guide Base d on DSM 4. 3 Document ID Syno_UsersGui de_ NAS _ 20130807[...]

2 T able of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction Chapt er 2: Get St arted with Synology DiskStatio n Manag er Install Synology NAS and DSM ............................................................................................................................................. 8 Log into Sy nology Di skStation M anager ..............................[...]

3 Table of Contents SSD Cache ............................................................................................................................................................................ 35 Manage E xternal Disk s ........................................................................................................................[...]

4 Table of Contents Chapter 13: S hare Photos, Videos, and Blogs with Photo S tation Install Phot o Station .............................................................................................................................................................. 73 Enable Pers onal Phot o Station ................................................[...]

5 Table of Contents Receive Event Notifica tion s ............................................................................................................................................... 104 Access Appl ications w ith Inde pendent Logi n .........................................................................................................[...]

6 Cha pte r 1 Chapter 1 : Introduction Congratulat ions on y our purch ase of Synolo gy NAS. Synology NAS is a multi - func tion al Network - Attache d Storage serv er, serv ing as a f ile - sharing center w ithin your I ntranet. Moreov er, it is spec ially des igned for a variety of purpose s , allowing y ou to perfor m the follow ing tas ks with [...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 7 C hapter 1: I ntroduc tion Organize Videos w ith Vid eo Station Video Stati on allow s you to or ganize your collectio n of movi es, TV show s, and hom e videos i nto a media platfor m on which you can w atch and play video clip s, live str eam and record digita l TV progr ams wit h a USB DT V do[...]

8 Cha pte r 2 Chapter 2 : Get Started with Sy nology DiskStation Manager Thi s c hapter ex plains how to l og in to Sy nology NAS’ web - based manageme nt UI, Sy nology DiskStation Manager (D SM) , custo mize your ow n deskto p, manage i ts taskbar a nd widget s, and use t he Main Menu to access DSM settings an d applicat ions. For more det ailed[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 9 C hapter 2: G et Star ted with Syno log y DiskStatio n Man ager DiskStation Ma nager Appearance When you log in to Sy nology DiskStatio n Manager (D SM), you can see the d esktop , tas kba r and widgets. Desktop and Shortc uts The desktop is where y our applic ation w indows are displaye d. You c[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 10 Chapter 2: G et S tarted with S ynolog y Disk Station Man ager 2 The Main Menu butt on: Click to reveal t he Main Menu . See " Manage DSM with the M ain Menu " for mor e informati on. 3 The icons of open applicatio ns:  Click the icon o f an app lication to show or hide its w indow [...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 11 Chapt er 2: G et S tarted with S ynolog y Disk Station Man ager Manage DSM w ith the Mai n Men u The Main Menu is where you can find all the app lications and setting s provided by Synolog y DiskStat ion Manager . Restart and Shutdo wn Click Restar t or Shu tdow n at the bottom - right c orner o[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 12 Chapter 2: G et S tarted with S ynolog y Disk Station Man ager Use the Control Pa nel Choose Contr ol Panel from th e Main Menu to se e the th umbnails of D SM setting s. The DSM setting s on the Co ntrol Panel are grouped i nto the follo wing catego ries:  File Sharing an d Privilege s : Set[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 13 Chapter 2: G et S tarted with S ynolog y Disk Station Man ager Account Under Account , you can edit y our account se ttings, ena ble 2 - step v erificat ion, and v iew recent login activ ity of your DSM account . Limit ations:  The user des cr ipti on is cas e sensi tive and c an be 0 to 64 d[...]

14 Cha pte r 3 Chapter 3 : Modify System Settings After you h ave conne cted to S ynology Dis kStation M anager ( DSM) and lear ned how to access its functi ons and customiz e its appeara nce, use rs belonging t o the admini stra tors group c an begin to modify basic settin gs. This chapter ex plains the basics of m odifying ne twork set tings, dis[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 15 Chapter 3: Modif y System Sett ings HTTP Service Click the H TTP Service t ab to change the p ort numb er for accessin g DSM or configure HTTPS settin gs . W hen th e HTTP S connection func tion is enabled, any conn ection to Synology NAS vi a th e H TTP S protocol will be encrypted w ith the SS[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 16 Chapter 3: Modif y System Sett ings Change N etw ork Se ttings Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Netw o rk to m odify the f ollowing netw ork settin gs of yo ur Synology NAS . For more de tailed ins tructi on s, please see DSM Help . General The Gener al tab provid es options t o edit t he[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 17 Chapter 3: Modif y System Sett ings Wireless 1 Click Wirel ess on th e left sid e to connect t he Synol ogy NAS to a w ireless netw ork. W irele ss netw ork is availabl e only w hen a wireless d ongle is plugged into the USB port of y our Synology NAS . IPv6 Setup When you are configur ing the L[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 18 Chapter 3: Modif y System Sett ings Modif y Region al Op tions Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > R egional Op tions to c onfigure t he following r egional options. For more detailed instr uctions, ple ase see DSM Help . Set Up Time Click the Time tab to set up the syste m tim e settings o [...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 19 Chapter 3: Modif y System Sett ings Use Energ y Saving Features Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > H ardware to manage t he follow ing energy saving f eatures prov ided by DS M. For more detail ed instru ctions, ple ase see DSM Help . General Click the General tab to modif y power recovery [...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 20 Chapter 3: Modif y System Sett ings UPS Under the UPS tab , you can modify UPS - rela ted setting s. UPS (Uninterrupt ible Pow er Supply ) is a backu p power device that allow s the Synology NAS to continue operati ng fo r a short time if pow er failure o ccurs. This function helps preve nt data[...]

21 Cha pte r 4 Chapter 4 : Manage Storage Space Before taking adv antage of t he various feature s of your Sy nology NAS , y ou need to set up at leas t on e storage space. This chapter ex plains h ow Stor age Manager c an help y ou manage stor age spaces, such as volum es, Disk Groups , iSCSI T argets, or iSCSI LUNs, as well as view the statu s of[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 22 Chapter 4: Manage Storag e Spac e Quick or Custom V olumes When creat ing a new volume, the f ollowing o ptions ar e avail able: M etho d Features Quick Creates a n SHR (Synology Hybrid RAI D) volume. Automaticall y optimizes volume capacity and performance based on member hard disks. Recommende[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 23 Chapter 4: Manage Storag e Spac e R AI D T yp e HDD # A llowed Failed HDD # Description Capacity RAID 1 2 - 4 (HDD #) - 1 The system will write identical data to each hard drive at the same time, so data integrity is protected when at least one disk is normal. Small est HDD size RAID 5 ≧ 3 1 T[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 24 Chapter 4: Manage Storag e Spac e Hard Disk Require ments In order to change the R AID ty pe of a volu me or Dis k Group, there mu st be a suffi cient num ber of availa ble hard disks instal led in your Sy nolo gy NA S . Please see be low for t he minimu m number of h ard di sks required for eac[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 25 Chapter 4: Manage Storag e Spa ce Expand a Volume o r Disk Group b y Adding Dis ks For SHR, JBOD, RAID 5, RA ID 5+Spare, and RAI D 6, the storage cap acity of v olumes an d Disk Gro ups can be expanded by adding mor e hard di sks if there are empt y hard driv e bays in y our Synology NAS . For m[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 26 Chapter 4: Manage Storag e Spac e Manag e iSCSI Targets Go to Main Menu > Storage Manag er and clic k the iSCSI Target tab to manage iSCSI Tar gets on you r Synology NAS . T he maximum number of iSCSI Target s varie s depending on the mode l. For more information , please ref er to “ M anag[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 27 Chapter 4: Manage Storag e Spac e Clone iSCSI LUNs LUN Clone 1 Go to Main Menu > St orage Manager and clic k the Clo ne button to m ake a w ritable copy of an iSCSI LUN or an iSCSI LUN sn apshot allows you to creat e near - instant aneous vir tual c opies of a LU N. It mean s much hig her pro[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 28 Chapter 4: Manage Storag e Spac e Hot Spa re Hot spare 1  The RAID type of the v olume/D isk Group/iSCS I LUN mu st be one w ith data pr otection ( i.e. RAI D 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 1 0). disks are st andby hard di sks that can repair a degraded v olume/D isk Grou p/iSCSI LU N by automatical[...]

29 Cha pte r 5 Chapter 5 : Manage Storage Space (for R S10613xs+) Before usi ng featur es or servi ces on y our Synology NAS , you need to create RAID Groups and manage storage spaces. T his chapter ex plains how to creat e and mana ge RAID Groups, v olumes, and iSCSI LU Ns and iSCSI Targets, as well as access ex ternal disks and ma nag e hard disk[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 30 Chapter 5: Manage Storag e Spac e (for RS10613x s+) RAID Group T ypes Your Sy nology NAS sup ports the f ollowing R AID Grou ps type s :  RAID Group for S ingle V olume or iSCSI L UN (Bl ock - Level)  A llocate s all availab le capacity to a single vo lume or iSC SI LUN (Block - Level) . ?[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 31 Chapter 5: Manage Storag e Spac e (for RS10613x s+) Change R A ID T ypes The RAID types of ex isting RA ID Groups can be change d without losing ex isting data, allow ing you to ea sily and economica lly manage st orage capacity. T o change th e RAID type of a RAID Group, t here m ust be avai la[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 32 Chapter 5: Manage Storag e Spac e (for RS10613x s +) Manage Volume s Volumes are basic stora ge spaces on which you can create shared fo lders, iSCSI LUN s (r egular fil e), save da ta, or instal l packages. B efore cre ating a v olume on your Synolo gy NAS, plea se create at least one RAID Grou[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 33 Chapter 5: Manage Storag e Spac e (for RS10613x s+) SSD TRIM If a volume consists entirely of SSDs (Sol id State Dr ives), w e recommend enabling S SD TRI M. This feat ure optimize s the read and write p erformance of v olumes create d on SSDs, in creasing ef ficiency as well as extending th e l[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 34 Chapter 5: Manage Storag e Spac e (for RS10613x s+) Manage iSCSI Tar gets By mapping iSCSI Targets an d iSCSI LUN s , cli ent se rver s can a ccess sp ace on a storage serv er as if it w ere a local dis k. I n real ity, all da ta transf erred to th e disk are actua lly transferr ed over t he net[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 35 Chapter 5: Manage Storag e Spac e (for RS10613x s+) SSD Cache SSD cache dr ives can be insta lled and mo unted in a R AID 0 conf iguration t o boost th e read speed of a v ol ume , including iSC SI LUN ( Regular Files) on a v olume, or iSC SI L UN (Block - Lev el) on y our Synology server . You [...]

36 Cha pte r 6 Chapter 6 : Access y our Synology NAS from the Internet You can conn ect to y our Synol ogy NAS over the I nternet, allo wing its serv ices to be accessible fr om anyw here and anytime . This chapter ex plains the basics regard ing using t he Syn olog y EZ - Internet wiz ard, advanc ed port forw ard ing function s , a nd DDNS ho stna[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 37 Chapter 6: Acces s your Synol ogy NAS f rom the Intern et Set Up P ort For w arding R ules f or Ro uter If you r Synolo gy NAS is within the local netwo rk , you can s et up port forwarding rules f or the router to a llow your Synology N AS to be a ccessible ov er the Inte rnet. Note: Before you[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 38 Chapter 6: Acces s your Synol ogy NAS f rom the Intern et Register DDNS for t he S ynology N A S DDNS (D ynamic Domai n Name Serv ice) simplifi es connec ting to your Synology NAS over t he Internet by mapping a ho stname to its IP address. For ex ample, D DNS allow s you to access your Synology[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 39 Chapter 6: Acces s your Synol ogy NAS f rom the Intern et Access DSM S er vices via Q uickCon nect QuickConne ct is a so lution tha t help s cli ent applicatio ns (such as DS file, C loud Station , DS audio, etc.) connect to your Sy nology NA S via the I nternet w ithout sett ing up por t forw a[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 40 Chapter 6: Acces s your Synol ogy NAS f rom the Intern et Set up VPN Connecti on VPN Server is an add - on pack age that enab les your S ynolog y NAS to bec ome a PPT P , OpenVPN , or L2TP/IPSec VPN (virtua l private net work) server, allow ing DSM local user s over the Internet to acces s resou[...]

41 Cha pte r 7 Chapter 7 : Enhance Internet Security After your S ynology NAS is available on the Inter net, you w ill need to safeguard it agai nst any attacks from Internet ha ckers. Thi s chapter ex plains h ow to s et up firew all , contro l outgoing traffic, enab le D oS protect ion and enab le auto block. For more de tailed ins truction s, pl[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 42 Chapter 7: Enhanc e Inter net S ecurit y Ap pl y Firew all Rules to Source IP Addresses I n the Source IP sectio n , choose to allow or deny access from a sour ce IP addr esses us ing one of t he follow ing options:  All : Choose this opt ion to a pply the rule to all source IP ad dresses. ?[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 43 Chapter 7: Enhanc e Inter net S ecurit y Configure Bandw idth Settings After sel ecti ng a service, you will need t o set Guarant eed Band width and Maximum B and width to limit its outgoing traffi c.  Guaranteed Ba ndwidth D efines th e outgoing tr affic a s ervice guar antees to serve w hen[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 44 Chapter 7: Enhanc e Inter net S ecurit y Automa ticall y Bl ock Sus picious Logi n Attempts Auto bloc k allows y ou to preve nt unautho rized logi n. After en abling th e service, an IP add ress will b e blocked if it has too many failed lo gin atte mpts. Go to Main Menu > C ontrol Panel >[...]

45 Cha pte r 8 Chapter 8 : Set Up File Sha ring Synology N AS can beco me the fil e sharin g center w ithin the local net work or over the Int ernet, allow ing user s to access it s files anyt ime and a nywhere. For more deta iled in structions , please s ee DSM Help . This chapter ex plains how to e nable the su pport for file sha ring prot ocols [...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 46 Chapter 8: Set U p File S haring Enable NFS Ser vice for Linu x Clients Click the NFS Service tab at Main Menu > Control Panel > Win/ Mac/NFS to a llow Linux client to a ccess t he Synology N AS data. If you w ant to configur e Linux client's NFS access pr ivileges to the shared f old[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 47 Chapter 8: Set Up F ile S haring Binding to an LD AP Ser ver LDAP allow s your Syno logy N AS to join a n existing dir ectory service a s an LDAP cl ient, and t hen retri eve user or group informat ion from an LDAP server (or "direct ory server "). The profile s option al lows y ou to [...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 48 Chapter 8: Set Up F ile S haring Manage Users a nd Gr oups Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > U ser or Group t o create us ers or gro ups, and al low or deny their acc ess to different shar ed folders. Create Users Click Create to c reate a user a ccount. The user ca n log in to edit his /h[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 49 Chapter 8: Set Up F ile S haring Allow Self- ser vice Passw ord Reset If you w ould like to a llow user s to reset f orgotten passw ords via email, y ou can c lick Passw ord Setting s and tick the box mark ed Allo w non - admin users to r eset forgot ten pass words via e mail . W hen t his optio[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 50 Chapter 8: Set Up F ile S haring Create Groups Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Gr oup to creat e and e dit a group, add us ers to the gr oup, and th en edit t he group's prop erties, saving y ou the tro uble of edit ing users o ne by one. Groups create d by default include the f oll[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 51 Chapter 8: Set Up F ile S haring Built-in Shared Fol ders Created by the S ystem System built - in shar ed folders are create d when the services or applic ations requ iring th e folders are enabl ed. Name Description public The public folder will be created automatically after the first tim e y[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 52 Chapter 8: Set Up F ile S haring Allow Users or Gro ups to Access Shared Folde rs Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > S hared Folder , c lick Privileges and c hoose Priv ileges Setup to allow or deny users' or grou ps' access to the sh ared folder s. Note:  To set t he acc ess p[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 53 Chapter 8: Set Up F ile S haring Define Window s A CL Pri vileges for Shared Folder Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > S hared Folder t o defin e ACL privi leges for a shared f older. W ind ows Access Contr ol List (AC L) is a list of pr ivileges or permiss ions that d etermine s pecific a [...]

54 Cha pte r 9 Chapter 9 : Ac cess Files f rom Anywhe re When you hav e set up u sers o r groups w ith proper a ccess priv ileges to the shared folders, t hey can sh are their files w ith your Synolo gy NAS f rom any where. This chapter ex plains the way s to acces s the Synol ogy NAS shar ed folder s wit hin the loc al netw ork or over the Interne[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 55 Chapter 9: Acces s Files f rom Anywhere Access Shared Fol ders from M ac Choose Go > Conn ect to Ser ver from the menu bar . Type the IP address or name (app ended w ith .local ) of the Synology N AS precede d by smb :// or af p:/ / in the Server A ddress fiel d and clic k Connect . (e.g. smb[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 56 Chapter 9: Acces s Files f rom Anywhere Access Files via FTP If your Sy nology NA S is accessibl e over t he Intern et, you ca n use a FTP applicati on to acc ess the shar ed folders. Note: For mor e infor mation abo ut mak ing Synol ogy NA S acc essibl e over the I nter net, s ee " Cha pte[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 57 Chapter 9: Acces s Files f rom Anywhere Access Files via WebDAV By enabling WebDAV or C alDA V (at Mai n Menu > Control P anel > WebDAV ) , you can re motely man age and edit files or calendar s stored o n t he Syno logy NAS.[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 58 Chapter 9: Acces s Files f rom Anywhere Sync Files via Cloud Station Cloud Statio n is a file sharin g service t hat allow s your Sy nology NA S to become a file syn c center to sync fil es between multi ple client comput ers. Go to Main Menu > Pack age Cent er to ins tall and run the Cloud S[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 59 Chapter 9: Acces s Files f rom Anywhere Access Files via File Station File Stati on is DSM 's file mana gement tool, allow ing DSM users over the I nternet to access t he Synol ogy NAS folders w ith their w eb browser s. By lau nching tw o or more Fi le Station s, you can ma nage all y our [...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 60 Chapter 9: Acces s Files f rom Anywhere Search for Files or Folders You can type key words in the Filter field at the to p - right corn er of File S tation to filter t hrough files or folder s in the current folder. A ddition ally, y ou can also per form adva nced searc h in t he Advanced S earc[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 61 Chapter 9: Acces s Files f rom Anywhere Mount Remote Fold ers or Virtual Drives File Stati on allow s you to mou nt remote f olders t o access co ntents shared by netw ork computer s or other Synology N AS, or virtu al driv es to ac cess contents within d isc image s. That w ay, you can easily n[...]

62 Cha pte r 10 Chapter 10 : Back Up Data Synology off ers compr ehensiv e backup solut ions for your co mputer an d Synology NAS , allow ing you to b ack up data on your compute r to Synology NAS. If y ou are a use r belonging to t he admini strators grou p, you can al so back up t he Sy nology NA S data w ith local or network b ackup, or sync sha[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 63 Chapter 10: Bac k Up D ata Use Data Replicato r for Window s The Sy nology Data Re plicator installatio n package can be fo und at Sy nology' s Download C enter at: http://ww w.synol og y .com/support/downloa d.php What Can Dat a Replicat or Do?  Monitor specific folder s on you r W indo[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 64 Chapter 10: Bac k Up D ata Back u p Da ta or iSCSI LUN on S ynolog y N AS Other tha n backing up computer data to Syno logy NAS , use r s belonging to the admin istrat ors group c an back up data or iSCSI LUN on the S ynology NA S . Way s to Back Up S ynolog y NAS Data Local Backu p and Netw ork[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 65 Chapter 10: Bac k Up D ata Perform Backup Ta sks on S ynology NAS Go to Main Menu > Backup and Resto re to perfor m backup tasks on S ynology NAS. Before y ou start, do the f ollowing:  For Network B ackup to anot her Sy nology NA S: Log in to the DSM of the tar get Syno logy NAS , and the[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 66 Chapter 10: Bac k Up D ata Sync Shared Fo lder Contents between S yn o l o g y N AS Shared Fold er Sync allows y ou to sync shar ed folder c ont ents fr om a source Synology NA S (or "c lient") to a destination S ynology N AS (or "server") over the netw ork. Shar e d Folder S[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 67 Chapter 10: Bac k Up D ata Back u p Da ta on USB De vice or SD Card You can g o to Main Menu > C ontrol Panel > Devices and Printers t o specify a shared f older f or use with USBCopy or SDCopy, and then us e the Copy button on the f ront panel of your Syno logy N AS to cop y da ta fr om a[...]

68 Cha pte r 11 Chapter 11 : Host Websites, Email Server, and Pri nt Server Synology N AS is desig ned for small and med ium busin esses (SM B), prov iding the ability to set up web, em ail, and print servers on a single S ynology N AS without spending ext ra money. This chapter pr ovides basi c informati on regard ing these fe atures. For more det[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 69 Chapter 11: Host W ebsites, Em ail Server, and Pr int Se rver Enable MySQL You can e nable M ySQL to use the My SQL database fun ction f or your w ebsite. Aft er My SQL is enabled, you can install the phpMy Admin package av ailable a t Synolo gy's Do wnload Center to manage th e MySQ L data[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 70 Chapter 11: Host W ebsites, Em ail Serve r, an d Print Server Before you st art Register a domain na me for your IP addr ess , or apply for a DDNS hostna me. Note: For mor e infor mation abo ut r egist ering a D DNS acc ount for Synol ogy NAS, see " Regist er DDN S for the Synology N AS .&q[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 71 Chapter 11: Host W ebsites, Em ail Server, and Pr int Se rver Set S ynology NAS as Print Server Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > D evices and Printers > Printer to set t he Synology NAS as a print server over your local area netw ork, allowing client co mputers or m obile devi ces to a[...]

72 Cha pte r 12 Chapter 12 : Discover Various Applications with Package Center Synology ha s integra ted third party or S ynology - designed a pplicati ons into pa ckages th at can be in stalled on Synology N AS and manag ed w ith Package Cen ter. Coming w ith full - fea tured appli cations, S ynology NAS provides you w ith a var iety of pr ivileg [...]

73 Cha pte r 13 Chapter 13 : Share Photos, Videos, and Blogs with Photo Statio n Photo Statio n is an onl ine pho to album integrated w ith a blog for you to easily shar e phot os, v ideos, and blo g posts over t he Intern et. W ith P hoto Statio n, you can upload, organize, edit, and share y our photos i n quick, e asy steps. Mor eover, you can d [...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 74 Chapter 13: Shar e Photos, Vid eos, and Blogs with Photo Stati on Enable Pe rsona l Phot o Sta tion Users belonging t o the admin istrators gro up (if P hoto St ation 's acc ount sys tem is s et as DSM accounts ) can enable Per sonal Photo S tation service to allow all DSM users to have t h[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 75 Chapter 13: Shar e Photos, Vid eos, and Blogs with Photo Stati on Browse Photos and Videos in Diff erent M odes Navigate t o Albums , and cli ck the view control ico n t o switch between v iew modes an d change th e way albums are sorted. For ex ample, in timeline mo de, you can scroll thr ough [...]

76 Cha pte r 14 Chapter 14 : Play Music with Audio Station Audio Stati on is a w eb - based audio appli cation, all owing y ou to acce ss the musi c library on your Sy nology NAS , choose av ailable aud io source s on the loc al area netw ork, and add y our fav orite mus ic to play lists for play b ack. Y ou can also browse an d play songs o n the [...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 77 Chapter 14: Pla y Music with Au dio S tation Manage A udi o Statio n Set tings Users belonging t o the admin istrators gro up need to d o the following bef ore enjoy ing musi c or allowing users to listen to mu sic on Aud io Statio n:  Enable p ersona l music lib rary : Yo u c an enable perso[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 78 Chapter 14: Pla y Music with Au dio Stat ion Edit Music Informat ion Y ou can v iew and edit t he informati on of musi c files an d song ly rics. To v iew and ed it musi c informatio n or song lyrics, ri ght - click a music fil e an d choose Song infor mation . Choose Output Devices Y ou can sel[...]

79 Cha pte r 15 Chapter 15 : Organize Videos and Record TV Programs w ith Video Station Video Station is an ideal v ideo organizer of y our col lection of movies, T V shows, home vide os, and TV recordings , allowing you to watch v ideos o n your comp uter, DLNA/U PnP - compliant DM As, AirPlay devices 1 HDHomeRun , iOS/Android devices, a nd Window[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 80 Chapter 15: Organ ize Videos and Recor d TV Pr ograms with Video Stati on Before Y ou S tart Users belonging t o the admin istrators gro up need to do the f ollowing befor e allowing n on - admin u sers to w atch videos or str eam live T V progr ams with V ideo Stati on :  Cr eate video fo ld[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 81 Chapter 15: Organ ize Videos and Recor d TV Pr ograms with Video Stati on streaming s ervice pr ovided by Video Stat ion. On ce the chan nel scan is completed , you can stream pr ograms for playback w ith Video St ation's embedded Vid eo P lay er. Play Videos Video Stati on comes w ith an e[...]

82 Cha pte r 16 Chapter 16 : Download Files with Download Station Download Stat ion is a web - based dow nload appl ication w hich allow s you to d ownload file s from t he Intern et through BT , FTP, H TTP, NZ B, Thunder, F lashGet, Q QDL, eM ule, and X unlei - Lix ian , and subscribe to RSS f eeds to keep you updated on the ho ttest or l atest BT[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 83 Chapter 16: Do wnload F iles with Do wnload Stati on Dow nload Stati on F eature s Once properly install ed and setup, Dow nload Stat ion provide s the below feature s. For more de tai le d ins truc ti ons regarding t hese and ot her feat ure s , pl eas e s ee DSM Help . Manage Auto Extract Serv[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 84 Chapter 16: Do wnload F iles with Do wnload Station  Create v ia BT search : Y ou ca n search for t orrent fil es with B T search engines to help you fi nd your favor ite downloads more easi ly . To cre ate downloa d tasks via BT searc h , e nter a key word in the search fiel d at the top - l[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 85 Chapter 16: Do wnload F iles with Do wnload Station Create eMule Dow nload Tasks You can cr eate eM ule download tasks by choosing any of th e following m ethods.  Create by u ploading f iles : U pload a t ext file (.txt) containin g ED2K link s from your local c omputer to Download S tation [...]

86 Cha pte r 17 Chapter 17 : Safeguard Your Environment with Surveillance Station Surveilla nce Station is a profe ssional N etwork Vid eo Record ing (NVR) softw are bundled wit h DiskStat ion Manager (DSM), allow ing you t o remotely record an d monitor video foota ge s from IP cameras w hich are p aired with y our Synology N AS, watc h live view [...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 87 Chapter 17: Saf eguard Yo ur Environm ent with Survei llance S tation Once you h ave set up a CMS host, you can g o to the Server page t o a dd recording server s and man age them with the C MS serv ice. Add and Edit Came ras Go to IP C amer a > List under Manageme nt to add and edit cameras,[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 88 Chapter 17: Saf eguard Yo ur Environm ent with Survei llance S tation Install Camer a Lice nse Go to the License page un der Manageme nt to manage camera li cense s . W ith Default License , y our Sy nology NAS can manage one camera within LAN . Y ou can purch ase Sy nology Camer a License Packs[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 89 Chapter 17: Sa f eguard You r Environm ent with Sur veillanc e Station Use Ot her Fun ctions On the Live V iew page, y ou can also use the fol lowing fun ctions . 1 To digita lly zoom in a nd out, drag the zoom bar or place the mouse over t he live v iew of a selected c amera and then scro ll th[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 90 Chapter 17: Saf eguard Yo ur Environm ent with Survei llance S tation Work w i th Timel ine Surveilla nce Station allows yo u to loca te the actua l record ed footage v ia Timeli ne and cale ndar suppor t. The calendar let s you pic k any dat e to show the day’s re cording. Using Tim eline, yo[...]

91 Cha pte r 18 Chapter 18 : Provide Nonstop Service with Synology High Availability High Avail ability refe rs to a server lay out solution designed t o redu ce interru ptions of s ervices c aused by server malfunction s. With Sy nology H igh Availabi lity, tw o server s form a “ h igh - a vailabil ity c lust er , ” in wh ic h one ass um es th[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 92 Chapter 18: Pro vide Nons top Ser vice with S ynolog y High Availa bilit y Passive Ser ver Under norma l conditio ns, the passive serv er rema ins in sta ndby mode. Data on t he active server is continuous ly replicate d to the pa ssive serv er. In th e event the active serv er cannot pr ovide s[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 93 Chapter 18: Pro vide Nons top Ser vice with S ynolog y High Availa bi lit y Storage Manager Li mitations Once a high - avail ability clust er has been create d, certai n options in Storage M anager w ill be unav ailable. Available Options: The follow ing optio ns are stil l availab le when a hig[...]

94 Cha pte r 19 Chapter 19 : C reate a Domain Name Server with DN S Server DNS (Domain Name Sy stem) is a n aming syste m that fa cilitates t he exchang e of data betw een com puters over the Interne t and oth er netw orks. Its main function i s to tran slate user - f riendly domain na mes (e.g. www .synology.com) into corre sponding fix ed, pub li[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 95 Chapter 19: Creat e a Dom ain Nam e Serv er with DN S Serv er  Check firewal l or port for warding sett ings: DNS serv ices requir e the us e of TCP and UDP port 5 3. If you r Synology N AS uses a firew all, this port must be op ened. If t he Sy nology NAS c onnects to the Inter net thro ugh [...]

96 Cha pte r 20 Chapter 20 : Manage Media Server and iTunes Service Synology NAS ca n become a multimedia server on the loca l area netw ork, allow ing comput ers (usin g Window s Media Play er or iTune s) and D LNA/UPnP ho me device s (such as stereo sy stem or TV set) to play its mult imedia contents. This chapter ex plains how to s tream multi m[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 97 Chapter 20: Manag e Med ia Ser ver and iT unes Ser vice Manage DLN A Media Ser ver Go to Main Menu > Media Se rver to brow se and play the multi media cont ents on Syno logy NAS via DLNA/UP nP home devi ces, also know n as Dig ital Medi a Adapter ( DMA) . W ith M edia Serv er, you can e asily[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 98 Chapter 20: Manag e Med ia Ser ver and iT unes Ser vice Manage iTunes Ser ve r Go to Main Menu > iTunes Server to use iT unes servi ce. After it is enabled , all iTune s clients on the sam e local area netw ork can brow se and play songs or v ideos in t he musi c and vide o shared folder s on[...]

99 Cha pte r 21 Chapter 21 : Perform Advanced Management Tasks Synology D iskStation M anager com es with a v ariety of manageme nt function s, allow ing you to check syste m informati on, monitor syste m resources, mana ge notification servi ces , restore or upgr ade DS M, acce ss application s wit h independe nt login, index multimedia fi les for[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 100 Chapter 21: Perf orm Advan ced Manag em ent Tasks General Under the G eneral tab, you ca n see the ba sic inform ation about your Syno logy NAS, i nclu din g se ri al num ber , model name, amount of p hysic al memory, D SM v ersion, time informat ion, thermal status, or ex ternal devices. Synol[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 101 Chapter 21: Perf orm Advan ced Manag em ent Tasks Report 1 Under the Report tab, y ou can col lect data and generate r eports th at provide i nformati on about dis k usage trend s. You can sele ct report types, s et a schedu le to rec eive period ic storage r eports or g enerate reports on dema[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 102 Chapter 21: Perf orm Advan ced Manag em ent Tasks Monitor S ystem Resources Go to Main Menu > Resource Monito r to monitor sy stem resources , such as CPU usage, memory usage, disk utilization and netw ork flow . You can choo se to monit or the below tabs in real tim e or view the previou s [...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 103 Chapter 21: Perf orm Advan ced Manag em ent Tasks Manage Bluetooth De vices Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Bl uetooth to manage Blueto oth adap ters and co nnect Bluet ooth dev ices to your Synology NAS. Onc e connect ed, some Blu etooth d evices, such as spea kers or h eadphones, c an[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 104 Chapter 21: Perf orm Advan ced Manag em ent Tasks Receive E vent Notifica tion s Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Not ification and set up Synology NAS to noti fy you v ia e- mail, SMS, mobile dev ices, W indow s Live Messenger, or Skype, w hen status changes or errors o ccur to t he sys[...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 105 Chapter 21: Perf orm Advan ced Manag em ent Tasks Manage SM S Notification Servi ce Cli c k the SM S sect ion to set up SMS notification s. You can enable SMS notifications in order f or Synology NAS to send you notificat ion messa ges via SM S when statu s changes or errors occur to t he syst [...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 106 Chapter 21: Perf orm Advan ced Manag em en t T asks Re-index Media File s M ultimedia data wit hin the inst alled appli cations c an be scan ned and re - index ed for applica tions. Click Re - index to r e - construct th e index structure of all med ia files i n the in dexed fold ers, both def [...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 107 Chapter 21: Perf orm Advan ced Manag em ent Tasks Reinstall S yn ol og y N AS If you w ant to reins tall your Sy nology NAS without losing it s data, y ou can u se the RESET button on the back panel. To reinstall Sy nology N AS : 1 Press and hold the RESET but ton for abo ut 4 secon ds until t [...]

108 Cha pte r 22 Chapter 22 : Communicate with Mobile Devices As Internet access gr ows popular on mobi le devices, S ynolo gy provides you with sev eral cr eative altern atives to communicat e with your Synolo gy NAS using iOS/ Android , W indow s Phone, or other mo bile device s. Manage DSM S ettings w ith DSM mobile DSM mobil e allows D SM user [...]

Synology N AS User' s Guide Based on DSM 4. 3 109 Chapter 22: Comm unicate with Mob ile Dev ices DS finder DS finder allows y ou to monito r or email the status of your Sy nology NA S, and r equest it to perform w ake on LAN ( W OL), rest art, shut dow n, or play beep soun ds (to he lp you quic kly find t he its loc ation) w ith an iOS / Andro[...]

110 T roubleshooting For any qu estions a bout mana ging your DSM , go to Main Menu > DSM Help o r cli ck the Hel p button (with a question mar k) at the top - right corner of every w indow. For any quest ions other t han that, please v isit Synolo gy Inc. webs ite www.sy nology.com for f urther as sistance .[...]

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