Synology RS212 manual

Synology RackStati on RS 212 Quick Insta llation Gui de Synology_QIG_ R S2B ay _20110914[...]

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

3 Cha pte r 1 Chapter 1 : Before You St art Before you start set ting up RackS tatio n , please c heck the p ackage contents to v erify t hat you hav e receiv ed the items below . Please also rea d the safety instruct ions carefully before use to prevent y our RackSt ation from an y damages. Package Contents M ain U ni t x 1 A C power cord x 1 Inst[...]

4 Chapter 1: Befor e You Start S yn o l og y RackS tation at a Glance No. Article Name Location Description 1) Power Button Front Panel The power button is used to turn Synology RackStation on or off. To turn off Synology RackStation , press the Power Button and hold it until you hear a beep sound and the Power LED starts blinking. 2) Beep off B ut[...]

5 Chapter 1: Befor e You Start 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. [...]

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 co mpatible har d disk m odels.) Warning: If you ins tall a har d disk that contai ns data, the syst em will format t he hard disk and e ras e all data. [...]

7 Chapter 2: H ardwar e Setup 3 Insert the l oaded hard driv e tray into th e empty hard driv e bay . Imp ortant: Make sure t he tray is pus hed in all the way. Ot herwis e, the hard di sk might not be able t o funct ion properl y. 4 Press the handl e in flush w ith the front panel to hold the hard drive tray in place. 5 Repeat t he steps abov e to[...]

8 Ch apter 2: H ardwar e Setup Replace Motherboard If your Sy nology RackS tation is not w orking proper ly due to motherboar d issues, you can r emove the bo ard from your RackSt ation, send it to Synology for m aintena nce, and then install the repair ed board o nto y our R ack Stati on. To replace the motherboard with a good o ne : 1 Press and h[...]

9 Cha pte r 3 Chapter 3 : Install DSM on R ackStation On a netw ork computer , follow the steps i n this cha pter to in stall DSM on y our RackStation . After DSM is installed, y ou can ma nage all f eatures of your Rac kStation b y logging i n to DSM w ith a web browser. Install from Win do w s 1 Insert the instal lation disc into your co mputer, [...]

10 Chapt er 3: Ins tall DSM on Rack Station 3 Click Bro w se to lo cate the 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[...]

11 Chapt er 3: Ins tall DSM on Rack Station Install from Mac OS X 1 Insert the instal lation disc into your co mputer, and th en double - clic k the S y nolog y Install icon on the desktop. 2 In the w indow that app ears, double - click the MacOSX folder, and then doub le - click Sy nolog y Assistant - [ number].dmg . 3 Double - click t he Synology[...]

12 Chapt er 3: Ins tall DSM on Rack Station 5 To run S ynology As sistant, y ou can eit her use the f ollowing comman d: /path/i nstall/Syn ologyAss istant/Synolo gyAssist ant O r run the shortcut: /usr/lo cal/bin/Sy nologyAs sistant If /usr/local/bin ex ists in your environ m ent variabl e $ PATH , just type: Synolog yAssistant If y ou want to ins[...]

13 Chapt er 3: Ins tall DSM on Rack Station Important: If you ar e using 64bi t Ubunt u, you hav e to inst all t he 32bit libr aries bef ore proc eeding. To inst all, type the fol lowing c ommand in Ter minal: sudo ap t - get in stall ia 32 - libs 5 G o to /usr/local /Synology As sistant (or [the pat h y ou just specified]/Sy nolog y Assis tant ), [...]

14 A ppendix A Appendi x A : Specifications Item RS 212 Internal HDD 3.5" or 2.5" SATA (II) x 2 Max. Capacity 6 TB (2 x 3 TB hard drives) Hot Swappable HDD Yes External HDD Interface USB x 2 eSATA x 1 LAN Port Gigabit x 2 USBCopy No Size (HxWxD) (mm ) 44 X 430.5 X 2 87. 5 Weight (Kg) 3. 12 Supported Clients ‧ Windows 2000 onward ‧ Mac[...]

15 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 space < 1GB Available volum e space < 1 % Blinking Volume degraded or crashed No volume LAN 1 & L AN 2 Green Sta tic Gigabit Link Blinking Netw ork is a ctive Off[...]

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