Synology RS812 manual

Synology_QIG_ R S8B ay _20110914 Synology RackStati on RS 812 Quick Insta llation Gui de[...]

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 Star t 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 Rac k Sta ti on fr om an y damages. Package Contents Main Unit 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 Locat ion Description 1) Power Button Front Panel The p ower b utton is used to turn Synology RackStat ion on or o ff. To turn off Synology RackStation, press the P ower Button and hold it until you hear a beep sound and the Pow er LED starts blinking. 2) LED Ind[...]

5 Chapter 1: Befor e You Start Safet y Instructi ons Keep away from direct sunlight and away from 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 t owels. D[...]

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, system wi ll form at the hard di sk and eras e all dat a. If you[...]

7 Chapter 2: H ardwar e Setup  For 2.5 " Hard Disk: 3 Insert the l oaded hard driv e tray into th e empty hard drive bay . Important: Make s ure the tr ay is pushed i n all the w ay. Other wise, the hard dis k might not be able to func tion properl y. 4 Press the handle in f lush w ith the fron t panel to h old the har d drive tr ay in plac[...]

8 Chapter 2: H ardwar e Setup Start U p Your R ackStation 1 Connect on e end of the power cord to th e p ower por t of Rack Stat ion , and the other to the power outlet . 2 Use the LAN cable to connect RackStatio n to your switch/rou ter/hub. 3 Press and hold the p ower button to tur n on your RackS tation . Your RackStat ion is now onlin e and det[...]

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 - [ nu mber].d mg . 3 Double - click t he Synolo[...]

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 Or run t he 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 RS8 12 Internal HDD 3.5" or 2.5" SATA (II) x 4 Max. Capacity 12 TB (4 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 457.5 Weight (Kg) 6.9 Supported Clients ‧ Windows 2000 onward ‧ Mac OS[...]

15 A ppendix B Appendi x B : LED Indication Table LED Indica tion 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 Of[...]

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