Synology 407 Series, CS407e, CS407, RS407 User Manual
Synology 407 Series Server
User’s Guide
Syno407Series_UG_20070124_enu
(Based on DS2.0 Ver. 2.0442)
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Index
About this User’s Guide............................................................................................................. 6
Getting to know your Synology Server...................................................................................... 7
Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 7
Storing and Sharing File s via Internet..................................................................................7
PC Data and Server Data Backup........................................................................................7
Transferring Data via FTP......................................................................................................7
Sharing Photos with Online Album Photo Station 2............................................................7
Enjoying Entertainment Data Stored on Server..................................................................7
Programming your Own Web Site ........................................................................................7
USB Printer Server..................................................................................................................8
Specification........................................................................................................................ 8
Limitations...........................................................................................................................9
Appearance......................................................................................................................... 9
CS407/CS407e........................................................................................................................9
RS407.....................................................................................................................................12
LED Indication Descriptions Table .................................................................................... 13
Managing Synology Server ..................................................................................................... 14
Entering Web Management UI.......................................................................................... 14
Using Setup Utility.................................................................................................................14
Accessing Web Management UI Manually........................................................................16
Managing Synology Server............................................................................................... 17
Managing Vol ume............................................................................................................. 17
Managing Vol ume..................................................................................................................18
Repairing Volume by Hot Swapping...................................................................................18
Joining Windows Domain.................................................................................................. 18
Assigning Access Right for Domain Users........................................................................19
Resetting Administrator Password.................................................................................... 19
Reinstalling Synology Server............................................................................................ 19
Accessing Synology Server Data............................................................................................21
Shared Folders.................................................................................................................. 21
System Built-in.......................................................................................................................21
Administrator-Created...........................................................................................................22
Setting Access Control......................................................................................................22
Setting Encoding............................................................................................................... 23
Accessing Shared Folders................................................................................................ 24
Windows User........................................................................................................................24
Mac User.................................................................................................................................26
Through FTP..........................................................................................................................26
Server Backup and PC Backup Solutions............................................................................... 28
Local Backup..................................................................................................................... 28
Network Backup................................................................................................................ 29
Backup Personal Data ...................................................................................................... 30
Before starting........................................................................................................................30
Minimum System Requirement........................................................................................... 30
Installing Synology Data Replicator II.................................................................................30
Using Synology Data Replicator II......................................................................................31
Backing up Synology Server Settings............................................................................... 31
Synology Server to PC Client..............................................................................................31
Synology Server to another Synology Server...................................................................32
Sharing USB Printer................................................................................................................ 33
Extra Features......................................................................................................................... 34
iTunes Service...................................................................................................................34
Multimedia Service............................................................................................................ 34
Download Station.............................................................................................................. 35
Enabling Download St ation..................................................................................................35
Installing Download Redirector............................................................................................35
Web Station....................................................................................................................... 36
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Enabling Web Station and MySQL......................................................................................36
Web Station’s detail description...........................................................................................36
Photo Station 2.................................................................................................................. 37
Enabling Photo Station .........................................................................................................37
Photo Station’s detail description........................................................................................37
Mail Notification................................................................................................................. 38
Firmware Update............................................................................................................... 39
Expanding HDD Capacity........................................................................................................ 40
External USB HDD............................................................................................................ 40
Replacing Larger Internal HDD......................................................................................... 40
RAID 1 and RAID 5 Volume.................................................................................................40
Non-RAID and RAID 0 V olume ...........................................................................................41
Troubleshooting....................................................................................................................... 42
Appendix.................................................................................................................................. 43
Recommended Peripherals .............................................................................................. 43
Recommended NTP Server.............................................................................................. 43
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About this User’s Guide
This user's guide covers all the functions of Synology 407 series server. Some of
the functions may only be available on specific models.
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Getting to know your Synology Server
Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of Synology 407 series server (“Synology
Server”). Synology Server is specially designed for SMB & Enterprise users with
multiple functions:
Storing and Sharing Files via Internet
Windows users and Mac users can easily share files within Intranet or through
Internet. Unicode language support makes sharing different language files from
Synology Server smoothly.
PC Data and Server Data Backup
Synology Server provides various backup solutions to backup Synology Server
data or backup PC data to Synology Server.
Transferring Data via FTP
Synology Server provides FTP service with bandwidth restriction and
anonymous login. To transfer data safely, “FTP over SSL” or “FTP over TLS” is
also available on advanced models.
Sharing Photos with Online Album Photo Station 2
“Photo Station 2” provides intuitive user interface to share your photos and
videos online in a snap.
Enjoying Entertainment Data Stored on Server
“Download St ation” allows you to download files from Internet through BitTorrent,
FTP, and HTTP to Synology Server. Moreover, if you have UPnP DMA
connected in the LAN, you can enable “Multimedia Service” and share the
multimedia files on Synology server. If you just want to share and play mp3 files
stored on Synology Server, you can enable “iTunes Service”, and enjoy the
music through any iTunes clients on LAN.
The build-in “Copy” button on the device allows instant copy of photos from the
camera to Synology Server.
Programming your Own Web Site
Personal or corporate website can be easily setup using “Web Station” function.
By integrating with PHP and MySQL, user can also set up blog or even online
shop.
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USB Printer Server
You can share USB 2.0 Printer through Local Area Network.
Specification
Item CS407e CS407 RS407
Hard Disk
Interface
SATA SATA SATA
USB 2.0 Ports × 2 × 2 × 2
LAN Port RJ-45
10/100/1000Mbps
RJ-45
10/100/1000Mbps
RJ-45
10/100/1000Mbps
Windows User Windows 98
onward
Windows 98
onward
Windows 98
onward
Mac User Mac OS 9 onward Mac OS 9 onward Mac OS 9 onward
Maximum
User Accounts
1,024 1,024 1,024
Maximum
Group
Accounts
128 128 128
Maximum
Shared Folder
100 100 100
Maximum
Concurrent
Connections
64 64 64
NTP Yes Yes Yes
FTP Yes(+SSL/TLS) Yes (+SSL/TLS) Yes (+SSL/TLS)
Language
Localization
English, French,
German, Korean,
Italian, Spanish,
Traditional
Chinese,
Simplified
Chinese
English, French,
German, Korean,
Italian, Spanish,
Traditional
Chinese,
Simplified
Chinese
English, French,
German,
Japanese,
Korean, Italian,
Spanish,
Traditional
Chinese,
Simplified
Chinese
HDD
Hibernation
Yes Yes Yes
Event
Notification
Yes Yes Yes
Agency
Certifications
FCC Class B、
CE、BSMI
FCC Class B、
CE、BSMI
FCC Class B、
CE、VCCI Class A
Dimension 23.0cm x 16.8cm
x 18.4cm
23.0cm x 16.8cm
x 18.4cm
45.75 cm x 43.05
cm x 4.4 cm
Weight 2.23kg (excluding 2.23kg (excluding 7.2kg (excluding
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Item CS407e CS407 RS407
HDD) HDD) HDD)
Power
Consumption
And
Environment
Requirements
Line voltage
100V to 240V
AC
Frequency
50Hz to 60Hz
Operating
Temperature
50 to 95∘F
(10 to 35∘C)
Storage
Temperature
-40 to 185∘F
(-10 to 70∘C)
Relative Humidity
5% to 95% RH
Maximum
Operating Altitude
10,000 feet
Line voltage
100V to 240V
AC
Frequency
50Hz to 60Hz
Operating
Temperature
50 to 95∘F
(10 to 35∘C)
Storage
Temperature
-40 to 185∘F
(-10 to 70∘C)
Relative Humidity
5% to 95% RH
Maximum
Operating Altitude
10,000 feet
Line voltage
100V to 240V
AC
Frequency
50Hz to 60Hz
Operating
Temperature
50 to 95∘F
(10 to 35∘C)
Storage
Temperature
-40 to 185∘F
(-10 to 70∘C)
Relative Humidity
5% to 95% RH
Maximum
Operating Altitude
10,000 feet
Limitations
1. Supports up to 1 USB printer.
2. Supports up to 2 USB disks.
3. For Mac users, Synology Server supports only USB printers with
PostScript.
Appearance
CS407/CS407e
Front View
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LED Indicators Power Button LED Indicators
Rear View
DC in LAN USB Fan
RESET
Article Name Location Description
Power Button Front Panel The Power Button is used to turn Synology Server
On or Off.
To turn Off Synology Server, press the Power Button
until you hear a "beep" and the Power LED begins
blinking. The shutdown process will complete in 30
10
seconds.
LED
indicators
Front Panel The LED indicator is used to display the status of
the internal disk and the system.
USB Port Front Panel Synology Server offers 2 USB ports for adding
additional external hard drives, USB printers, or
other USB devices.
Fan
Ventilation
Back Panel The fan is to exhaust waste heat out of Synology
Server. It will start automatically when the server
starts. If the fan is malfunctioning, system will "beep"
every 1 second.
RESET
Button
Back Panel 1. To restore IP, DNS, passwords for the "admin"
account to default value, and reset the “guest”
account to the “enabled” status. (Please refer
to “
Resetting Administrator Password”
chapter.)
2. To reinstall the Synology Server. (Please refer
to “
Reinstalling Synology Server” chapter.)
LAN Port Back Panel The LAN port is where you connect RJ-45 cable to
Synology Server.
DC IN Port Back Panel The DC IN Port is where you connect the AC Power
Adapter.
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RS407
Front View
Power Button LED Indicators
Rear View
Power Fan LAN USB Console
Article Name Location Description
Power Button Front Panel The Power Button is used to turn Synology Server
On or Off.
To turn Off Synology Server, press the Power Button
until you hear a "beep" and the Power LED begins
blinking. The shutdown process will complete in 30
seconds.
LED
indicators
Front Panel The LED indicator is used to display the status of
the internal disk and the system.
USB Port Back Panel Synology Server offers 2 USB ports for adding
additional external hard drives or other USB
devices.
Fan Back Panel There are 3 fans on the back panel. The fans are
used to exhaust waste heat out of Synology Server.
The fans will start automatically when Synology
Server starts. If the fan is malfunctioning, system will
"beep" every 1 second.
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Console port Back Panel The console port is where you connect Synology
Server directly to a computer .
RESET
Button
Back Panel 1. To restore IP, DNS, passwords for the
"admin" account to default value, and reset
the “guest” account to the “enabled” status.
(Please refer to “
Resetting Administrator
Password
” chapter.)
2. To reinstall the Synology Server. (Please
refer to “
Reinstalling Synology Server”
chapter.)
LAN Port Back Panel The LAN port is where you connect RJ-45 cable to
RS407.
Power Port Back Panel The power port is where you connect the AC power
cord.
LED Indication Descriptions Table
LED
Indication
Color Status Description
Solid Green Light Volume normal
Solid Orange
Light
Available volume space < 1GB
Status Green/Orange
Blinking Orange
Light
y Disk crashed
y Volume degraded or crashed
y No internal disk
Solid Network is up
Blinking Network is active
LAN Green
Light Off Network is down
Solid Disk ready
Blinking Disk is being accessed
Green
Off No internal disk
HDD
Orange Blinking Cannot Read/Write
Solid System ready
Blinking
y System is booting
y System is shutting down
Power
Blue(CS407
Series) / Green
(RS407)
Off Power off
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