Synology CS407, RS407, DS207, CS407e, DS108j User Manual

NAS Server

User’s Guide

Applied Model:
DS108j, DS107, DS107+, DS207, DS207+, CS407e,
CS407, RS407, RS408, RS408-RP
Document ID:
Synology _UserGuide_NASeries_20080306_enu
Based on Version:
DSM 2.0-0585

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Index

About this User’s Guide.............................................................................................. 6

Getting to know your Synology Server..................................................................... 7

Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 7

Storing and Sharing Files via Internet ..................................................................................7

PC Data and Server Data Backup........................................................................................7

Transferring Data via FTP......................................................................................................7

Managing Files through Web Browsers...............................................................................7

Sharing Photos, Videos and Blogs with Photo Station 3...................................................7

Enjoying Entertainment Data Stored on Server..................................................................7

Enjoying Music instantly with USB Speakers......................................................................8

Programming your Own Web Site ........................................................................................8

Video Recording with IP Cameras........................................................................................8

USB Printer Server..................................................................................................................8

Specification........................................................................................................................ 8

Specification........................................................................................................................ 9

1-bay Models............................................................................................................................9

2-bay Models..........................................................................................................................10

4-bay Models..........................................................................................................................11

Limitations.........................................................................................................................12

Appearance....................................................................................................................... 13

1-bay & 2-bay Disk Station...................................................................................................13

4-bay Cube Station................................................................................................................14

4-bay 1U Rack Station..........................................................................................................16

LED Indication Descriptions Table.................................................................................... 18

1-bay & 2-bay Models...........................................................................................................18

4-bay Models..........................................................................................................................19

Managing Synology Server ...................................................................................... 20

Entering Web Management UI.......................................................................................... 20

Using Setup Utility.................................................................................................................20

Accessing Web Management UI Manually........................................................................22

Managing Synology Server............................................................................................... 22

Connecting from Two Different Network*.......................................................................... 23

Managing Volume*............................................................................................................ 23

Managing Volume* ................................................................................................................23

Repairing Volume by Hot Swapping*..................................................................................24

Joining Windows Domain*................................................................................................ 24

Resetting Administrator Password.................................................................................... 25

Reinstalling Synology Server............................................................................................ 25

Accessing Synology Server Data............................................................................ 26

Shared Folders.................................................................................................................. 26

System Built-in.......................................................................................................................26

Administrator-Created...........................................................................................................28

Setting Access Control......................................................................................................28

Setting Encoding............................................................................................................... 29

Accessing Shared Folders................................................................................................ 29

From the same network........................................................................................................29

From different network..........................................................................................................32

Server Backup and PC Backup Solutions.............................................................. 33

Local Backup..................................................................................................................... 33

Network Backup................................................................................................................ 34

Backing up Personal Data................................................................................................. 35

Before starting........................................................................................................................35

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Minimum System Requirement...........................................................................................35

Installing Synology Data Replicator 3.................................................................................36

Using Synology Data Replicator 3......................................................................................36

Backing up Synology Server Settings............................................................................... 37

Synology Server to PC Client..............................................................................................37

Synology Server to another Synology Server...................................................................37

Sharing USB Printer .................................................................................................. 38

Extra Features............................................................................................................ 39

Audio Station..................................................................................................................... 39

iTunes Service...................................................................................................................40

Multimedia Service............................................................................................................ 41

Download Station .............................................................................................................. 42

Enabling Download St atio n..................................................................................................42

Installing Download Redirector............................................................................................42

Web Station.......................................................................................................................43

Enabling Web Station and MySQL......................................................................................43

Web Station’s detail description...........................................................................................43

Photo Station 3..................................................................................................................44

Enabling Photo Station 3......................................................................................................44

Photo Station 3’s detail description.....................................................................................44

Surveillance Station...........................................................................................................45

Enabling Surveillance Station..............................................................................................45

Surveillance Station’s detailed description........................................................................45

USBCopy*.........................................................................................................................46

Setting USBCopy Target Location ......................................................................................46

Mail Notification................................................................................................................. 47

Firmware Update............................................................................................................... 48

Expanding Storage Capacity.................................................................................... 49

External HDD.................................................................................................................... 49

External USB HDD................................................................................................................49

External SATA HDD*.............................................................................................................49

Replacing Larger Internal HDD......................................................................................... 49

Replacing Larger Internal HDD......................................................................................... 50

Basic and RAID 0* Volume ..................................................................................................50

RAID 1 and RAID 5 Volume*...............................................................................................50

Adding a HDD to a RAID 5 Volume*................................................................................. 50

Troubleshooting......................................................................................................... 51

Appendix..................................................................................................................... 52

Recommended Peripherals .............................................................................................. 52

Recommended NTP Server.............................................................................................. 52

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About this User’s Guide

This user's guide covers all the functions of Synology NAS Server. Some of the
functions may only be available on specific models. Please refer to product

specification

for further details.

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Getting to know your Synology Server

Introduction

Congratulations on your pur c hase of Sy nology NAS Server (“Synology Server”).
Synology Server is specially designed for the following purposes:

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 back up PC data to
Synology Server, back up Synology Server data to an external hard disk, or
another Synology Server, or a rsyn c-compatible 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.

Managing Files through Web Browsers

File Station makes it possible for users to manage their files on the Synology
Server easily through a web interface. Simply point the web browser to Synology
File Station, and you have one more access to your files.

Sharing Photos, Videos and Blogs with Photo Station 3

Photo Station 3 gives you the freedom to share photos and videos over the
Internet without complicated upload steps. Album control ensures the content is
shared with the right persons. Visitors can even leave comments for your photos.
Furthermore, a brand new blogging system is integrated for you to easily share
your living and thoughts over the Internet.

Enjoying Entertainment Data Stored on Server

“Download St ation” allo ws 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.

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The build-in “Copy” button on the device allows instant copy of photos from the
camera to Synology Server.

Enjoying Music instantly with USB Speakers

“Audio Station” allows users to collate music stored in Synology Server into
playlist, play music stored on the Synology Server or from the connected iPod,
or even stream internet Radio Stations. With USB speakers connected to the
Synology Server, you’re able to bathe in music at anytime you want.

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.

Video Recording with IP Cameras

"Surveillance Station" allows you to manage, view, and record videos from
multiple* IP cameras on the Internet, By accessing the Surveillance Station’s
web-based management interface, you can watch the real-time image the
camera is monitoring, and record videos continuously as well as in the
motion-detection mode.

USB Printer Server

You can share USB 2.0 Printer through Local Area Network.

* Supported on specific models only. Please refer to the product

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Specification

1-bay Models 2-bay Models 4-bay Models

1-bay Models

Item DS107 DS107+ DS108j

Internal HDD 3.5 SATA (II) x 1 3.5 SATA (II) x 1 3.5 SATA (II) x 1
Max. Capacity 1 TB 1 TB 1 TB
Hot Swappable HDD No No No

External HDD Interface
LAN Port Gigabit X 1 Gigabit X 1 Gigabit X 1

USBCopy Yes Yes Yes
System Fan
Size (HxWxD) (mm) 160 X 63 X 218 160 X 63 X 218 160 X 63 X 218

Weight 0.81Kg 0.81Kg 0.81Kg
Supported Clients
Max. User Accounts 128 128 128

Max. Group Accounts 64 64 64
Max. Shared Folder 100 100 100
Max. Concurrent Connections 32 32 32
Max. Supported IP Cameras 2 2 1

File System
Volume T y pe Basic
Agency Certifications
HDD Hibernation Yes Yes Yes

Event Notification Yes Yes Yes
NTP Yes Yes Yes
FTP over SSL/TLS Yes Yes Yes
HTTPS Connection Yes Yes Yes
Windows ADS Domain Y es Yes No
Encrypted Network Backup Yes Yes Yes
Scheduled Power On/Off No No Yes

Language Localization

Power Consumption
And
Environment Requirements

USB x 3

eSATA x 1

X 1

(50mmX50mm)

y Windows 2000 Onward
y Mac OS X 10.3 Onward

‧EXT3 ‧FAT (External Disk Only)

‧NTFS (External Disk Read Only)

‧FCC Class B ‧CE Class B

‧BSMI Class B ‧VCCI Class B

‧English ‧German ‧French ‧Italian ‧Spanish
‧Danish ‧Norwegian ‧Swedish ‧Dutch ‧Russian
‧Japanese ‧Korean ‧Traditional Chinese
‧Simplified Chinese

y Line voltage: 90V to 230V AC
y Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz
y Operating Temperature: 50 to 95∘F (10 to 35∘C)
y Storage Temperature: -40 to 185∘F (-10 to 70∘C)
y Relative Humidity: 5% to 95% RH
y Maximum Operating Altitude: 10,000 feet

USB x 3

eSATA x 1

X 1

(50mmX50mm)

USB x 3

X 1

(50mmX50mm)

Note: For the most recent product specification, please visit www.synology.com

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2-bay Models

Item DS207 DS207+

Internal HDD 3.5 SATA (II) x 2 3.5 SATA (II) x 2
Max. Capacity 2 TB 2 TB
Hot Swappable HDD No No

External HDD Interface USB x 3
LAN Port Gigabit X 1 Gigabit X 1

USBCopy Yes Yes
System Fan X 1 (60mmX60mm) X 1 (60mmX60mm)
Size (HxWxD) (mm) 160 X 88 X 218 160 X 88 X 218
Weight 0.98Kg 0.98Kg

Supported Clients
Max. User Accounts 128 128

Max. Group Accounts 64 64
Max. Shared Folder 100 100
Max. Concurrent Connections 32 32
Max. Supported IP Cameras 2 5

File System
Volume T y pe ‧Basic ‧RAID 0 ‧RAID 1
Agency Certifications
HDD Hibernation Yes Yes

Event Notification Yes Yes
NTP Yes Yes
FTP over SSL/TLS Yes Yes
HTTPS Connection Yes Yes
Windows ADS Domain Y es Yes
Encrypted Network Backup Yes Yes
Scheduled Power On/Off No No

Language Localization

Power Consumption
And
Environment Requirements

‧FCC Class B ‧CE Class B

‧BSMI Class B ‧VCCI Class B

‧English ‧German ‧French ‧Italian ‧Spanish
‧Danish ‧Norwegian ‧Swedish ‧Dutch ‧Russian
‧Japanese ‧Korean ‧Traditional Chinese
‧Simplified Chinese

y Line voltage: 90V to 230V AC
y Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz
y Operating Temperature: 50 to 95∘F (10 to 35∘C)
y Storage Temperature: -40 to 185∘F (-10 to 70∘C)
y Relative Humidity: 5% to 95% RH
y Maximum Operating Altitude: 10,000 feet

y Windows 2000 Onward

y Mac OS X 10.3 Onward

‧EXT3 ‧FAT (External Disk Only)

‧NTFS (External Disk Read Only)

USB x 3

eSATA x 1

‧FCC Class B

‧CE Class B

Note: For the most recent product specification, please visit www.synology.com

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4-bay Models

Item CS407e/CS407 RS407 RS408 RS408-RP

Internal HDD 3.5 SATA (II) x 4 3.5 SATA (II) x 4 3.5 SATA (II) x 4 3.5 SATA (II) x 4
Max. Capacity 4 TB 4 TB 4 TB 4 TB
Hot Swappable HDD No Yes Yes Yes
External HDD Interface USB x 2 USB x 2 USB x 2 USB x 2
LAN Port Gigabit X 1 Gigabit X 1 Gigabit X2 Gigabit X2
USBCopy No No No No

System Fan

Power Fan No No

Size (HxWxD) (mm) 168 X 184 X 230
Weight 2.23Kg 7.2Kg 7.1Kg 9.68Kg
Supported Clients
Max. User Accounts 2,048 2,048 2,048 2,048

Max. Group Accounts 256 256 256 256
Max. Shared Folder 200 200 200 200
Max. Concurrent Connections 128 128 128 128
Max. Supported IP Cameras 2 5 10 10

File System
Volume T y pe ‧Basic ‧RAID 0 ‧RAID 1 ‧RAID 5

Agency Certifications

HDD Hibernation Yes Yes Yes Yes
Event Notification Yes Yes Yes Yes
NTP Yes Yes Yes Yes
FTP over SSL/TLS Yes Yes Yes Yes
HTTPS Connection Yes Yes Yes Yes
Windows ADS Domain Yes Yes Yes Yes
Encrypted Network Backup Yes Yes Yes Yes
Scheduled Power On/Off No No Yes Yes

Language Localization

Power Consumption
And
Environment Requirements

X 1

(80mmX80mm)

y Windows 2000 Onward
y Mac OS X 10.3 Onward

‧FCC Class B
‧CE Class B
‧BSMI Class B
‧VCCI Class B

‧English ‧German ‧French ‧Italian ‧Spanish ‧Danish ‧Norwegian
‧Swedish ‧Dutch ‧Russian ‧Japanese ‧Korean ‧Traditional Chinese
‧Simplified Chinese

y Line voltage: 90V to 230V AC
y Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz
y Operating Temperature: 50 to 95∘F (10 to 35∘C)
y Storage Temperature: -40 to 185∘F (-10 to 70∘C)
y Relative Humidity: 5% to 95% RH
y Maximum Operating Altitude: 10,000 feet

X 3

(40mmX40mm)

44 X 430.5 X

457.5

‧EXT3 ‧FAT (External Disk Only)

‧NTFS (External Disk Read Only)

‧FCC Class A
‧CE Class A
‧VCCI Class A

X 3

(40mmX40mm)

X 1

(40mmX40mm)

44 X 430.5 X

457.5

‧FCC Class A ‧CE Class A
‧BSMI Class A ‧VCCI Class A

X 4

(40mmX40mm)

X 2

(40mmX40mm)

44 X 430.5 X

570.5

Note: For the most recent product specification, please visit www.synology.com

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Limitations

1. Supports up to 1 USB printer.

2. USBCopy function only sup ports USB disks with FAT32 file system.

3. Some digital cameras are defined as a Still Image Device, such as Canon.
For such devices, Synology Server only supports USB Copy function (No
USB share function).

4. For Mac users, Synology Server supports only USB printers with
PostScript.

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Appearance

1-bay & 2-bay Disk Station 4-bay Cube Station 4-bay 1U Rack Station

1-bay & 2-bay Disk Station

Front View Rear View

Fan

USBCopy

button

eSATA
port

POWER

button

USB
port

LAN port

RESET
DC in 12V

port

Article Name Location Description

Power Button Front Panel The Power Button is used to turn the Synology

Server On or Off.
To turn Off Synology Server , press the Power Button

and hold it until you hear a "beep" sound and the
Power LED starts blinking.

COPY Button Front Panel The COPY Button lights up when you connect a

USB Device (for example: digital camera, USB flash
disk). Pressing the button will copy the data from the
connected USB device to the Synology Server's
internal HDD.

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USB Port Front & Back

Panel

The Synology Server offers 3 USB ports for adding
additional external hard drives, USB printers, or
other USB devices. One at the front, and other two
at the back.

Smart Fan
Ventilation

eSATA Port Front Panel The eSATA port is for connecting with an external

RESET
Button

LAN Port Back Panel The LAN port is where you connect RJ-45 cable to

DC IN 12V
Port

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.

SATA HDD.

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.)

Synology Server.

Back Panel The DC IN 12V Port is where you connect the AC

Power Adapter .

4-bay Cube Station

Front View

LED Indicators Power Button LED Indicators

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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
seconds.

LED
indicators

USB Port Back Panel Synology Server offers 2 USB ports for adding

Fan
Ventilation

RESET
Button

Front Panel The LED indicator is used to display the status of

the internal disk and the system.

additional external hard drives, USB printers, or
other USB devices.

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.

Back Panel 3. 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.)

4. 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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