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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Get Started with Synology DiskStation Manager
Install Synology DiskStation .................................................................................................................................................. 7
Log in to Synology DiskStation Manager ............................................................................................................................. 7
DiskStation Manager Appearance ...................................................................................................................................... 10
Manage DSM with the Main Menu ..................................................................................................................................... 12
Manage Personal Options ................................................................................................................................................... 14
Chapter 3: Modify System S ettings
Change DSM Settings .......................................................................................................................................................... 16
Change Network Settings .................................................................................................................................................... 19
Modify Regional Options ...................................................................................................................................................... 22
Use Energy Saving Features .............................................................................................................................................. 24
Chapter 4: Manage Storage Space
What is Volume and Disk Group? ....................................................................................................................................... 27
Manage Volumes or Disk Groups with Storage Manager ............................................................................................... 28
Manage iSCSI Target with Storage Manager ................................................................................................................... 34
Manage iSCSI LUNs with Storage Manager ..................................................................................................................... 36
Manage Hard Disks with Storage Manager ....................................................................................................................... 38
SSD Cache ............................................................................................................................................................................ 39
Manage External Disks ........................................................................................................................................................ 39
Chapter 5: Access your DiskStation from the Internet
Use the EZ-Internet Wizard ................................................................................................................................................. 41
Set Up Port Forwarding Rules for Router .......................................................................................................................... 41
Register DDNS for DiskStation ........................................................................................................................................... 43
Access DSM Services via QuickConnect .......................................................................................................................... 44
Set up VPN Connection ....................................................................................................................................................... 46
Chapter 6: Enhance Internet Security
Prevent Unauthorized Connection with Firewall ............................................................................................................... 47
Control the Outgoing Traffic of Services ............................................................................................................................ 48
Automatically Block Suspicious Login Attempts ............................................................................................................... 49
Chapter 7: Set Up File Sharing
Enable File Sharing Protocols for All Platforms ................................................................................................................ 51
Join DiskStation to Directory Service ................................................................................................................................. 53
Host LDAP Service with Directory Server ......................................................................................................................... 55
Manage Users and Groups.................................................................................................................................................. 55
Set Up Shared Folders ......................................................................................................................................................... 60
Define Windows ACL Privileges for Shared Folder .......................................................................................................... 64
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Index Shared Folder Contents ............................................................................................................................................ 65
Chapter 8: Access Files from Anywhere
Access Files within the Intranet........................................................................................................................................... 67
Access Files via FTP ............................................................................................................................................................ 70
Access Files via WebDAV ................................................................................................................................................... 71
Sync Files via Cloud Station ................................................................................................................................................ 72
Access Files via File Station ................................................................................................................................................ 73
Chapter 9: Back Up Data
Back Up Computer Data ...................................................................................................................................................... 81
Back up Data or iSCSI LUN on Synology DiskStation ..................................................................................................... 82
Sync Shared Folder Contents between DiskStations ...................................................................................................... 85
Backup DiskStation Data with Time Backup ..................................................................................................................... 87
Back up Data on USB Device or SD Card......................................................................................................................... 88
Chapter 10: Host Websites, Email Server, and Print Server
Use Web Station to Host Websites .................................................................................................................................... 89
Host Mail Server .................................................................................................................................................................... 92
Set Synology DiskStation as Print Server ......................................................................................................................... 94
Chapter 11: Discover Various Applications with Package Center
What Package Center Offers .............................................................................................................................................. 97
Manage Packages ................................................................................................................................................................ 97
Configure Package Center .................................................................................................................................................. 98
Chapter 12: Share Photos, Videos, and Blogs with Photo Station
Install Photo Station ............................................................................................................................................................ 100
Enable Personal Photo Station ......................................................................................................................................... 101
Manage Photo Station User Accounts ............................................................................................................................. 102
Create, Manage, and View Albums, Photos, and Videos.............................................................................................. 103
Share with Social Networks ............................................................................................................................................... 107
Browse Photos and Videos with Timeline ....................................................................................................................... 108
Manage Tags for Photos .................................................................................................................................................... 108
Perform Face Recognition ................................................................................................................................................. 109
Customize Album Layout ................................................................................................................................................... 109
Use the Blog ........................................................................................................................................................................ 110
Chapter 13: Play Music with Audio Station
Install Audio Station ............................................................................................................................................................ 112
Choose Audio Source......................................................................................................................................................... 113
Organize Your Music .......................................................................................................................................................... 115
Play Music ............................................................................................................................................................................ 119
Download Music .................................................................................................................................................................. 122
Chapter 14: Organize Videos and Record TV Programs with Video Station
Install Video Station ............................................................................................................................................................ 123
Categorize Your Videos ..................................................................................................................................................... 124
Manage Video Metadata .................................................................................................................................................... 126
Record TV Programs .......................................................................................................................................................... 127
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Live Stream TV Programs.................................................................................................................................................. 128
Chapter 15: Download Files with Download Station
Install Download Station ..................................................................................................................................................... 130
Manage Auto Extract Service ............................................................................................................................................ 131
Set up BT/HTTP/FTP/NZ B ................................................................................................................................................ 132
Create BT/HTTP/FTP/NZB Download Tasks .................................................................................................................. 135
Manage BT/HTTP/FTP/NZB Download Tasks ............................................................................................................... 138
Set up eMule ........................................................................................................................................................................ 139
Connect to ED2K Server/Kad ............................................................................................................................................ 142
Create eMule Download Tasks ......................................................................................................................................... 143
Manage eMule Download Tasks ....................................................................................................................................... 144
Chapter 16: Safeguard Your Environment with Surveillance Station
Install Surveillance Station ................................................................................................................................................. 146
Manage IP Cameras ........................................................................................................................................................... 147
Watch Li v e View .................................................................................................................................................................. 148
Work with Timeline .............................................................................................................................................................. 150
Play and Manage Events ................................................................................................................................................... 151
Manage Notification Settings ............................................................................................................................................. 152
Use E-Map ........................................................................................................................................................................... 153
Manage Advanced Settings ............................................................................................................................................... 153
Assign Privileges ................................................................................................................................................................. 155
Install Camera License ....................................................................................................................................................... 155
View Log ............................................................................................................................................................................... 156
Chapter 17: Manage Media Server and iTunes Service
Install DLNA Media Server ................................................................................................................................................ 157
Manage DLNA Media Server ............................................................................................................................................ 157
Install iTunes Server ........................................................................................................................................................... 160
Manage iTunes Server ....................................................................................................................................................... 160
Chapter 18: Perform Advanced Management Tasks
Check System Information ................................................................................................................................................. 162
View System Logs .............................................................................................................................................................. 164
Monitor System Resources ................................................................................................................................................ 165
Update DSM ........................................................................................................................................................................ 166
Receive Event Notifications ............................................................................................................................................... 168
Access Applications with Independent Login .................................................................................................................. 170
Index Multimedia Files for Applications ............................................................................................................................ 171
Reset admin's Password .................................................................................................................................................... 172
Restore Synology DiskStation to Factory Defaults......................................................................................................... 172
Reinstall Synology DiskStation ......................................................................................................................................... 172
Enable SNMP Service ........................................................................................................................................................ 173
Enable Terminal Services .................................................................................................................................................. 174
Chapter 19: Communicate with Mobile Devices
Manage DSM Settings with DSM mobile ......................................................................................................................... 175
Use iOS, Android, and Windows Apps ............................................................................................................................ 175
Use Other Mobile Devices ................................................................................................................................................. 176
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of Synology Dis kSt at ion. Sy nology D is kStat ion is a multi-functional NetworkAttached Storage server, serving as a file-sharing center within your Intranet. Moreover, it is specially designed
for a variety of purposes, allowing you to perform the following tasks with the web-based Synology DiskStation
Manager (DSM):
Store and Share Files over the Internet
Windows users, Mac users, and Linux users can easily share files within the Intranet or through the Internet.
Unicode language support makes sharing files in different languages from Synology DiskStation simple.
Manage Files with Web-Based File Station
One of Synology DiskStat ion Manager’s applications, File Station, can make it possible for users to manage their
files on Synology DiskStation easily through a web interface. You can also access the files stored on
Synology DiskStation with a mobile device.
Transfer Files via FTP
Synology DiskStation provides FTP service with bandwidth restriction and anonymous login. To transfer data
safely, FTP over SSL/TLS and uninvited IP auto-block are also available.
Sync Files with Cloud Station
Cloud Station is a file sharing service that allows your DiskStation to become a file sync center to sync files
between multiple client computers. With the Cloud Station application installed on your computers, you can
simply drop your office file to a folder on your office computer, and then open the same file automatically synced
to your laptop.
Share Storage Capacity as iSCSI LUNs
You can designate portion of your Synology DiskStation volume space to be an iSCSI LUN, which will allow the
iSCSI initiator to access the space like a local disk.
Back Up Files on Computer and Server
Synology DiskStation provides various backup solutions to back up computer data to Synology DiskStation, back
up Synology DiskStation data or iSCSI LUN to an external hard drive, another Synology DiskStation, an rsynccompatible server, Amazon S3 server, HiDrive backup server, etc.
Enjoy Entertainment Content on the Server
Download Station allows you to download files from the Internet through BT, FTP, HTTP, eMule and NZB to
Synology DiskStation. The Media Server and iTunes support allows computers or DMA devices within LAN to
playback multimedia files on Synology DiskStation
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With the USBCopy or SDCopy function, you can press the Copy button on your DiskStation to instantly copy files
from a camera or SD card to Synology DiskStation.
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Organize Videos with Video Station
Video Station allows you to organize your collection of movies, TV shows, and home videos into a media platform
on which you can watch and play video clips, live stream and record digital TV programs with a USB DTV dongle
plugged into your Synology DiskStation, view and edit video metadata whose information is retrieved
automatically from the Internet. You can also stream videos to your iPhone or iPad for play bac k.
Share Photos, Videos, and Blogs with Photo Station
Photo Station 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 leave comments for your
photos. Furthermore, a brand new blogging system is integrated for you to easily share your life and thoughts
over the Internet.
Enjoy Music Anytime and Anywhere
Audio Station allows you to listen to music stored on the Synology DiskStation, from a connected iPod, or even
stream Internet Radio stations. In addition, you can stream music from the Synology DiskStation with a web
browser over the Internet.
Host Websites
The Virtual Host feature allows you to host up to 30 websites using Web Station, with PHP and MySQL
supported.
Record Videos with IP Cameras
Surveillance Station allows you to manage, view, and record videos from multiple IP cameras over the network.
By accessing the web-based mana gem ent interface of Surveillance Station, you can watch the real-time image
the camera is monitoring, and record videos continuously, in motion-detection mode, or in alarm-recording mode.
Discover More Apps with Package Center
Package Center brings intuitivenes s and convenience for users to easily install and update a variety of
applications (which are packed into packages). Just browse all available applications and select the ones that
best suit your needs. All can be done with just a few clicks.
USB Print Server
USB printers connected to your DiskStation can be shared by client computers over the local area network.
AirPrint support allows you to print to the printer from an iOS device, while Google Cloud Print support allows you
to print to the printer when you are using Google products and services.
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Online Resources
Click on the links to obtain Synology's online resources.
FAQ: www.synology.com/support/faq.php
Wiki: forum.synology.com/wiki
Forum: forum.synology.com
Download Center: www.synology.com/support/download.php
Technical Support: www.synology.com/support/support_form.php
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Manager
This chapter explains how to log in to Synology DiskStation's web-based management UI, Synology
DiskStation Manager (DSM), customize your own desktop, manage its taskbar and widgets, and use the Main
Menu to access DSM settings and applications.
Install Synology DiskStation
For more information about setting up Synology DiskStation and installing DSM, see the Quick Installation
Guide that came with your installation disc.
Log in to Synology DiskStation Manager
You can log in to DSM with Synology Assistant or with a web browser.
Use Synology Assistant
Windows User:
1 Insert the installation disc into your computer, and click Start. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the
setup process.
2 Synology Assistant will be installed and launched on your computer.
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3 Choose the server you want to manage. Click Connect or double-click the selected server to go to DSM's
login screen.
4 Enter your user name and password, and click Login. The default password for admin is empty. If you want to
save your login information and log in automatically next time, tick Remember me before logging in.
Mac OS X User:
1 Insert the installation disc into your computer, and then double-click the SynologyInstall icon on the desktop.
2 In the window that appears, double-click the MacOSX folder, and then double-click Synology Assistant-
[number].dmg.
3 Double-click the Synology Assistant.app in the window that appears.
4 Follow step 3 to 4 of the “Windows User ” section to log in to DSM.
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Linux (Ubuntu) User:
1 Insert the installation disc into your computer, and then double-click the SynologyInstall icon on the desktop.
2 In the File Browser window that appears, double-click the Linux folder, and then double-click Synology
Assistant-[number].tar.gz.
3 Click Extract, and then extract the SynologyAssistant directory to the path /usr/local or any other path.
4 Go to the path /usr/local/SynologyAssistant (or [the path you just specified]/SynologyAssistant), double-
click SynologyAssistant, and then select Run in Terminal in the dialog box that appears.
5 Follow step 3 to 4 of the “Windows User ” section to log in to DSM.
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Use a Web Browser
1 Open a web browser window, enter any of the following in the address field, and then press Enter on your
keyboard:
http://Synology_Server_IP:5000
http://Synology_Server_Name:5000/ (or http://Synology_Server_Name.local:5000/ on a Mac)
Synology_Server_Name should be replaced with the name you set up for Synology DiskStation during the
setup process. If you choose One-step Setup during the setup process, the Synology_Server_Name will be
DiskStation, CubeStation, USBStation, or RackStation.
2 Enter your user name and password, and click Login. The default password for admin is empty. If you want to
save your login information and log in automatically next time, tick Remember me before logging in.
Note: To ensure your connection to DSM runs smoothly, please use the following browsers.
Chrome
Firefox
Safari: 5.0 or later
Internet Explor er: 8.0 or later
DiskStation Manager Appearance
When you log in to Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM), you can see the desktop, taskbar and widgets.
Desktop and Shortcuts
The desktop is where your application windows are displayed. You can also create desktop shortcuts to
frequently used applications.
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To create a desktop shortcut to an application:
Drag its thumbnail from the Main Menu to the desktop.
To remove a desktop shortcut to an application:
Right-click the shortcut and choose Remove shortcut.
To open Synology-designed or third-party applications (available at Package Center) in a new browser
window:
Right-click the applications' Main Menu thumbnail or desktop shortcut and choose Open in New Window.
Note: You can also c ustomize your desktop background color or wallpaper with the Desktop function. See "Desktop"
on Page 14 for more inf ormation.
Taskbar
The taskbar at the top of the desktop contains the following functions:
1 The Show Desktop button: Click to clear your application windows and reveal the desktop. Click again to
bring the windows back to the desktop. For more information about application windows, see "Open
Application Windows" on Page 13.
2 The Main Menu button: Click to reveal the Main Menu. See "Manage DSM with the Main Menu" on Page 12
for more information.
3 The icons of open applications:
Click the icon of an application to show or hide its window on the desktop.
Right-click the icon and choose from the shortcut menu to manage the application window (Maximize,
Minimize, Restore, Close) or its taskbar icon (Pin to Taskbar, Unpin from Taskbar).
4 The Notifications button (with an exclamation mark): Click to check the logs of important events.
Clear All: Click to remove all events and hide the Notification button.
Show All: Click to see all notifications in another window.
(Number) unread: If there are more than 30 unread notifications, (Number) unread will appear instead of
Show All to notify you of how many notifications have not been read. Click to see all notifications in another
window.
Note: For more inf ormation about system log, see "View System Logs" on P age 164.
5 The Options menu: Click to manage your user account settings or leave DSM.
Options: Click to manage personal options for your DSM users. See “Manage Personal Options” on Page
14 for more information.
Logout: Click to exit your current account and return to login screen.
6 The Search icon: Click to enter keywords in the search field to quickly find a list of relevant applications and
DSM Help articles.
7 The Pilot View button: Click to have an instant preview of all open applications and hover your mouse over
the application windows for quick navigation.
Note: Pilot View is not supported by Internet Explorer.
Widgets
The widgets at the bottom-right corner of the desktop contain the system information of your Synology
DiskStation.
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To open/close the widget panel:
Click the upward/downward triangle to reveal/close the panel.
You can choose any three of the following subject to be displayed on the widget panel. More information can be
acquired by clicking the icon at the top-left corner of each corresponding subject panel.
Current Connections: See a list of users who are currently accessing DiskStation resources.
File Change Log: View the file change log records of DiskStation services.
No active logs: Appears when none of the logs (Samba, WebDAV, FTP, File Station) is enabled.
No logs available: Appears when any one of the logs (Samba, WebDAV, FTP, File Station) is enabled.
Recent Logs: View the log records of DiskStation services.
Resource Monitor: Monitor the CPU usage, memory usage, and network flow.
Scheduled Backup: View the status of your backup tasks.
Storage: View your DiskStation's volume usage and disk status.
System Health: Obtain an overall status of your DiskStation and all connected devices (if any). You will be
advised to take corrective action when system error occurs.
Manage DSM with the Main Menu
The Main Menu is where you can find all the applications and settings provided by Synology DiskStation
Manager.
Restart and Shutdown
Click Restart or Shutdown at the bottom-right corner of the Main Menu to restart DiskStation or turn it off, just
like using any other operating systems.
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Reorder Main Menu’s Thumbnails
Open Main Menu and drag any thumbnail to any position you want.
Open Application Windows
In addition to the Control Panel, the Main Menu contains the thumbnails of all the other DSM applications. With
DSM’s multitasking ability, now you can open multiple application windows at the same time.
To open an application window:
Click any thumbnail of an application from the Main Menu to open the application window on the desktop and the
application icon on the taskbar.
Note: You can also open application windows through desktop shortcuts. See "Deskt op and S hortcuts" on Page 10
for more information.
Use the Control Panel
Choose Control Panel from the Main Menu to see the thumbnails of DSM settings.
The DSM settings on the Control Panel are grouped into the following categories:
File Sharing and Privileges: Set up Win/Mac/NFS/FTP/WebDAV file sharing service.
Network Services: Manage and edit the settings for network services and Internet connection.
System: Edit the basic settings on your DiskStation.
Application Settings: Assign appl icat ion privil ege s for user acc ounts, enable the services of built-in
applications, create a VPN connection, and index multimedia files stored on your DiskStation for applications.
Note: Control Panel is accessible only to admin or users belonging to the administrators group. See "Create and
Edit Groups" on Page 59 for more information.
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Manage Personal Options
Click the Options menu (with a figure icon) at the top-right corner of your DSM desktop to manage your user
account settings or log out of DSM.
Account
Under Account, you can change your account's password and description.
To modify your account:
1 Enter a description for your account (optional).
2 If you want to change your account's password, enter the new one and confirm it.
3 Enter your email address (optional).
4 Change your display language according to your preferences. The language you specified here for your
account will have higher priority over the one specified at Main Menu > Control Panel > Regional Options.
5 Click OK.
Limitations:
The user description is case sensitive and can be 0 to 64 displayable Unicode char acters.
The password is case sensitive and should be 0 to 127 displaya ble characters, including letters, numb ers, signs,
and space.
Volume Usage
Under Volume Usage, you can view your quota on all DiskStation volumes set by admin, as well as the amount
of capacity you have used on each volume.
Desktop
Under Desktop, you can customize the appearance of your desktop.
To change the background and text color of your desktop:
1 Tick Customize color and then choose from the drop-down menus to change the text color of desktop
thumbnails and the background color of DSM desktop.
2 Click OK.
To upload a customized image that will be used as your desktop wallpaper:
1 Tick Customize background, and then do any of the following to select your background image:
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If you want to use an image stored on your DiskStation, click Select image to select the image, and then
click Select.
If you want to use the default wallpaper provided by Synology, or select an image that have used as the
background image before, click Select image, select an image in the My Images section, and then click
Select.
If you want to use an image stored on your computer, click Select image, and then click Upload to select
the image.
2 Choose from the drop-down menu to decide how the background image is arranged on your DSM desktop.
3 Click OK.
Photo Station
This tab is viewable only when DSM admin or users belonging to the administrators group enable Personal
Photo Station service. D is kSta tion pr ov ide s the home/photo folder for you to store photos and videos that you
want to share. The system will create index thumbnails of the photos and videos automatically, and then people
can view photo albums via a web browser. See "Enable Personal Photo Station" on Page 100 for more
information.
Others
Under Others, You can customize other personal options.
To decide whether to expand the Main Menu after login:
1 Tick Do not expand the Main Menu after login.
2 Click OK.
To skip the confirmation dialog when closing the browser window:
1 Tick Do not show confirmation dialog when leaving DSM.
2 Click OK.
To remember opened windows and restore them after you log in to DSM next time or refresh the browser
window:
1 Tick Resume DSM to my previous logout status when logging in.
2 Click OK.
To have a quick preview of an open application when you hover your mouse over its application icon on
the taskbar:
1 Tick Enable instant preview on taskbar.
2 Click OK.
Note: Instant preview is not supported by Internet Explorer.
To display the widget panel at the right side of your DSM desktop:
1 Tick Enable widgets. Tick Keep the widget panel on top if you want to keep the panel on top of other DSM
windows.
2 Click OK.
Note: The widget panel is available to DSM admin (or a user belonging to the administrators) only.
To show browser notifications on your DSM desktop:
1 Tick Enable browser desktop notifications.
2 Click OK.
Note: Browser desktop notifications is currently supported by Google Chrome and S afari only. Dependin g on the
version of your web browser, the notification settings page may be different. Please go to the settings page of your
browser to manage notification setti ngs.
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Chapter 3: Modify System Settings
After you have connected to Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) and learned how to access its functions and
customize its appearance, you as admin or a user belonging to the administrators group can begin to modify its
basic settings.
This chapter explains how to change the network settings, specify default languages, set up time, and use energy
saving features.
Change DSM Settings
Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > DSM Settings to change the following DSM settings.
Login Style
Here you can change the login style by choosing from a variety of templates and displaying a logo or a
background image on your DSM's login screen.
To change the login template:
Select a template you want and click Apply. The chosen template will be displayed on your login screen next
time you log in to your DiskStation.
To change the background image of the login screen:
1 Click the rectangular image or the "+" icon (viewable only when the previously-selected image is removed) at
the middle of the rectangle in the Background section, and then do any of the following to select your
background image:
If you want to use an image stored on your DiskStation, select a folder in which your images are saved on
the left panel and double-click the image, or select the image and click Select.
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If you want to use the default wallpaper provided by Synology, click Default Wallpaper, double-click the
image, or select the image and click Select.
If you want to select an image that have used as the background image before, double-click the image in the
My Previous Images section, or select the image and click Select.
If you want to use an image stored on your computer, click Upload next to Use My Image, and then double-
click the image to select the image.
2 Choose how the background image is arranged and the background color from the drop-down menus in the
Background section. You can also click Preview to preview the login screen and see if further adjustments
are needed.
3 Click Apply.
To add a logo to the login screen:
1 Click the rectangular image or the "+" icon (viewable only when the previously-selected image is removed) at
the middle of the rectangle in the Logo section, and then do any of the following to select your logo image:
If you want to use an image stored on your DiskStation, select a folder in which your images are saved on
the left panel and double-click the image, or select the image and click Select.
If you want to select an image that have used as the logo before, double-click the image in the My Previous
Images section, or select the image and click Select.
If you want to use an image stored on your computer, click Upload next to Use My Image, and then double-
click the image to select the image.
Note: The size of the image file must be less than 1 MB.
2 Choose a way of alignment from the drop-down menu in the Logo section. You can also click Preview to
preview the login screen and see if further adjustment s are needed .
3 Click Apply.
HTTP Service
Click the HTTP Service tab to change the port number or enable HTTPS connection.
To change the default HTTP or HTTPS port number (for DSM and Audio Station):
1 Enter the port number in the HTTP or HTTPS field.
2 Click Apply.
To enable HTTPS connection:
1 Tick Enable HTTPS connection.
2 Click the optional Import Certificate or check Automatically redirect HTTP connections to HTTPS. (See
the section below for more information.)
3 Click Apply.
When the HTTPS connection is enabled, any connection to Synology DiskStation via the HTTPS protocol will be
encrypted with the SSL/TLS encrypting mechanism.
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More Information
About redirecting to HTTPS connection:
When the option Automatically redirect HTTP connections to HTTPS is checked, you will be redirected to
port 5001 while trying to access the web management UI through port 5000.
Ports used for HTTPS connection:
DSM: The port number is 5001, so you can access the management UI through the secure channel:
https://Synology_Server_IP:5001/
Web Station: The port number is 443, so you can access Web Station through the secure channel:
https://Synology_Server_IP:443/ or https://Synology_Server_Name:443/
About importing certificate:
If you have a certificate issued by the trusted Certificate Authority (CA), please click Import Certificate to
upload your own certificate and private key in order to host a valid SSL server. The certificate should match the
private key. Please keep your private key safely.
Security
Click the Security tab to modify the security level for each DSM browsing session.
To set the logout timer:
1 Enter any value between 1 to 65535 in Logout timer (minutes) to specify the idle time period before the
automatic logout.
2 Click Apply.
An automatic logout occurs if you are inactive for the specified time period.
To skip IP checking:
1 Tick Enhance browser compatibility by skipping IP checking.
2 Click Apply.
If you access DiskStation through a HTTP proxy and encounter random logouts, you can skip IP checking to
avoid this problem. Nonetheless, skipping IP checking will lower the security level.
Router Port
Click the Router Port tab to enable router port configuration. When you set up DSM's port forwarding rule on
your router, if you specifies different port numbers for the router port (assigned on your router) and the local port
(assigned on your DiskStation), you need to enter the router port number here to make sure DiskStation files you
shared to Internet services (such as Google docs) can be accessed successfully. For more information, cl ic k the
Help button (with a question mark) at the top-r ight cor ner .
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Change Network Settings
Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Network to modify the following network settings of your
Synology DiskStation.
General
In this section, you can change your DiskStation identification on the network by entering a server name. You can
also set up the domain name serv er and default gatew ay her e.
To rename DiskStation:
Enter the new server name in the Server Name field, and click Apply.
To set up domain name server and default gateway:
Enter the IP address in the DNS server and Default gateway fields, and click Apply.
Note: The DNS Server and Default Gateway fields will not be available for modification if all of your network
interfaces ar e configured automatic ally, or if your DiskStation is connected to the Internet via PPPoE.
To enable your DiskStation to connect via a proxy server:
Tick Connect via a proxy server, enter the address and port in the fields, and click Apply to save the settings.
Note:
Click Advanced Settings t o configure HTTP proxy, H TT PS proxy and the authentication information.
If you enable Connect via a proxy server, DSM Update and Package Center along with some other packages
will connect to the Internet through a proxy.
Network Interface
In this section, you can connect your DiskStation to the network via any of the following network interfaces.
LAN
If your DiskStation is connected to a local area network, you can click LAN or LAN [number] (for DiskStations
with multiple LAN ports) on the left side to configure the network interface.
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To decide how your DiskStation obtains IP address:
1 Choose either of the following:
Get network configuration automatically (DHCP): Get IP address automatically via DHCP.
Use manual configuration: Manually enter the IP address, subnet mask, DNS, and gateway.
2 Click Apply.
To set up IPv6:
Click IPv6 Setup. See "IPv6 Setup" on Page 21 for more information.
Term Explanation
Jumbo Frames: Jumbo Frames are Ethernet frames with more than the standard 1500 bytes of Maximum
Transmission Unit (MTU), allowing Ethernet transmission of large files to be more efficient. It can only be
enabled under Gigabit network environment. To ensure Jumbo Frame works properly, all the computers and
devices across the network accessing your DiskStation must support it and use the same MTU value.
Bond
For DiskStations with multiple LAN ports, you can combine multiple LAN interfaces into the Bond [number]
interface with Link Aggregation
1
To combine multiple LAN interfaces with Link Aggregation:
. You can configure this interface as you would with any LAN interface.
1 Click Create.
2 Choose any of the following modes and click Next:
Note: Before you ena ble Link Aggregation, please make sure all LAN cables are connected to the same switch.
IEEE 802.3ad Dynamic Link Aggregation: IEEE 802.3ad is the standard for most Link Aggregation
implementations. A switch with 802.3ad support is required to use in this mode.
Network Fault Tolerance only: If the LAN 1 port becomes unavailable, the system will use LAN 2 to
provide service. You can select this option if your switch does not support IEEE 802.3ad.
3 Select two or more LAN interfaces that will be used for Link Aggregation, and click Next.
4 Configure the network settings and click Apply.
To separate the Bond interface into multiple LAN interfaces:
1 Click the Bond [number] int er face on the left side.
2 Click Remove and then click Apply.
Term Explanation
Link Aggregation: For DiskStation with multiple LAN ports, you can set your DiskStation to connect multiple
LAN cables to the network at the same time, or assign it with two IP addresses under different subnets. With
Link Aggregation enabled, trunking (combining network bandwidth of aggregated LAN interf ace s for multip lie d
connection speed) and network fault tolerances (maintaining network connection when any of the aggregated
LAN interfaces is unavailable) are supported.
Wireless
2
Click Wireless on the left side to connect Synology DiskStation to a wireless network.
Note: Wireless network is available only when a wireless dongle is plugged into the USB port of your Synology
DiskStation.
To set up a wireless network:
Click Set up a wireless network and choose from the following options (If you are already connected to a
wireless network, click Disconnect first).
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2
Wireless network is supported on specific models only.
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Join a wireless network: The wizard will scan available wireless access points or Ad-Hoc networks with their
signal strength and security status. If the access point you want to access is locked with password protection,
the wizard will ask you to enter the password.
Connect to a hidden wireless network: If an access point doesn't broadcast its SSID (Network Name) for
privacy reason, it will not be discovered during the scanning. You can manually connect to those hidden
access points by entering the required information manually.
Create an Ad-Hoc Network: In addition to infrastructure network, in which a central access point (AP) bridges
the wireless network to a wired Ethernet network, Ad-Hoc network is also widely used. In an Ad-Hoc network,
all wireless devices within range of each other can communicate in a peer-to-peer fashion without a central
access point. To set up an Ad-Hoc network, all wireless devices have to be configured for Ad-H oc mode
instead of the infrastructure mode.
Note: For a list of compatible wireless dongles, visit www.synology.com.
IPv6 Setup
When you are configuring the LAN or Wireless Network interface, click the IPv6 Setup button to change the
IPv6 settings.
Synology DiskStation supports IPv4/IPv6 dual stack scheme. This means that both IPv4 and IPv6 can work
simultaneously on Synology DiskStation. The default setting for IPv6 is Auto.
1
On the IPv6 Setup page, choose between the different setup types:
Auto: DiskStation will automatically generate a local IPv6 address. This is generated based on DiskStation's
MAC address.
DHCP: DiskStation will automatically get an IPv6 address from the DHCP server which supports IPv6.
Manual: Set up IPv6 manually by entering IPv6 address, Prefix length, and Default gateway.
Off: Disable IPv6 support.
Note: If you want to joi n an IPv4 network environment with IPv6 address, you need to enable I Pv6 Tunnel. See the
section below for m ore information.
PPPoE
Click the PPPoE on the left side if your Synology DiskStation is connecting to a DSL or cable modem, and your
Internet Service Provider (ISP) uses PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet).
To connect to the Internet via PPPoE:
1 Click PPPoE Setting.
2 Enter the account information provided by your ISP.
3 Click OK.
Note: If you are still facing connecti on problems, contact your Internet Service Provider.
Hotspot
2
If there is a wireless dongle
3
To enable Hotspot on your DiskStation:
connected to the USB port of your Synology DiskStation, you can enable hotspot on
your DiskStation to turn it into a wireless access point that can share its wireless connection with computers or
mobile devices within the range of the Wi-Fi network.
1 Click the WiFi Setup button.
2 Select Wireles Hotspot, and then click OK.
3 Specify the SSID, the wireless mode and width, and the transmit power for your Wi-Fi network.
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2
Hotspot is only supported on specific models only.
3
For a complete list of supported wireless dongles, visit www.synology.com.
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4 If you want to secure your Wi-Fi network with the authentication mechanism, tick Enabl e wir eless securi ty,
and then choose the options to specify the authentication information. Client devices will be required to enter
those information before they could access your Wi-Fi network.
5 Click Apply.
Tunnel
Tunnel is a technique that encapsulates IPv6 packets within IPv4 packets, allowing isolated IPv6 host or network
to be compatible with IPv4 network backbone.
Click the Tunnel tab to allow your DiskStation to gain Internet access via IPv6 under the IPv4 environment.
To setup IPv6 Tunnel:
1 Tick Enable tunnel.
2 In Server address, enter the hostname or the IP of the tunnel service provider.
3 Select if you want to Conn ect anonymously or Connect with an existing account. If you choose the latter,
please also enter User name and Password.
4 Click Apply to save the settings.
Note:
Your extern al IPv6 address may be autom atically updated by the service provi der. However, Synology DiskStation
will not remove the old IPv6 address immedi ately.
If you are still facing connecti on problems, contact your Internet Service Provider.
Modify Regional Options
Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Regional Options to configure the following regional options.
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Set Up Time
Click the Time tab to set up the time. You can check the current time, manually set the server's date and time, or
have them set automatically using a network time server.
To set the time zone:
1 Choose a time zone from the Time zone drop-down menu.
2 Click Apply.
To set the date and time manually:
1 Choose Manually and select the date and time.
2 Click Apply.
To sync the date and time with NTP server:
1 Choose Synchronize with a NTP server, and enter the address of your network time server or choose a
server from the drop-down menu.
2 Click Update Now to make sure your Synology DiskStation can successfully synchronize time with the server.
3 Click Apply.
Note: Make sure a valid DNS server IP has been entered at Main M enu > Control Panel > Network and that your
DiskStation is connected to the Internet.
More Information
Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used to synchronize the time of all clients and servers over a data network.
Below are a few recommended NTP servers:
time.apple.com
time.asia.apple.com
time.euro.apple.com
time.nist.gov
For more information about NTP Server, please visit http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/servers.html
Language
Click the Language tab to s et the langu age for Synol ogy Dis kStat i on M anager, notifications, and specify the
codepage for Unicode filename conversion.
Display Language: Choose your preferred display language, or have it the same as your default browser
setting.
Notification Language: Set your preferred language for email and inst ant messa gin g notifications from
Synology DiskStation.
Codepage: Synology DiskStation uses Unicode to avoid file inaccessibility from computers using different
languages. But for the following devices or applications to use Synology DiskStation services without problem,
you need to choose the appropriate codepage for them:
Computers without Unicode support
Applications that convert non-Unicode strings to Unicode, such as FTP service, UPnP support, music
metadata indexing
NTP Service
Click the NTP Service tab to have your Synology DiskStation serve as a network time server to synchronize time
between different network devices and the DiskStation over network.
To enable the NTP service:
Tick Enable the NTP service and click Apply.
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Note: The NTP service is required for Surveillance Station. Therefore, if you have Surveillance Stat ion installed and
run on your DiskStation, the service cannot be disabled while the package is running.
Use Energy Saving Features
Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Power to manage the following energy saving features provided by DSM.
General
Click the General tab to set up power recovery or Wake on LAN (WOL)
1
To enable the power recovery function:
, or conduct FAN controls.
1 Tick Restart automatically after a power failure. If the DiskStation was shut down abnormally due to a
power failure, ticking this option will boot up DiskStation automatically after power has been restored.
2 Click Apply.
To enable Wake on LAN:
1 Tick Enable Wake on LAN (or Enable WOL on LAN [number] for DiskStations with multiple LAN ports).
2 Click Apply.
More Information
About Wake on LAN: After Wake on LAN is enabled for your DiskStation, you can turn on Synology DiskStation
over the local area network or the Internet by using a WOL (Wake on LAN) application. Activate the function by
entering DiskStation’s IP address (or DDNS hostname) and MAC address.
Wake on LAN works only after Synology DiskStation is shut down properly by pressing the Power button or
selecting Shutdown from DSM's Main Menu, and its power cord is plugged into a working power outlet.
Note: You can also perform Wake on LAN for supported Synology DiskStation with Synology Assistant. See the
Help of Synology Assistant for more information.
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To control fan speed:
1 Choose the appropriate fan speed mode according to your need (Cool Mode, Lower-Power mode or Quiet
mode), or according to the size of your hard disks (2.5" hard disk mode or 3.5" hard disk mode), depending
on the DiskStation models you are using.
2 Click Apply.
Cool Mode or 3.5" hard disk mode will provide better cooling effect, while Quiet Mode or 2.5" hard disk mode
can further reduce the noise level.
Beep Control
Click the Beep Control tab to have DiskStation play beep sounds under certain circumstances.
To manage beep control:
Tick or uncheck the checkboxes and click Apply.
UPS
Under the UPS tab, you can enable UPS support to prevent data loss when an unexpected power failure occurs.
To enable local UPS support:
1 Connect a local UPS to the USB port of your DiskStation.
2 Tick the Enable UPS support checkbox.
3 Set the Time before DiskStation enters Safe Mode.
Note: If the local U PS is low on battery, or the network UPS server enters Safe Mode, DiskSt ation will ignore the
specified tim e period and enter Safe Mode imm ediately.
4 You can decide whether to send a shutdown signal to the UPS when the system enters Safe Mode. Most UPS
can restore power supply automatically when the power recovers.
5 Click Apply.
Term Explanation
When entering Safe Mode, the system will first stop all services and unmount all data volumes to prevent data
loss, so that when the UPS shuts down, the system will be turned off safely. If the Power Recovery function has
been enabled, the system will restart automatically when power is restored.
To enable network UPS support:
1 Tick the Enable UPS support checkbox.
2 Enter the Network UPS server IP. (Make sure the server allow connection from Synology DiskStation)
3 Set the Time before DiskStation enters Safe Mode.
4 Click Apply.
More Information
Network UPS support requirements:
You will need another server connected to an UPS that can be communicated via internet, i.e. a network
UPS server.
A network device, such as a switch or a hub, should be connected to the same UPS, so that Synology
DiskStation can still communicate with network UPS server during an unexpected power failure.
To enable Network UPS server:
1 Connect a USB UPS to Synology DiskStation.
2 Tick the Enable UPS support checkbox.
3 Tick the Enable Network UPS Server checkbox.
4 Enter the IP addresses which will be allowed to connect to Synology DiskStation.
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5 Click Apply.
Schedule
Click the Schedule tab to start up or shut down automatically at a specified time.
To add a new startup/shutdown schedule:
1 Click the Create button to open the Add Schedule dialog.
2 Choose Startup or Shutdown.
3 Set the Date and Time for startup or shutdown.
4 Click OK.
5 Click Save.
The new schedule will be added to the schedule list.
To edit a schedule:
1 Select the schedule and click Edit to edit the schedule.
2 Click OK.
3 Click Save.
To enable or disable a schedule:
1 Tick or uncheck the checkbox for the schedule.
2 Click Save.
To enable or disable all schedules:
1 Tick or uncheck the Enabled checkbox.
2 Click Save.
To delete a schedule:
1 Select a schedule and click Delete.
2 Click Save.
To view schedule summary:
Click Summary to browse the weekly schedule for startup/shutdown.
Note: You can speci fy up to 100 schedules for one DiskStation.
HDD Hibernation
Click the HDD Hibernation tab to manage disk hibernation for all internal or external disks on your DiskStation.
When a disk enters HDD hibernation mode, it will stop spinning and become inactive, which not only saves
energy but also extends the disk's lifespan.
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Chapter 4: Manage Storage Space
Before sharing Synology DiskStation services with your users, you need to set up storage spaces first. This
chapter explains how to use Storage Manager to set up storage space (including volumes, Disk Groups, iSCSI
Targets, iSCSI LUNs), access external disks connected to DiskStation, and check hard drive's status.
What is Volume and Disk Group?
With the hard drives installed on your DiskStation, you can create volumes for storing and sharing your files.
Note: For more inf ormation about sett ing up file sharing on your DiskStation, see "C hapter 7: Set Up File Shari ng" on
Page 51.
Volume Creation Methods
For Synology DiskStation with 2 or more bays, you can create a volume with the following methods:
Combine several hard disks into a volume: This method allows you to create a volume with data protection.
See "Create a Volume Using the Quick Mode" on Page 29 and "Create a Volume by Combining Several Hard
Disks" on Page 29 for more information.
Combine several hard disks into a Disk Group, and then create multiple volumes on the Disk Group:
This method not only allows you to create a volume with data protection, but you can also spe cify volu me
capacity according to your needs. See "Create a Volume by Allocating Partial Space on a Disk Group" on
Page 29 and "Create a Disk Group" on Page 30 for more information.
Synology DiskStation Supported RAID Types
For Synology DiskStation with 1 bay, you can create a Basic volume. For Synology DiskStation with 2 or more
bays, you can choose between several RAID types during volume or Disk Group creation. Some of the RAID
types can provide data protection, which means data integrity is protected when one or two of the hard drives fail.
RAID Type HDD #
Allowed
Failed HDD #
Description Capacity
SHR
1
1
0
Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR) can optimize the
storage capacity when combining hard drives with
different sizes. If a SHR storage space is
composed of two or three hard drives, data
integrity is protected when one of the hard drives
fail. If a SHR storage space is composed of four or
more hard drives, data integrity is protected when
one or two of the hard drives fail.
1 x (HDD size)
2 - 3
1
Optimized by the
system
≧ 4
1 - 2
Basic 1 0
A Basic volume is created with one hard drive as
an independent unit. When creating a Basic
volume, you can select only one hard drive at a
time.
1 x (HDD size)
JBOD
≧2
0
JBOD is a collection of hard drives.
Sum of all HDD
sizes
RAID 0
≧2
0
Combining multiple disks to build a storage space,
RAID 0 offers Striping, a process of dividing data
into blocks and spreading the data blocks across
several hard drives, but without safety measures.
(HDD #) x
(Smallest HDD
size)
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RAID Type HDD #
Allowed
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.
Smallest HDD
size
RAID 5
≧3
1
This configuration includes a backup option. It
uses parity mode to store redundant data on
space equal to the size of one disk for later data
recovery.
(HDD # – 1) x
(Smallest HDD
size)
RAID 5+Spare
≧4
2
A RAID 5+Spare storage space requires at least
four drives, one of which will act as a hot spare
drive to rebuild the failed drive of the volume
automatically.
(HDD # – 2) x
(Smallest HDD
size)
RAID 6
≧4
2
RAID 6 provides extra data protecti on. It uses
parity mode to store redundant data on space
equal to the size of two disks for later data
recovery.
(HDD # – 2) x
(Smallest HDD
size)
RAID 10
≧4
(even
number)
1 HDD within
each RAID 1
group
RAID 10 has the performance of RAID 0 and data
protection level of RAID 1. RAID 1 0 combines two
hard drives into a RAID 1 group, and combines all
the groups with RAID 0.
(HDD # / 2) x
(Smallest HDD
size)
Manage Volumes or Disk Groups with Storage Manager
Go to Main Menu > Storage Manager and click the Volume or Disk Group tab to create, set up, and manage
volumes or Disk Group.
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Create a Volume
The Volume Creation Wizard allows you to create a volume on your DiskStation in several ways.
Note: Volume creat ion might take a while t o finish, depending on the capacity to be cr eated.
Create a Volume Using the Quick Mode
The system will create a SHR volume, which optimizes space allocation based on the capacity of the chosen
hard disks.
To create a SHR volume using the Quick mode:
1 Click the Volume tab.
2 Click Create to open the Volume Creation Wizard.
3 Choose the Quick mode, and click Next.
4 Choose the hard disks you want to add to the volume, and click Next.
5 If you select 4 or more disks in the previous step, choose the data protection level according to your needs.
6 Click Yes to confirm, and then choose whether to perform disk check. Click Next to continue.
7 Click Apply to start volume creation.
Create a Volume by Combining Several Hard Disks
This action allows you to create a volume by combining several hard disks.
To create a volume by combining several hard disks:
1 Click the Volume tab.
2 Click Create to open the Volume Creation Wizard.
3 Choose the Custom mode, and click Next.
4 Choose Single Volume on RAID, and click Next.
5 Choose the hard disks you want to add to the volume, and then click Next.
6 Click Yes to confirm, and then choose availa ble RAID ty pe for the new Disk Group. Click Next to continu e.
7 Choose whether to perform disk check, and then click Next.
8 Click Apply to start volume creation.
Create a Volume by Allocating Partial Space on a Disk Group
This action allows you to create a volume by allocating partial space on a Disk Group.
To create a volume by allocating partial space on a Disk Group:
1 Click the Volume tab.
2 Click Create to open the Volume Creation Wizard.
3 Choose the Custom mode, and click Next.
4 Choose Multiple Volume on RAID, and click Next.
5 Choose either of the following:
Create a new Disk Group: This action will create a new Disk Group from unused hard disks, and then
create a volume on the newly-created Disk Group. Click Next and do the following:
a Choose the hard disks you want to add to the Disk Group, and then click Next.
b Click Yes to confirm, and then choose available RAID type for the new Disk Group. Click Next to continue.
c Choose whether to perform disk check, and then click Next.
Note: The newly-created Disk Group will be displayed under the Disk Group tab. You can also create a Disk
Group by following the instructions of "Create a Disk Group" (shown below).
Choose an existing Disk Group: This action will create a volume on an existing Disk Group. Choose the
Disk Group from the drop-down menu, and click Next.
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6 On the Allocate volume capacity page, enter a number in the Allocate Size (GB) field to specify the volume
capacity, and click Next.
7 Click Apply to start volume creation.
Create a Disk Group
You can also create a Disk Group on your DiskStation, and then create multiple volumes on the created Disk
Group.
To create a Disk Group:
1 Click the Disk Group tab.
2 Choose the hard disks you want to add to the Disk Group, and then click Next.
3 Click Yes to confirm, and then choose available RAID ty pe for the new Disk Group. Click Next to continue.
4 Choose whether to perform disk check, and then click Next.
5 Click Apply to start Disk Group creation.
To create volumes on the created Disk Group:
Follow the instructions of "Create a Volume by Allocating Partial Space on a Disk Group" on Page 29. Choose
Choose an existing Disk Group in step 5, and choose the Disk Group to create a volume on it.
More Information
About Shared Folder Quota: DSM doesn't come with shared folder quota support. However, you can limit the
maximum size of a shared folder by doing the following:
1 Create a volume and specify its capacity by following the instructions of "Create a Volume by Allocating
Partial Space on a Disk Group" (shown above).
2 Create a single shared folder on the newly-created volume. (See "Set Up Shared Folders" on Page 60 for
more information.)
3 After the setup is complete, the maximum size of the shared folder will be limited to be the same as the
volume capacity.
Remove a Volume or Disk Group
1 Click the Volume or Disk Group tab.
2 Select the volume or Disk Group you want to remove.
3 Click Remove and follow the wizard to remove the volume or Disk Group.
Note: Data stor ed on the volume or Disk Group will be deleted after you remove the volume or Disk Group. Be
careful using this option.
Repair a Volume or Disk Group
The repair function is available for RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, RAID 5+Spare, RAID 6, and SHR volumes or Disk
Groups. Depending on your RAID types, When one or two of the hard drives in the volume or Disk Group fails, it
will be in the degraded mode. You can repair the volume or Disk Group by replacing the crashed disk(s) to keep
the data on the volume or Disk Group protected.
Note: Synology DiskStation provides the hot swapping function, allowing you to replace the crashed disk wit hout
shutting down your Synology DiskStation.
1
To identify and replace the crashed disk:
1 Identify the crashed disk by doing one of the following:
Check the hard drive icons in Storage Manager. The icon of the crashed disk will appear with an
exclamation mark.
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Go to Information > Status, and check the status column in the Hard disk(s) section. (See "Check
System Information" on Page 162 for more information.)
Check the LED indicators on your DiskStation. (See the Quick Installation Guide that comes with your
installation disc for more information.)
2 Pull out the hard drive tray to replace the crashed disk with a new one.
Note: The replacement hard drive size mus t be larger or equal to the size of the smallest disk in the volume or Disk
Group.
To repair a volume or Disk Group:
1 Click the Volume or Disk Group tab.
2 Click Manage.
3 Select Repair and follow the wizard to repair the volume or Disk Group.
Note:
The status of the repairing hard drive must be Initialized or Not Initialized.
If your volume is created by alloc ating partial space on a Disk Group (see "Create a Volume by Allocati ng Partial
Space on a Disk Group" on Page 29 for more information), you need to r epair its Disk Group.
Change RAID Type
If you have created a Basic, RAID 1 or RAID 5 volume or Disk Group, you could add a new drive to the
Synology DiskStation, and then use Storage Manager to change the RAID type.
Available RAID type change includes:
Basic to RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 5+Spare
RAID 1 to RAID 5 or RAID 5+Spare
Add mirror disk to RAID 1
RAID 5 to RAID 5+Spare or RAID 6
RAID 5+Spare to RAID 6
To change the RAID type:
1 Click the Volume or Disk Group tab.
2 Select the volume or Disk Group you want to change.
3 Click Manage.
4 Choose Change RAID type and follow the wizard to complete the setup.
Note:
The status of the volume or Disk Group must be normal.
The status of the added drive must be Initialized or Not Initialized.
If you want to change the RAID type, enough number of hard drives for the new type is required. See
"Synology DiskS tation Supported RAID Types" on Page 27 for the r equired amount of disks for the RAID type.
The size of the replacement hard drive must be larger than the smallest disk si ze of the volume or Disk Group.
Expand a Volume or Disk Group
You can expand the storage capacity of a volume or Disk Group.
Expand a Volume by Changing Volume Size
If your volume is created by allocating partial space on a Disk Group, you can do the following to expand the
volume.
To expand a volume by changing volume size:
1 Under the Volume tab, click the volume you want to expand.
2 Click Edit.
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3 Enter a number in the Size (GB) field, or click Max to automatically fill in the number of the available size on
the Disk Group.
Note: The number mus t be larger than the origi nal volume capacity.
4 Click OK.
Expand a Volume or Disk Group by Replacing with Larger Disks
When the internal HDD storage runs out of space, you can follow the steps below to replace a larger HDD
without losing the original data.
For one-bay models:
1 Turn off the Synology DiskStation.
2 Replace the internal hard drive with a larger one.
3 Turn on the Synology DiskStation.
4 Reinstall the system. See "Reinstall Synology DiskStation" on Page 172 for more information.
5 Connect the replaced hard drive to the USB or eSATA port.
6 Copy the data from the replaced hard drive to the new hard drive.
7 Remove the replaced hard drive.
For Basic or RAID 0 on models with two or more bays:
1 Back up all data stored on the Synology DiskStation.
2 Turn off the Synology DiskStation.
3 Replace the internal hard drives with larger ones.
4 Turn on the Synology DiskStation
5 Reinstall the system. See "Reinstall Synology DiskStation" on Page 172 for more information.
6 Copy the backup data to the new volume or Disk Group.
For RAID 1 and RAID 5, RAID 5+Spare, and RAID 6:
1 Turn off the Synology DiskStation (skip this step for models that support disk hot swapping).
2 Replace the first internal hard drive with a larger hard drive.
3 Turn on the Synology DiskStation and repair the volume or Disk Group. See "Repair a Volume" on Page 30 for
more information.
4 Repeat step 1 to 3 until all internal hard drives are replaced with larger hard drives.
5 The system will expand the volume or Disk Group automatically.
Note:
Before replacing the spare disk of a RA ID 5+Spare volume or D isk Group, you need to c lick Manage, click
Change RAID type, and then follow the wizar d to change the volume or Disk Group.
When the system is removing a volume or Disk Group, all enabled services on other volumes will be temporarily
stopped. When the volume or Disk Group is removed successf ully, those services will be resumed.
You can only r em ove the hard drive when the volume or Disk Group is in Normal status; other w ise it will cause
data loss. If the volume or Disk Group is in Degraded status, please repair the volume or Disk Group before
replacing it.
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For SHR volumes:
1 Determine the number of replacement disks required for capacity expansion:
If all the hard disks of the SHR volume are of equal size, at least two replacement disks of larger size should
be used.
If the hard disks of the SHR volume are of different sizes, please follow the below guidelines to replace the
disk:
a Order the disks from largest to smallest.
b The replacement dis k should b e the larg est amo ng a ll dis ks .
2 Judging from the conditions mentioned above, replace one disk with another of larger size.
3 Log in to DSM as admin, and go to Main Menu > Storage Manager > Volume.
4 Select the volume you want to expand (marked as Degraded), click Manage, select Repair, and then follow
the wizard to initialize the new disk and repair the volume.
5 When the status of the volume is changed from Degraded to Normal, repeat the above steps to replace the
next disk.
6 The system will expand the volume or Disk Group automatically.
Expand a Volume or Disk Group by Adding Disks
If you have empty hard drive bays in your Synology DiskStation, you can expand JBOD, RAID 5, RAID 5+Spare,
RAID 6, and SHR volumes or Disk Groups by adding disks.
To expand a volume or Disk Group by adding disks:
1 Install a new hard drive for your Synology DiskStation.
2 Select the volume or Disk Group you want to expand.
3 Click Manage and choose Expand the volume by adding hard disks (for volume expansion) and Expand
the RAID by adding hard disks (for Disk Group expansion).
4 Select the hard drive in the Choose disks section.
5 Follow the wizard to complete the setup.
Note:
For RAID 5, RAID 5+Spare, and RAID 6 vol um e or Disk Group, the hard drive size must be l arger than the
smallest disk i n the volume or Disk Group.
The status of the volume or the Disk Group must be Normal.
The status of the added disk must be Initialized or Not Initialized.
You can also e xpand your volume with S ynology Expansion Unit using the same way.
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Manage iSCSI Target with Storage Manager
Go to Main Menu > Storage Manager and click the iSCSI Target tab to manage iSCSI Targets on your
Synology DiskStation. You can manage up to 10 or 32
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iSCSI Targets on one Synology DiskStation, and map
iSCSI LUNs to them.
Term Explanation
iSCSI
iSCSI is an Internet Protocol based storage networking standard for linking data storage facilities. By carrying
SCSI commands over IP networks, iSCSI can facilitate data transfers over local area networks (LANs), wide
area networks (WANs), or the Internet.
Through iSCSI, the space on storage server will be regarded as local disks by client’s operation system. But in
reality, all data transferred to the disk are actually transferred over network to the storage server.
iSCSI Target and LUN
In SCSI terminology, A LUN (logical unit number) represents an individually addressable (logical) SCSI device
that is part of a physical SCSI device (called "Target").
An iSCSI environment emulates the connection to a SCSI hard disk. An iSCSI Target is like a connection
interface, and LUNs are essentially numbered disk drives. When an iSCSI Target is connected by an iSCSI
initiator (a client), all the LUNs mapped to the iSCSI Target are virtually attached to the client’s operation system.
Therefore, Initiators can establish and manage file systems on iSCSI LUNs, as they would a raw SCSI or IDE
hard drive.
To create an iSCSI Target:
1 Click the Create button.
2 Enter the iSCSI Target's information, including Name, IQN, and whether to enable CHAP authentication.
3 Click Next.
4 Set up iSCSI LUN mapping. Select Create a new iSCSI LUN or Map existing iSCSI LUNs.
Note: For more inf ormation about creating iSCSI LUNs, see "Manage iSCSI LUNs with Storage Manager" on
Page 36.
5 Click Next.
6 Click Back to modify or Apply to confirm setti ng s.
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Term Explanation
IQN: IQN (iSCSI Qualified Name) is a set of unique name for an iSCSI Target. It should not conflict with iSCSI
Target IQNs on other servers. IQN must be less than 128 character s and can includ e lett er s ( ca se in sensitive),
numbers, colons, dashes, and dots. The suggested naming format is iqn.[date].[domain]:[device identifier], for
example: iqn.2000-04.com.synology:storage.diskarray.1.
CHAP authentication: If you select CHAP, the server will be able to verify the client's identity. In Mutual
CHAP, both the client and the server will authenticate each other. Username can be composed of 1 ~ 12 letters
and numbers, and password can be composed of 12 ~ 16 letters and numbers.
To remove an iSCSI Target:
You can remove an iSCSI Target and any mapped iSCSI LUNs. Note that when removing an iSCSI LUN, all data
on the iSCSI LUN will be deleted.
1 Select the iSCSI Target you want to remove.
2 Click Remove.
3 If you want to remove mapped iSCSI LUNs, select Delete mapped iSCSI LUNs as well and select the ones
you want to remove.
4 Click OK.
To edit an iSCSI Target:
1 Select the iSCSI Target you'd like to edit.
2 Click Edit.
3 Edit the settings to your preference. Click OK to save the changes.
Term Explanation
CRC Checksum: Enable CRC Checksum to check if any error occurred during data transmission.
Multiple Sessions: Allow multiple sessions from one or more initiators to connect to the same iSCSI Target at
the same time. To protect your files from corruption or unexpected data loss, it is strongly suggested that you
use a shared file system or cluster system such as VMware Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) and Oracle
Cluster File System (OCFS).
Masking: Masking allows an iSCSI Target to be exclusively accessed by specified iSCSI initiator IQNs.
To enable or disable an iSCSI Target:
1 Select the iSCSI Target you'd like to enable or disable.
2 Click Enable or Disable.
To register iSCSI Targets with an iSNS server:
1 Click iSNS.
2 Tick Enable iSNS.
3 Enter the IP address of the iSNS server in the iSNS Server field.
4 Click OK.
Term Explanation
iSNS
iSNS (Internet Storage Name Service) are often used in a local area network with complex storage deployment,
facilitating IT staffs to discover storage and manage iSCSI devices. You can register all the iSCSI Targets on
your DiskStation with the iSNS server on your network.
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Manage iSCSI LUNs with Storage Manager
Go to Main Menu > Storage Manager and click the iSCSI LUN tab to manage iSCSI LUNs on your
Synology DiskStation. An iSCSI LUN (logical unit number) can be mapped to multiple iSCSI Targets to perform
storage operations such as read or write. You can create up to 10 or 256
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iSCSI LUNs on your DiskStation.
There are 2 ways to create an iSCSI LUN:
Designate several disks (Block-level).
Designate a portion of your volume space (Regular Files).
If you create an iSCSI LUN with several disks, you can repair or expand it, or change its RAID type, just like using
a volume. (Please see Page 28 of this chapter for detailed information about volume management.)
To create an iSCSI LUN:
1 Click Create.
2 Select Custom.
3 Click Next.
4 Select the iSCSI LUN type you want to create.
iSCSI LUN (Regular Files): The iSCSI LUN is created by designating a portion of the volume space for its
usage. Set up iSCSI LUN configuration, including Name, Location, Thin Provisioning, Capacity (GB),
iSCSI Target mapping.
iSCSI LUN (Block-Level) - Single LUN on RAID: The iSCSI LUN is created by combining several hard
disks. Enter the name for the LUN, choose iSCSI Target mapping and click Next. You can create and
manage the LUN just like working with a volume. See "Create a Volume by Combining Several Hard Disks"
on Page 29 for more informati on about volume creation.
iSCSI LUN (Block-Level) - Multiple LUN on RAID: The iSCSI LUN is created by allocating partial space on
a Disk Group. Enter the name for the LUN, choose iSC SI Target mapping and click Next. You can create
and manage the LUN just like working with a volume. You can repair or expand it, or change its RAID type,
just like using a volume. See "Create a Volume by Allocating Partial Space on a Disk Group " on Page 29 for
more information about volume creation.
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5 About iSCSI Target mapping:
If you choose Map existing iSCSI targets from the iSCSI Target mapping drop-down menu, you will be
prompted to choose an existing iSCSI Target.
If you choose Create a new iSCSI target from the iSCSI Target mapping drop-down menu, you will be
prompted to create a new iSCSI Target.
Note: For more inf ormation about iSCSI Target creation, see "Manage iSCSI Target wit h Storage Manager" on
Page 34 .
6 Follow the wizard to complete the setup.
Term Explanation
Thin Provisioning: Thin Provisioning is a method for optimizing storage utilization by allocating storage space
in a dynamic and on-demand manner. This setting is only available for iSCSI LUN (regular files).
iSCSI Target Mapping: Map the iSCSI LUN to one or more iSCSI Targets.
To remove an iSCSI LUN:
By removing an iSCSI LUN, all data on the iSCSI LUN will be deleted. The connection between the iSCSI LUN
and any mapped iSCSI Target will also be lost.
1 Select the iSCSI LUN you'd like to remove.
2 Click Remove.
3 Click Cancel to abort or OK to confirm.
To edit an iSCSI LUN:
1 Select the iSCSI LUN you'd like to edit.
2 Click Edit.
3 Edit the Properties and Mapping to your preference.
4 Click OK to save the settings.
Note: To avoid data loss when editing iSCSI LUN capacity, you can only make it larger than the current size.
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Manage Hard Disks with Storage Manager
Go to Main Menu > Storage Manager and click the HDD Management tab to manage your hard disks.
Enable Write Cache Support for Hard Disks
Write cache support is only effective on hard disks that support it. Enabling cache offers you enhanced
performance on your Synology product. However, to ensure data protection, the usage of a UPS device is
strongly recommended. It is also highly suggested that the system is shut down properly every time after use.
In other words, while disabling cache offers the benefit of increasing resilience against abnormal power, there is
also the possibility of reduction in performance.
To enable write cache support for your disk:
1 Select a disk on the disk list and click Cache Management.
2 Tick Enable write cache. By default, this function is enabled.
3 Click OK.
Run S.M.A.R.T. Test
Disk S.M.A.R.T. will help you to examine and report the hard disk status to alert possible disk failures. It is
recommended that you replace your disk if errors are detected.
To run S.M.A.R.T. test:
1 Select a disk on the disk list and click S.M.A.R.T. Test.
2 Choose any of the following test methods and cli ck Start:
Quick Test
Extended Test
3 The latest test results are shown in the Test Result section.
4 Click Close to finish.
Note:
The exact pr ocessing time might vary under different system environment.
You can also c lick Schedule and follow onscreen instruct ions to schedule the S.M. A .R.T. tests.
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To check S.M.A.R.T. info:
1 Select a disk on the disk list and click S.M.A.R.T. Info. The numbers listed can help you to diagnose the status
of your disk.
2 Click Close to finish.
Check Disk Info
Here you can see the disk's model name, serial number, firmware version, and total size.
To check disk info:
1 Select a disk on the disk list and click Disk Info.
2 Click Close to finish.
SSD Cache
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SSD cache drives can be installed and mounted in a RAID 0 configuration to boost the read speed of a volume,
including iSCSI LUN (Regular Files) on a volume, or iSCSI LUN (Block-Lev el) on your Synology server. You can
mount, check SSD compatibility, and view related information by going to Main Menu > Storage Manager >
SSD Cache.
Please refer to your Synology server Quick Installation Guide for information regarding SSD installation.
Additionally, refer to Help for information regarding SSD management.
Manage External Disks
You can attach external USB or eSATA disks to the USB or eSATA port of your Synology DiskStatio n for backu p
or file sharing purposes.
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Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > External Devices to manage the attached external disks.
To attach an external disk:
1 Connect an external USB or eSATA disk to the USB or eSATA port of your Synology DiskStation.
2 A new shared folder named usbshare1 (for USB device) or esatashare (for eSATA device) will be created
automatically and ready for access.
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Note:
When mor e than 1 external USB disk is connected, usbshare2, usbshare3 … will be created.
DiskSt ation recognizes the following format: EXT3, EXT4, FAT, FAT32, and NTFS. Any unrecognized USB disk
will have to be formatted first before being used on the system.
To get the information of the disk:
You can access disk information by clicking Get Info.
To eject or format an external disk:
Click Eject or Format.
Note:
For more inf ormation about external disks, see its hel p by clicking the Help button (with a question mar k) at the
top-right corner.
You can also manage USB printer here. See "Set Synology DiskStation as Print Server" on Page 94 for more
information.
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Chapter 5: Access your DiskStation from the
Internet
You can connect to your Synology DiskStation over the Internet, allowing its services to be accessible fro m
anywhere and anytime.
This chapter explains how to set up Internet connection with the easy-to-use Synology EZ-Internet wizard, or with
the more advanced port forwarding function, and register a DDNS hostname for your Synology DiskStation.
Use the EZ-Internet Wizard
The EZ-Internet Wizard can set up DiskStation access via the Internet with an easy-to-use wizard, without goin g
through the complicated firewall settings, PPPoE setup, DDNS registration, and router port forwarding
configuration.
To use the EZ-Internet wizard:
Go to Main Menu > EZ-Internet and follow the wizard to complete the setup.
Set Up Port Forwarding Rules for Router
If your Synology DiskStation is within the Intranet, you can set up port forwarding rules for the router to allow your
Synology DiskStation to be accessible over the Internet.
Note: Before you start, make sure you have manually assigned a static IP address for your Synology DiskStation.
See "Network Int erface" on Page 19 for more information.
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Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Router Configuration to set up your router and port forwarding rules.
Note: To configure port forwarding rules and assign static IP address, you must have the adm inistrative permission
to the router.
Set up Router
Before adding port forwarding rules with DSM, you need to set up DiskStation's connection to the router. For
more information, click the Help button (with a question mark) at the top-right corner.
Add Port Forwarding Rules
Add port forwarding rules to specify the destination ports of your Synology DiskStation that w ill receive pac ka ges
from specific router ports.
To add port forwarding rules:
1 Click Create.
2 Do one of the following:
If you want to create port forwarding rules for system services (for example, FTP, Web Station, etc),
choose Built-in application and tick the system ser v ice s.
If you want to create port forwarding rules for custom services, choose Custom port. You can use the
following syntax to specify port numbers and range:
Use “-” to describe port range. For example, 6881-6890.
Use “,” to separate ports. For example: 21, 22 or 21,55536-55663.
Note:
Some routers don't allow using cust om ports for system services forwarding. See t he documentation that came
with your router for more information.
Each router port can be used for one forwarding rule only. Usi ng a router port for two or m ore rules will cause
conflicts, and a warning message will appear on the screen. You need to set another port for the rule to avoid
conflicts.
3 Click Save.
You may need to wait for a few minutes before the rules start working, depending on the models of your routers.
To test whether your rules are working or not:
1 Select the rules you want to test and click Test Connection.
2 The result will be displayed in the Connection Test Result column.
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Register DDNS for DiskStation
You can register a DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) hostname for your Synology DiskStati on, all owing it
to be connected anywhere by entering the hostname in the address bar of your web browser.
Once set up, you and your friends no longer need to remember the IP address to access your
Synology DiskStation. Simply type in the DDNS hostname on the web browser as you would when connecting to
any website. After the setup is complete, the hostname will always point to the external IP address of the
Synology DiskStation.
Service Requirement
The DDNS server of the service provider is working normally.
The gateway connection is normal.
Synology DiskStation is able to connect to the DNS server.
The following addresses are unblocked in the Firewall:
http://members.dyndns.org:80
http://checkip.dyndns.org:80
DDNS will only run in a network environment where there is no proxy server required.
Register a DDNS hostname for Synology DiskStation
Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > DDNS and use one of the following methods to enter your DDNS
information.
Method 1: Visit any DDNS service provider's website to register a DDNS account
1 Visit any of the following DDNS service providers to register a DDNS account:
http://freedns.afraid.org
http://zoneedit.com
http://dnspod.com
http://changeIP.com
http://ddo.jp
http://www.selfhost.de/
http://www.dyndns.org/
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http://www.no-ip.com/
http://www.3322.org/
http://www.twodns.de/
2 Tick Enable DDNS support and enter the hostname, username, and password for your Synology DiskStation.
3 Click Apply.
Note: Remember to enter the full domain name in t he Hostname field. (e.g. philip1234.dyndns.org)
Method 2: Register a DDNS account from Synology
1 Tick Enable DDNS support, choose Synology from the Service provider drop-down menu, and then click
Register Now.
2 In the window that appears, enter the hostname you want in the Hostname field.
3 Enter your account information:
If you already have a Synology account, select Register a new hostname with an existing Synology
account and enter the account information in the Email and Password field to log in.
If you don't have a Synology account, select Create a Synology account and register a new
hostname, fill out all the required fields, and then click OK to register a new account.
4 Click Apply to finish. The newly registered hostname for your Synology DiskStation will be activated in just a
few seconds.
Access DSM Services via QuickConnect
QuickConnect is a solution that can help client applications to connect to your DiskStation via the Internet without
setting up port forwarding rules. Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > QuickConnect to manage the
QuickConnect ser v ice .
Client applications with QuickConnect support include the following:
DS file (see "Chapter 19: Communicate with Mobile Devices" on Page 175 for more information)
Cloud Station (see "Sync Files via Cloud Station" on Page 72 for more information)
File sharing services
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Note: Before enabling QuickConnect for client applicati ons, make sure relevant DSM services are already enabled.
To enable QuickConnect for client applications:
1 Tick the checkboxes for the applications and then click Apply.
2 You will see your QuickConnect ID in the QuickConnect Info section, which is a combination of numbers
used by client applications to gain access to DSM services (see To access DSM services via QuickConnect
below for more information). If you want to give your QuickConnect ID a name that is easier to remember, click
Customize next to Customize QuickConnect ID and enter your customized ID in the text field.
Note:
The customized ID should consis t of alphanumeric characters, "-", and "_", and cannot start with a digit.
For better Q uickConnect performance, it is recommended that you go to Main Menu > Co ntrol Panel > Router
Configuration to conf igure port forwarding for each service:
Cloud Station: 6690
DS file: 5005
DS file (HTTPS): 5006
To access DSM services via QuickConnect:
1 Launch your client application to connect to your DiskStation.
2 When you are prompted to enter the address of your DiskStation, fill in the QuickConnect ID to connect to
DSM services via QuickConnect.
Troubleshooting
If you see the "Network error occurred" message in the Status field indicating the QuickConnect service is
stopped due to network errors, please check the following:
Your DiskStation is connected to an active network (at Main Menu > Control Panel > Network > Network
Interface).
The DNS server and default gateway settings are properly set (at Main Menu > Control Panel > Network >
General).
When the network errors are fixed, the QuickConnect service should resume automatically within a few minutes.
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Set up VPN Connection
VPN Server is an add-on package that enables your DiskStation to become a PPTP/OpenVPN VPN (virtual
private network) server, allowing DSM local users over the Internet to access resources shared within
DiskStation's local area network. For more information about VPN, refer to here.
Set up your DiskStation as a VPN Server
To install VPN Server on your DiskStation, go to Main Menu > Package Center. For more information about
VPN Server, run and launch the package, and then click its Help button (with a question mark) at the top-right
corner. To learn more about how to access DiskStation's VPN Server with a VPN client, refer to the VPN Server
User's Guide available at Synology's Download Center.
Connect your DiskStation to a VPN Server
Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > VPN to set your DiskStation as a VPN client to connect to a VPN server,
and then gain access to the virtual private network. For each VPN server, you can create or modify its connection
profile, and then use the profile to connect to the server with a simple click. For more infor m ation about how to
set your DiskStation as a VPN client, click the Help button (with a question mark) at the top-right cor n er.
Note: You are not allowed to set your D iskStation as a VPN server and client at the same time.
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Chapter 6: Enhance Internet Security
After your Synology DiskStation is available on the Internet, you will need to safeguard it against any attacks from
Internet hackers.
This chapter explains how to set up firewall, control out g oing traf fi c and enable auto block.
Prevent Unauthorized Connection with Firewall
The built-in firewall can prevent unauthorized logins, and control which services can be accessed. In addition,
you can choose to allow or deny access to certain network ports from specific IP addresses.
Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Firewall > Allow / Deny to create firewall rules.
Note: You can creat e up to 100 rules for a net work interface.
To create a firewall rule:
1 Click the LAN, Bond (multiple-LAN models only), PPPoE, or Wireless tab, depending on the type of your
network connection.
2 Click Create to open the settings window.
3 Choose an option in the Ports section. You can apply the rule to all ports or selected ports using one of the
following options:
All: Choose this option to apply the rule to all ports on Synology DiskStation.
Select from a list of built-in applications: Tick the system services that will be included in the rule.
Custom: Specify the type and protocol of the port, and enter the custom port number.
You can enter up to 15 ports separated with comma, or by specifying a port range.
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4 Specify the source IP address in the Source IP section. You can choose to allow or deny access from a
particular source IP using one of the following options:
All: Choose this option to apply the rule to all source IP addresses.
Single host: Choose this option to apply the rule to an IP address.
Subnet: Choose this option to apply the rule to a subnet.
5 Choose Allow or Deny in the Action section to allow or deny the source IP address to access the specified
ports.
Note:
When you com bine multiple LAN ports with link aggregation, firewall will apply the rules from the first network
interface, and reserve the rules of the second network interface. For more information about link aggregation, see
"LAN" on Page 19.
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If your system has multiple network ports connecting to the same subnet, the firewall rules might not work properly.
To change the priorities of rules:
Reorder the rules by dragging any of them up or down, or use the Up, Down button. Rules at the top will have
higher priorities.
To disable rules:
Uncheck the checkboxes next to the rules.
To delete rules:
Select the rules you want to delete and click Delete.
Control the Outgoing Traffic of Services
Traffic control aims to control the outgoing traffic of services running on DiskStation. Once you select a service,
you need to set up the Guaranteed Bandwidth and Maximum Bandwidth to limit its outgoing traffic.
Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Firewall > Traffic Control to create traff ic control rules.
Note: You can creat e up to 100 rules for a net work interface.
To create a traffic control rule:
1 Click the LAN, Bond (multiple-LAN models only), PPPoE, or Wireless tab, depending on the type of your
network connection.
2 Click Create to open the settings window.
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3 Choose an option in the Ports section. You can apply the rule to all ports or selected ports using one of the
following options:
All: Choose this option to apply the rule to all ports on Synology DiskStation.
Select from a list of built-in applications: Tick the system ser v ices that will be included in the rule.
Custom: Specify the type and protocol of the port, and enter the custom port number.
You can enter up to 15 ports separated with comma, or by specifying a port range.
4 Specify the Guaranteed Bandwidth and Maximum Bandwidth. For more information about the bandwidth
setting formula, click the Help button (with a question mark) at the top-right corner.
To change the priorities of rules:
Reorder the rules by dragging any of them up or down, or use the Up, Down button. Rules at the top will have
higher priorities.
To disable rules:
Uncheck the checkboxes next to the rules.
To delete rules:
Select the rules you want to delete and click Delete.
Automatically Block Suspicious Login Attempts
Auto block allows you to prevent unauthorized login. After enabling the service, an IP address will be blocked if it
has too many failed login attempts. Failed login attempts via SSH, Telnet, rsync, Network Backup, Shared Folder
Sync, FTP, WebDAV, Synology mobile apps, File Station, or DSM will all add up.
Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Auto Block to manage auto block.
To enable auto block:
1 Tick Enable auto block.
2 Enter the following information to block an IP address with a number of failed login attempts within the
specified minutes :
Login attempts: The number for failed login attempts
Within (minutes): The number of minutes
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3 Tick Enable block expiration and enter a number of days in the Unblock after (days) field if you want to
unblock the IP address after the specified days.
Note: The IP address will remain blocked if Unblock after (days) is set to 0.
4 Click Apply.
To manage the blocked IP addresses:
1 Click Block List to check the blocked IP addresses.
2 If you want to remove an IP address from the block list, select the IP and click Remove.
3 Click Finish.
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Chapter 7: Set Up File Sharing
File sharing is one of Synology DiskStati on' s major functi on s. Sy nology DiskStation can become the file sharing
center within the Intranet or over the Internet, all owing users to access its files anytime and anywher e.
This chapter explains how to enable the support for file sharing protocols for all platforms, create and manage
users and groups, set up shared folders, and allow or deny access to the shared folders, applicati ons or
subfolders from specific users or groups.
Enable File Sharing Protocols for All Platforms
This section tells you how to enable Synology DiskStation to support file sharing protocols for all platforms.
Synology DiskStation supports the following file sharing protocols:
For Windows: SMB/CIFS (My Network Places), FTP, WebDAV
For Mac: SMB, FTP, AFP, WebDAV
For Linux: SMB, FTP, NFS, WebDAV
Manage Windows File Service
Click the Windows File Service tab at Main Menu > Control Panel > Win/Mac/NFS to enable Synology
DiskStation to be the Windows file server (CIFS server).
To enable Windows file service:
1 Tick Enable Windows file service.
2 Click Apply.
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Advanced Settings
Workgroup
You can assign the system to be a member of a specific Workgroup for network managem e nt purp os e.
Note:
The name of a Workgroup can contain 1 to 15 characters. Invalid characters include: [ ] ; : " < > * + = \ / | ? ,
If your workgroup name includes the character '&', users of Mac OS 10.4.4 or earlier versions will not be able
to connect to Synology DiskStation via samba.
WINS Server
Microsoft Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) is a NetBIOS name- to-IP-addr e ss mapping service. Window
users will locate the system more easily on TCP/IP networks if the system has been configured to register with a
WINS server.
Support Windows offline files
This option will enable support for Windows offline files and automatically enables CIFS opportunistic locking.
However, enabling this option will affect DiskStation performance when accessing shared folders via network.
Optimize CIFS database operations
Checking this option will disable "Opportunistic Locking" of CIFS, resulting in increased performance when
database applications access database files on the shared folder of the Synology DiskStation via network.
Enable Local Master Browser
Enable Synology DiskStation to be the Local Master Browser.
Note: Enabling this function will disable the HDD hibernation mechanism and activate the guest account without
password.
Enable Transfer Log
Enable this function to record the log of all file trans fer via the smb protocol. After the function is enabled, you
can see the log by clicking View Logs.
Manage Mac File Service
Click the Mac File Service tab at Main Menu > Control Panel > Win/Mac/NFS to make Synology DiskStation a
Mac file server (AFP Server).
To enable Mac file service:
1 Tick Enable Mac file service checkbox to make Synology DiskStation a Mac file server (AFP server).
2 Set AppleTalk Zone or Time Machine backup folder if necessary. (See the sections below for more
information.)
3 Click Apply.
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More Information
About AppleTalk Zone:
A "Zone" is a logical grouping of devices in an AppleTalk network. If there are AppleTalk zones configured in
your own network, the system will join the default zone automatically. You can also configure the system to join
other available zones.
About Time Machine backup folder:
To backup data from Time Machine to Synology DiskStation, select a shared folder from the drop-down menu.
Shared folders that are being used for other services will not be available for Time Machine.
To enable Bonjour printer broadcast:
Tick Enable Bonjour Printer Broadcast to allow Mac clients to browse and locate the printer connected to
Synology DiskStation.
Enable NFS Service for Linux Clients
Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Win/Mac/NFS to allows Linux client to access DiskStation data.
To enable the NFS service:
1 Tick Enable NFS.
2 Click Apply.
If you want to configure Linux client's NFS access privileges to the shared folders, see "Allow Users or Groups to
Access Shared Folders" on Page 62 for more information.
Join DiskStation to Directory Service
Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Directory Service to join your Synology DiskStation to a directory service
as a Windows domain or LDAP client. When DiskStation is joined to a directory service, you can manage
domain/LDAP users' access privileges to shared folders and DSM applications and enable their home service.
To join a Windows domain:
1 Click the Domain tab, enter the domain name in the Domain field and DNS server (optional) in the DNS
Server field, and click Apply.
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2 In the window that appears, enter the user name and password for the administrator of the domain server, and
click OK.
After Synology DiskStati on joi ns the doma in, dom ain user s c an log in to Synology DiskStation with their domain
account and password.
Note:
If your domain user name includes “%” and “$”, you might not be able to access your home folder. Please ask your
domain administrator to give you a new user name.
Domain groups Domain Admins and Enterprise Admins will be added to the local group administrators
automatically. In other words, domain users in these groups have adm inistrative right on the DiskStation, including
performing DSM/CIFS/FTP/AF P/WebDAV applications.
You can also configure domain user s’ access privileges to the shared folders on Sy nology DiskStati on. See "Allow
Domain Users or Groups to Access Shared Folders" on Page 63 for more information.
More Information
About DNS server:
You are recommended to specify a DNS server to help Synology DiskStation search for the domain. However, if
the domain is not registered on the DNS server, the procedure of joining domain may fail.
About advanced domain options:
In most cases, you do not need to fill in any of the advanced domain option. Advanced domain options are
needed only for specific domain environment.
DC IP: Specify a DC (Domain Controller) IP and Synology DiskStation will try to communicate with it. If there
is more than one IP, insert a comma in between each of them. Add an asterisk (*) after the last DC IP if you
wish, and Synology DiskStation will try to communicate with other DC when all specified ones failed. You will
need to add a comma between the asterisk and the last IP.
Domain NetBIOS name: Specify the NetBIOS name of the domain.
Domain FQDN (DNS name): Specify the FQDN (DNS name) of the domain.
To bind DiskStation to an LDAP server:
1 Click the LDAP tab, and tick Enable LDAP Client.
2 Enter the IP address or domain name of the LDAP server in the LDAP Server address field.
3 Choose an encryption type from the Encryption drop-down menu to encrypt LDAP connection to the LDAP
server.
4 Enter the Base DN of the LDAP server in the Base DN field.
5 To allow LDAP users to access DiskStation files via CIFS, tick Enable Windows CIFS support. For more
information, click the Help button (with a question mark) at the top-right corner.
6 Click Apply.
7 Enter the Bind DN (or LDAP administrator account) and the password in the fields, and then click OK.
Note: The supporte d LD AP standard is LDAP version 3 (RFC2251).
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Host LDAP Service with Directory Server
Directory Server is an add-on package based on LDAP version 3 (RFC2251) that allows your DiskStation to
become an account administration center to centralize the account management of all connecting clients, and
provides authentication service for them.
To install Directory Server on your DiskStation, go to Main Menu > Package Center. For more information about
Directory Server, run and launch the package, and then click its Help button (with a question mark) at the topright corner. To learn more about how to access DiskStation's Directory Server with a LDAP client, refer to the
Directory Server User's Guide available at Synology's Download Center
Manage Users and Groups
Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > User or Group to create users or groups, and allow or deny their access to
different shared folders.
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Create and Edit Users
Follow the steps below to create a user account. The user can login to edit his/her account info after the user
account has been established. You can also choose to set an account expiration date or disallow the user to
change account password.
To create a user account:
1 Click Create to open the User Creation Wizard.
2 Enter the user name and other information, and click Next.
3 In the Join Group section, tick the checkboxes to select the user group for the user, and click Next. By default,
the user is categorized under the users group.
Note: For more inf ormation about groups, see "Create and Edit Groups" on Page 59.
4 In the Assign Privileges – shared folder section, do the following:
a Assign the following shared folder privileges for the user:
Read/Write: The user can access and make changes to the files and subfolders in the shared folder.
Read only: The user can access the files and subfolders in the shared folder, but cannot make changes
to them.
No access: The user cannot access the files and subfold er s i n the shared fold er .
b See Privilege preview to see the user’s privilege that is decided based on the privileges setting of the user
and the groups joined by the user.
c See Group privileges for the shared folder privile ge s of the group the user bel ong s to.
Note:
When you encounter privilege conflicts, the privilege pr iority is as follows: No access > Read/Write > Read
only.
For more information about editing a group's access privi leges to shared folders, see "Allow Users or Groups to
Access Shared Folders" on Page 62.
5 In the User quota setting section, do the following if you want to set the maximum storage quota for the user.
a Tick Enable quota and enter a value under the Quota column.
b Click Next.
6 In the Assign Privileges – applications section, assign the application privileges for this user, and cli ck Next.
7 Tick the checkboxes under or next to Enable speed limit to apply file transfer speed limit.
8 Click Apply to finish.
To create a user account by importing users l ist:
1 Create a text file which contains the following tab-delimited information in each line:
Username
Password
Description
Email
Quota (MB) in volume 1
Quota (MB) in volume 2 (and so on)
Note:
All fields are optional except Username.
An example of the text file is shown as follows:
eddy 1234 father eddy@abc.com 80000
rosy 5678 mother rosy@abc.com 80000
chaddy 8901 brother chaddy@abc.com 20000
eric 2345 cousin eric@abc.com 20000
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2 Save the text file in UTF-8 encoding.
3 Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > User and choose Create > Import Users.
4 Choose the text file and click OK to start uploading. Tick Overwrite duplicate accounts if you want to replace
the existing duplicate accounts with the one from the users list.
After submission, a dialog will show the list of imported users.
Note: Users wit h abnormal status will not be imported.
To edit a user:
1 Select the user you want to edit from the users list and click Edit or double-click the user.
2 Make changes to the settings and click OK.
Note:
If you disable an account, the acc ount will stop functioning.
The quota val ue should be an integer gr eater than or equal to 0 GB, and less than the disk /volume capacity. A
quota value of 0 means unlimited quota size.
If there is more than one volume on the server, you can set a quota for the user on every volume.
Email information on the "Notifi cation" page must be s et correctly in order for the system to notify the user by email
after the account information has been created or modified.
When setting speed limit for a user, you will see numbers under Result if ther e is already a group speed lim it
applied to the user.
The speed limit assigned to a user will not be included in the speed limit of the gr oup that the user belongs to.
To search for a user:
Type the name of the user in the Search field and press Enter (PC) or Return (Mac) on your keyboard. The
search result will be displayed in the users list below.
This function is especially useful when there are numerous users for your Synology DiskStation.
To delete a user:
Select the user you want to delete and click Delete.
Note: To see domain users in the users list, you must join the domain and assign shared folder privileges for the
users. For more information about Windows ADS domain, see "Join DiskStation to Directory Service" on Page 53.
Apply Password Strength Rules
You can enable password strength service to make sure DSM users’ password is secure enough to withstand
malicious login attempt.
Note:
Password Strength rules only work for passwords created or modified after the Password Strength servi ce is
enabled. Existing passwords won’t be affected by the rules.
The rules won’t apply to the passwords of users created by importing users list.
To apply password strength rules:
1 Click Password Strength.
2 Tick Apply password strength rules.
3 Tick any of the following rules:
Exclude name and description of user from password: The password must not contain user name or
description.
Allow mixed case: Mixed case letters are allowed in password.
Include numeric characters: The password must contain at least one numeric character (0~9).
Include special characters: The password must contain at least one special character (i.e., ~, `, !, @, #, $,
%, ^, &, *, (, ), -, _, =, +, [, {, ], }, \, |, ;, :, ', ", <, >, /, ?).
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Minimum password length: The password must be longer than the specifi ed val ue. The length should be a
number between 6 and 127.
4 Click Apply.
To cancel password strength rules:
1 Click Password Strength.
2 Uncheck Apply password strength rules.
3 Click Apply.
Create User's Home Folder
Each DSM user (except for guest) can have his/her own folder called the home folder, which is accessible only
by the user and the system administrator.
For DSM admin and users belonging to the administrators group, DSM users’ home folders are here:
homes/[Username]
To enable user home service:
1 Click User Home.
2 Tick Enable user home service.
3 If there is more than one volume on Synology DiskStation, select where you want the homes folder to be
stored.
4 Click OK.
To disable user home service:
1 Click User Home.
2 Uncheck Enable user home service.
When the user home service is disabled, the homes folder will be kept but accessible by admin only . User s can
access their home folders again if the user home service is enabled again.
Note:
To delete the homes folder, the user home service must be di sabled first.
The domain user home service would be disabled if the local user home service is disabled.
Create Domain/LDAP User’s Home Folder
If you have joined your DiskStation to a directory service as a Windows domain or LDAP client, you can go to
Main Menu > Control Panel > Directory Service > Domain users or LDAP user to creat e domain/LDAP users'
home folder.
To create the home folders for domain/LDAP users:
1 Click User Home.
2 Tick Enable home service for domain users or Enable home service for LDAP users.
3 Click OK.
For DSM admin or users belonging to the administrators group (including domain administrators),
domain/LDAP users’ home folders are in the folder named @DH-domain name (for domain users) or @LH-
FQDN name (for LDAP users). The name of the user's home folder is the user account plus a unique number.
Like local users, all domain/LDAP users can access their own home folder via CIFS, AFP, FTP, WebDAV, or File
Station.
admin and users belonging to the administrators group can access all personal folders located in the homes
default shared folder.
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Note:
To delete the homes shared folder, user home service must be disabled first.
Enabling domain/LDAP user home service will also enable the local user home s ervice if it's not enabled yet.
The domain user home service would be disabled if the local user home service is disabled.
Create and Edit Groups
Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Group to create and edit a group, add users to the group, and then edit the
group's properties, saving you the trouble of editing users one by one.
Groups created by default include the following:
administrators: Users belonging to the administrators group have the same administrative privilege as
admin.
users: All users belong to the users group.
To create a new group:
1 Click Create and enter the group name and description.
2 Click OK.
To edit a group's name and description:
1 Select the group you want to edit from the groups list and click Edit or double-click the gr oup.
2 Make changes to the settings and click OK.
To delete a group:
Select the group you want to delete from the groups list and click Delete.
To add or remove group members:
1 Select the group you want to add users to from the groups list and click Edit Members.
2 Click Add or Remove, select users from the users list, and click OK. (Press and hold Shift or Ctrl while making
multiple selections.)
3 Click Finish.
Note: For more information about editing a group's access privileges to shared fol ders or applications, see "Allow
Users or Groups to A ccess Shared Folders " on Page 62 and "Allow Users to Access Applicati ons" on Page 59 for
more information.
Allow Users to Access Applications
Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Application Privileges to decide which applicatio ns c ould be acces sed by
a user.
To quickly find the user whose application privileges you want to modify:
1 Click the Local User or Domain User, or LDAP User tab, depending on which type of users whose
application privileges you want to modify.
2 Do any of the following:
Use the drop-down menus next to Edit to view users with or without access privilege to the specified
application.
Enter the user's name in the search field and press "Enter" on your keyboard.
3 Wait for a while before the filter result is displayed.
4 Do any of the following if you want to see the complete users list:
Choose Privilege includes and any from the drop-down menus.
Delete the name you entered in the search field and press "Enter" on your keyboard.
To allow a user to access applications for Synology DiskStation:
1 Click the Local User, Domain User, or LDAP User tab, depending on which type of users whose application
privileges you want to modify.
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2 From the users list, select the users whose application privileges you want to modify. (Press and hold Shift or
Ctrl while making multiple selections.)
3 Click Edit and tick the checkboxes to grant access to the applications. You can also tick Grant to grant access
to all applications.
4 Click OK.
Note: The users l ist excludes admin and guest.
Set Up Shared Folders
Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Shared Folder to manage the shared folders, which are the root folders of
Synology DiskStation. (Folders within the shared folders are called subfolders.) You can store data in the shared
folders and share them with users or groups with access privileges.
Built-in Shared Folders Created by the System
System built-in shared folders are created when the services or applications requiring the folders are enabled.
System built-in shared folders include the following:
Name Description
public
The public folder will be created automatically after the first time you set up Synology DiskStation.
web
The web folder contains contents of your website. It will be created automatically when Web Station is
enabled. For more information about Web Station, see "Use Web Station to Host Websites" on Page 89.
photo
The photo folder contains photos and videos you want to share on Photo Station. It will be created
automatically when Photo Station or DLNA/UPnP Media Server is enabled. For more information about
Photo Station and Media Server, see "Chapter 12: Share Photos, Videos, and Blogs with Photo Station" on
Page 100 and "Manage DLNA Media Server" on Page 157.
music
The music folder contains music you want to share on Audio Station. It will be created automatical l y when
Audio Station is enabled. For more information about Audio Station, see "Chapt er 13: Play Music with
Audio Station" on Page 112.
video
The video folder contains videos you want to browse through DLNA/UPnP DMA. It will be created
automatically when Media Server is enabled. For more information about Media Server, see "Manage DLNA
Media Server" on Page 157.
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Name Description
surveillance
The surveillance folder contains Surveillance Station recordings. It will be created automatically when
Surveillance Station is enabled. It is read-only and can only be accessed by the system administrator. For
more information about Surveillance Station, see "Chapt er 16: Safeguard Your Environm ent with
Surveillance Station" on Page 146.
home
The home folder provides a private space for each user to store data where only the user can access. It will
be created automatically when User Home is enabled. For more information about User Home, see "Create
User's Home Folder" on Page 58.
homes
The homes folder contains t he home folders of all users. It will be created automatically when User Home is
enabled. Only system administrator can access and manage all users' home folders. For more information
about User Home, see "Create User's Home Folder" on Page 58.
NetBackup
The NetBackup folder is created automatically when Network Backup Service is enabled. For more
information about network backup, see "Network Backup" on Page 83.
usbshare
The usbshare[number] folder is created automatically when you connect an USB disk to
Synology DiskStation’s USB port. For more information about external USB disks, see "SSD Cache
SSD cache drives can be installed and mounted in a RAID 0 configuration to boost the read speed of a
volume, including iSCSI LUN (Regular Files) on a volume, or iSCSI LUN (Block-Level) on your Synology
server. You can mount, check SSD compatibility, and view related information by going to Main Menu >
Storage Manager > SSD Cache.
Please refer to your Synology server Quick Installation Guide for information regarding SSD
installation. Additionally, refer to Help for information regarding SSD management.
Manage External Disks" on Page 39.
esatashare
The esatashare folder is created automatically when you connect an eSATA disk to Synology DiskStation’s
eSATA port. For more information about external eSATA disks, see "SSD Cache
SSD cache drives can be installed and mounted in a RAID 0 configuration to boost the read speed of a
volume, including iSCSI LUN (Regular Files) on a volume, or iSCSI LUN (Block-Level) on your Synology
server. You can mount, check SSD compatibility, and view related information by going to Main Menu >
Storage Manager > SSD Cache.
Please refer to your Synology server Quick Installation Guide for information regarding SSD
installation. Additionally, refer to Help for information regarding SSD management.
Manage External Disks" on Page 39.
Create a Shared Folder
If you are admin or a user belonging to the administrators group, you can also create shared folders and assign
access privileges to the folders.
To create a new shared folder:
1 Click Create.
2 Enter the name and description for the shared folder, and select a volume
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3 Tick Hide this shared folder in "My Network Places" if you want to hide the folder in Windows "My Network
Places".
where the folder will be created.
Note: If you have access privilege to a shared folder hidden in "My Network Places", you can still access it by
pressing Windows-R and entering \\Synology_Server_Name\Shared_Folder_Name in the Open field.
4 Tick Enable Recycle Bin, and a subfolder will be created to store del eted files. Tick Restrict access to
administrators only if you want Recycle Bin to be accessible for administrators only.
5 Tick Hide unreadable folders and files, and users who have no Read permission will not see the folders or
files.
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6 If you want to encrypt the shared folder, do the following:
a Tick Encrypt this shared folder in the window that appears, enter and confirm the encryption key, and then
choose the size of the AES encryption key in the Encryption key size(bit) field.
b Tick Mount automatically on startup to mount the encrypted folder automatically for access. If you didn't
tick this checkbox, the encrypted folder will be unmounted next time Synology DiskStation restarts. To view
or access an unmounted folder, you will need to mount the folder manually by importing or entering the
encryption key.
7 If you want to define Windows ACL privileges for the shared folder, click the Windows ACL tab. See "Define
Windows ACL Privileges for Shared Folder" on Page 64 for more information.
8 If you want to index contents within this shared folder, click the File Indexing tab. See "Index Shared Folder
Contents" on Page 65 for more information.
9 Click OK.
Note: One Synology D iskStation can cont ain up to 100 or 200
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Remove a Shared Folder
shared folders, including the built-in shared folders.
If you are admin or a user belonging to the administrators group, you can remove any shared folder created by
yourself.
To remove a shared folder:
1 Select the shared folder you want to remove from the shared folder list.
2 Click Delete, and tick the checkbox on the dialogue prompt for confirmation.
3 Click OK.
Important: Removing any shared folder also removes all data within it. If you still need the data, back them up first.
Allow Users or Groups to Access Shared Folders
Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Shared Folder to allow or deny users' or groups' access to the shared
folders.
To allow users or groups to access a shared folder:
1 Select the shared folder you want to edit from the shared folders list, click Privileges and choose Privileges
Setup from the drop-down menu to open the settings window.
2 Click the Privilege Setup tab, and select any of the following from the drop-down menu:
System Internal user: Anonymous FTP user. Before allowing anonymous FTP users to connect to a
shared folder, you need to allow their access to the folder first.
Local users: Synology DiskStation users (including guest). See "Create and Edit Users" on Page 56 for
more information.
3 Tick or uncheck the following privileges to assign access privileges for the users or groups:
Read/Write (RW): The user or group can access and make changes to the files and subfolders in the
shared folder.
Read only (RO): The user or group can access the files and subfolders in the shared folder, but cannot
make changes to them.
No access (NA): The user or group cannot access the files and subfolders in the shared folder.
Note: To set the ac cess privileges to subfolders, you can use Fil e Station. See "View or Ch ange File or Folder
Permissions" on P age 79 for more information.
4 Click the Advanced privileges tab if you want to do any of the following:
Disable directory browsing
Disable modification of existing files
Disable file downloading
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5 Click OK.
Note:
When you encounter privilege conflicts, the privi lege priority is as fol lows: No access > Read/Write > Read only.
When you create a new shared folder, if the access privilege of admin (or a user belonging to the administrators
group) to the folder is set as No access, then admin (or the user belonging to the administrators group) will only
be able to see the fold er by going to Main Menu > Control Panel > Shared Folder.
To allow Linux clients to access a shared folder:
1 Select the shared folder you want to edit from the shared folder list, click Privileges and choose NFS
Privileges.
2 Click Create to open the settings window.
3 Enter a Hostname or IP. You may specify a host in three ways:
Single Host: The FQDN (fully qualified domain name) or an IP address.
Wildcards: *,* .synology.com
IP networks: 203.74.205.32/2 55. 25 5.25 2.0, /24
4 Assign Privilege, assign Root Squash, or tick Enable asynchronous, and click OK.
5 Click OK.
Term Explanation
Asynchronous: NFS servers will reply to requests before the changes on the file are completed.
Allow Domain Users or Groups to Access Shared Folders
If you have joined your DiskStation to a directory service as a Windows domain or LDAP client, you can go to
Main Menu > Control Panel > Directory Service > LDAP User, LDAP Group, Domain users, or Domain
Group to set up and modify the shared folder privileges of a domain/LDAP user or group.
To manage domain/LDAP users or groups' shared folder privileges:
1 Select the user or group you want to edit, and then click Edit.
2 Tick the checkboxes to manage the shared folder privileges. If you are editing the shared folder privileges of a
user, you can see the user's actual privilege under the Preview column.
Note: In the event of privilege confli cts, the privilege priority will be: No acc ess (NA) > Read/Write ( RW) > Read
only (RO).
3 Click OK.
Encrypt a Shared Folder
Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Shared Folder to encrypt your shared folder.
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The AES 256-bit encryption can block off all unauthorized access attempts. Without the encryption key, other
people will not be able to use the encrypted data even if they remove the hard drives from your Synology
DiskStation and mount it on their device.
To encrypt a shared folder:
1 Select a shared folder you want to encrypt, and then click Edit to open the settings window.
2 Tick Encrypt this shared folder, enter the encryption key in the Encryption key field, and enter the same key
again in the Confirm key field.
3 Choose the size of the AES encryption key from the Encryption key size (bit) drop-down menu.
4 Tick Mount automatically on startup to mount the encrypted folder automatically after Synology DiskStation
starts up next time. By default, encrypted shared folder will be unmounted automatically on startup for security
reasons.
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Note:
You can also enc rypt a folder when you create it.
The following built-in shared f olders are not allowed for encryption sinc e they are associated with system services:
web, photo, music, video, surveillance, download, Netback up.
Encrypted s hared folders cannot be accessed via NFS. I f you encrypt a shared folder containing NFS rules, they
will be removed.
Edit an Encrypted Folder
After the folder is encrypted, you can use the Encryption drop-down menu to edit the folder.
The items shown in the menu depend on the status of the selected shared folder:
For unencrypted shared folder, the Encryption drop-down menu is disabled.
For an encrypted shared folder which is mounted, you can choose Unmount from the Encryption drop-
down menu to unmount the folder, or Export key to save the encryption key.
For an encrypted shared folder which is unmounted, you can choose Mount from Encryption drop-down
menu, and then enter or import the encryption key to mount the folder for access.
Note:
It is very impo rtant to remember the encryption key. It i s strongly recommended t hat you export and save the
encryption key. If you forget or lose the key, there is no way to rescue t he encrypted data.
If an encrypted folder is unmount ed, you cannot rename it or change its volume loc ation.
Define Windows ACL Privileges for Shared Folder
Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Shared Folder to define ACL privileges for a shared folder. Windows
Access Control List (ACL) is a list of privileges or permissions that determine specific access rights under the
Windows environment. This can help administrator define access control rules for an individual file or a directory,
and give different access rights for individual user or group.
Through Windows ACL, you can assign different privileges to local and domain users in the system. The
privileges apply to all file-related applications, such as FTP, File Station, NFS, AFP, WebDAV, etc.
To define Windows ACL settings for a shared folder:
1 Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Shared Folder.
2 Click Create to create a shared folder, or select an existing shared folder and click Edit to edit the folder.
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3 Under the Shared Folder Info tab, enter the fields required.
4 Under the Windows ACL tab, click Allow editing Windows Access Control List.
5 Click OK to finish.
To edit Windows ACL settings using File Station:
Go to Main Menu > DSM Help, and then go to Control Panel > Shared Folder > Windows ACL for detailed
instructions.
To edit Windows ACL settings using Windows Explorer:
Refer to the How To article for detailed inst ructions.
When there's a conflict between Windows ACL settings and the shared folder privileges, the system will
automatically adopt the settings the two may have in common. For example, if the shared folder privilege is
"Read/Write", but ACL privilege is "Read". Then final privilege will be only be "Read".
Note:
You can only add up to 200 ACL explicit permission entries for a file or folder.
Windows AC L is only supported on EXT4 file system. For pr evious DSM 2.3 users, you nee d to create at least one
EXT4 volume to use ACL feature. This means, you have to format at least one hard disk and re-create a volume.
Formatting DiskStation wi ll result in erasing all stored data and settings. Please make sure all your d ata is
backed up before processing.
To define new pr ivileges for domai n users, make sure DSM and Windows clients are in the same domain.
The ACL privi leges of the following shared folders cannot be m odified: photo, surveillance, web, homes,
NetBackup, usbshare, sdshare, esatashare.
Index Shared Folder Contents
You can index the contents of a shared folder for rapid file search by File Station.
To index files in a shared folder:
1 Select the shared folder you want to index.
2 Click Edit and then click the File Indexing tab.
3 Tick Enable file indexing.
4 Click OK.
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When you have set up users or groups with proper access privileges to the shared folders, they can share their
files with your Synology DiskStation from anywhere.
This chapter explains the ways to access the Synology DiskStation shared folders within the Intranet or over the
Internet.
Access Files within the Intranet
This section explains how to allow users to use Windows, Mac, or Linux computer to access shared folders on
Synology DiskStation within the Intranet.
Note: Before acc essing, make sure the relative file sharing protocols have been enabled for your
Synology DiskSt ation. See "Enable File Sharing Protocols for All Platforms" on Page 51 for more information.
Access Shared Folders from Windows
To access shared folders from Windows, you can use any of the following methods.
Method 1: Use Synology Assistant to map the shared folders as network drives.
1 Run Synology Assistant and select the server from the server list.
2 Click Map Drive and follow the onscreen steps to finish the setup.
Upon completion, you can access the mapped shared folder directly in Windows Explorer.
Method 2: Use the Run window.
1 Press Windows-R to open the Run window.
2 Enter \\Synology_Server_Name\Shared_Folder_Name in the Open field.
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Method 3: Use Windows Explorer.
1 Open a Windows Explorer window and choose Tools > Map network drive to show the Map Network Drive
window.
2 Choose a drive number from the Drive drop-down menu.
3 Locate the shared folder by doing one of the following:
Enter \\Synology_Server_Name\Shared_Folder_Name in the Folder field.
Click Browse to locate the shared folder, and then click OK.
4 Click Finish.
5 Enter your user name and password for Synology DiskStation Manager and click OK.
Upon completion, you can access the mapped shared folder directly in Windows Explorer.
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Access Shared Folders from Mac
1 Choose Go > Connect to Server from the menu bar.
2 Type Synology DiskStation's IP address or server name (appended with .local) preceded by smb:// or afp:// in
the Server Address field and click Connect. (e.g. smb://EricaWang.local or afp://192.168.0.2)
Note: For better performance, it is recommended that you conne ct to the shared folders via SMB.
3 Select the shared folder you want to access. Upon completion, you can access the shared folder in the Finder
window.
Access Shared Folders from Linux
1 In Synology DiskStation Manager, Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Shared Folder.
2 Select the shared folder you want to access, click NFS Privileges, and find the mount path at the bottom of
the window that appears.
Note: for more information about NFS Pr ivileges, see "All ow U sers or Groups to Access S hared Folders" on Page
62.
3 On a Linux computer, enter the mount path to mount the shared folders.
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Access Files via FTP
If your Synology DiskStation is accessible over the Internet, you can use a FTP application to access the shared
folders.
Note: For more inf ormation about making Synology DiskStat ion accessible over t he Internet, see "Chapter 5: Access
your DiskStati on from the Internet" on Page 41.
Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > FTP to enable FTP service, allowing users to upload or dow nload
Synology DiskStation data via FT P.
To enable FTP service:
1 Tick Enable FTP service (No encryption), Enable FTP SSL/TLS encryption service (FTPS), or Enable
SFTP service based on your needs.
2 Set the port number and the port range of Passive (PASV) FTP.
3 Click Apply.
For more information about managing the FTP service, click the Help button (with a question mark) at the topright corner.
Connect to Synology DiskStation Using a FTP Application
Open any FTP application on your computer and enter the following information to connect to
Synology DiskStation:
Synology DiskStation's IP address or domain name
Your user account and password
The port number (The default number is 21)
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Access Files via WebDAV
By enabling WebDAV or CalDAV (at Main Menu > Control Panel > WebDAV), you can remotely manage and
edit files or calendars stored on DiskStation. For more infor m at ion , click the Help button (with a question mark) at
the top-right corner.
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Sync Files via Cloud Station
Cloud Station is a file sharing service that allows your DiskStation to become a file sync center to sync files
between multiple client computers.
Note: A client application (Cloud Station for computer clients, available at Synology's Download Center) is required
to be installed on client computers bef ore syncing files with DiskStation.
To install and run Cloud Station on your DiskStation:
Go to Main Menu > Package Center to install and run the Cloud Station package.
To launch Cloud Station:
Go to Main Menu > Cloud Station.
For more information about Cloud Station, run and launch the package, and then click its Help button (with a
question mark) at the top-r ight corner.
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Access Files via File Station
File Station is DSM's file management tool, allowing DSM users over the Internet to access DiskStation folders
with their web browsers. By launching two or more File Stations, you can manage all your DiskStation data by
dragging and dropping them between different File Stations.
File Station Requirement
To use the full featured File Station, you will need the newest web browser, Java and Flash Player.
Java (For browsing folders on the local computer): Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5 or later
Flash: Flash Player 9.0.28 or later
File Station Appearance
Go to Main Menu > File Station to open a File Station window.
Left panel: Displays Synology DiskStation's shared folders and their subfolders in the upper part, and the
folders on your local computer in the lower part.
Main section: Displays contents of the currently-selected folder.
Help button (top-right corner): Click the Help button (with a question mark) to reveal the DSM Help, where
you can get useful help about how to use File Station.
Search field (next to the Help button): Enter a keyword to filter through files or folders in the current folder.
Advanced Search (downward arrow below the Help button): Search for refined search results.
Manage File Station Options
Click Options to manage the following File Station options.
General
Here you can enable File Station log to record the activities of all users. The user activities include Create folder,
Upload, Download, Delete, Rename, Move, Copy and Property set.
To enable File Station log:
1 If you want to record the activities of all users, tick Enable File Station log.
2 Click OK.
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To see the File Station log:
1 Click View Logs, which will lead you to Main Menu > System Logs.
2 Choose File Transfer tab to see the logs.
Mount
By default, all users can mount remote folders or virtual drives. Here you can limit the access to remote folder or
virtual drive management to administrators only.
Note: Non-administrator users can only mount remote folders within their home folder.
To determine who can mount remote folders or virtual drives:
1 Choose All users or Administrators in the Remote Folder or Virtual Drive section.
2 Click OK.
Note: For more inf ormation about remote folders or virtual dr ives, see "Mount Remote F olders or Virtual Drives" on
Page 80.
Shared Links
By default, all users can share file links. Here you can limit the access to shared links management to
administrators only.
To determine who can share file links:
1 Choose All users or Administrators.
2 Click OK.
Note: For more inf ormation about shared l inks, see "Share File Links" on Page 80.
Speed Limit
You can enable speed limit to control the transfer between files.
To enable speed limit:
1 Tick Enable speed limit.
2 Click Speed Limit Settings to enable speed limit for users or groups individually.
3 Click OK.
Note:
The speed limit for a group is the limit of the total bandwidth used by all group members.
When setting speed limit for a user, you will see numbers under Result if there is already a group speed l imit
applied to the user.
The speed lim it assigned to a user will not be included in the speed limit of the group t hat the user belongs to.
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Search for Files or Folders
You can filter through files or folders in the current folder. You can also perform advanced search for more
refined search results.
To search for files or folders in the current folder:
1 Use File Station to go to the folder containing contents you want to search.
2 In the Filter field at the top-right corner of the File Station window, enter a keyword and see the filtered result
in the main area of the window.
To perform advanced search:
1 Use File Station to go to the folder containing contents you want to search.
2 At the top-right corner of the File Station window, click the button to the right of Advanced Search to reveal
the Advanced Search panel.
3 Enter information or choose from drop-down menus in the following search criteria:
Keyword: Enter a keyword to search for files or folders with matching names.
Note:
You can use global patt ern [*] (meaning any number of random characters) or [?] (meaning 1 random character)
in the keyword. For example, [a*n] can represent [action], [attention], or [an].
You can use space pattern [ ] to separate more than one keywords. For exam ple, [a tion] can represent
[action], [a function], [function added], or nation.
You can add double quote ["] at the beginning and the end of the keyword to search for exact mat ches. For
example, ["a typ"] can represent [a type], but cannot represent [typical].
Location: The default location is the current folder. If you want to search other locations, select any of the
listed shared folders to search its contents, or select Other locations to select any other location s.
File Type: Choose Extension to limit the search range to specific types of files, or choose Folder to search
for folders only.
Size (MB): Choose from equals, is greater than, and is less than, and then enter a size to search for files
with matching sizes.
Modified Date or Created Date: Choose from is exactly, is before, and is after, and then choose a date
from the calendar to search for files with matching created or modified dates.
Owner/Group: Choose Owner or Group, and then choose from the drop-down menu to search for files or
folders belonging to the selected owner or group.
Note: Other than Location, you have to specify at least one search c riterion.
4 Click Search to start the search, or click Reset and specify the search criteria again. When the search is
complete, matching files will be listed in the main area of File Station.
Note: For quick er search result, it is recommended that you inde x shared folder content s. See "Index Shared Folder
Contents" on Page 65 for more information.
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Set File Station in Action
With the Action menu, right-clicking, and dragging-and-dropping, you can easily download, copy, move, rename,
delete, extract, and compress files or folders, and mor e.
Download Files or Folders from Synology DiskStation
Follow the steps below to download files or folders from DiskStation to your computer.
To download files to your local computer:
1 Select the files or folders you want to download. (Press and hold Shift or Ctrl while making multiple selections.)
2 Choose Download from the Action menu, and then choose any of the following:
Download: Choose this option to download the files using your web browser's download functionality.
Add to queue - Overwrite or Add to queue - Skip: Depending on whether you want to overwrite files or
folders with the same name at the destination, choose either of the options to add the files to the download
queue (which will appear by clicking the downward arrow at the top-right corner).
Note:
Under Windows environment, characters \ * ? " > | # % contained in the filename will be replaced by - after
downloading.
If you make multiple selections , File Station will archive your selections into a zip file before downloading.
Upload Files or Folders to Synology DiskStation
Use any of the following methods to upload files or folders from your computer to Synology DiskStation.
Method 1:
1 From the upper part of the left panel, choose a destination folder on Synology DiskStation.
2 Choose Upload, and select files or folders from your local computer.
3 Click OK to start uploading.
Method 2:
1 From the lower part of the left panel, select a folder on your local computer. The main section now displays the
contents of the selected folder.
2 Select the files or folders you want in the main section, and then click Upload.
3 Select a destination folder on DiskStation in the window that appears.
4 At the top-right corner of the window, select Overwrite if you want to overwrite files or folders with the same
name in the destination folder. Otherwise, select Skip.
5 Click OK to start uploading.
Method 3:
1 On the left panel, drag a folder from your computer (the lower part) to any folder on the DiskStation (the upper
part).
2 In the pop-up menu that appears, choose Upload - Overwrite to overwrite files or folders with the same name
in the destination folder. Otherwise, choose Upload - Skip to skip the files with the same filename.
Method 4:
1 From the upper part of the left panel, select a destination folder on DiskStation.
2 Select the files on your computer's desktop or file explorer (for example, Windows Explorer or Mac Finder),
and then drag and drop them into File Station.
3 In the dialog that appears, tick the checkbox if you want to overwrite file(s) with the same name in the
destination folder, and then click Upload.
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Note:
If you are using Google Chrome, Firefox, Mac Safari 5.1 or later, or have install ed JRE 5 or later, you can upload
files with size over 4GB. Otherwise, you can only upload up to 2GB of contents at a tim e.
Uploading us ing drag-n-drop is suppor ted on specific brow sers only: Chrome, Firefox, Mac Safari 5.1 or onwards.
If you are using Chrome for Linux, and t hen log in to DSM via the HTTPS protocol, you need to import a trusted
certificate (under the HTT P S ervice tab at Main Menu > Control Panel > DSM Settings) to be able to upload
using drag-n-drop.
When you upload files and folders using any of the above methods, you can see the uploading progress of the
files and folders in the top-right corner of the desktop.
You can also click the upward arrow at the right end of the taskbar to see the Upload Que ue.
Copy or Move Files or Folders on Synology DiskStation
Use any of the following methods to copy files or folders between folders on Synology DiskStation.
Method 1:
1 Select the files or folders you want to move or copy. (Press and hold Shift or Ctrl while making multiple
selections.)
2 Choose Cut or Copy from the Action menu.
3 Go to the destination folder on DiskStation or your computer.
4 Choose Paste - Overwrite or Paste - Skip from the Action drop-down menu, depending on whether you want
to overwrite files or folders with the same name in the destination folder.
Method 2:
1 Select the files or folders you want. (Press and hold Shift or Ctrl while making multiple selections.)
2 Drag any folders or files from the main section to another DiskStation folder on the left panel.
3 In the pop-up menu that appears, choose Copy - Overwrite, Copy - Skip, Move - Overwrite, or Move - Skip
to overwrite or skip files or folders with the same name in the destination folder.
Note:
When copying or moving files/folders to a directory in FAT file system, char acters \ *?">| in the filename will be
replaced by –, and the Metadata of Mac files will be deleted.
If you cut files from your local computer, and then paste i t in a DiskStation folder, the files will still be retained on
your local computer.
Rename a File or Folder on Synology DiskStation
1 Select a file or a folder.
2 Do one of the following:
Choose Rename from the Action menu.
Right-click the file or folder and choose Rename.
3 Enter a new name in the window that appears and click OK.
Create a Folder
1 Go to the directory where you want to create a folder.
2 Do any of the following:
Click Create folder.
Choose Create folder from the Action menu.
3 Enter a new name in the window that appears and click OK.
Delete Files or Folders
1 Select the files or folders you want. (Press and hold Shift or Ctrl while making multiple selections.)
2 Do one of the following:
Choose Delete from the Action menu.
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Right-click one of the files or folders and choose Delete.
Extract an Archive
1 Select an archive you want to extract.
2 Choose Extract from the Action menu. You can see the contents of the archive in the File list.
3 Click the Option tab to enter the password if the archive is password-protected.
4 Click Destination at the bottom, and select a destination folder on Synology DiskStation in the window that
appears.
5 Do one of the following:
To extract all files and folders in the archive, click Extract All.
To extract some files or folders in the archive, select them in the File list and cli ck Extract Selected.
Note: File Station can extract the following archive formats: .zip, .tar, .gz, .tgz, .rar, .7z, .iso (ISO 9660 + joliet)
Compress Files or Folders
1 In the main section, select the files or folders on Synology DiskStation that you want to compress. (Press and
hold Shift or Ctrl while making multiple selections.)
2 Do one of the following:
Choose Compress to “(file name)”.zip from the Action menu.
Right-click one of the selections and choose Compress to “(file name)”.zip.
To use advanced options (such as renaming or encrypting the archive, using different compression levels or
modes), choose Add to archive instead.
Note:
You cannot compress files or folders on your local comput er using File Station.
Supported ar chive formats: . zip, .7z.
Open a File in a New Window
Open a file on Synology DiskStation in a new tab or window of the web browser to preview it instantly.
To open a file in a new window:
1 Select the file you want to preview.
2 Do one of the following:
Choose Open in New Window from the Action menu.
Right-click the file and choose Open in New Window.
If your browser can view the selected file, it will be opened in a new browser window.
Note: The browser setting wil l decide what file types can be viewed directly.
Create My Favorites or Desktop Shortcuts
With File Station, you can add frequently-used DiskStation folders to My Favorites at the top of the left panel for
quicker access, or create desktop shortcuts for DiskStation files or folders. For more information, click the Help
button (with a question mark) at the top-right corner, and then go to File Station > Read and Move Files >
Create My Favorites or Desktop Shortcuts.
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Edit the Properties of Files and Subfolders
You can edit the access privileges to files and subfolders (meaning folders and their subfolders in a shared
folder), copy download links and open file in a new browser window in the Properties window.
View or Change File or Folder Permissions
With File Station, you can set access privileges to files and subfolders. This function is especially useful when
you want to allow different groups of users to access different subfolders in a shared folder.
Note: To set access privileges to shared folders, use S ynology DiskStation M anager instead. See "Allow Users or
Groups to Access Shared Folders" on Page 62 for more information.
To allow users and groups to access files and subfolders:
1 Select the files and folders for which you want to set access privileges. (Press and hold Shift or Ctrl while
making multiple selections.)
2 Right-click one of the files or folders, or choose the Action menu, and then choose Properties.
3 In the Owner & Group section, do the following:
Choose the owner of the selected files and folders from the Owner drop-down menu.
Choose the user group of the selected files and folders from the Group drop-down menu.
All the other users or groups not chosen here belong to the Others group.
4 Click the Permission tab, and then tick the Read, Write and Execute checkboxes to allow or disallow Owner,
Group, and Others to access the selected files and folders.
Note: When you set access privileges for multiple files, gr ay checkboxes (if any) mean the privileges they
represent (such as owner's Read privilege) are inconsis tent among the files, and the original privileges for each file
will be preserved. Y ou can tick those gray checkboxes (until they turn white) to make t he access privileges
consistent among all files.
5 If you want the settings to be applied to all of the subfolders, tick the Apply to this folder, sub-folders and
files checkbox.
6 Click OK.
Note: You are not allowed to edit the acc ess privileges to files and subfolders in the photo shared folder here. T o set
access privil eges to photo albums for Photo Station users, see "Set Album's Privacy Set tings" on Page 105 for more
information.
Obtain a File or Folder’s Download Link
You can obtain the download link to a file or folder and share the link with other users.
To obtain a file or folder's download link:
1 Select the file or folder for which you want to obtain its download link.
2 Do one of the following to open the Properties window:
Choose Properties from the Action menu.
Right-click the file or folder and choose Properties.
3 Right-click the download link, and choose the pertinent function from the shortcut menu to copy the download
link. The name of the function may vary depending on the web browser you are using.
4 Send the link to other users via Email or instant messages. They can download the linked file or fo lder by
entering their username and password.
Note:
To download a f ile or folder with the download link, valid DiskStation username and password are requi red.
With File Stati on, you can only perform t he upload action for files and folders on your computer. All the other File
Station actions and properties setting are available for files and folders on Synology DiskStation only.
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Share File Links
With File Station, you can generate URLs for DiskStation files, which could be used by people without DSM user
credentials to download the shared files. For more information, click the Help button (with a question mark) at the
top-right corner, and then go to File Station > Share File Links.
Mount Remote Folders or Virtual Drives
File Station allows you to mount remote folders to access contents shared by network computers or other
DiskStations, or virtual drives to access contents within disc images. That way, you can easily navigate all
available network resources or disc images with File Station. For more information about remote folders or virtual
drives, click the Help button (with a question mark) at the top-right corner, and then go to File Station > Mount
Remote Folders or Mount Virtual Drives.
Edit Music Information
With File Station’s Music Information Editor, you can view or edit the information of music files.
To view or edit music information:
1 Right-click the music file and choose Edit music information.
2 Here you can view or modify the music file's information, or choose a language from the Codepage drop-down
menu to convert non-Unicode text to Unicode and display the text in the correct language. (System default is
the codepage you specified at Main Menu > Control Panel > Regional Options.)
3 Click Save to finish the setup.
Note: Music Inf ormation Editor suppor ts the following formats: mp3, ogg.
View Documents, Photos, or Videos
With File Station, you can view documents, videos or photos. For more information, click the Help button (with a
question mark) at the top-r ight corner, and then go to File Station > Read and Move Files > View Documents,
Photos, or Videos.
Edit Photos
With File Station, you can edit photos with web-based editors, such as Pixlr Editor or Pixlr Express. For more
information, click the Help button (with a question mark) at the top-right corner, and then go to File Station >
Read and Move Files > Edit Photos.
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Chapter 9: Back Up Data
Synology offers comprehensive backup solutions for your computer and Synology DiskStation. You can back up
data on your computer to Synology DiskStation. If you are admin or a user belonging to the administrators
group, you can also back up DiskStation data with local or network backup, or sync shared folder contents
between DiskStations. The creative Copy button simplifies external storage devices backup with One-touch
design. The support for the Amazon S3 backup service and the innovative Time Backup package give you other
choices for server backup.
Back Up Computer Data
Synology-designed Data Replicator 3 allows you to back up data from a Windows computer to
Synology DiskStation. If you are using a Mac or Linux, Synology DiskS tati on can als o serve as their backup
destination.
Use Data Replicator for Windows
The Synology Data Replicator installation package can be found on the Installation disc and Synology's
Download Center at: http://www.synology.com/support/download.php
What Can Data Replicator Do?
Monitor specific folders on your Windows computer and perform real-time backup when any modification to the
contents within a monitored folder is made.
Adjust backup versions and restore points.
Restore backup data from Synology DiskStation to your Windows computer according to your preference.
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Important:
Your computer and Synology Dis kStation should use the s am e encoding. See "Language" on Page 23 for more
information.
Synology Dat a R eplicator 3 is the next generation of Synology Data Replicator. It can only restore the dat a on
Synology DiskSt ation that was backed up af ter Data Replicator 3 w as installed. If users have backed up data on
Synology DiskSt ation using Synology Dat a R eplicator, we rec om mend restoring data on Synology DiskStation to
PC first before us ing Synology Data Replicator 3.
Data Replicator Requirement:
Free HDD Space: 5MB
Operating System: Windows 2000 or later
Best Screen Resolution: 1024 x 768 or above
Network Environment: Microsoft Networking over TCP/IP enabled and has network connection with
Synology DiskStation
To install Data Replicator:
1 Insert the Installation disc into the optical drive of your computer.
2 Click Data Replicator 3, and follow the onscreen instructions to finish installation.
To use Data Replicator:
For detailed instructions on how to use Data Replicator, see its Help by clicking the Help button.
Use Time Machine for Mac
Synology DiskStation provides compatibility for backup with Apple Time Machine. Mac users can back up their
data to Synology DiskStation's shared folder without problem.
To set Synology DiskStation as Time Machine's backup destination:
1 Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Win/Mac/NFS and tick Enable Mac file service.
2 Choose a shared folder from the Time Machine drop-down menu. The chosen shared folder will become Time
Machine's backup destination.
Note: For more inf ormation about using Ti me Machine, see the help on your Mac computer.
Use rsync for Linux
You can use rsync to back up Linux data to Synology DiskStation.
Back up Data or iSCSI LUN on Synology DiskStation
Other than backing up computer data to Synology DiskStation, you as admin or a user belonging to the
administrators group can back up the data or iSCSI LUN on your DiskStation.
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Ways to Back Up Synology DiskStation Data
Local Backup and Network Backup are ways you can choose to back up data or iSCSI LUN on your
Synology DiskStation. Plus, Synology DiskStation also supports Amazon S3 Backup, allowing you to back up
data to the Amazon S3 Server.
Local Backup
Local Backup allows you to back up data to the LocalBackup folder in the following locations on your
Synology DiskStation:
Another shared folder
An external USB or eSATA Disk attached to your Synology DiskStation
Note: You may need to format the external disk before performing Local Backup to the disk for the firs t time.
Network Backup
Network Backup allows you to back up data to the NetBackup folder in the following locations within the Intranet
or over the Internet:
Another Synology DiskStation
A rsync-compatible server
Note: For more inf ormation about enabling Network Backup Service to set up your DiskStation as a backup
destination, go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Netw o rk Backup, and click the Help button (with a question mark)
at the top-right c orner.
Amazon S3 Backup
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) Backup allows you to back up data to the Amazon S3 server.
After you perform an Amazon S3 Backup task, a single backup file will be stored in a Bucket on Amazon S3
Server, which is identified by a unique Set KEY Value that begins with SourceServerName_MAC address, and
ends with the complete file path of this file.
With Amazon S3 Backup, backing up to Amazon S3 RRS (Reduced Redundancy Storage) is also supported.
Note:
There are als o encrypted and non-encr ypted modes for Amazon S3 Backup.
Fees may apply to use the Amazon S3 Backup service.
For more inf ormation about backing up DiskStation data, go to Main Menu > Backup an d R estore and click the
Help button (with a question mark) at the top-right corner.
Perform Backup Tasks on Synology DiskStation
Go to Main Menu > Backup and Restore to perform backup tasks on Synology DiskStation.
Before you start, do the following first:
For Network Backup to another Synology DiskStation: Log in to the DSM of the target
Synology DiskStation, and then go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Network Backup > Network Backup.
Make sure Enable network backup service is ticked and Use customized rsync configuration is
deselected to make the target DiskStation available for backup.
For Local Backup to external disks: Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > External Devices and click
Format to format the external disk.
To perform data or LUN backup or restoration:
For detailed instructions, click the Help button at the top-right corner, and then go to Backup and Restore >
Backup.
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Back up and Restore System Configurations
Go to Main Menu > Backup and Restore > C onfiguration Backup to back up and restore the system
configurations of your Synology DiskStation.
To back up system configuration:
Choose Back up configuration. DiskStation will export a configuration file (with the name [DiskStation
Name]_[Created Date].dss) to your local computer.
To restore system configuration:
1 Click Restore configuration, click Choose File to select the configuration file, and then click OK.
2 Tick the checkboxes to choose the configurations you want to restore, and then clic k OK.
More Information
The configurations that will be backed up include the following:
Users, Groups, and Shared Folders
Workgroup, Domain, and LDAP
File Sharing Services (such as Windows File Service, Mac File Service, NFS Service, FTP, and WebDAV),
Web Services
Network Backup Services (such as Network Backup (or Rsync) Service, Shared Folder Sync Service, and
Time Backup Service)
Other Services (such as User Home and Password Strength)
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Sync Shared Folder Contents between DiskStations
Shared Folder Sync allows you to sync shared folder contents from a source DiskStation (or "client") to a
destination DiskStation (or "server") over the network.
Enable Shared Folder Sync Service
Before performing Shared Folder Sync, you will need to enable the Shared Folder Sync service on the server
(destination DiskStation).
To enable Shared Folder Sync service on the server:
1 On the server (destination DiskStation), log in to DSM with the credentials of admin or a user belonging to the
administrators group.
2 Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Network Backup. Make sure Enable network backup service is ticked
and Use customized rsync configuration is deselected to make the target DiskStation available for syncing.
3 Under the Shared Folder Sync tab, tick Enable Shared Folder Sync service.
4 Click Apply.
Link or Unlink the Server and the Client
Follow the instructions below to pair or unpair the server and the client. Shared Folder Sync provides MultipleSource Shared Folder Sync feature, which allows multiple clients to sync their shared folders to one DiskStation.
To link the server with a client:
On a client (source DiskStation), perform Shared Folder Sync and choose the server as sync destination. After
the linking process is complete, you can see the linking status in the Info section.
Note: See "Manage Sync Tasks" for more information about how to perform Shared Folder Sync to a server.
To unlink a server from a client:
1 On the server (destination DiskStation), log in to DSM with the credentials of admin or a user belonging to the
administrators group.
2 Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Network Backup > Shared Folder Sync.
3 Click Connection List, select a connection, and click Unlink.
Manage Sync Tasks
After Shared Folder Sync service is enabled on the server (destination DiskStation), you can log in to a client
(source DiskStation) to perform Shared Folder Sync with the server.
To create a sync task:
1 On the client (source DiskStation), log in to DSM with the credentials of admin or a user belonging to the
administrators group.
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2 Go to Main Menu > Backup and Restore, and then click the Shared Folder Sync tab.
3 Click Create.
4 Enter a name for the task.
5 Select the shared folder you want to sync to the destination.
6 Set up the destination and the following transfer options of this sync task:
Enable transfer encryption: Encrypt data during transfer. Encrypted transfer provides better security, while
non-encrypted transfer provides better performance.
Enable transfer compression: Compress data during transfer. It will save network bandwidth but increase
CPU loading.
Enable block-level synchronization: Transfer only differential data instead of whole files. It will save
network bandwidth but increase CPU loading. Set up the destination and transfer options of this sync task.
7 Set up schedule for the task. There are 3 schedule modes:
Run sync every [number] hours or Run sync every [number] minutes: Run sync task by specific interval
of hours. The time starts counting from midnight. And the interval cannot exceed 24 hours.
Run sync automatically every day at (hh:mm): Run sync task daily at specific time.
Run sync manually: Only run sync when manually performed.
Run sync on modification: Run sync task immediately once any change occurs at the source shared
folder.
8 Click Apply. Now you can see the sync task on the task list, which will be performed according to the specified
schedule.
To manage a sync task:
1 Select the task on the task list.
2 Do any of the following:
Click Edit to edit the task.
Click Delete to delete the task.
If the sync task is not in progress, click Sync Now to perform the task right away.
If the sync task is in progress, click Cancel to stop the ongoi ng task.
Note: If the schedule for a sync task is set as Run sync on modification, clicking Cancel would stop the
ongoing sync task. However, if any changes are made to the contents of any shared folder(s) monitored by the
sync task, Shared Folder Sync would resume the task again.
Click Full Sync to sync all data. Shared Folder Sync will run a full sync for the first time, and only sync the
modified parts after the first sync. Clicking this button can help you manually sync all data again.
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Note:
All files that have been removed from the client will als o be removed from the server.
The access privilege to folders synced to the server will be set as default, which means not specifi ed.
During the syncing process, the c lient will copy the sel ected shared folders t o the server. However , if a folder with
the same name already e xists on the server, that folder will be renamed as "shared_folder_name 1" to prevent its
data from being overwritten.
Task name mus t be of 1 to 32 Unicode characters and must not cont ain the following characters:
! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , / : ; <= > ? @ [ ] \ ^ ` { } | ~
If you sync shared folders from ext4 t o ext3 file system, you m ay encounter errors when a folder has over 32,00 0
files in a single di rectory.
If the shared folders on the server have been synced with another client, Shared F older Sync will per form a full
sync for the task.
When transfer encryption is enabled, you have to set up the password. It cannot be l eft empty.
When syncing to DiskStation over Internet, you can enter the server name by its external IP address or its
hostname. However, if you choose to enter its hostname, the name mus t be in FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain
Name) format, like "abc.bcd.com", for example.
To set up port-forwarding rules for Shared Folder Sync ov er the Internet, please choose port 22 for encrypted
transfer and port 873 for unencrypted transfer.
An encrypted s hared folder will rem ain encrypted after syncing. You need the encryption key to mount the shared
folders on the destination DiskStati on.
Backup DiskStation Data with Time Backup
Synology Time Backup is a quick and flexible way to back up and restore shared folders on DiskStation. You can
back up the data locally onto another volume, or onto an external hard disk. You can set up multiple tasks and
create more than one version for each task.
Time Backup features snapshot function. When creating a version, the system will take a snapshot and capture
the condition of the data within the specified moment. The system will create a version entry within seconds. You
can access the newly created version and edit the files you've just backed up with no time delay.
To set a DiskStation as the backup destination for Time Backup:
1 Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Network Backup. Make sure Enable network backup service is ticked
and Use customized rsync configuration is deselected to make the target DiskStation available for backup.
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2 Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Network Backup > Time Backup, tick Enable Time Backup service,
and then click Apply.
To install and run Time Backup on your DiskStation:
Go to Main Menu > Package Center to install and run the Time Backup package.
To launch Time Backup:
Go to Main Menu > Time Backup.
For more information about Time Backup, run and launch the package, and then click its Help button (with a
question mark) at the top-r ight corner.
Note: For more inf ormation about inst alling packages for Synology DiskStation Manager, see "Chapter 11: Discover
Various Applicat ions with Package Center" on Page 97.
Back up Data on USB Device or SD Card
You can go to Main Menu > Control Panel > External Devices to specify a shared folder for used with
USBCopy or SDCopy, and then use the Copy button on the front panel of your DiskStation to copy data from a
USB device or SD card to the shared folder.
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To configure USBCopy or SDCopy:
1 Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > External Devices > USBCopy or SDCopy and specify a shared folder
from the drop-down menu.
2 Click Apply.
All data on your USB device or SD card will be copied to the specified shared folder when you perform USBCopy
or SDCopy.
To perform USBCopy or SDCopy:
1 Connect the USB device or SD card to the USB port or the SD card slot of your Synology DiskStation.
2 Press the Copy button (with the letter C) on the front panel of your Synology DiskStation.
Note:
Only USB devices or SD cards in FAT or NT FS format are supported.
For USBCopy, the US B device must be plugged into the USB port on the f ront panel of Synology Di skStation.
The available space of the destination shared folder must be larger than the used space of the USB device or SD
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Server
Synology DiskStation is especially designed for small and medium businesses (SMB), providing them with the
ability to set up web, email, and print servers on a single Synology Di skSta tion w ithout spe n ding extra money.
Use Web Station to Host Websites
Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Web Services to set up your website with Web Station, which is integrated
with support for PHP and MySQL.
Enable Web Station
When Web Station is enabled, the web shared folder will be created automatically. Save your web page content
in the folder to publish it on your website.
To enable Web Station:
1 Tick Enable Web Station.
2 Click Apply.
Web Station support and limitations include:
The homepage for your website must be named index.htm, index.html, or index.php.
PHP 5.3.15 is supported.
The following functions are not supported by PHP: system(), exec().
When you use the PHP mail() function, the system will automatically retrieve and use the SMTP server
information from Synology DiskStation. Make sure you have entered the correct SMTP server information.
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Note: For more inf ormation about SMTP server, see "Manage E-mail Notification" on Page 168.
The real path of the web s har ed fo lder is /volume1/web. Some applications require the user to set the path in
the configuration file.
The names blog, photo, photosrc, and webdefault are reserved folder names. These names cannot be used
by Web Station, so please do not create folders with these names under the web shared folder.
You can customize the error page by creating any of the following files and putting them in the web shared
folder: missing.html, missing.htm, or missing.php. When users try to connect to a page that does not exist,
this customized error page will be displayed.
Enable Virtual Host to Host Websites
The Virtual Host support allows you to host up to 30 websites on one Synology DiskStation. Each website can
have different port number or even different hostname.
To enable Virtual Host and host websites:
1 Click Virtual Host to open the settings window.
2 Click Create and enter the following information.
a The name for the subfolder (in the web shared folder) that will contain the web pages to build the website
b The hostname for the website
c The protocol (HTTP or HTTPS) for the website
d The port number for the website
Note: To use HTTPS protocol, HTTPS connection needs to be enabled i n advance. See "HTTP Service" on Page
17 for more information.
3 Click OK.
4 Click Virtual Host and go through the above steps again if you want to set up more websites.
Enable Personal Website
The personal website function is a convenient way to allow Synology DiskStation users to host their own personal
websites. Each local user, domain user and LDAP user will have a unique website address. For more information
about website addresses, please click Help button (with a question mark) at the top-right corner.
Note: Before enabling personal websit e, make sure User Home is enabled. See "Create User's Home Folder" on
Page 58 for more inf ormation.
To create a personal website:
1 Tick Enable personal website and cl ic k Apply.
2 Create a www folder in the user's home folder.
3 Upload web pages to the www folder.
Personal website Support and limitations:
Local users are only allowed to access the data in the following path:
Their own home folder
/var/tmp
/tmp
/volumeX/@tmp
Synology DiskStation users can customize the error page by creating any of the following files and putting
them in the www shared folder: missing.html, missing.htm, or missing.php. When users try to connect to a
page that does not exist, this customized error page will be displayed.
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Enable MySQL
You can enable MySQL to use the MySQL database function for your website. After MySQL is enabled, you can
install the phpMyAdmin package available at Synology's Download Center to manage the MySQL database.
To Enable MySQL:
Tick Enable MySQL and choose a volume to store the database data.
Note:
For more inf ormation about installing packages for Synology DiskStation Manager, see "Chapter 11: Discover
Various Applicat ions with Package Center" on Page 97.
By default, the ID for the phpMyAdmin adm inistrator is root, and the password is blank. It is recommended that
you change the passw ord.
You can go to Main Me nu > Control Panel > Restore Defaults to delete your MySQL databases. See "Restore
Synology DiskSt ation to Factory Defaults" on Page 172 for more information.
Manage PHP Settings
After you have enabled Web Station, you can click the PHP Settings tab to configure PHP related settings.
To turn on PHP configuration option register_globals:
1 Tick Turn on PHP configuration option register_globals if the PHP application you use requires the
register_globals option to be turned on.
2 Click Apply.
Important: it is recommended that you turn off t he register_globals option for security reasons.
To enable PHP cache:
1 Tick Enable PHP cache if you wish to enhance the PHP performance. However it may not take effect under
some circumstances.
2 Click Apply.
To customize PHP open_basedir:
1 Tick Customize PHP open_basedir if you wish to customize your own open_basedir.
2 Type the customized path in the text field. Use “:” to separate between each path. For example:
/etc:/tmp:/usr/bin/php
3 Click Apply.
4 If you want to use the system default setting, uncheck the Customize PHP open_basedir and click OK.
To select PHP extension:
1 Click Select PHP extension to customize your own PHP extension.
2 In the pop-up dialog PHP extension List, select which extension you want to enable.
3 You can also click Default at top of the dialog to return to default settings.
4 Click Apply.
More Information
Install Featured Applications
After you have finished setting up your web environment, you can install applications to enhance the features
of your website using many of the free Open Source applications.
For a list of featured applications tested to be compatible with Synology DiskStation, visit
http://www.synology.com/support/faq_show.php?q_id=404. For the download links and installation
instructions of those applications, visit their official websites.
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Modify HTTP Service Options
Click the HTTP Service tab at Control Panel > Web Services. In addition to the default port number 80, you can
add another port for the use of Photo Station and Web Station.
To add an additional HTTP port:
1 Tick Add additional HTTP port.
2 Enter any port number between 1 and 65535 in the HTTP field.
3 Click Apply.
Important: You cannot use the following port numbers for HTTP access, because they are r eserved for system use.
20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 110, 137, 138, 139, 143, 199, 443, 445, 515, 543, 548, 5 87, 873, 993, 995, 3306, 36 89, 5000,
5001, 5005, 5006, 5335, 5432, 6881, 8080, 7000, 7001, 8081, 9997, 9998, 9999, 50001, 50002, eMule default ports:
4662 (TCP), 4672(UDP), and FTP default port range: the actual range may vary depending on different models.
To enable HTTPS connection for Web Station and Photo Station:
1 Tick Enable web HTTPS connection for web serv ices.
2 Click the optional Import Certificate.
3 Click Apply.
By enabling this function, HTTP connections to Web Station and Photo Station will be protected with SSL/TLS
encrypting mechanism.
Note:
For more information about importing certificate and enabl ing HTTPS connecti on for other services , see "HTTP
Service" on Page 17.
For more inf ormation about Photo Station, see "Chapter 12: Share Photos, Videos, and Blogs with Photo Station"
on Page 100.
Host Mail Server
You can turn your Synology DiskStation into a mail server, allowing Synology DiskStation users to receive and
deliver mail messages using their mail client programs.
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Before you start
Register a domain name for your IP, or apply for a DDNS hostname.
Note: For more inf ormation about regis tering a DDNS account for S ynology DiskStat ion, see "Register a DD N S
hostname for Synology DiskStation" on Page 43.
When applying for a domain name or dynamic domain name, please fill the MX (Mail eXchanger) record of
mail domain with your mail server (that is the FQDN of Synology DiskStation).
For example, if the mail server is mail.synology.com, then fill the MX record with mail.synology.com.
Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > User and enable User Home service to allow users to store their mail
messages in their home folders. Otherwise, they will not be able to send or receive mails.
Note: For more inf ormation about User Home, see "Create User's Home Folder" on Page 58.
Confirm the port forwarding settings:
You should follow the table below to setup port forwarding if NAT is required.
Protocols SMTP POP3 IMAP IMAPS POP3S
Port
25 110 143 993 995
Note
IMAPS: IMAP over SSL/TLS
POP3S: POP3 over SSL/TLS
Set up Mail Server
Go to Main Menu > Package Center to install and run the Mail Server package.
To view overall status:
Click the Overview tab to see the information of services status, the amount of mails in mail queue and mail
activity statistics.
To set up SMTP:
1 Tick Enable SMTP to deliver and receive mails.
2 Tick SMTP Authorization is required if you want to prevent your mail accounts from being used as a
spammer.
Note: If you use this option, your users m ust provide their Synology DiskStation us er accounts and passwords for
authentication w hile setting SMTP server in their mail clients. Take Outlook Express, for example, you can enable
the option at My server requires authentication in Tools > Accounts > Mail Account > Properties > Servers.
3 Limit email size by specifying Maximum size per email.
4 If Enable SMTP-SSL is ticked, SSL secure connection will be supported when sending emails.
5 If Ignore authorization for LAN connections is ticked, all connections except for LAN connections will have
to provide user account and password for authentication.
6 Set a domain name for Mail Server by filling in the Domain name field. To configure multiple domain names
for Mail Server, click the Additional Domain button to open the setting window.
7 Tick Enable SMTP Relay to send mails via other SMTP Relay servers.
To create an alias:
Click the Alias tab and click Create. You can
create an alias to group many email addresses into one.
To enable IMAP/POP3:
Click the IMAP/POP3 tab to enable IMAP/POP3. You must enable at least one of the protocols (POP3, POP3
SSL/TLS, IMAP and IMAP SSL/TLS) to receive mails via mail clients.
To enable spam filter:
Click the Spam Filter tab and tick the options based on your needs to avoid receiving junk emails.
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To view mail logs:
Click the Mail Log tab to view and export mail logs.
To enable Auto-Forwarding and Auto-Reply:
Click the Personal Settings tab if you want to forward mails to other addresses or reply messages to the sender
automatically.
Note: For more inf ormation about using Mail Server, click the Help button (with a ques tion mark) at the t op-right
corner.
Install Mail Station to Enable Webmail Service
With the Mail Station package up and running, DiskStation users can send and receive mails via DSM’s webmail
service.
To install and run Mail Station:
Go to Main Menu > Package Center to install and run the Mail Station package.
Note: For more inf ormation about inst alling packages for Synology DiskStation Manager, see "Chapter 11: Discover
Various Applicat ions with Package Center" on Page 97.
To connect to Mail Station:
Type the following web address in the address bar of your web browser, and then press Enter on your keyboard:
http://Synology_Server_IP_Address/mail/
Note: For more inf ormation about using t he w ebm ail service, see Mail Station 2 User's Guide from Synol ogy's
Download Center at: http://www.synology.com/support/download.php
Set Synology DiskStation as Print Server
Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > External Devices to set DiskStation as the print server over your local area
network, allowing client computers or mobile devices to access printers connected to DiskStation. Furthermore,
the AirPrint support allows you to print to the printer from an iOS device, and the Google Cloud Print support
allows you to print to the printer when you are using Google products and services. (Refer to here for more
information about Google Cloud Print.)
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Set up Print Server on DiskStation
Under the External Devices tab, you can set up print server on DiskStation.
To set up print server on DiskStation:
1 Connect the network printer to the USB port of DiskStation, and select the printer's thumbnail appearing on the
device list.
2 Choose USB Printer Manager > Set Up Printer.
3 Do any of the following:
Choose Network MFP if you want clients over the local area network to use print/scan/fax functions of your
multifunction printer.
Note: Scanning and f axing are available for Windows computers only.
Choose Network Printer if your printer only supports printing, or you want clients over the local area
network to access the printing function only.
4 Click Save, and then click Close.
To enable AirPrint support:
1 Select the printer from the device list.
2 Choose USB Printer Manager > Set Up Printer.
3 Tick Enable AirPrint.
4 Choose your printer's brand and driver from the drop-down menus.
5 Click Save and then click Close.
6 If you want to print a test page to make sure AirPrint is successfully enabled, choose USB Printer Manager >
Print Test Page.
Note:
Enabling AirPrint will also enable DSM's Bonjour Printer Broadcast function.
AirPrint is available for iOS 4.2 or onward only.
To enable Google Cloud Print support:
1 Select the printer from the device list.
2 Choose USB Printer Manager > Set Up Printer.
3 Tick Enable Google Cloud Print.
4 Enter your Google email address and password in the fields.
5 Choose your printer's brand and driver from the drop-down menus.
6 Click Save.
7 If you want to manage your printer(s) and print job(s), click the Google Cloud Print link.
8 Click Close.
9 If you want to print a test page to make sure Google Cloud Print is successfully enabled, choose USB Printer
Manager > Print Test Page.
To manage the printer:
1 Select the printer from the device list.
2 Do any of the following:
Click Get Info to get the printer's information.
Choose USB Printer Manager > Release Printer to release the connection between the printer and a client
(Network MFP mode only). After a client connects to the multifunctional printer to receive faxes and scan
files, the connection might last for a while and need to be released to allow the next client in line to connect
to the printer.
Choose USB Printer Manager > Clean up spool space to cancel all printing jobs on all printers.
Click Eject and disconnect the printer from the USB port of DiskStation.
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Set up Computer to Access Print Server
After the print server is set up on your DiskStation, Windows, Mac, and Linux client over the local area network
can connect to the print server and access its print/fax/scan service.
To set up print server access with Windows:
1 Install and open Synology Assistant on your computer.
2 Click the Printer Device tab, click the Add button, and follow the wizard to complete the setup process. If you
cannot see the Printer Device tab, enable it by clicking the Settings button (with a gear icon) at the top-right
corner.
Note:
Using Synolo gy A ssistant to set up print server access under the Network Printer mode is only available for
DiskStations running on DSM v2.0.1-3.0368 and onward.
Using Synolo gy A ssistant to set up print server access under the Network MFP mode is only available for
DiskStations running on DSM v3.1-1553 and onward.
For other met hods of setting up print server access, open DSM H elp, go to Main Menu > Control Panel >
External Devices, c lick the Help button ( w ith a question mark) at the top-right corner, and then refer to the
Access Printer from Windows section.
To set up print server access with Mac OS X:
1 Make sure DSM’s Bonjour Printer Broadcast function is enabled. See "Manage Mac File Service" on Page 52
for more information.
2 For ways of setting up printer server access with Mac OS X, go to Main Menu > Control Panel > External
Devices, click the Help button (with a question mark) at the top-right corner, and then refer to the Access
Printer from Mac section.
After the print server access is set up, clients over the local area network can access the printing/faxing/scanning
service provided by the print server.
Access Print Server with iOS Devices
If you have enabled DSM's AirPrint support by following the instructions of the "Set up Print Server on
DiskStation" section, any iOS devices running on iOS 4.2 or later can print to the printer connected to your
DiskStation.
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To access the print server with an iOS device:
1 Use your iOS device to browse to the document, web page, mail message, or photo you want to print.
2 Tap the action button, and then tap Print.
3 Select the printer named [Printer_Name (DiskStation_Name)], and then tap Print.
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Package Center
Synology has integrated third party or Synology-designed applications into packages that can be installed on
DiskStation and managed with Package Center.
Coming with full-featured applications, Synology DiskStation provides you with a variety of privileges to enjoy
multimedia contents, share photos, videos, and blogs, access files anytime and anywhere, monitor live actions
from cameras, live stream and record digital TV programs, search and download files from the Internet, back up
precious data, and build your own cloud.
This chapter introduces packages available at Package Center and explains how to manage packages, configure
Package Center, and launch enabled applications.
What Package Center Offers
Go to Main Menu > Package Center to find out what Package Center has to offer.
Manage Packages
Here you can install/uninstall, run, update, and check the packages.
To install packages:
1 Do either of the following:
Under the Available tab, you can see a list of available packages. Click Install to install the packages you
want. Installed packages will be moved to the Installed tab.
If you want to install a package by uploading the .spk file (available at Synology's Download Center or the
third party websites), click Install / Update and follow the wizard to install the new package.
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2 Depending on the number of volumes on your DiskStation, do either of the following:
If there is only one volume on your DiskStation, you will be asked if you want to run the package after
installation. Click Yes to continue.
If there are multiple volumes on your DiskStation, you will be asked to choose from the drop-down menu to
specify a destination volume to install the package.
a Select your destination volume and click Next.
b Tick Run after installation if you want to run the package once the installation is complete, and click
Apply to install the package.
3 When the installation is complete, the package will be moved to the Installed tab and the Main Menu will
automatically expand with the package’s thumbnail on it.
To run or stop package services:
Under the Installed tab, click Run or Stop to run or stop the services.
To update installed package, do either of the following:
When package updates are available, you will see the Update buttons under the Installed tab. Click those
buttons to update the packages.
If you want to update a package by uploading the .spk file (available at Synology's Download Center or the
third party websites), click Install / Update and follow the wizard to update the package.
Note: If you want to receive email or desktop notification when updates are available, click Settings > Notification,
tick the checkboxes, and then click OK.
To uninstall an existing package:
1 Under the Installed tab, click the icon of the application which you want to remove.
2 In the window that appears, click Uninstall and then Yes to uninstall the package.
Configure Package Center
You can manage the settings of Package Center by clicking the Settings button.
To select an update channel for packages:
1 Click the Channel Update tab, and choose either of the following options for installed packages:
Release channel: This version is more stable than Beta channel as it contains feature improvements. Issues
existing and found in the Beta version are fixed. For better compatibility and reliability, it is rec ommended that
you configure Package Center to update your packages to the release channel when a newer version of the
package in question is available.
Beta channel: Considering overall performance, Beta version may not function as well as release channel
does as groundbreaking features are just initially implemented for trial. In spite of this, if you are open to novel
applications, Beta channel will definitely bring you non-stop surprises.
2 Click OK.
To enable notifications about package updates:
1 Click the Notification tab, and then tick Enable email notification and/or Enable desktop notification. The
first option allows DSM to send you emails when new updates are available, while the latter allows DSM to
display a notification message at the top-right corner of your DSM desktop.
Note: For email notifications to take effect, configure your DSM's email notifi cation settings first (at Main Menu >
Control Panel > Notification).
2 Click OK.
To add a package resource:
1 Click the Package Sources tab, click Add, and then enter the name and location of your package sources.
2 Click OK. When the package source is added, you will see a new tab displayed in Package Center. Click the
tab to install and run the packages from the package source.
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Launch Enabled Applications
After installing and running the packages, you can launch the enabled application in several ways.
To launch the installed and enabled application, do any of the following:
Go to Main Menu > [Application name].
Open Main Menu and drag the application's thumbnail to DSM desktop, and then click [Application name] on
the desktop.
Go to Main Menu > [Application name]. Right-click the application icon on the taskbar and then choose Pin
to Taskbar. When the application is closed, its icon will stay pinned to the taskbar, and you can click it to
launch the application again.
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Chapter 12: Share Photos, Videos, and Blogs with
Photo Station
Photo Station is an online photo album integrated with a blog for you to easily share photos, videos, and blog
over the Internet. It features Timeline on which photos and videos can be presented with Google Maps displaying
where they are taken. Face recognition allows you to have Photo Station find faces on photos for you. With this
experimental feature, you can take memorable notes to mark your precious moments by tagging photos with
people, places and descriptions. Moreover, you can also browse photos and watch videos saved on your
DiskStation with your iOS/Android devices or Windows Phone on the go.
This chapter explains how to install and enable Photo Station, set thumbnails and video settings, manage Photo
Station user accounts, create and manage albu ms and blog s, browse photos and videos with Timeline, manage
tags for photos, perform face recognition, and view and edit photos and videos.
Install Photo Station
Go to Main Menu > Package Center to install Photo Station owned by DSM admin.
To install Photo Station:
Under the Available tab, click Install to install the package, and follow the inst al lati on step s of “Manage
Packages” on Page 97.
When the installation is complete, the package will be moved to the Installed tab and the Main Menu will
automatically expand with the package’s thumbnail on it. The photo shared folder will be created automat ic ally to
contain Photo Station data.
Support and Limitations
Video formats viewable on Photo Station: 3G2, 3GP, ASF, AVI, DAT, DivX, FLV, M4V, MOV, MP4, MPEG,
MPG, QT, WMV, XviD
Video formats not viewable but downloadable on Photo Station: RM, RMVB, VOB, RV30, RV40, AC3,
AMR, WMA3
Browser requirement: JavaScript enabled
Microsoft Internet Explorer requirement: Activ eX controls and plug-ins and Active scripting enabled
Upload limit: If you upload contents with Photo Station, you can only upload up to 2GB of contents at a time.
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