Synology DS207 Series, DS107e, DS107 User Manual

Synology DS207 Series

User’s Guide

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(Based on DS2.0 Ver. 2.0442)

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Index

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

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

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

Storing and Sharing File s via Internet..................................................................................7

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

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

Sharing Photos with Online Album Photo Station 2............................................................7

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

Programming your Own Web Site ........................................................................................7

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

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

Limitations...........................................................................................................................9

Appearance....................................................................................................................... 10

LED Indication Descriptions Table .....................................................................................11

Managing Synology Server ..................................................................................................... 12

Entering Web Management UI.......................................................................................... 12

Using Setup Utility.................................................................................................................12

Accessing Web Management UI Manually........................................................................14

Managing Synology Server............................................................................................... 15

Joining Windows Domain.................................................................................................. 15

Assigning Access Right for Domain Users........................................................................15

Resetting Administrator Password.................................................................................... 16

Reinstalling Synology Server............................................................................................ 16

Accessing Synology Server Data............................................................................................17

Shared Folders.................................................................................................................. 17

System Built-in.......................................................................................................................17

Administrator-Created...........................................................................................................18

Setting Access Control......................................................................................................18

Setting Encoding............................................................................................................... 19

Accessing Shared Folders................................................................................................ 19

Windows User........................................................................................................................19

Mac User.................................................................................................................................21

Through FTP..........................................................................................................................21

Server Backup and PC Backup Solutions............................................................................... 23

Local Backup..................................................................................................................... 23

Network Backup................................................................................................................ 24

Backing up Personal Data................................................................................................. 25

Before starting........................................................................................................................25

Minimum System Requirement........................................................................................... 25

Installing Synology Data Replicator II.................................................................................25

Using Synology Data Replicator II......................................................................................26

Backing up Synology Server Settings............................................................................... 26

Synology Server to PC Client..............................................................................................26

Synology Server to another Synology Server...................................................................27

Sharing USB Printer................................................................................................................ 28

Extra Features......................................................................................................................... 29

iTunes Service...................................................................................................................29

Multimedia Service............................................................................................................ 29

Download Station.............................................................................................................. 30

Enabling Download St ation..................................................................................................30

Installing Download Redirector............................................................................................30

Web Station....................................................................................................................... 31

Enabling Web Station and MySQL......................................................................................31

Web Station’s detail description...........................................................................................31

Photo Station 2.................................................................................................................. 32

Enabling Photo Station .........................................................................................................32

Photo Station’s detail description........................................................................................32

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USBCopy .......................................................................................................................... 33

Setting USBCopy Target Location ......................................................................................33

Mail Notification................................................................................................................. 34

Firmware Update............................................................................................................... 35

Expanding HDD Capacity........................................................................................................ 36

External USB HDD............................................................................................................ 36

Replacing Larger Internal HDD......................................................................................... 36

RAID 1 Volume......................................................................................................................36

Non-RAID and RAID 0 V olume ...........................................................................................37

Troubleshooting....................................................................................................................... 38

Appendix.................................................................................................................................. 39

Recommended Peripherals .............................................................................................. 39

Recommended NTP Server.............................................................................................. 39

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About this User’s Guide

This user's guide covers all the functions of Synology DS207 Series server.
Some of the functions may only be available on specific models. Please refer to
product specification for details.

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Getting to know your Synology Server

Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of Synology DS207 Series server (“Synology
Server”). Synology Server is specially designed for the following purposes:

Storing and Sharing Files via Internet

Windows users and Mac users can easily share files within Intranet or through
Internet. Unicode language support makes sharing different language files from
Synology Server smoothly.

PC Data and Server Data Backup

Synology Server provides various backup solutions to backup Synology Server
data or backup PC data to Synology Server.

Transferring Data via FTP

Synology Server provides FTP service with bandwidth restriction and
anonymous login. To transfer data safely, “FTP over SSL” or “FTP over TLS” is
also available on advanced models.

Sharing Photos with Online Album Photo Station 2

“Photo Station 2” provides intuitive user interface to share your photos and
videos online in a snap.

Enjoying Entertainment Data Stored on Server

“Download St ation” allows you to download files from Internet through BitTorrent,
FTP, and HTTP to Synology Server. Moreover, if you have UPnP DMA
connected in the LAN, you can enable “Multimedia Service” and share the
multimedia files on Synology server. If you just want to share and play mp3 files
stored on Synology Server, you can enable “iTunes Service”, and enjoy the
music through any iTunes clients on LAN.

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

Programming your Own Web Site

Personal or corporate website can be easily setup using “Web Station” function.
By integrating with PHP and MySQL, user can also set up blog or even online
shop.

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USB Printer Server

You can share USB 2.0 Printer through Local Area Network.

Specification

Item DS107+

Hard Disk Interface SATA
Maximum Capacity 750GB
USB 2.0 Ports *3
LAN Port RJ-45 10/100/1000Mbps
USB Copy Yes
Windows User Windows 98 onward
Mac User Mac OS 9 onward
Maximum User Accounts 128
Maximum Group Accounts 64
Maximum Shared Folder 100
Maximum Concurrent

Connections

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NTP Yes
FTP

Yes(+SSL/TLS)

Windows ADS/NT4 Domain Y es
Encrypted Network Backup Yes
Language Localization English, French, German, Korean, Italian, Spanish,

Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese
HDD Hibernation Yes
Event Notification Yes
Agency Certifications

FCC Class B、CE、BSMI
Dimension

16.0 X 21.8 X 8.8 cm

Weight

0.98 kg (excluding HDD)

Power Consumption
And

Environment
Requirements

Line voltage

100V to 240V AC

Frequency

50Hz to 60Hz

Operating Temperature

50 to 95∘F (10 to 35∘C)

Storage Temperature

-40 to 185∘F (-10 to 70∘C)

Relative Humidity

5% to 95% RH

Maximum Operating Altitude

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10,000 feet

Limitations

1. Supports up to 1 USB printer.

2. Supports up to 3 external USB disks.

3. USB Copy function only supports USB disks with FAT32 file system.

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

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

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Appearance

Front View Rear View

Fan

USBCopy

button

USB
port

LAN port
RESET

POWER

button

DC in 12V
port

Article Name Location Description

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

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

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

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

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

USB Port Front Panel The Synology Server offers 3 USB ports for adding

additional external hard drives, USB printers, or
other USB devices. One at the front, and other two
at the back.

Smart Fan
Ventilation

Front Panel The fan is to exhaust waste heat out of Synology

Server. It will start automatically when the server
starts. If the fan is malfunctioning, system will "beep"
every 1 second.

RESET
Button

Back Panel 1. To restore IP, DNS, passwords for the "admin"

account to default value, and reset the “guest”
account to the “enabled” status. (Please refer
to “

Resetting Administrator Password”

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chapter.)

2. To reinstall the Synology Server. (Please refer
to “

Reinstalling Synology Server” chapter.)

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

Synology Server.

DC IN 12V
Port

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

Power Adapter.

LED Indication Descriptions Table

LED
Indication

Color Status Description

Solid Green Light Volume normal
Solid Orange

Light

Available volume space < 1GB

Status Green/Orange

Blinking Orange
Light

y Disk crashed
y Volume degraded or crashed
y No internal disk

Solid Network is up
Blinking Network is active

LAN Green

Light Off Network is down
Solid Disk ready
Blinking Disk is being accessed

Green

Off No internal disk

DISK

Orange Blinking Cannot Read/Write

Solid Detected USB disk
Blinking Copying data

USBCopy Green

Off No USB disk
Solid System ready

Blinking

y System is booting
y System is shutting down

Power Blue

Off Power off

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Managing Synology Server

Entering Web Management UI

System administrator can manage the Synology Server by entering the web
management UI. There are two options for you to enter the management UI:

Using Setup Utility

[Windows User]

1. Insert the Installation CD into CD/DVD-Rom Drive.

2. Choose “Synology Assistant” at the Autoup Menu.

3. Follow the steps to complete installation.

4. After installation, double click on the desktop icon to execute the program.

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5. Choose the server you want to manage and click “Manage” to enter the
Web Management UI.

6. Choose “login as system administrator (admin)”, input password and click
“Enter”.

[Mac OSX User]

1. Insert the Installation CD into CD/DVD-Rom Drive.

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2. Double-Click CD-Rom Drive thumbnail.

3. Double-Click "MacOSX" thumbnail.

4. Double-Click "Synology Assistant-SY NO LOGY.dmg" thumbnail.

5. Double-Click "Synology Assistant" thumbnail to run setup wizard.

6. Choose a Synology Server and click "Manage" to enter the Web
Management UI.

7. Choose "login as system administrator (admin)", input password and click
"Enter".

Please note:
To ensure flawless management process, please u se the following browsers:

Client Browser

PC IE 6.0 onward
Mac OS X 10.3.x Safari 1.3 onward
Mac OS X 10.4.x Safari 2.0 onward

Accessing Web Management UI Manually

1. Open a web browser window.

2. At the address line input “http://Synology_Server_Name:5000/", where
“Synology_Server_Name” should be replaced with the name you set up for
Synology Server during the setup process.

3. Press “Enter” key on the keyboard.

4. Choose "login as system administrator (admin)".

5. Input password for admin.

6. Click “Enter” to access Web Management UI.

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Managing Synology Server

You can start managing Synology Server in Web Management UI. Synology
Server Web Management UI provides distinctive and straight forward design for
easy management. You will find an online “Help” button on every page of the
Web Management UI. Click on the “Help” button for further information
whenever you encounter any problem.

Joining Windows Domain

You can add Synology Server to Windows domain and let the domain users
access Synology Server. Synology Server supports both Active Directory
Service (ADS) and NT4 domain. After being added to a Windows domain, the
domain users only need to enter their domain account and password when trying
to access the Synology Server. If the authentication succeeds, access will be
granted.

For the detailed description, please refer to Help on “Network Services >
Win/Mac OS” page.

Assigning Access Right for Domain Users

After adding Synology Server to a Windows domain, you can grant domain
users’ access rights to the shared folders on Synology server. Af terward, you will
see domain users on the User page. Please refer to the “

Accessing Synology

Server Data

> Setting Access Control” section for details.

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Resetting Administrator Password

Pressing the “RESET” button and hold it for about 4 seconds before you heard a
beep sound will restore IP, DNS, passwords for the "admin" account to default
value, and reset the “guest” account to the “enabled” status. The default
password of the “admin” account is blank.

Reinstalling Synology Server

If for any reason you have to reinstall the Synology Server, you can press the
RESET button on the back panel twice, and the Synology Server will be
reinstalled. The data saved on the Synology Server will not be erased during the
reinstallation. However, for security’s reason, we strongly recommend that you
back up the data on the server.

To reinstall the server:

1. Press the “RESET” button and hold it for about 4 seconds. Release the

button when the Synology Server emits a beep sound.

2. Within the next 10 seconds, press the “RESET” button and hold it for about 4

seconds again. Release the button when the Synology Server emits a beep
sound.

3. Run Synology Assistant, and set up the Synology Server again.

Note: The version of Synology Assistant should be identical to the version of the
firmware patch file you install.

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Accessing Synology Server Data

File sharing service is one of the Synology Server's major functions.
Administrator can setup access rights for users either with Windows or Mac to
access shared folders.

Shared Folders

System Built-in

Below are system built-in shared folders. Administrator can delete them later
after setup.

Name Description

public After Synology Server is successfully set up, the shared

folder “public” will be available for access instantly.

web The shared folder “web” is for storing web pages. When

Web Station is enabled, users can browse the
constructed website through browser. For detailed
information, please refer to “

Extra Features > Web

Station

” section.

photo The shared folder “photo” is for storing image files. Files

in “photo” shared folder can be browsed when Photo
Station or Mul t imedia Service is enabled. For detailed
information, please refer to descriptions of

Photo Station

and

Multimedia Service.

music Music files in “music” shared folder can be browsed

through UPnP DMA when Multimedia Service is enabled.
For detailed information, please refer to descriptions of
Multimedia Service.

video Video files in “video” shared folder can be browsed

through UPnP DMA when Multimedia Service is enabled.
For detailed information, please refer to the page
“Network Services > Multimedia Service.”

NetBackup The shared folder “NetBackup” is for saving backed up

files using Network Backup. Please refer to the page
“Backup > Network Backup.”

usbshare After you connect external USB HDD to Synology

Server’s USB port, system will automatically create a
shared folder with the prefix “usbshare”. Refer to
“

Expanding HDD Capacity > External HDD” section for

details.

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Administrator-Created

Apart from the above system built-in shared folders, Administrator can create
shared folders on the page “Storage > Shared Folder” of the Web Management
UI. Shared folders created by Administrator can be deleted or renamed at any
time.

Setting Access Control

For security reasons, Administrator can go to the page “Privileges > Privileges
Setup” of the Web Management UI and set access rights for different users by
selecting the shared folder.

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Setting Encoding

Synology Server uses Unicode to manage files. The benefit of using Unicode is
to avoid file inaccessibility between users who use different languages. However,
for users without Unicode support on their PC, Administrator can set the
encoding method of the files to overcome the problem. Please go to the page
“Network Services > Win/Mac OS” of the Web Man agement UI for the setting.

Accessing Shared Folders

Windows User

Windows users can access the Synology Server’s shared folders by using Setup
Utility to map Network Drive

Synology Assistant, which is included in the Installation CD, not only helps
Administrator manage Synology Server, but also provides users with the
following steps to map Network Drive:

1. Run Synology Assistant.

2. Choose the server to map network drive.

3. Click on the “Map Drive” button on the left.

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4. Follow the on-screen steps to finish the setup.

5. Upon completion, user can access the mapped shared folder in Windows
Explorer.

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Mac User

Mac user can use ”Go > Connect to Server” to choose a Synology Server and
access the shared folder on the server.

Through FTP

Synology server provides FTP service. Administrator can enable FTP service on
the “Network Service > FTP Service” page of the Web Management UI.
Windows users and Mac users can thus access data in Synology Server by FTP
Protocol. Synology server supports Secure FTP by default when administrator
enables the FTP service. To prevent data from being access while transferring,
users can also use “FTP over SSL” or “FTP over TLS” on the FTP client to make

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the data more secure. For the detailed information of usin g FTP and its limitation,
please refer to Help on “Network Services > FTP Service” page.

Please Note:

1. Administrator has the option to adjust FTP Bandwidth or enable
Anonymous login.

2. FTP Service does not support Unicode. Before enabling FTP Service,
please go to “Network Services > Win/Mac OS” page and setup codepage
according to user’s client PC.

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Server Backup and PC Backup Solutions

Synology Server provides complete backup solutions:

1. By using “Local Backup”, Administrator can back up Synology Server’s
data to external USB or SATA HDD.

2. By using “Network Backup”, Administrator can back up Synology Server’s
data to another Synology Server.

3. By installing Synology Data Replicator II software on the client PC,
Windows users can back up data from PC to Synology Server.

4. Administrator can also back up Synology Server’s User, Group, and
Shared folders (see details below).

Local Backup

Please follow the below steps to perform Local Backup:

1. Connect an external USB HDD or SATA HDD to the corresponding port on
Synology Server.

2. Go to the page “External Devices > USB Disk” or “External Devices >
eSATA Disk” of the Web Management UI, and format the HDD as “backup
purpose”.

3. Go to the page “Backup > Local Backup” to set up your backup task.

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Network Backup

Network Backup allows Administrator to back up Synology Server’s data to
another Synology Server through network. Please ensure Network Backup
option is enabled on both Target and Client Server before performing the task.
Go to “Backup > Network Backup” page for detail inf ormation.

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Backing up Personal Data

Windows users can install “Synology Data Replicator II” backup software which
can be found on the installation CD. They can back up client PC data to
Synology Server to maintain a good copy of data whenever needed.

Using Synology Data Replicator II, users can:

1. Monitor selected folders on client PC and perform real-time backup when
any modification to the file is made.

2. Adjust backup versions and restore points.

3. Restore backup data on Synology Server to client PC at user’s preference.

Before starting

Before using Synology Data Replicator II, please ensure:

1. Client PC and Synology Server uses the same encoding for backup to
perform adequately.

2. Synology Data Replicator II is the next generation of Synology Data
Replicator. It can only restore backup data on Synology Server generated
by itself. If users have backed up data on Synology Server using Synology
Data Replicator, we recommend restoring data on Synology Server to PC
first before using Synology Data Replicator II.

Minimum System Requirement

1. Free HDD Sp ace: 5MB

2. Operating System: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP

3. Best Screen Resolution: 1024*768 and above

4. Microsoft Networking over TCP/IP enabled and has network connection
with Synology Server.

Installing Synology Data Replicator II

Insert Installation CD into Windows user CD/DVD-Rom drive. Click on “Synology
Data Replicator II”, and follow on-screen instructions.

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Using Synology Data Replicator II

After installation, double click on the software icon to execute the program. Click
on “Help” for detail description.

Backing up Synology Server Settings

There are two options for you to backup Synology Server’s “User”, “Group”,
“Shared Folder” settings for easy maintenance and restoration.

Synology Server to PC Client

Go to the page “Backup > Configuration Backup” of the Web Management UI to
back up settings from Synology Server to PC Client.

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Synology Server to another Synology Server

The data backed up to another Synology Server using “Network Backup”
automatically includes the “User”, “Group”, “Shared Folder” settings. When you
recover the data, you can choose if you want to recover these settings.

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Sharing USB Printer

Synology Server supports Windows 98 and above users, and Mac OS 9 and
above users to share USB Printer. For the det ailed sett ings on diff erent platforms,
please refer to the page “External Devices > USB Printer” of the Web
Management UI.

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Extra Features

iTunes Service

When “iTunes Service” is enabled, users can play music files stored on
Synology Server with any iTunes clients on the same subnet. For the detailed
information and its limitation, please refer to Help on “Network Services > iTunes
Service” page of the Web Management UI.

Multimedia Service

When “Multimedia Service” is enabled, users who have UPnP DMA (Digital
Media Adapter) can browse multimedia files on Synology server. Please go to
“Network Services > Multimedia Service” page for further setup.

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Download Station

Synology server can download files from Internet through BitTorrent, FTP, and
HTTP. PC users and Mac users can either install Download Redirector or go to
the “Download Service” section of the Web Management UI to add download
tasks and manage the download queue.

Before start adding download tasks, you should enable Download Station on the
server and install Download Redirector on PC or Mac.

Enabling Download Station

Go to the “Download Service > Download Service” page.

Installing Download Redirector

Insert Installation CD into the CD/DVD-Rom drive. Click on “Download
Redirector”, and follow on-screen instructions to complete inst allation.

For the detailed description of Download Redirector, please refer to Help on
Download Redirector program window, or hit Help on “Download Service >
Download Management” page of the Web Management UI.

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Web Station

Personal or corporate website can be easily setup using “Web Station.” By
integrating with PHP and MySQL, users can also setup online shop. PHP
support is turned on by default, MySQL requires manually enabling.

Enabling Web Station and MySQL

Go to the “Network Services > Web Service” page.

Web Station’s detail description

Please click on “Read Tutorial” link under “Enable We b Station”.

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Photo Station 2

The all new “Photo Station 2” is stylish and even easier and faster. Administrator
can not only set up album cover, but also enter descriptions of albums and
photos, and choose whether to allow visitors’ comments. Moreover, access right
control can be set up to control privacy.

Enabling Photo Station

Go to the “Network Services > Web Service” page.

Photo Station’s detail description

Please click on “Read Tutorial” link under “Enable Photo Station”.

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USBCopy

When a USB Device is connected to the USB port at the front panel, by pressing
the “COPY” button all the data in the USB Device will be copied to Synology
Server’s internal HDD.

Setting USBCopy Target Location

You can setup USBCopy target location on the “External Devices > USBCopy”
page of the Web Management UI. When pressing the “Copy” b utton from now on,
data will be copied to the target location.

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Mail Notification

Administrator can enter email address on the page “System > Notification”.
Synology Server will send email to the address whenever an important event
occurs to notify Administrator.

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Firmware Update

To keep your Synology Server up to date, Administrator can go to “System >
Firmware Upgrade” page to upgrade firmware.

Note: Normally, upgrading the firmware of the Synology server will not affect
data on the Synology server. However, to ensure data security, it is
recommended that you back up your data before update.

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Expanding HDD Capacity

Administrator can expand HDD capacity by connecting external HDD, or
replacing a larger capacity internal HDD.

External USB HDD

When connecting an external USB HDD to Synology Server’s USB port,
“usbshare1” shared folder will be created automatically. Upon disconnecting
external USB HDD, the shared folder will be removed. For more than 1 external
USB HDD is connected, “usbshare2”, “usbshare3” will be cre ated accordingly.

To Eject or Format external USB HDD, go to the page “External Devices > USB
Disk” of the Web Management UI.

Replacing Larger Internal HDD

When the internal HDD storage is run out, Administrator can follow the steps to
replace a larger HDD and keep using the original data:

RAID 1 Volume

1. Replace the smallest hard disk of the volume with a larger one.

2. After system has detected the new hard disk, click “Expand” on the
“Storage > Volume” page of the Web management UI.

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3. Repeat steps above until you finish replacing all hard disks you want to
change.

Non-RAID and RAID 0 Volume

1. Replace the original internal HDD with a larger one.

2. Connect the original HDD to the USB port.

3. Copy the data from the original HDD to the new HDD

4. Remove the original HDD.

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Troubleshooting

For any questions about managing your Synology Server, please refer to the
“Help” button at every page of the Web Management UI. For any questions other
than that, please visit Synology Inc. website (

www.synology.com) for further

assistant.

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Appendix

Recommended Peripherals

For recommended peripheral models, including hard drive, USB printer, DMA,
and UPS, please visit www.synology.com.

Recommended NTP Server

The main purpose of Network Time Protocol (NTP ) is for synchroni zing clocks of
computer system over data network. We have provided a few reco mmended
NTP servers. For more information about NTP Server, please visit

http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/servers.html

Below are few recommended NTP server:

1. time.apple.com

2. time.asia.apple.com

3. time.euro.apple.com

4. time.nist.gov

5. time.windows.com

For more information, please refer to:

http://ntp.isc.org/bin/view/Servers/WebHome

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