User Guide for
DiskStation Manager 7.0
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Table of
Contents
Chapter 5: File-Sharing & Sync 40
5.1 Shared Folder
5.2 File services
5.3 File Station
5.4 Synology Drive Server
5.5 Cloud Sync
5.6 WebDAV
Chapter 6: Data Backup 45
6.1 Active Backup Suite
6.2 USB Copy
Chapter 1: Introduction 01
Chapter 2: Quick Start Guide 04
2.1 Install drives
2.2 Get started with DSM
2.3 Sign up for a Synology Account
2.4 Navigate your DSM desktop
2.5 Check regional options
2.6 Specify your QuickConnect ID
2.7 Configure storage space
2.8 Create a shared folder and start sharing files
2.9 Install add-on packages
2.10 Create local users and groups
2.11 Manage notification settings
2.12 Fortify security
2.13 Keep your DSM updated
Chapter 3: Account & Privileges 30
3.1 Account & privileges
3.2 Directory clients
3.3 Synology Directory Server
3.4 LDAP Server
3.5 SSO Server
3.6 RADIUS Server
Chapter 4: Storage & Virtualization 34
4.1 Storage Manager
4.2 Storage expansion
4.3 Storage Analyzer
4.4 SAN Manager & Storage Console
4.5 Virtual Machine Manager
Chapter 7: NAS Protection 48
7.1 DSM configuration backup
7.2 Hyper Backup
7.3 Snapshot Replication
7.4 Synology High Availability
Chapter 8: Security 50
8.1 Security settings
8.2 Secure SignIn
8.3 Security Advisor
8.4 Antivirus
Chapter 9: Network 52
9.1 External Access
9.2 Network Settings
9.3 Proxy Server
9.4 DNS Server
9.5 DHCP Server
9.6 VPN Server
Chapter 10: Management 64
10.1 Hardware & Power Settings
10.2 Login Portal
10.3 Resource Monitor
10.4 Log Center
10.5 Universal Search
10.6 Central Management System
10.7 Active Insight
10.8 System reset
Chapter 11: Productivity 70
11.1 Synology Office
11.2 Note Station
11.3 Synology Chat
11.4 Synology Calendar
11.5 Synology Contacts
11.6 Synology MailPlus
11.7 Web Station
Chapter 12: Multimedia 75
12.1 Synology Photos
12.2 Video Station
12.3 Audio Station
12.4 Media Server
12.5 Indexing Service
Chapter 13: Surveillance 79
13.1 Set up IP Cameras
13.2 Monitor Camera Feeds
13.3 Efficient Recording Playback
13.4 Comprehensive Management Features
13.5 Centralized Management System
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 1: Introduction
Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) is an intuitive web-based operating system for every
Synology NAS, designed to help you manage your digital assets across all network locations.
With DSM 7.0, your network-attached storage device doesn't just serve as a file-sharing center
within your local area network but also enables you to accomplish more than what you can
imagine.
DSM main features and functionality includes:
File-sharing and syncing: Instantly access, share, and sync your digital assets conveniently
and securely across multiple devices whenever you want, no matter where you are.
Backup and restoration: Through our license-free backup solutions, back up and protect
your digital assets on your computers, virtual machines, cloud services, and NAS to avoid
service downtime that can jeopardize your personal or business goals.
Team collaboration: In the privacy of your own cloud, create a motivated team culture while
satisfying all collaboration needs with Synology Office, Calendar, and Chat.
Multimedia streaming: Through an intuitive web-based interface, access and compile your
multimedia content into a multimedia library that can be used by multimedia applications or
packages at your convenience.
Video surveillance: A complete surveillance solution that provides intelligent monitoring and
video management tools to safeguard your valuable assets in your business, home, and other
environments.
Virtualization storage: Streamlined provisioning and management of virtual machines to
access storage space over storage network, as if the space used were in one local disk, with
full certification for VMware® vSphere™, Microsoft® Hyper-V®, Citrix® XenServer™, and
OpenStack virtualization environments.
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Enhanced storage & SAN solutions
A brand-new Storage Manager comes with the new performance optimization features and
better protection against data degradation. Now designed for SAN environments, the Fibre
Channel Protocol(FCP) brings high availability and low latency to mission-critical storage
networks.
Advanced LUN functionality supports VMware VAAI and Windows ODX for improved VM
performance and provides swift snapshot creation, recovery, and cloning.
A streamlined management interface makes connection and permission management
exceptionally easy, even in large-scale SAN environments.
Support for iSCSI and Fibre Channel means that Synology storage systems integrate easily in
smaller setups as in enterprise environments.
Secure identity protection
Synology Secure SignIn offers wide range of flexible sign-in methods (2-factor authentication,
passwordless sign-in, and traditional authentication), app-based sign-in approval, hardware
security keys, and more 2-factor authentication options to eliminate weak password and
elevate your NAS protection. Safeguarding your account security has never been this easy.
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All-in-one photo management
Synology Photos comes with all the tools you need to manage your photos efficiently.
Automated tools help you group your photos and videos chronologically or according to folder
structure, set a category to filter your media files, organize your photos with albums, and share
your content while keeping your memories safe and secure with secure share links.
More protection and faster recovery
Our top backup applications now let you protect more devices, online services, and DSM
applications. Active Backup expands your protection with new agent-based Linux backup for
five major distributions.
Protect your Synology NAS with Hyper Backup for more DSM settings and twelve additional
Synology software packages.
Secure file-sharing and collaboration
Collaboration made secure by Synology Drive's enhanced security and management features
to help admins keep track of users, permissions, and data with tighter security features.
Keep control over larger deployments of Synology Drive Server with new Synology Drive Admin
Console.
Keep file-sharing secure by granting sharing permissions to select users or groups. Users are
obliged to set passwords or expiration dates to tighten security when sharing files.
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Stay ahead of use trends and manage your storage before it hits the limit with Synology Drive
Server usage calculation.
Expand your storage to the cloud
You can now experience the flexibility of the cloud with Hybrid Share, it is a brand-new hybrid
cloud solution for simplified multi-site file-sharing. With your Synology Account, you can
connect your NAS to C2 Storage to build hybrid-cloud storage.
Combine the flexibility and scalability of Synology C2 Storage with the speed and power of on-
premises Synology NAS for fast and uninterrupted file access.
Instantly sync cloud-managed data to multiple Synology NAS and access files as if they were
locally stored, reducing on-premises storage footprint, network use, and costs.
Mount a Hybrid Share folder to any Synology NAS and gain instant access to your data on
Synology C2 Storage. No need to wait for a data recovery or migration process to finish.
Cloud-hosted NAS monitoring
Monitor your Synology NAS across locations with Active Insight that lets you monitor
performance in one unified portal. Its highly customizable notification settings let you detect
anomalies and provide solutions in an instant to minimize downtime.
Active Insight dispatches event notifications with detailed troubleshooting advice any time it
detects system anomalies in a Synology NAS under your administration.
Synology analyses anonymized data from a connected Synology NAS to identify indicators of
possible system failure and will notify customers if their device is at risk.
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Chapter 2: Quick Start Guide
This chapter provides an overview of the initial configurations of Synology DiskStation
Manager (DSM). To help you get started with your Synology NAS, perform the following
instructions about drive setup, OS installation, storage initialization, and several built-in
services of DSM management.
2.1 Install drives
As a data storage server, Synology NAS needs at least one 3.5" or 2.5" drive to ensure
functionality. For detailed information on drive installation, please refer to the Hardware
Installation Guide via Synology's Download Center.
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Back up drives before installation
If your drive comes from an old Synology NAS, please follow the instructions in this article to
perform drive migration. The migration procedures mentioned in the article will help you keep
most of your data. However, we strongly recommend that you back up data on the original
Synology NAS, from which drives are moved, to avoid accidental data loss.
If your drive does not come from a Synology NAS that contains data, you need to back up data
before the installation because the system will format drives and erase all the existing data
during the installation.
Understand RAID types
After the drive installation, you should set up a RAID array to add extra security and
redundancy to your storage space. This section gives you a brief introduction to the RAID
technology and the difference between each RAID type.
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a data storage technology that allows multiple
independent drives to be combined into a RAID array for data redundancy and performance
improvement. In a RAID array, the same data will be stored in different places across multiple
drives to reduce the risk of data loss caused by a drive failure. Moreover, the RAID setup can
boost the read-write performance because data will be striped across drives under certain
RAID configurations.
Different RAID configurations provide different levels of redundancy and performance. The
following is an overview of the RAID types supported by Synology NAS:
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SHR: Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR) is an automatic RAID management system designed
by Synology. SHR provides fault tolerance when there are more than two drives. It is
recommended for novice users because it will automatically deploy drives for the best interest
of your storage space.
Basic: Basic configuration is composed of only one independent drive, so it does not provide
any fault tolerance or performance boost.
JBOD: JBOD (Just a Bunch of Disks) configuration combines all drives into a single drive stack.
Each JBOD drive is regarded as a separate and individual drive volume, so it allows easier
control management of data storage. JBOD configuration does not provide any fault tolerance
or performance boost.
RAID 0: In contrast to JBOD, RAID 0 combines two or more drives and treats them as a single
unit. In RAID 0, data are divided into blocks and split across multiple drives; therefore, the
read-write speed increases with more drives added.
RAID 1: RAID 1 requires at least two drives. In RAID 1, data are mirrored on all drives. Since
the same data exist on all the drives in the array, the volume of the smallest member drive
determines the total capacity of the array. This is the safest option to protect important data,
but the write performance and capacity are relatively limited.
RAID 5: RAID 5 requires at least three drives, and one of the drives is used for fault tolerance.
RAID 5 stripes data blocks across multiple drives and distributes redundancy information,
called parity, across all of the drives in the array. Upon failure of a single drive, the lost data
can be reconstructed with the parity existing on the rest of the drives.
RAID 6: RAID 6 requires at least four drives. RAID 6 features double distributed parity, so it
has better data redundancy than RAID 5. However, because RAID 6 needs to write two parity
blocks on all member drives, the write performance is slower than RAID 5.
RAID 10: RAID 10 requires at least four drives. The drives have to be even because drives
are combined into groups of two in which data is mirrored and striped. RAID 10 features the
performance of RAID 0 and the data protection of RAID 1.
RAID F1: RAID F1 requires at least three drives. Like RAID 5, RAID F1 implements data block
striping and distributes parity data across all member drives. The only difference is that one of
the drives will bear more parity information, so it will age faster, which prevents all the drives
from coming to the end of their lifespan at the same time. RAID F1 is recommended for an all-
flash array.
Notes:
• RAID F1 and SHR are only available on specific models. Refer to the specifications of each
model for detailed information.
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2.2 Get started with DSM
This section guides you through how to perform the first-time installation of DSM via a web
browser or Synology's mobile application.
Install DSM with Web Assistant
Your Synology NAS comes with a built-in tool, Web Assistant, which helps you download
the latest version of DSM from the Internet and install it on your Synology NAS. To use Web
Assistant, follow the steps below:
1. Power on your Synology NAS.
2. Open a web browser on a computer within the same network where your Synology NAS is
located, and go to "find.synology.com". The status of your NAS should be Not installed.
3. Select your Synology NAS and click Connect on Web Assistant.
4. Click Install to start the installation process and follow the on-screen instructions.
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Notes:
• Both your Synology NAS and computer must be on the same local network.
• We suggest using Chrome or Firefox as the browser for DSM installation.
• For more information on the setup of Synology NAS and DSM, please refer to the
Hardware Installation Guide for your Synology NAS models available via Synology's
Download Center.
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Install DSM with DS finder
You can also install DS finder (App Store/Google Play Store) on your mobile device to install
DSM as demonstrated below:
1. Power on your Synology NAS.
2. Connect your mobile device to the local network where your Synology NAS is located, and
launch DS finder.
3. Tap SET UP NEW NAS to start the setup process.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to establish the connection between your mobile device
and Synology NAS, and tap SEARCH. DS finder will search for your Synology NAS. The status
of your NAS should be Not installed.
5. Select your Synology NAS and tap INSTALL to start the installation process and follow the
on-screen instructions.
Notes:
• We take Android 10 as an example in this chapter. The actual steps may vary across OS
versions and devices.
• Both your Synology NAS and mobile device must be on the same local network.
• DS finder can only run on Android and iOS devices.
• DS finder supports installing DSM on most Synology NAS models (except rack-mount
models and desktop models of FS/XS series).
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2.3 Sign up for a Synology Account
As an owner of Synology NAS, you should have a Synology Account to access Synology online
services and manage your customer information. Different from DSM user accounts, which can
be used to sign in to DSM, a Synology Account allows you to manage your billing information,
registered Synology products, requests for technical support, and Synology online services (e.g.,
QuickConnect, DDNS, and Synology C2). For more information on the differences between
Synology Accounts and DSM user accounts, please refer to this article.
Sign up for a Synology Account and bind your Synology NAS during DSM installation or by
following the steps below:
1. Go to this website.
2. Complete the form and click Next. Then, follow the on-screen instructions to create a
Synology Account.
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3. Go to the email box you have entered, and click the email titled Synology Account - sign
up (sent from "noreply@synologynotification.com") to get your verification code.
4. Enter the verification code and click Next.
5. Check the terms and privacy policy. Click Submit.
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6. Go to Control Panel > Synology Account, and click Sign in or sign up for a Synology
Account.
7. In the pop-up window, enter the credentials of your Synology Account and click Sign In.
8. Now you have successfully registered for a Synology Account and bound your NAS to it.
2.4 Navigate your DSM desktop
After installing DSM on your Synology NAS, you can sign in to DSM using the DSM user account
you have just added during the first-time installation. Follow the steps below to sign in via a
web browser:
1. Make sure your computer and Synology NAS are connected to the same local network.
2. Open a browser on your computer and enter one of the following in the address bar:
• find.synology.com: Enter this URL only if your computer and Synology NAS are connected
to the same local area network.
• IP address of your NAS:5000: If the IP address of your Synology NAS is "192.168.48.14", type
"192.168.48.14:5000". The IP address depends on the settings made during the initial setup.
3. Enter your username and click the rightward arrow.
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4. Enter your password and click the rightward arrow again to sign in.
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DSM desktop
After signing in, you can see the DSM desktop, where your application and package windows
are displayed. You can also create desktop shortcuts to frequently used applications.
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Taskbar
The taskbar is located at the top of the screen and includes the following items:
1. Show Desktop: Minimize all launched applications and packages windows.
2. Main Menu: Click the icon to view and open applications and add-on packages. You can
also click and drag to create desktop shortcuts.
3. Open applications: Displays currently launched applications and packages. You can right-
click and pin the applications or packages to the taskbar for faster access in the future.
4. Upload Queue: Appears when you start uploading files to your Synology NAS. Click the icon
to see more details, such as progress and upload speed.
5. External Devices: Appears when an external device (e.g., a USB flash drive) is attached to
your Synology NAS.
6. Notifications: Displays notifications, such as errors, status updates, and package
installation notifications.
7. Options: Click the menu to shut down, restart, or sign out of your Synology NAS. You can
also select Personal from the menu to modify personal account settings.
8. Widgets: Show or hide widgets. Widgets are located on the right side of DSM desktop by
default, displaying various types of system information, such as storage, system health, etc.
9. Search: Quickly find specific applications, packages, or DSM Help articles.
Main menu
You can find a list of applications and packages installed on your Synology NAS here. To create
a desktop shortcut, open Main Menu, and click and drag an application or package to the side.
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Shutdown, restart, signing out, and personal settings
Click the Options menu (the person icon on the upper right) to shut down, restart, or sign out
of your Synology NAS.
In addition, you can select the Personal option from the drop-down menu to manage your
account settings, such as the password, display language, sign-in methods, and display
preferences. The following gives you an overview of tabs under this option:
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• Account: Edit account settings, enable advanced sign-in methods, and view recent login
activities of your DSM account (refer to this article for more information).
• Display Preferences: Edit date and time formats as well as the appearance of your desktop
(refer to this article for more information).
• Email Delivery: Add your email accounts at this tab. These email accounts are used in the
following scenarios (refer to this article for more information):
• Deliver files stored in File Station as attachments.
• Send event invitation emails via Synology Calendar.
• Send notification emails when sharing files with others via Synology Drive.
• Quota: View your quota on all volumes set by the administrator's account, as well as the
amount of capacity you have used on each volume. On models with Btrfs support, you can
also view the quota and capacity usage of each shared folder.
• Others: Customize other personal account options (refer to this article for more
information).
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2.5 Check regional options
In Control Panel > Regional Options, you can configure the following regional settings:
• Time: Set up system time settings of your DSM. You can check the current time, manually set
the server's date and time, or have them set automatically using a network time server (refer
to this article for more information).
• Language: Set the language for display, notification, and code pages (refer to this article for
more information).
• NTP Service: Set your Synology NAS as a network time server to synchronize time with other
devices over networks. Please note that the NTP service is required for Surveillance Station
and a high-availability cluster. Therefore, if you have installed and launched Surveillance
Station or Synology High Availability on your Synology NAS, the NTP service cannot be
disabled.
2.6 Specify your QuickConnect ID
QuickConnect allows client applications to connect to your Synology NAS via the Internet
without setting up port forwarding rules. It can work with Synology-developed packages, such
as Audio Station, Video Station, Download Station, Surveillance Station, Synology Photos, File
Station, Note Station, CMS, Synology Drive, and mobile applications. You can either specify
your QuickConnect ID during DSM installation, or activate the service by following the steps
below:
1. Go to Control Panel > External Access > QuickConnect.
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2. Tick the Enable QuickConnect checkbox.
3. If you have not signed in to your Synology Account, a login window will pop up. Enter your
existing Synology Account information or create a new account in the window.
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4. Specify a new QuickConnect ID.
5. Click Apply.
Notes:
• A customized QuickConnect ID can only include English letters, numbers, and dashes (-). It
must start with a letter, and cannot end with a dash.
• For more information on QuickConnect, please refer to this article.
2.7 Configure storage space
This section guides you through the steps of storage pool creation using the built-in package,
Storage Manager.
Understand storage pools and volumes
When it's your first time to launch Storage Manager, Storage Creation Wizard will help
you create and configure storage pools and volumes. A storage pool is a single storage unit
consisting of multiple drives. A volume is a storage space created on a storage pool. You have
to create at least one volume to store data on your Synology NAS.
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Create storage pools and volumes
1. Launch Storage Manager in the Main Menu. Storage Creation Wizard will pop up to lead
you through the steps below.
2. Choose a RAID type to protect your storage. Some RAID types are available on certain
models according to the number of drive bays. To know which RAID type is proper for your
storage pool, you can refer to the Understand RAID types section or this article.
3. Deploy drives to constitute the storage pool.
4. Allocate the volume capacity.
5. Select a file system. We recommend Btrfs for its data protection features. To learn more
about the differences between Btrfs and ext4, you can refer to this article.
File system Description
Btrfs
ext4
6. Confirm the settings. The system will automatically run the storage creation and
optimization process in the background.
Supports various data protection features, e.g., snapshot,
replication, point-in-time recovery, and data integrity check.
Features wide compatibility with Linux operating systems. It
has fewer hardware requirements than Btrfs.
2.8 Create a shared folder and start sharing files
Through the setup of a shared folder, you can turn your Synology NAS into a convenient and
secure file-sharing center. This section explains the role of shared folders on DSM and gives
you instructions on file management using File Station and DS file.
Understand shared folders
A shared folder is a home directory where you can store and manage files and subfolders.
You must have at least one shared folder to store files on your Synology NAS. Data stored in
shared folders can be kept private or shared with specific users or groups based on custom
permission settings. Some packages or services require a dedicated shared folder to ensure
functionality. The table below shows the shared folders that are automatically created when
certain applications, services, or packages are installed or enabled.
Name Description
ActiveBackupforBusiness
chat
The ActiveBackupforBusiness folder will be created when
Active Backup for Business is installed. It is used to store
backup data and will contain database and configuration files
when a backup task is created.
The chat folder will be created when Synology Chat Server
is installed. It contains attachments in the package, including
uploaded files, URL thumbnails, and profile pictures.
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docker
home
homes
MailPlus
music
NetBackup
photo
The docker folder will be created when Docker is installed. It is
used to store the default mount path for a container.
The home folder will be created when the user home service
is enabled. It provides a private space for each user to store
data.
The homes folder will be created when the user home service
is enabled. It contains home folders of all users. Only the
system administrator can access and manage all users' home
folders.
The MailPlus folder will be created when Synology MailPlus
Server has been set up. It contains domain data, spam reports,
quarantine settings, etc.
The music folder will be created when Audio Station or Media
Server is installed. It is used to store music you wish to play
using Audio Station or stream to other DMA devices using
Media Server.
The NetBackup folder will be created when the rsync service
is enabled. It is used to store backup data of rsync accounts.
The photo folder will be created when Media Server is
installed or when you enable shared space in Synology Photos.
The surveillance folder will be created when Surveillance
surveillance
usbshare
video
web
web_packages
Station is installed. It is used to store Surveillance Station
recordings.
The usbshare[number] folder will be created when you
connect a USB drive to a USB port of your Synology NAS.
The video folder will be created when Video Station or Media
Server is installed. It is the default folder used to upload videos
to Video Station or stream videos to other DMA devices using
Media Server.
The web folder will be created when Web Station is installed. It
contains files for website hosting.
The web_packages folder will be created when Web Station is
installed. It contains files of installed third-party packages (e.g.,
phpMyAdmin).
Set up and remove a shared folder
If you are a user belonging to the administrators group, you can create shared folders and
grant users access permissions to the folders. You can also remove any shared folders as long
as they are created by you.
• To set up a shared folder, go to Control Panel > Shared Folder. Click Create and
follow Shared Folder Creation Wizard to configure shared folder settings. For detailed
information, please refer to this article.
• To remove a shared folder, go to Control Panel > Shared Folder. Select the shared folder to
delete and click Delete.
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Notes:
• Removing any shared folder removes all the data and their snapshots within the folder. If
you need the data, please back them up first before the removal.
Manage files via File Station
File Station is a built-in file management tool on DSM. File Station provides a centralized
interface where you can access and manage files and folders with web browsers and grant
other users access to files based on the permissions you set. This section guides you through
the steps of file management via File Station.
Customize File Station settings
Launch File Station and click Settings. You can perform the following actions here:
• Configure general settings.
• Mount shared folders, virtual drives, servers, and cloud service.
• Allow specific users to share file links or make a request for file access.
• Set speed limits for file transfer via File Station.
• Enable converting HTML files to plain text for security reasons.
Search for files or folders
File Station provides regular search and advanced search to meet different requirements:
• To perform a regular search, click the folder where the desired files or folders are located.
Type a keyword in the Search field.
• To perform an advanced search, go to the folder where the desired files or folders are
located. Click the magnifying glass icon next to the Search field to expand the advanced
search menu, where you can set multiple search conditions for a refined search result.
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Notes:
• For a quick search, it is recommended that you index shared folder contents. For detailed
instructions, please refer to this article.
Manage files and folders
Select a file or folder and click Action or simply right-click it to perform the following actions:
• To send a file as email attachments: Right-click a file and select Send as email attachments.
You can directly send and share files as email attachments in File Station once you have set
up email delivery settings in the pop-up Personal window.
• To view or rotate pictures: Double-click a picture to open it in a viewer window, where you
can view and rotate pictures.
• To edit the access permissions: Right-click a file or folder and select Properties. You can edit
access permissions at the Permission tab.
• To generate file-sharing links: Right-click a file or folder and select Share. A shared link will be
automatically generated. You can further specify validity periods or enable secure sharing.
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Manage files via DS file
DS file is an app available on Android and iOS devices, which allows you to access and manage
files stored on your Synology NAS. With DS file, you can browse pictures, watch videos, and
check work documents on the go. This section guides you through the process of installing and
using DS file.
Install and sign in to DS file
1. Install DS file on your mobile device.
2. Enter the following information on the login page:
• Address or QuickConnect ID: This can be either an internal or external IP address, DDNS
hostname, or Synology QuickConnect ID. You have to enable QuickConnect in Control
Panel first to sign in via QuickConnect ID. For detailed information, please refer to the
Specify Your QuickConnect ID section.
• Account and Password
• HTTPS: Enable HTTPS connections if you want to make a secure HTTPS login. Please note
that playing multimedia content over HTTPS requires port forwarding configurations and
a valid SSL/TLS certificate. For detailed information, please refer to this article.
Manage files and folders
You can perform general file management by tapping the More options icon in the upper-
right corner or the icon next to a file or folder.
• To copy, delete, download, share, rename, compress, extract, or open an item: Long press an
item and tap the More options icon to select an action to perform.
• To add a folder: Enter its parent folder, tap the More options icon, and choose Add > Create
Folder.
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• To upload an item: Browse to the destination shared folder. Tap the More options icon,
choose Add > Upload, select files to upload. You can go to the Tasks page to view upload
progress.
• To pin a file: You can pin files from your Synology NAS to your local mobile device. Tap the
icon next to a file and choose Pin. Once you pin a file, you can access it at Offline Files >
Pinned Files.
• To sync a pinned file: You can make local pinned files stay synced with source files. Tap the
icon next to a file and choose Sync for instant sync. To sync all pinned files, refresh the
Pinned Files page. All files will be synced upon your next login to DS file.
• To add a folder to My Favorites: Tap the icon next to a folder and choose Add to My
Favorites.
• To archive an item: Tap the icon next to a folder and choose Add to Archive. DS file allows
file compression to save the storage space on your Synology NAS and provides password
configurations to protect sensitive files.
2.9 Install add-on packages
Package Center offers a variety of Synology-designed and third-party packages that are
compatible with your Synology NAS.
This section guides you through the utilization of Package Center.
Install packages via Package Center
1. Launch Package Center.
2. Go to the All Packages page to see available packages.
3. Find the package you wish to install and click Install. (For paid packages, click Buy to
purchase with a credit card or click Try to use the trial version for evaluation.)
4. Once the package is successfully installed, it should appear in the Main Menu.
Install packages from Download Center
1. Go to Synology's Download Center.
2. Select your model from the drop-down menus.
3. Go to the Packages tab of search results and download the desired package as a .spk file.
4. Launch Package Center.
5. Click the Manual Install button next to the search bar.
6. Click Browse to upload the .spk file.
7. Follow the wizard to install the new package.
In addition to package installation, you can configure package-related settings, including auto-
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update, and package sources in Package Center. For more information on the advanced
settings of Package Center, please refer to this article.
2.10 Create local users and groups
You can grant family members or business associates access to Synology NAS by creating user
accounts for them. For the ease of administration, you can create groups to categorize users
and manage them together. This section guides you through how to create users and groups
in Control Panel.
Create a user
1. Go to Control Panel > User & Group > User.
2. Click Create to launch User Creation Wizard.
3. On the Enter user information page, enter the following user information:
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• Name
• Description (Optional)
• Email (Optional): Enter the user's email address. System notifications, such as password
reset messages, will be sent to the address specified here.
• Password
• Confirm password
4. On the same page, configure the following advanced settings that will be applied to the
user:
• Send a notification mail to the newly created user: You have to enable email
notifications in Control Panel > Notification > Email to allow the system to send emails.
If you have not yet set up notification settings, a confirmation dialog box will pop up and
lead you to the setup page when you tick this checkbox. For more information on the
notification settings, please refer to the Manage notifications section.
• Display user password in notification mail
• Disallow the user to change account password
• Password is always valid: You will not see this option If Password Expiration at the
Advanced tab is not enabled. This option makes this user's password always valid and
the rules of Password Expiration will not be applied to this user.
5. On the Join groups page, specify the groups to which the new user should belong. The
default groups are administrators, http, and users. Please refer to the Create a group
section to customize groups.
6. On the Assign shared folders permissions page, choose which shared folders the user
can access. When the user permissions conflict with group permissions, the privilege
priority is as follows: No access > Read/Write > Read only. The Preview column displays
the access privileges that will take effect.
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7. On the Assign user quota page, you can specify the maximum amount of space the user
can use for each volume/shared folder. Enter a value and select the size unit in the User
Quota field.
8. On the Assign application permissions page, you can control which services the user can
access. When the user permissions conflict with group permissions, the Deny permission
always has priority over the Allow permission.
9. On the Set user speed limit page, you can enable a speed limit for different services (e.g.,
File Station, FTP, rsync, etc.) to restrict the amount of bandwidth consumed by the user
when transferring files. For each service, you can select one of the following:
• Apply group settings: If the user belongs to multiple groups, the group with a higher
speed limit has priority over other ones.
• Set up speed cap: Specify upload and download speed limits in the fields to the right.
• Advanced settings: Two customized speed limits and the group limit can be applied to
the user according to the schedule you set. You can modify the speed limit settings and
set the schedule in the pop-up window.
10. On the Confirm settings page, check and confirm the setting summary.
11. Click Done to finish the settings.
Create a group
1. Go to Control Panel > User & Group > Group.
2. Click Create to launch Group Creation Wizard.
3. On the Enter group information page, enter a group name.
4. On the Select members page, add target users to the group.
5. On the Assign shared folder permissions page, specify group members' permissions to
each shared folder.
6. On the Assign group quota page, you can enable usage quota for each service to control
how much storage can be used by each group member.
7. On the Assign application permissions page, you can control which services group
members can access.
8. On the Set group speed limit page, you can enable a speed limit for different services (e.g.,
File Station, FTP, rsync, etc.) to restrict the amount of bandwidth consumed by each group
member when transferring files. For each service, you can select one of the following:
• Set up speed cap: Specify upload and download speed limits in the fields to the right.
• Advanced settings: Two customized speed limits and no limits can be applied according
to the schedule you set. You can modify the speed limit settings and set the schedule in
the pop-up window.
9. On the Confirm settings page, check and confirm the setting summary.
10. Click Done to finish the settings.
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2.11 Manage notification settings
You can set Synology NAS to automatically send notifications when specific events or errors
occur. Available notification methods include emails, SMS, and push notifications. This
section provides you a brief guide on the setup of notification delivery. Go to Control Panel >
Notification.
1. Go to the Email, SMS, or Push Service tabs to enter the required information. To learn how
to fill in the information, please refer to the following articles:
• Email
• SMS
• Push Service
2. Go to the Rules tab and configure the following settings:
• Event types: Select events that trigger the system to send notification messages and
specify delivery media for each selected event.
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• Message content: Each event has its default notification message. You can also
customize message content by selecting an event and then clicking Edit Message.
Notes:
• You can go to Regional Options to change the notification language.
2.12 Fortify security
Once your Synology NAS is connected to the Internet, it is crucial to ensure system security.
This section provides you four methods to strengthen the security of your DSM.
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Activate the firewall
1. Go to Control Panel > Security > Firewall.
2. Tick Enable firewall and click Apply. The default firewall profile will be applied to your
DSM. To customize firewall profiles, please refer to this article for detailed instructions.
Leverage Security Advisor
Security Advisor is a built-in application that scans your Synology NAS, checks your DSM
settings, and provides advice on how to address security weakness. Keep your Synology NAS
secure by following the steps below:
Scan your Synology NAS immediately
1. Go to Security Advisor > Overview.
2. Click Scan.
3. Fix the security weaknesses according to the scanning results.
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