User`s guide
Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 4.1
15 Chapter 2: Get Started with Synology DiskStation Manager
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. DiskStation provides 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 99 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 Safari only. Depending 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 settings.