User`s guide

Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 4.1
83 Chapter 9: Back Up Data
Back up and Restore System Configurations
Go to Main Menu > Backup and Restore > Configuration 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 click 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)