User`s guide

Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 4.2
16 Chapter 3: Modify System Settings
Change Network Settings
Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Network to modify the following network settings of your
Synology DiskStation. For more detailed instructions, please see DSM Help.
General
The General tab provides options to edit the name and default gateway of the DiskStation, as well as configure
domain name server or proxy server settings.
Network Interface
The Network Interface tab provides options to connect your DiskStation to the network via 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 network interface settings, such as choosing whether to
automatically obtain network configurations with DHCP or to manually set the IP address of the DiskStation.
Bond
For DiskStations with multiple LAN ports, you can combine multiple LAN interfaces into the Bond [number]
interface with Link Aggregation
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. You can configure this interface as you would with any LAN interface.
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 interfaces for multiplied
connection speed) and network fault tolerances (maintaining network connection when any of the aggregated
LAN interfaces is unavailable) are supported.
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Link Aggregation is only supported on DiskStations with multiple LAN ports.