Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.
Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Get Started with Synology DiskStation Manager Install Synology DiskStation .................................................................................................................................................. 7 Log in to Synology DiskStation Manager ............................................................................................................................. 7 DiskStation Manager Appearance ....................................
Chapter 8: Access Files from Anywhere Access Files within the Intranet........................................................................................................................................... 63 Access Files via FTP ............................................................................................................................................................ 66 Access Files via WebDAV ..............................................................................................
Chapter 15: Safeguard Your Environment with Surveillance Station Install Surveillance Station................................................................................................................................................. 130 Manage IP Cameras ........................................................................................................................................................... 131 Watch Live View ...........................................................................
Chapter Chapter 1: Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Synology DiskStation. Synology DiskStation is a multi-functional NetworkAttached Storage server, serving as a file-sharing center within your Intranet.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 photos. Furthermore, a brand new blogging system is integrated for you to easily share your life and thoughts over the Internet. Enjoy Music Anytime and Anywhere Audio Station allows you to listen to music stored on the Synology DiskStation, from a connected iPod, or even stream Internet Radio stations. In addition, you can stream music from the Synology DiskStation with a web browser over the Internet.
Chapter Chapter 2: Get Started with Synology DiskStation Manager This chapter explains how to log in to Synology DiskStation's web-based management UI, Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM), customize your own desktop, manage its taskbar and widgets, and use the Main Menu to access DSM settings and applications. Install Synology DiskStation For more information about setting up Synology DiskStation and installing DSM, see the Quick Installation Guide that came with your installation disc.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 3 Choose the server you want to manage. Click Connect or double-click the selected server to go to DSM's login screen. 4 Enter your user name and password, and click Login. The default password for admin is empty. If you want to save your login information and log in automatically next time, tick Remember me before logging in. Mac OS X User: 1 Insert the installation disc into your computer, and then double-click the SynologyInstall icon on the desktop.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 Linux (Ubuntu) User: 1 Insert the installation disc into your computer, and then double-click the SynologyInstall icon on the desktop. 2 In the File Browser window that appears, double-click the Linux folder, and then double-click Synology Assistant-[number].tar.gz. 4.0-2197 4.0-2197 3 Click Extract, and then extract the SynologyAssistant directory to the path /usr/local or any other path. 4.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 Use a Web Browser 1 Open a web browser window, enter any of the following in the address field, and then press Enter on your keyboard: http://Synology_Server_IP:5000 http://Synology_Server_Name:5000/ (or http://Synology_Server_Name.local:5000/ on a Mac) Synology_Server_Name should be replaced with the name you set up for Synology DiskStation during the setup process.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 To create a desktop shortcut to an application: Drag its thumbnail from the Main Menu to the desktop. To remove a desktop shortcut to an application: Right-click the shortcut and choose Remove shortcut. To open Synology-designed or third-party applications (available at Package Center) in a new browser window: Right-click the applications' Main Menu thumbnail or desktop shortcut and choose Open in New Window.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 If there is only one volume on your DiskStation, you will be asked if you want to run the package after installation. Click Yes to continue. If there are multiple volumes on your DiskStation, you will be asked to choose from the drop-down menu to specify a destination volume to install the package. a Select your destination volume and click Next.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 Click By Genre to browse music by the genre information of the song. Click Random100 to browse 100 songs chosen randomly by the system. Click Recently added to browse the albums that have been recently added. Note: To add a folder as an indexed folder, log in to DSM as admin (or a user belonging to the administrators group), and then go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Media Indexing Service > Indexed Folder.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 2 See the details of its radio stations in the main section. 3 Drag your favorite radio stations to My favorite for quick access. Media Server Audio Station can browse and play media contents on DLNA-certified Digital Media Servers or other Synology DiskStations on the local area network. To search for media servers on the local area network: Select Scan Media Server to search for available servers.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 Cover Flow (the third button): All icons/artwork and song/directory names appear using Cover Flow, a fancy way to flip through your library. Note: Cover flow is available only when browsing the library using By Album or By Artist. Only when music files are in the following formats can their cover art be displayed in Audio Station: MP3, M4A.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 2 From the pop-up menu, choose the Columns submenu. 3 Tick the checkboxes next to the extra attributes to show them in new columns. Work with Playlist You can organize your songs into playlists to categorize and access your favorite music more easily. There are two types of playlists: Personal playlist (viewable by the DiskStation user who creates the playlist) and shared playlist (viewable by all DiskStation users with access to Audio Station).
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 Play Music The right side of Audio Station consists of the queue panel and the music player. You can play the music added to the queue with the music player. About the Output Modes and the Queue Panel To play music via different devices, you can add songs to the different output modes in the queue panel. The output modes include the following: Streaming Mode: Stream music to your computer for playback via the speakers of your computer.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 Add Music to Queue You can add your songs from the library to the queue panel on the right side for playback. To add your songs from the library to the queue panel, do any of the following: Double-click an item in the main section to add it to the queue and start playing it right away. Select one or more items in the main section, and then drag them to the queue.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 To repeat all songs or currently playing song in the queue, or turn off repeat: Click the No repeat, repeat all, or repeat one button (the first button from the left in the lower-right corner of the music player). To play the songs in the queue in random order: Click Shuffle on/off (the second button from the left in the lower right corner of the music player).
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 Download Music You can enable music download and then download songs from Audio Station to your local computer. To enable music download: 1 Click Settings and then click the Options tab. 2 Tick Enable music download. 3 Click OK. To download music, do any of the following: Select multiple songs by holding Ctrl key and right-click to choose Download selected song(s). Right-click any of the songs in the queue panel, and choose Download playing queue.
Chapter Chapter 14: Download Files with Download Station 14 Download Station is a web-based download application, allowing you to download files from the Internet through BT, FTP, HTTP, NZB and eMule. With Download Station, you can download files from file hosting sites, and search for torrent files via system default search engines as well as self-added ones with the BT search function. This chapter explains how to enable Download Station and manage download tasks.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 To enable eMule downloads: 1 Click the gear icon at the bottom-left corner of Download Station, and then tick Enable eMule downloads. 2 If there are multiple volumes on your DiskStation, you can choose from the drop-down menu to specify the temporary location for storing the files that are being downloaded. 3 Click OK.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 a No Download: Do not download or upload files. b Default Speed: Download or upload files at the default maximum speeds. c Alternative Speed: Download or upload files at the maximum speeds you specified in the BT Alternative Speed Settings section. 2 Click OK. Note: Downloading or uploading files at alternative speeds is available for BT tasks only.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 5 Click OK. File Hosting There are many online file hosting and media sharing websites, where users can upload and share the files or multimedia contents with other people. With Download Station, you can download files from those websites.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 BT Search In this section, you can see a list of default BT search engines. When you use the BT Search function to search for torrent files, Download Station will list search results provided by these search engines. You can also click Add and upload a BT search engine plug-in to add your favorite BT search engines to the list.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 Create by Uploading Files You can create download tasks by uploading the following files from your local computer to Download Station: Torrent files (.torrent) contain information for downloading files being shared over the BT network. NZB files (.nzb) contain information for retrieving posts from news servers. URL files (.txt) contain a list of HTTP/FTP URLs for downloading the linked files.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 Create Download Tasks for RSS Feeds You can use Download Station to download RSS feeds. More Information What is RSS? RSS (Really Simple Syndication, also known as RSS feed) is an alternative way of web browsing. Web publishers often use RSS feeds to publish frequently-updated works, such as blog entries, news headlines, podcasts, photo albums, or audio/video clips.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 Note: If you leave Matches and Does not match blank, Download Station will create download tasks for all newly-added RSS feeds. Download Filter only works for newly-added feeds. Original RSS feeds on the list can only be downloaded using the Download button below the RSS Feeds tab. Manage BT/HTTP/FTP/NZB Download Tasks You can check and manage the download tasks you just created.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 3 Click OK to end the task and the files will be moved to your destination shared folder. Warning: You cannot resume/restart the task after completing this action. To edit download tasks: 1 Click Edit to customize the general settings (auto stop task, maximum upload/download rate, maximum peers allowed per torrent file) and tracker lists for the current task. 2 Click OK.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 to the search field at the top of Download Station to manage the following settings of eMule. Note: For detailed information about eMule settings, open DSM Help and then go to Download Station > eMule > Set up eMule. General In this section, you can manage the settings of ED2K server, notification, and protocol obfuscation. Server You can manage server settings with the options to update server list or/and connect to server automatically.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 To enable desktop notification: 1 Tick Display desktop notification upon task completion. 2 Click OK. Protocol Obfuscation When this function is enabled, the server will accept incoming connections that is using protocol obfuscation. Administrators can also choose to use obfuscation for outgoing connections or only accept obfuscated connections. Connection In this section, you can set up connection for eMule downloads.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 Connect to ED2K Server/Kad Click Server/Kad on the left panel to set up Server/Kad. An ED2K server contains information about resources on the ED2K network. To search and download ED2K resources, it is necessary to connect to a server. To add an ED2K server: 1 Click the Add button. 2 Choose any of the following: Server IP: Enter the IP address and port of the server. ED2K Link: Enter the ED2K link. (e.g. ed2k://|server|IP|port|/) Update server.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 Create eMule Download Tasks This section explains how to create eMule download tasks. Create by Uploading Files You can create download tasks by uploading a text file (.txt) containing ED2K links from your local computer to Download Station: To create download tasks by uploading a file: 1 Click Download Queue on the left panel, and then click the Create button. 2 Choose Open a file and click the button to browse to the text file for upload.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 To create download tasks via general search: 1 Enter a keyword in the search field at the top-left corner of eMule, select a file type and search method. Press "Enter" on your keyboard to start searching. Click Start/Stop search to stop searching. 2 The search result of available files will be listed in the main area, and might be shown in the following colors: Blue: There are sufficient sources available on the network for those files.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 To pause/resume/remove download tasks: 1 Select the download task(s) you want to pause, resume, or remove. 2 Click Pause or Resume or Remove. To view detailed information about a download task: 1 Select the download task you want to view. 2 Click the tabs below the download queue to view detailed information of the task. To edit download tasks: 1 Click Edit to edit the priority and change destination folder for the task.
Chapter Chapter 15: Safeguard Your Environment with Surveillance Station 15 Surveillance Station is a web-based application that can manage IP cameras to safeguard your home or office environment. With Surveillance Station, you can watch and record live view videos, set up scheduled recording, playback recorded events via web browser, VisualStation, or mobile device for remote monitoring. Notifications can also be sent to you whenever important events occur.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 Manage IP Cameras Go to Camera > Camera List under Management to add and edit cameras, set up recording schedule, and set up the advanced settings: Motion Detection, Liveview Analytics, Guard Settings, Fisheye Dewarping. To organize multiple cameras into camera groups for easier deployment, go to System > Camera Group. For detailed instructions, click the Help button (with a question mark) at the top-right corner.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 The system's general information includes the following: Basic Information: You can see the detailed information about your Synology DiskStation here, including serial number, model name, memory size, DSM version, system time, operating time, and thermal status. Time: You can see the time setting of your Synology DiskStation here, including time server and time zone. To set up your time server, see "Set Up Time" on Page 23.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 To save log records: 1 Select the log item you want to save from the drop-down menu. 2 Click Save. 3 The log records will be extracted to an .html file. You can choose to open it or save it to a disk. To refresh the log: Click Refresh to reload the page and get the most updated log records. Service Under the Service tab, you can see the list of DSM services, which can be enabled or disabled by clicking Enable or Disable under the Action column.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 Monitor System Resources Go to Main Menu > Resource Monitor to monitor system resources. When you launch Resource Monitor, it will start to collect and display data. The data will be deleted when you quit the application. Resource data collected in the past will not be preserved. A window would be opened to show detail resource usage information if any of the small resource usage windows is double-clicked.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 Update DSM Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > DSM Update to keep your Synology DiskStation up to date. Important: The data saved on the Synology DiskStation will not be erased during the updating process. However, for security reason, we strongly recommend that you back up the data first. To check if the latest DSM is available for download: When you go to this page, the system will check with Synology Website for any updates.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 Troubleshooting If you see error messages (in red text) during checking or downloading the latest DSM, the following suggestions might help solve your problem: Check if the upgrading process was interrupted by users, or other unexpected events, such as a power failure. Check the DSM version. You can only update the system with a newer DSM version. Download the DSM update again because the update file might be corrupted.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 For more information about how to select notification event types and edit notification messages, click the Help button (with a question mark) at the top-right corner, and then go to Control Panel > System > Notification > Advanced. Manage E-mail Notification Service Click the E-mail section to set up email notifications.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 More Information About SMTP server's domain name: The SMTP server can be an IP address or a domain name. If it is a domain name, please make sure a valid DNS server IP has been entered at Main Menu > Control Panel > Network, and make sure the server is on the Internet. Manage SMS Notification Service Click the SMS section to set up SMS notifications.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 More Information SMS URL: case sensitive and must be between 1 and 500 Unicode characters. The number of parameters must be between 4 and 10. This SMS URL is only for setup purposes. No SMS message will be sent after setup is completed. The format of this URL is provided by the SMS service provider, and the URL must include the following parameters: username, password, destination phone, and message content.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 Customized Alias Applications can be opened in an independent browser window at [http(s)://DSM server address:DSM server port number [HTTP(S)]/alias name/]once the portal alias is set up. To enable a customized alias: 1 Select an application, and click Edit or double-click the selected application. 2 In the window that appears, tick Enable customized alias, specify a customized alias, and click OK. 3 Click Save on the main page.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 Index Multimedia Files for Applications Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Media Indexing Service to have Media Indexing Service automatically scan multimedia files, such as photos, music, and videos stored on your DiskStation, and compile them into the media library to be indexed by multimedia applications: Media Server, Audio Station, Photo Station, and iTunes Server.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 Reinstall Synology DiskStation If you want to reinstall your Synology DiskStation without losing its data, you can use the RESET button on the back panel. To reinstall Synology DiskStation: 1 Press and hold the RESET button for about 4 seconds until the Synology DiskStation emits a beep sound. 2 Within the next 10 seconds, press and hold RESET button for about 4 seconds until the Synology DiskStation emits a beep sound.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 Enable Terminal Services Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Terminal to enable Terminal service, allowing you to use Telnet or SSH to log in to Synology DiskStation and modify its settings. To enable connection to Synology DiskStation via Telnet or SSH: 1 Do any of the following: If you want to enable the Telnet service, tick Enable Telnet service. If you want to enable the SSH service, tick Enable SSH service.
Chapter Chapter 18: Communicate with Mobile Devices 18 As Internet access grows popular on mobile devices, Synology provides you with several creative alternatives to communicate with your Synology DiskStation using iOS/Android or other mobile devices. Manage DSM Settings with DSM mobile DSM mobile allows DSM admin (or a user belonging to the administrators group) to manage DSM settings and check DSM information with the web browser of an iOS (iPhone, iPad or iPod touch) or Android device.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.0 DS finder DS finder allows you to monitor or email the status of your DiskStation, and request it to perform wake on LAN (WOL), restart, shut down, or play beep sounds (to help you quickly find the its location) with an iOS or Android device. Note: For more information about those mobile Apps, refer to the Help files that come with the Apps. Use Other Mobile Devices If you have a mobile device running on Windows Mobile 6.
Troubleshooting For any questions about managing your DSM, go to Main Menu > DSM Help or click the Help button (with a question mark) at the top-right corner of every window. For any questions other than that, please visit Synology Inc. website www.synology.com for further assistance.
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