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Synology DiskSta tion Us er's Guide Base d on DSM 3 . 2 Document ID 111005 DSMUGENU.
2 T able of Contents Chapt er 1: Introduction Chapt er 2: Get St arte d with Synology DiskStat ion Man ager Install Syno logy DiskSta tion ................................................................................................................
3 Table of Contents Chapt er 8: A ccess Files from A nywhere Access Files within the Intranet ........................................................................................................................................... 64 Access F iles via FT P .
4 Table of Contents Chapter 14: Safegua rd Your Environment wi th Surveillance Station Enable Surv eillance Stati on ......................................................................................................................................
5 Cha pte r 1 Chapter 1 : Introducti on Congratulat ions on y our purch ase of Synolo gy DiskS tation. Synology DiskStat ion is a multi - functio nal Netw ork - Attached St orage serv er, servi ng as a f ile - sharing center w ithin your In tranet.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 6 Chapter 1: Intr oductio n Enjoy Music Anytime and Any w here Audio Stati on allow s you to li sten to mu sic stored on the Syn ology Di skStation, from a con nected iPo d, or ev en stream In ternet Radi o stations .
7 Cha pte r 2 Chapter 2 : Get Started with Sy n ology DiskStation Manager Thi s c hapter ex plains how to l og in to Sy nology Dis kStation' s web - base d managem ent UI, Synology DiskStation Manager (D SM) , customize y our own des ktop, mana ge its tas kbar, and use the M ain Menu to access DSM settings and appl ications.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 8 Chapter 2: Ge t Started with Synolog y Disk Station Man ager 3 Choose the server you want to manage. C l ick Conn ect or double - c lick the selected server t o go to DSM 's login scree n.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 9 Chapter 2: Ge t Started with Synolog y Disk Station Man ager Linux (Ubunt u) User: 1 Insert the installati on disc into y our computer, and then d ouble - click t he Synology Install icon on the desktop.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 10 Chapter 2: Ge t Start ed with Synolog y Disk Station M anager 5 Choose the server you want to manage. C l ick Conn ect or double - c lick the selected server t o go to DSM 's login scree n.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 11 Chapter 2: Ge t Start ed with Synolog y Disk Station M anager DiskStation Ma nager Appearan ce When you log in to Sy nology DiskStatio n Manager (D SM), you can see the d esktop and the tas kbar.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 12 Chapter 2: Ge t Start ed with Synolog y Disk Station M anager 2 The Main Menu butt on: Click to reveal t he Main Menu . See " Manage DSM with the M ain Menu" on Page 12 for more i nformat ion.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 13 Chap ter 2: Ge t Start ed with Synolog y Disk Station M anager To open an a pplication win do w: Click any th umbnail of an application fr om the Main Menu to open t he application w indow on the deskto p and the application icon on th e taskbar .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 14 Chapter 2: Ge t Start ed with Synolog y Disk Station M anager Manage Person al Options Click the Options butt on at the top - right cor ner of Mai n Me nu to manage the fo llowing options f or your D SM user account .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 15 Chapter 2: Ge t Start ed with Synolog y Disk Station M anager a Select an im age located on DiskSta tion or your computer . b If you w ant to resize t he image to a cert ain width or height , enter th e values i n the Scale to fit fie ld.
16 Cha pte r 3 Chapter 3 : Modify System Settings After you h ave conne cted to S ynology Dis kStation M anager ( DSM) and lear ned how to acc ess its functi ons and customiz e its appeara nce, you as admi n or a user bel onging to the administr ators gro up can be gin to modi fy its basic setting s.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 17 Chapter 3: Modif y System Settings HTTP Service Click the H TTP Service t ab to change the p ort numb er or en able HTT PS connection. To change th e default HTTP or HTTPS por t number (for DSM and Audio Station): 1 Enter th e port number in the HTTP or HTTPS f ield.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 18 Chapter 3: Modif y System Settings Enable File Brow ser log Click the Fil e Brow ser tab to start monitor ing the File Brow s er activ ities of al l users , incl uding Upload , Download , Del ete , Rename , Move , Copy and Proper ty set .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 19 Chapter 3: Modif y System Settings General In this sect ion, you c an chang e your Dis kStation ide ntifica tion on the n etwork by entering a s erver n ame. You c an also set up the domain name serv er and default gateway here.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 20 Chapter 3: Modif y System Settings To separat e the Bond i nterface into mul tiple LA N interfac es: 1 Click the Bond [number] inter face on the left side. 2 Click Remo ve and then cli ck OK .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 21 Chapter 3: Modif y System Settings PPPoE Click the PPPoE on the l eft s ide i f your Synology DiskStatio n is conn ecting to a D SL or cable mo dem, and y our Internet Service Provider (ISP) uses PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet).
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 22 Chapter 3: Modif y System Settings Modif y Region al Op tions Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > R egional Opt ions to config ure the follow ing regional options .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 23 Chapter 3: Modif y System Settings To sy nc the date and t ime wi th NTP serv er: 1 M ake sure a valid DNS server IP has bee n entered at Main Menu > Control Pa nel > Network and t hat your DiskStatio n is conne cted to th e Internet.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 24 Chapter 3: Modif y System Settings Power Recovery Y ou can set t he follow ing power recov ery funct ion s: Boot up Dis kStation automatic ally after pow er has been rest ored if the DiskStat ion was sh ut down abn ormally due to a p ower failur e.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 25 Chapter 3: Modif y System Settings Term Explan ation When entering Safe Mode , the syste m will fir st stop al l servi ces and un mount all da ta volumes to prevent d ata loss, so th at when th e UPS shuts d own, the system w ill be tur ned off safely .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 26 Chapter 3: Modif y System Settings To delete a schedule: 1 Select a schedu le and click Del et e . 2 Click Save . To vie w schedule summary : Click Summ ary to browse the weekly sche dule for star tup/shutdown.
27 Cha pte r 4 Chapter 4 : Manage Storage Space Before sharing Syno logy DiskSt ati on s ervice s with y our users, y ou need to s et up st orage spa ces first.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 28 Chapter 4: Manage St orage Sp ace R AI D T yp e HDD # A llowed Failed HDD # Description Capacity RAID 1 2 - 4 (HDD #) - 1 The system will write identical data to each hard drive at the same time, so data integrity is protected when at least one disk is normal.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 29 Chapter 4: Manage St orage Sp ace Create a Volume The Volum e Creation W izard allow s you to create a v olume on y our DiskSt ation in several way s . Note: Volume cr eation m ight t ake a whil e to fini sh, dependi ng on the capac ity t o be creat ed .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 30 Chapter 4: Manage St orage Sp ace 6 On the A llocate volu me capa city page, enter a numb er in t he Allocate Si z e (GB) fie ld to specify the volu me capacity , and clic k Next . 7 Click A pply to start v olume cr eation.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 31 Chapter 4: Manage St orage Sp ace Go to Inform ation > Status , a nd check the st atus colu mn in the Hard disk(s) s ection. (S ee " Che ck Sys tem Informati on " on Page 145 for more infor mation.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 32 Chapter 4: Manage St orage Sp ace 3 Enter a number in the Size (GB) field , or click Max to automatic ally fill in t he numb er of the av ailable siz e on the Disk Gro up. Note: The number must be l arger t han the ori ginal vol ume capa ci ty.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 33 Chapter 4: Manage St orage Sp ace 4 Select the hard driv e in the C hoose di sks sect ion .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 34 Chapter 4: Manage St orag e Space 3 Click Next . 4 Set up iS CSI LUN mapp i ng. Selec t Create a new i SCSI LUN or Map existing iSCSI LUN s . Note: For more i nform ation abo ut cr eating i SCSI LUNs , see "Mana ge iSCSI LUN s wit h Storage Manager " on Page 35 .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 35 Chapter 4: Manage St orage Sp ace Term Explanat ion iSNS iSNS (Intern et Storage Name Service) ar e often u sed in a lo cal area network w ith complex storage depl oyment , fac ili tat ing IT staffs to discover stora ge and manage iSCSI de vice s.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 36 Chapter 4: Manage St orage Sp ace iSCSI LUN (Bloc k - Level) - Single L UN on RAID : The iSCSI LUN is created by combining sever al hard disk s . Enter the n ame for t he LUN , choose iSCSI Target ma pping and click Nex t.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 37 Chapter 4: Manage St orage Sp ace Manage Hard Di sks with Storag e Manager Go to Main Menu > Storage Manag er and clic k the HDD Management tab to ma nage yo ur hard di sks.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 38 Chapter 4: Manage St orage Sp ace 2 Click Close to f inish. Check Disk Inf o Here you c an see the d isk's m odel name, serial numb er, firm ware v ersion, and total s ize. To check disk inf o: 1 Select a d isk on the disk list and click Dis k Info .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 39 Chapter 4: Manage St orage Sp ace Note: For mor e inform ation abo ut exte rnal di sks, see its hel p by clic king the Hel p butt on (wit h a quest ion mark) at the top - ri ght cor ner.
40 Cha pte r 5 Chapter 5 : Access y our DiskStation from the Internet You can conn ect to y our Synol ogy DiskS tation over t he Internet, allow ing its services to be acc essible fro m anyw here and anytime.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 41 Chapter 5: Access your Dis kStation f rom the Internet Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Ro uter Config uration to se t up your r outer and p ort for warding rul es.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 42 Chapter 5: Acces s y our Dis kStation f rom the Internet Gi ve S yn o l o g y DiskStatio n a DDNS Hostn ame You can re gister a DDN S (Dyn.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 43 Chapter 5: Access your Dis kStation f rom the Internet http://ww w.dynd ns. org / http://www.no - ip.c om/ http://www.3322.org / http://ww w.twodns.de/ 2 Tick En able DDNS supp ort and ent er the hostname, username, a nd passw ord for your S ynology Dis kSta tion .
44 Cha pte r 6 Chapter 6 : Enhance Inter net Security After your S ynology DiskStatio n is availa ble on the I nternet, you w ill need to sa feguard it against any attac ks from Internet ha ckers. This chapter explains how to s et up firew al l and e nable auto block.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 45 Chapter 6: Enhance Intern et Secur ity 4 Specify the source IP address in the Source IP section. You can cho ose to allow or deny access f rom a particula r source IP u s ing on e of the fol lowing op tions: All : Choose this option to a pply the r ule to all source IP address es.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 46 Chapter 6: Enhance Intern et Secur ity To enable au to block: 1 Tick En able auto blo ck .
47 Cha pte r 7 Chapter 7 : Set Up File Sharing File sharing is one of Synology DiskStation's maj or functions. S ynology Dis kStation can become t he file sha ring center w ithin the In tranet or over the I nternet, allowing us ers to access its fil es anytime and anyw here.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 48 Chapter 7: Set Up F ile Sha ring A dvanced Settings WINS Server Microsoft W indows Int ernet Na m e Servi ce (WINS) is a NetBI OS name - to - IP - addres s mapping service.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 49 Chapter 7: Set Up F ile Sha ring More Informa tion About App leTalk Zone: A "Zone" i s a logical gr ouping of devices in an AppleT alk network. If ther e are A ppleTalk z ones conf igured in your ow n network, the system will join the default z one auto matically .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 50 Chapter 7: Set Up F ile Sha ring To join a dom ain: 1 Choose Do main and ent er the domain name in the Domai n field and DNS server (optio nal ) in th e DNS Server field, an d click OK .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 51 Chapter 7: Set Up F ile Sha ring More Informa tion About DNS server: You are rec ommended t o specify a DNS ser ver to help Syno logy DiskStat ion search for the domain. H owever, if the do main is not registered on the DN S server, the proced ure of joi ning domai n may fail .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 52 Chapter 7: Set Up F ile Sha ring 6 Click OK . Note: T o ensure LDAP us ers can use t heir c omputer s to succ essful ly acces s Disk Station f iles via CI FS , ref er to Hel p by click ing the Help butt on (wi th a quest ion mark ) at the t op - right cor ner.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 53 Chapter 7: Set Up F ile Sha ring Create and Edit Us ers Follow the steps below to crea te a user ac count. T he user ca n login to ed it his/her account info after the user account ha s been esta blished.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 54 Chapter 7: Set Up F ile Sha ring 3 Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > U ser and choose Create > Import Users .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 55 Chapter 7: Set Up F ile Sha ring To cancel p assword strengt h ru les : 1 Click Password Strength .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 56 Chapter 7: Set Up F ile Sha ring Create and Edit Gro ups Go to Main Menu > Control P anel > Group to create an d edit a gr oup, add users to th e group, an d then edit t he group's prop erties, saving y ou the tro uble of edit ing user s one by one.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 57 Chapter 7: Set Up F ile Sha ring Note: The users list excludes adm in and gu est . Set Up S hared Folders Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > S hared Folder t o manage the share d folder s, which ar e the root folders of Synology D iskStation.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 58 Chapter 7: Set Up F ile Sha ring Name Description e satashare The e satashare fol der is created automatically when you connect an eSATA disk to S ynology DiskSt ation’s eSATA port. For more inf ormation about external eSATA disks, see " Manage External Disk s" on Page 38 .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 59 Chapter 7: Set Up F ile Sha ring Sy stem Internal user : A nonymous FTP user. Befor e allow ing anonymous FT P users to connect t o a shared fo lder, you ne ed to allo w their access to t he folder f irst.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 60 Chapter 7: Set Up F ile Sha ring To m anage d omai n g roup’s a cces s p rivileges: For each d omain group , you c an also con figure th e permiss ion of all share d fold ers. The priority of p ri vile ges is : NA > RW > RO.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 61 Chapter 7: Set Up F ile Sha ring Define Window s A C L Pri vileges for Shared Fol der W indo ws Acc ess Cont rol L ist (ACL) is a l ist of pr ivil eges or pe r missi ons tha t det ermine specif ic acc ess ri ghts under the W indow s environme nt.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 62 Chapter 7: Set Up F ile Sha ring A dvanced Settings Besides editing the pr ivilege for Everyone , you can als o define the access permissio ns for indiv idual D iskStation account on a certai n file or fold er.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 63 Chapter 7: Set Up F ile Sha ring 2 Click Edit a nd then cl ick the Fi le Indexing tab. 3 Tick E nable fil e indexing . 4 Click OK . Note: See " Acc ess Fil es via Fi le Browser " on Page 69 for mor e infor mation ab out Fi le Brows er.
64 Cha pte r 8 Chapter 8 : Access Files fr om Anywhere When you hav e set up u s ers o r groups w ith proper a ccess pr ivileges to the s hared folders, they can share their files w ith your Sy nology Dis kStation from anyw here.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 65 Chapter 8: Access Files fr om An ywhere Method 3: Use Window s Explorer. 1 Open a W indows Ex plorer w indow and choos e Tools > Map network drive to show the Map Netw ork Drive window .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 66 Chapter 8: Access Files fr om An ywhere Access Shared Fol ders from M ac 1 Choose Go > Conn ect to Ser ver from the menu b ar. 2 Ty pe Synology DiskSt ation's I P address or server na me (ap pended with .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 67 Chapter 8: Ac cess Files from An ywhere Access Files via FTP If your Sy nology Dis kStation i s accessib le over the I nternet, you c an use a FT P applica tion to ac c ess the shared folders.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 68 Chapter 8: Access Files fr om An ywhere A dvanced Settings Report external IP in PASV mode By enabling t his option, the server w il l report it s ext ernal IP to FT P clients. T he reported IP will be liste d in the connection log of the F TP clie nt.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 69 Chapter 8: Access Files fr om An ywhere Access Files via WebDAV By enabling W ebDAV or C alDA V, you can m anage and ed it files or calend ars stored on DiskSt ation re motel y. For more i nformati on, click the He lp button (w ith a quest ion mark) at t he top - right corner.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 70 Chapter 8: Access Files fr om An ywhere File Browser Requir ement To use the f ull featur ed File Br owser, y ou will nee d the newest w eb browser, Java an d Flas h Player. Browser: Chrome, Firefox 3.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 71 Chapter 8: Access Files fr om An ywhere Location : T he default location is the curren t folder. If you w ant to sear ch other lo cations, s elect any of the listed shared folder s to search its cont ents, or select Other locations to sel ect any other locatio ns.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 72 Chapter 8: Access Files fr om An ywhere Method 3: 1 On the l eft panel, dr ag a fold er from y our compu ter (the l ower part) to any fo lder on t he DiskStat ion (the upp er part).
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 73 Chapter 8: Access Files fr om An ywhere Rename a File or Folder on Sy nol ogy DiskStation 1 Select a f ile or a f ol der. 2 Do one of t he follow ing: Choose Rena me from t he Act io n m enu.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 74 Chapter 8: Access Files fr om An ywhere Choose Open in New Windo w fr om the Act io n m enu. Right - cli ck the file and choose Open in Ne w Windo w . If your brow s er can v iew the s elected f ile, it w ill be open ed in a new browser w indow.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 75 Chapter 8: Access Files fr om An ywhere Note: To downloa d a fil e or fol der wit h the download l ink, valid Di skS tation user name and p ass word are r equired. W ith File Brow ser, you c an only per form t he upload ac tion f or fi les and fol ders on your comput er.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 76 Chapter 8: Access Files fr om An ywhere 4 If you w ant to record the act ivities of all user s, tick Enabl e File Station log . 5 Click OK . To see the F ile Station lo g: Go to Main Menu > System In formation > Log , and c hoose F ile Station log fr om the drop - dow n menu.
77 Cha pte r 9 Chapter 9 : Back Up Data Synology off ers compr ehensiv e backup solut ions for your co mputer an d Synology DiskStat ion. You can b ack up data on your compute r to Synology Disk Stat io n.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 78 Chapter 9: Back Up Data Important: Your com puter and S ynolog y Dis kSt ation should us e the s ame encodin g. See " L angua ge " on P age 22 for mor e infor mation. Synology D ata Repl icat or 3 is the next gener ation of Synolo gy Data R eplic ator.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 79 Chapter 9: Back Up Data Ways to Back Up S ynology DiskStatio n Data Local B ackup and Network Backup ar e ways you can choos e to ba ck up d ata on y our Sy nology Disk Stat ion.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 80 Chapter 9: Back Up Data To d elete a b ackup t ask : 1 Select the backup ta sk you w ant to remov e. (Pres s and hold Shift or Ct rl while ma king multi ple selecti ons.) 2 Click Del ete . To perform i mmediate back up: 1 Sele ct the ba ckup task yo u want to b ack up.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 81 Chapter 9: Back Up Data Sync Shared Fo lder Conte nts b etween DiskSta tions Shared Fold er Sync allows you to sync s hared folder cont ents fr om a source DiskStat ion ( or " client ") to a destination D iskStation ( or " ser ver ") over the network .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 82 Chapter 9: Back Up Data Manage S ync Tasks After Shar ed Folder Sync serv ice is enabl ed on th e server ( destinati on Disk Sta tion ), you can log in to a cl ient (source Di skStation) to perfor m Shared Folder S ync with th e s erver.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 83 Chapter 9: Back Up Data Note: A ll fi les that have been rem oved f rom the cl ient will als o be removed f rom the s erver . T he access p r ivi lege to f older s sync ed to the s erver w ill be s et as defaul t, whi ch means not speci fied.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 84 Chapter 9: Back Up Data To install and r un Time Back up on y our DiskStation : G o to Main Menu > Pac kage Cent er to install and run the Time Bac kup package . To launch Ti me Backup : Go to Main Menu > Ti me Backup .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 85 Chapter 9: Back Up Data Use SD Cop y to Back U p Data on SD card You can copy data fro m a SD card to a shared f older on y our Synology DiskSta tion using the Copy button.
86 Cha pte r 10 Chapter 10 : Host Websites, Email Server, and Print Serve r Synology D iskStation is especi all y de signed for s mall and medium busin esses (SM B), providing the m with the ability to set up w eb, email, an d print se rvers on a single Syn ology Di skStation wit hout spending ex tra money.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 87 Chapter 10: Host W ebsites , Email S erver, an d Print Server The real p ath of the w eb shar ed folder is /volume1/ web . Some a pplication s requir e the user to s et th e path in the confi guration fil e.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 88 Chapter 10: Host W ebsites , Email S erver, an d Print Server Note: For mor e inform ation abo ut ins talling pac kages for Synol ogy Di sk Station M anager, s ee "Manag e Pack ages" on Page 150 .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 89 Chapter 10: Host W ebsites , Email S erver, and Print Se rver Important: You cann ot use t he foll owing port number s for HTTP acc ess, bec ause t hey are res erved for syst em use.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 90 Chapter 10: Host W ebsites , Email S erver, an d Print Server Host Mail Ser ver You can tur n your Sy nology Di skStation int o a mail server, allow ing Synology D iskStation users to r eceive and deliver mail mes sages usin g their mai l client pr ogram s.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 91 Chapter 10: Host W ebsites , Email S erver, an d Print Server If you use t his opti on, then y our user s must prov ide their Sy nology DiskStation user a ccount and password for authent ication w hile setting SM TP server in t heir mail clients.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 92 Chapter 10: Host W ebsites , Email S erver, an d Print Server Set S ynolog y DiskS tation a s Print Ser ver Go to Main Menu > Control P.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 93 Chapter 10: Host W ebsites , Email S erver, an d Print S er ver 5 Click Save and then cli ck Clos e . 6 If you w ant to print a test p age to make sure AirPri nt is suc cessfully en abled, choose US B Print er Manager > Print Test Page .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 94 Chapter 10: Host W ebsites , Email S erver, an d Print Server 2 For w ays of settin g up printer server a ccess with M ac OS X, go to Ma i.
95 Cha pte r 11 Chapter 11 : Share Photos, Videos, and Blogs with Photo Statio n Photo Statio n is an onl ine phot o album integrate d with a blog saved on y our DiskSt ation.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 96 Chapter 11: Share Pho tos, Videos , and Blogs with Pho to Station 3 C lick OK . After it is enabled, the photo shared f older w ill be created automat ically to co ntain Phot o Station data.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 97 Chapter 11: Share Pho tos, Videos , and Blogs with Pho to Station Enable Pe rsona l Phot o Statio n Under the P ersonal Phot o Station ta b, DSM admin can e nable Per sonal Photo Station service t o allow all DiskStatio n users to h ave their own Personal Pho to Station .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 98 Chapter 11: Share Pho tos, Videos , and Blogs with Pho to S tation Set T hum bnail S ettings Under the Thumb nail Se tti ngs tab, you can s et the th umbnail qual i ty and monitor thu mbnail creat ion progr ess.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 99 Chapter 11: Share Pho tos, Videos , and Blogs with Pho to Station 2 Click Cr eate User an d enter t he userna me, descri ption, and passwor d. 3 If you li ke, do any of the fo llowing in the Other Settings sect ion: Choose w hether you w ant to d isable this ac count.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 100 Chapter 11: Share Pho tos, Videos, and Bl ogs with Pho to Station Note: For more infor mation abo ut acc essi ng folder s within t he Intranet, see "Ac cess Files wi thin the Int ranet" on Page 64 .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 101 Chapter 11: Share Pho tos, Videos, and Bl ogs with Pho to Station Manage A lb ums Manage y our albums w ith the upload, delet e, dow nload, and reor der functio ns. Edit the title s , descr iptions, an d access priv ileges a ccording to your need .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 102 Chapter 11: Share Pho tos, Videos, and Bl ogs with Pho t o Stati on Set Album's Pri vacy Settings 1 Go to Settings and cli ck the Photos tab.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 103 Chapter 11: Share Pho tos, Videos, and Bl ogs with Pho to Station View and Edit P hotos a nd Vi deos Aft er the al bum is creat ed, you can log in t o Photo Sta tion and go t o the Photos page, w here you ca n see the albums you uploaded.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 104 Chapter 11: Share Pho tos, Videos, and Bl ogs with Pho to Station Use the Blog If you are a Photo Sta tion adm inistrator , you can sign in to e nable, ma nage and ba c k up yo ur persona l blog.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 105 Chapter 11: Share Pho tos, Videos, and Bl ogs with Pho to Station Readers can click th e post ti tle and do any of the follo wing to int eract: Click A dd Comments to a dd comments t o the po st.
106 Cha pte r 12 Chapter 12 : Play Music w ith Audio Station Audio Stati on is a w eb - based audio appli cation, all owing y ou to access the musi c library on your Synology D iskStation, choose available a udio sourc es on the l ocal ar ea netw ork, and add y our favori te music t o playlists for play back.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 107 Chapter 12: P la y Music wit h Audio S tation Enable A u dio Station Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > A udio Station to en able Audio St ation. Aft er it is e nabled, t he music shared fo lder will be created a utomatically to conta in your A udio Sta tion data.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 1 08 Chapter 12: P lay Mus ic wit h Audio S tation Choose Audio Sourc e On the left section of Au dio Station are sev eral audi o sour ces you can choose fr om for play back on Audio Station .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 109 Chapter 12: P la y Music wit h Audio S tation Smart Pla ylist You can cli ck the dis closure tri angle next to Smart Play list to see your smart playlist s. To refresh y our smart play li st: Select Refresh to update all smart playli sts.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 110 Chapter 12: P la y Music wit h Audio S tation Organiz e Your Music After sele cting one of the aud io source s on the lef t side, you can br owse its c ontents in t he main se ction of the Audio Stati on, and or ganize y our favorit e music into p l aylists .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 111 Chapter 12: P la y Music wit h Audio S tation Search Music You can u se the sear ch field a bove the music p laye r section of Audio Sta tion to search you r music. To search mu sic: 1 Choose a category fr om the A ll Categories drop - down menu.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 112 Chapter 12: P la y Music wit h Audio S tation a Go to Play lis t > New Playlist at the top - lef t corner to c reate an empty per s onal play list. (i f you w ant to create a shared play list, tic k Add as shared play list .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 113 Chapter 12: P la y Music wit h Audio S tation Play Music The right side of Audi o Station consists of the queue panel and t he music p layer. Y ou can play the musi c added to the que ue with th e music pl ayer.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 114 Chapter 12: P la y Music wit h Audio S tation Add Music to Queu e You can a dd your son gs from t he library to the queu e panel on the right side for playbac k.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 115 Chapter 12: P la y Music wit h Audio S tation To adjust the v olume: Drag the vo lume slid er below the timeline.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 116 Chapter 12: P la y Music wit h Audio S tation Dow nload Musi c You can e nable music d ownload an d then dow nload song s from Audio S tation to your lo cal compute r. To enable mu sic download: 1 Click Settings a nd then click the Options tab.
117 Cha pte r 13 Chapter 13 : Download Files with Download Station Download St ation is a web - based download appl ication, allow ing you to download fi les from the Internet to your DiskStatio n. This chapter explains how to e nable Dow nl oad Stat ion and m anage download tasks.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 118 Chapter 13: D ownload F ile s with Do wnload Station To connect to D ownload Sta tion , do any of the following: Click Laun ch Download St ation . Go to Main Menu > Download Station .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 119 Chapter 13: D ownload F ile s with Do wnload Station File Hosting There are m any onlin e file hos ting and med ia sharing w ebsites, where u sers can u pload and sh are the fi les or multimedia contents w i th other people.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 120 Chapt er 13: Download F ile s with Do wnload Station C reate b y Uploading Files You can cr eate downloa d tasks by upload ing the foll owing fil es from your local co mputer to D ownload Stat ion: Torrent files (.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 121 Chapter 13: D ownload F ile s with Do wnload Station Create Dow nload Tasks for RSS Feed s You can u se Download S tation to d ownload RS S feeds. More Informa tion What is RSS? RSS (Really Simple Sy ndication, also know n as RSS feed) is an alternat ive way of web brow si ng.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 122 Chapter 13: D ownload F ile s with Do wnload Station Note: If you l eave Match es and Do es not match bl ank, Downl oad St ati on will cr eate downl oad tas ks for al l newly - added RSS feeds .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 123 Chapter 13: D ownload F ile s with Do wnload Station Warning: You cannot r esume/ rest art t he task aft er complet ing thi s acti on.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 124 Chapter 13: D ownload F ile s with Do wnload Station Set up eM ule Click the eMule tab at the bottom of Download S tation, a nd click th e gear i con nex t to the sear ch field a t the top of Download St ation to manage the f ollow ing settings of eMule.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 125 Chapte r 13: D ownload F ile s with Do wnload Station 3 Click OK . Bandwidth In this sect ion, you c an set upl oad and d ownload ra tes and d ownload sche dule to lim it dow nload and up load bandwidth s.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 126 Chapter 13: D ownload F ile s with Do wnload Station When the selected ser ver is fu ll or has an invalid IP address, the sys tem will r andomly con nect to an available server. Create eMule Dow nload Tasks This secti on explain s how to cr eate eMule dow nload tasks.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 127 Chapter 13: D ownload F ile s with Do wnload Station Create via eMule Se arch Click Search on the left pan el to search and dow nload the fil es your are l ooking for. Note: If you want to perf orm eMul e searc h, mak e sure you ar e connect ed to an ED2K s erver at Server/ Kad.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 128 Chapter 13: D ownload F ile s with Do wnload Station Manage eMule Dow nload Tasks You can chec k the dow nload tasks you just created, an d manage the tas ks with eM ul e. Manage Dow nload Queue Click Do wnload Queue on t he left pan el to manag e the do wnload tasks .
129 Cha pte r 14 Chapter 14 : Safeguard Your Environment with Surveillance Station Surveilla nce Station is a web - base d applicat ion that can manage IP cameras t o safeguar d your ho me or offi ce environment.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 130 Chapter 14: S afeguard You r Environm ent with Surveil lance S tation Enhance Mac Compatibility Before w atching ev ents or liv e view s with M ac Safari, do th e following t o make sure your br owser settings are appropriat e: 1 M ake sure your Safar i is upd ated to ver sion 5.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 131 Chapter 14: S afeguard You r Environm ent with Surveil lance S tation Watch Li ve View The Live V iew page di splays r eal - time vi deos of all configure d cameras .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 132 Chapter 14: S afeguard You r Environm ent with Surveil lance S tation Use PTZ Control If your c amera has PT Z (pan/ti lt/zoom) support, y ou can sele ct a camera and use the Co ntroller panel to adju st the camera' s directio n.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 133 Chapter 14: S afeguard You r Environm ent with Surveil lanc e Station Play an d Ma nage Events Under the M anagement tab, you c an go to Event > Event List to brow se all recorded ev ents, play them wit h the Event Play er 1 , and delete or d ownload the video fil es.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 134 Chapter 14: S afeguard You r Environm ent with Surveil lance S tation Play Events w ith Timeline Click the Timeline tab t o see the ti m .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 135 Chapter 14: S afeguard You r Environm ent with Surveil lance S tation Use E- Map You can a dd, edit, and delete e-m a ps at S y stem > E- M ap u nder Manageme nt . For mor e inform ation, cli ck the Help button (with a question mark) at the top - r ight corner.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 136 Chapter 14: S afeguard You r Environm ent with Surveil lance S tation Receive Email or SMS Notification Go to Notifica ti ons > Emai l or SMS to have Survei llance St ation send you email or SMS not ification w henever important events oc cur.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 137 Chapter 14: S afeguard You r Environm ent with Survei llanc e Station Centralized Manage ment Centraliz ed managem ent allow s a host Disk Stat ion to see the live v iew s and ev ents of oth er client DiskStat ions on the Live V iew or Event Play ba ck page.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 138 Chapter 14: S afeguard You r Environm ent with Surveil lance S tation View Log Go to Sy stem > Log under Manage ment to view and mana ge log reco rds of critical even ts such as camera disconnect ion or chan ges on the c amera set tings.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 139 Chapter 14: S afeguard You r Environm ent with Surveil lance S tation About Camera Licens e Go to Sy stem > License under Man agement t o manage ca m era lic ense. W ith Default License , your DiskStatio n can manage one c amera within LAN .
140 Cha pte r 15 Chapter 15 : Manage Media Server and iTunes Service Synology D iskStation can bec ome a multi media serv er on the lo cal area net work, a llowing com puters (usin g Windows M edia Player or iTun es) and DLNA /UPnP hom e devices ( such as ster eo system or TV set) to play i ts multimedia contents.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 141 Chapter 15: Ma nage M edia Ser ver and iT unes Service To enable D LNA/U PnP media serv er: Tick Enabl e DLNA/UPnP med ia server and click OK .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 142 Chapter 15: Ma nage M edia Ser ver and iT unes Ser vice Enhance DMA Compatibi lity In the DMA Compatibility section, you ca n enhance DM A compatibility to make sure t he multi media cont ents on your DiskS tation ar e played s moothly on your DMA devices.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 143 Chapter 15: Ma nage M edia Ser ver and iT unes Service Manage iTunes Service Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > iTunes to us e iTunes s ervice.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 144 Chapter 15: Ma nage M edia Ser ver and iT unes Service 2 Do any of t he follow ing to mod ify the ru les: Modify the rules by ch oosing it ems from the drop - dow n menus. Click A dd Rule if you want to add a rule.
145 Cha pte r 16 Chapter 16 : Perform A dvanced Management Tasks Synology D iskStation M anager comes with a variety of manageme nt funct ions, allow ing you to check syste m informati on, monitor system re sources, r eceive not ification , restor e or upgrade D SM, upgrade pack ages, and more.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 146 Chapter 16: P erform Advanc ed Managem ent T asks Time : You can see the t ime set ting of your S ynology DiskStat ion here, includ ing time s erver and t im e zone. To set up yo ur time server, se e "Set Up T i me" on P age 22 .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 147 Chapter 16: P erform Advanc ed Managem ent T asks Monitor S ystem Resources Go to Main Menu > Resource Monitor to monitor sy stem resources . When you launch Resourc e Monitor , it w ill start t o collect and disp lay data.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 148 Chapter 16: P erform Advanc ed Managem ent T asks Update D SM Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > DS M Upda te to ke ep your Synolo gy Dis kStation up t o date. Important: The dat a saved on t he Synolog y Dis kSt ation wi ll not be eras ed during t he upd ating p roces s.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 149 Chapter 16: P erform Advanc ed Managem ent T asks To check for u pdates regul arly : If you en able Check for update r egularly , the system will check for t he late st DSM regularly, dow nload it automatical ly, and t hen disp lay desktop n otificat ion when D SM dow nload completes.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 150 Chapter 16: P erform Advanc ed Managem ent T asks Manage Packa ges w ith Package Center Synology ha s integra ted third party or Synology - designed a pplicati ons into pa ckages th at can be instal led on DiskStatio n and manag ed with Package Center .
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 151 Chapter 16: P erform Advanc ed Managem ent T asks Receive E v ent Noti fication Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Not ification and.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 152 Chapter 16: P erform Advanc ed Managem ent T asks Receive SMS Notifi cation Click the SMS tab in th e main sect ion to set up SMS notification. Notificatio n events includ e: Volume has crashed.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 153 Chapter 16: P erform Advanc ed Managem ent T asks Reset admin's Passw ord If you forg ot the p assword for admin and are theref ore unabl e to log in to DSM, you can re set the pas sword to blank and s et a new password.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 154 Chapter 16: P erform Advanc ed Managem ent T asks Enable SNMP Ser vice Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > SNMP to enable S NMP ser vice, w hich allow s users to monitor Synology D iskStation network flow w ith the networ k management softw are.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 155 Chapter 16: P erform Advanc ed Managem ent T asks 2 Click OK . Important: Use t he Terminal servi ce wi th caution. Impr oper manipul ation or modifi cati on to Synol ogy Dis kSt ation may res ult in s ystem mal funct ion or data l oss.
156 Cha pte r 17 Chapter 17 : Communicate with Mobile Devices As Internet access gr ows popular on mobi le devices, S ynolo gy provides you with sev eral cr eative altern atives to communicat e with your Synolo gy Dis kSta tion usi ng iOS / Android or other mobile d evices.
Synology DiskStation User's G uide Based on DSM 3 . 2 157 Chapter 17: C omm unicate with Mobi le Devices Note: For more i nform ation abo ut thos e mobile Apps , ref er to t he Help fil es that come with t he Apps. Use Other Mobile De vices If you have a mobile dev ice ru nning on Window s Mobile 6.
158 T roubleshooting For any qu estions a bout mana ging your Sy nology D iskStatio n, go to Main Menu > DS M He lp or click the He lp button (w i th a quest ion mark) at the top - r ight cor ner of every window . For any questions ot her than that, plea se visit Synol ogy Inc.
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