Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RS212 Synology
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Synology RackStati on RS 212 Quick Insta llation Gui de Synology_QIG_ R S2B ay _20110914.
2 T able of Contents Chapt er 1: Befo re You Start Package Co ntents .............................................................................................................................................................. 3 Synology R ackStation at a Gla nce .
3 Cha pte r 1 Chapter 1 : Before You St art Before you start set ting up RackS tatio n , please c heck the p ackage contents to v erify t hat you hav e receiv ed the items below . Please also rea d the safety instruct ions carefully before use to prevent y our RackSt ation from an y damages.
4 Chapter 1: Befor e You Start S yn o l og y RackS tation at a Glance No. Article Name Location Description 1) Power Button Front Panel The power button is used to turn Synology RackStation on or off. To turn off Synology RackStation , press the Power Button and hold it until you hear a beep sound and the Power LED starts blinking.
5 Chapter 1: Befor e You Start Safet y Instructi ons Keep away from direct sunlight and aw ay f rom chemicals. Make sure the environment does not experience abrupt c hanges in tem perature or humidit y. Do not place the Synology product close to any liquid.
6 Cha pte r 2 Chapter 2 : Hard ware Setup Tools and Parts for Har d Disk Installation A screwdriver At least o ne 3. 5” or 2 .5” SATA hard disk (Ple ase vi sit www.sy nolog y .c om for co mpatible har d disk m odels.) Warning: If you ins tall a har d disk that contai ns data, the syst em will format t he hard disk and e ras e all data.
7 Chapter 2: H ardwar e Setup 3 Insert the l oaded hard driv e tray into th e empty hard driv e bay . Imp ortant: Make sure t he tray is pus hed in all the way. Ot herwis e, the hard di sk might not be able t o funct ion properl y. 4 Press the handl e in flush w ith the front panel to hold the hard drive tray in place.
8 Ch apter 2: H ardwar e Setup Replace Motherboard If your Sy nology RackS tation is not w orking proper ly due to motherboar d issues, you can r emove the bo ard from your RackSt ation, send it to Synology for m aintena nce, and then install the repair ed board o nto y our R ack Stati on.
9 Cha pte r 3 Chapter 3 : Install DSM on R ackStation On a netw ork computer , follow the steps i n this cha pter to in stall DSM on y our RackStation . After DSM is installed, y ou can ma nage all f eatures of your Rac kStation b y logging i n to DSM w ith a web browser.
10 Chapt er 3: Ins tall DSM on Rack Station 3 Click Bro w se to lo cate the D SM_ [model n ame] _ [number] .pat insta llation file in the DSM folder of your installatio n disc . Y ou can also download th e latest v ersion of DSM f rom Synology Dow nload Center .
11 Chapt er 3: Ins tall DSM on Rack Station Install from Mac OS X 1 Insert the instal lation disc into your co mputer, and th en double - clic k the S y nolog y Install icon on the desktop. 2 In the w indow that app ears, double - click the MacOSX folder, and then doub le - click Sy nolog y Assistant - [ number].
12 Chapt er 3: Ins tall DSM on Rack Station 5 To run S ynology As sistant, y ou can eit her use the f ollowing comman d: /path/i nstall/Syn ologyAss istant/Synolo gyAssist ant O r run the shortcut: /u.
13 Chapt er 3: Ins tall DSM on Rack Station Important: If you ar e using 64bi t Ubunt u, you hav e to inst all t he 32bit libr aries bef ore proc eeding.
14 A ppendix A Appendi x A : Specifications Item RS 212 Internal HDD 3.5" or 2.5" SATA (II) x 2 Max. Capacity 6 TB (2 x 3 TB hard drives) Hot Swappable HDD Yes External HDD Interface USB x 2 eSATA x 1 LAN Port Gigabit x 2 USBCopy No Size (HxWxD) (mm ) 44 X 430.
15 A ppendix B Appendi x B : LED Indication Table LED Indication Color Status Description STATUS Green Sta tic Volume Normal Off HDD Hibernation Orange Sta tic Available volum e space < 1GB Availab.
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