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 and DSM ................................................................................................................................. 7 Log in to Synology DiskStation Manager ............................................................................................................................. 7 DiskStation Manager Appearance .............................................
Host LDAP Service with Directory Server ......................................................................................................................... 40 Manage Users and Groups.................................................................................................................................................. 40 Set Up Shared Folders ........................................................................................................................................................
Chapter 16: Safeguard Your Environment with Surveillance Station Install Surveillance Station................................................................................................................................................... 80 Manage Surveillance Station Settings ............................................................................................................................... 81 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 4.2 Organize Videos with Video Station Video Station allows you to organize your collection of movies, TV shows, and home videos into a media platform on which you can watch and play video clips, live stream and record digital TV programs with a USB DTV dongle plugged into your Synology DiskStation, view and edit video metadata whose information is retrieved automatically from the Internet. You can also stream videos to your iPhone or iPad for playback.
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. For more detailed instructions, please see DSM Help.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 DiskStation Manager Appearance When you log in to Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM), you can see the desktop, taskbar and widgets. Desktop and Shortcuts The desktop is where your application windows are displayed. You can also create desktop shortcuts to frequently used applications. To create a desktop shortcut to an application: Drag its thumbnail from the Main Menu to the desktop.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 2 The Main Menu button: Click to reveal the Main Menu. See "Manage DSM with the Main Menu" for more information. 3 The icons of open applications: Click the icon of an application to show or hide its window on the desktop. Right-click the icon and choose from the shortcut menu to manage the application window (Maximize, Minimize, Restore, Close) or its taskbar icon (Pin to Taskbar, Unpin from Taskbar).
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Widgets The widgets at the bottom-right corner of the desktop contain the system information of your Synology DiskStation. To open/close the widget panel: Click the upward/downward triangle to reveal/close the panel. You can choose any three of the following subject to be displayed on the widget panel. More information can be acquired by clicking the icon at the top-left corner of each corresponding subject panel.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Restart and Shutdown Click Restart or Shutdown at the bottom-right corner of the Main Menu to restart DiskStation or turn it off, just like using any other operating systems. Reorder Main Menu’s Thumbnails Open Main Menu and drag any thumbnail to any position you want. Open Application Windows In addition to the Control Panel, the Main Menu contains the thumbnails of all the other DSM applications.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Manage Personal Options Click the Options menu (with a figure icon) at the top-right corner of your DSM desktop to manage your user account settings or log out of DSM. Account Under Account, you can edit your account settings, enable 2-step verification, and view recent login activity of your DSM account. Limitations: The user description is case sensitive and can be 0 to 64 displayable Unicode characters.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Desktop Under Desktop, you can customize the appearance of your desktop by changing the background and text color of the desktop, or uploading images to be used as the desktop wallpaper. Photo Station This tab is viewable only when users belonging to the administrators group enable Personal Photo Station service in Photo Station. DiskStation provides the home/photo folder for you to store photos and videos that you want to share.
Chapter Chapter 3: Modify System Settings After you have connected to Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) and learned how to access its functions and customize its appearance, users belonging to the administrators group can begin to modify basic settings. This chapter explains the basics of modifying network settings, display languages, time, and energy saving features. For more detailed instructions, please see DSM Help.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 HTTP Service Click the HTTP Service tab to change the port number for accessing DSM or configure HTTPS settings. When the HTTPS connection function is enabled, any connection to Synology DiskStation via the HTTPS protocol will be encrypted with the SSL/TLS encrypting mechanism.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 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.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Wireless 1 Click Wireless on the left side to connect the Synology DiskStation to a wireless network. Wireless network is available only when a wireless dongle is plugged into the USB port of your Synology DiskStation. IPv6 Setup When you are configuring the LAN or Wireless Network interface, click the IPv6 Setup button to change the IPv6 settings. Synology DiskStation supports IPv4/IPv6 dual stack scheme.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Modify Regional Options Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Regional Options to configure the following regional options. For more detailed instructions, please see DSM Help. Set Up Time Click the Time tab to set up the system time settings of the DiskStation. You can check the current time, manually set the server's date and time, or automatically set the time using a network time server.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Use Energy Saving Features Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Hardware to manage the following energy saving features provided by DSM. For more detailed instructions, please see DSM Help. General 1 Click the General tab to modify power recovery, Wake on LAN (WOL) , or fan speed settings.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 UPS Under the UPS tab, you can modify UPS-related settings. UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) is a backup power device that allows the DiskStation to continue operating for a short time if power failure occurs. This function helps prevent data loss by giving the DiskStation enough time to save data and unmount volumes before losing power and shutting off. DiskStation supports connecting to local or SNMP UPS devices.
Chapter Chapter 4: Manage Storage Space Before taking advantage of the various features of your Synology DiskStation, you need to set up storage spaces. This chapter explains how Storage Manager can help you manage storage spaces, such as volumes, Disk Groups, iSCSI Targets, or iSCSI LUNs, as well as view the status of hard drives. For more detailed instructions, please see DSM Help. Volumes and Disk Groups Volumes are the basic storage spaces on your Synology DiskStation.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Quick or Custom Volumes When creating a new volume, the following options are available: Method Features Creates an SHR (Synology Hybrid RAID) volume. Quick Automatically optimizes volume capacity and performance based on member hard disks. Recommended for saving time and simplifying storage management. Supports different RAID types. Supports creating single or multiple volumes on Disk Groups.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 RAID Type RAID 5 RAID 5+Spare RAID 6 RAID 10 HDD # Allowed Failed HDD # Description Capacity 1 This configuration includes a backup option. It uses parity mode to store redundant data on space equal to the size of one disk for later data recovery. (HDD # – 1) x (Smallest HDD size) 2 A RAID 5+Spare storage space requires at least four drives, one of which will act as a hot spare drive to rebuild the failed drive of the volume automatically.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Hard Disk Requirements In order to change the RAID type of a volume or Disk Group, there must be a sufficient number of available hard disks installed in your DiskStation. Please see below for the minimum number of hard disks required for each RAID type.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Expand a Volume or Disk Group by Adding Disks For SHR, JBOD, RAID 5, RAID 5+Spare, and RAID 6, the storage capacity of volumes and Disk Groups can be expanded by adding more hard disks if there are empty hard drive bays in your DiskStation. For more detailed instructions, please see DSM Help. Please see the following table regarding the minimum size of new hard disks.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Manage iSCSI LUNs An iSCSI LUN (logical unit number) represents an individually addressable portion of an iSCSI Target. An iSCSI LUN can be mapped to multiple iSCSI Targets to perform storage operations such as read or write. Go to Main Menu > Storage Manager and click the iSCSI LUN tab to manage iSCSI LUNs on your Synology DiskStation. The maximum number of iSCSI LUNS varies depending on the DiskStation model.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Running S.M.A.R.T. Test Disk S.M.A.R.T. tests examine and report the status of your hard disk, alerting you to possible disk failures. We recommended promptly changing your disk if any errors are detected. S.M.A.R.T. tests can also be scheduled to run automatically by creating tasks. Checking Disk Info The Disk Info section displays a hard disk's model name, serial number, firmware version, and total size.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Manage External Disks External USB or eSATA disks can be attached to the USB or eSATA port of your Synology DiskStation for 1 backup or file sharing purposes. Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Devices and Printers > External Devices to manage attached external disks or setup printers. The External Devices tab provides options to view device information, change formats, or eject the device. The Printer tab provides options to setup USB or network printers.
Chapter Chapter 5: Access your DiskStation from the Internet You can connect to your Synology DiskStation over the Internet, allowing its services to be accessible from anywhere and anytime. This chapter explains the basics regarding using the Synology EZ-Internet wizard, advanced port forwarding functions, and DDNS hostname registration to connect your Synology DiskStation to the Internet. For more detailed instructions, please see DSM Help.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Set Up Port Forwarding Rules for Router If your Synology DiskStation is within the Intranet, you can set up port forwarding rules for the router to allow your Synology DiskStation to be accessible over the Internet. Note: Before you start, make sure you have manually assigned a static IP address for your Synology DiskStation. See "Network Interface" for more information.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Register DDNS for DiskStation DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Service) simplifies connecting to your DiskStation over the Internet by mapping a hostname to its IP address. For example, DDNS allows you to access your DiskStation using a domain name (e.g. www.john.synology.me), with no need to remember an IP address (e.g. 172.16.254.1). Service Requirement The servers of the DDNS service provider are working normally.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Access DSM Services via QuickConnect QuickConnect is a solution that helps client applications (such as DS file, Cloud Station, DS audio, etc.) connect to your DiskStation via the Internet without setting up port forwarding rules. Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > QuickConnect to manage the QuickConnect service. For more details regarding QuickConnect, please see DSM Help.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Set up VPN Connection VPN Server is an add-on package that enables your DiskStation to become a PPTP/OpenVPN VPN (virtual private network) server, allowing DSM local users over the Internet to access resources shared within DiskStation's local area network. For more information about VPN, refer to here. Set up your DiskStation as a VPN Server To install VPN Server on your DiskStation, go to Main Menu > Package Center.
Chapter Chapter 6: Enhance Internet Security After your Synology DiskStation is available on the Internet, you will need to safeguard it against any attacks from Internet hackers. This chapter explains how to set up firewall, control outgoing traffic, enable DoS protection and enable auto block. For more detailed instructions, please see DSM Help. Prevent Unauthorized Connection with Firewall The built-in firewall can prevent unauthorized logins, and control which services can be accessed.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Apply Firewall Rules to Source IP Addresses In the Source IP section, choose to allow or deny access from a source IP addresses using one of the following options: All: Choose this option to apply the rule to all source IP addresses. Single host: Choose this option to apply the rule to an IP address. Subnet: Choose this option to apply the rule to a subnet.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Configure Bandwidth Settings After selecting a service, you will need to set Guaranteed Bandwidth and Maximum Bandwidth to limit its outgoing traffic. Guaranteed Bandwidth Defines the outgoing traffic a service guarantees to serve when the whole system bandwidth is wide enough. Maximum Bandwidth Defines the outgoing traffic this service can borrowed when the whole system bandwidth is enough and there is System Remaining Bandwidth.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Automatically Block Suspicious Login Attempts Auto block allows you to prevent unauthorized login. After enabling the service, an IP address will be blocked if it has too many failed login attempts. Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Auto Block to create and manage your block list and allow list.
Chapter Chapter 7: Set Up File Sharing Synology DiskStation can become the file sharing center within the Intranet or over the Internet, allowing users to access its files anytime and anywhere. For more detailed instructions, please see DSM Help. This chapter explains how to enable the support for file sharing protocols for all platforms, create and manage users and groups, set up shared folders, and allow or deny access to the shared folders, applications or subfolders from specific users or groups.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Enable NFS Service for Linux Clients Click the NFS Service tab at Main Menu > Control Panel > Win/Mac/NFS to allow Linux client to access DiskStation data. If you want to configure Linux client's NFS access privileges to the shared folders, see "Allow Users or Groups to Access Shared Folders" for more information.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Host LDAP Service with Directory Server Directory Server is an add-on package based on LDAP version 3 (RFC2251) that allows your DiskStation to become an account administration center to centralize the account management of all connecting clients, and provides authentication service for them. To install Directory Server on your DiskStation, go to Main Menu > Package Center. For more information about Directory Server, please refer to DSM Help.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Create Users Click Create to create a user account. The user can log in to edit his/her account info after the user account has been established. You can also choose to set an account expiration date or disallow the user to change account password. Creating User Accounts by Importing User List Additionally, you can create multiple user accounts by importing a user list.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Create Domain/LDAP User’s Home Folder If you have joined your DiskStation to a directory service as a Windows domain or LDAP client, you can go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Directory Service > Domain users or LDAP user to create domain/LDAP users' home folder. Click User Home and tick Enable home service for domain users or Enable home service for LDAP users.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Set Up Shared Folders Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Shared Folder to manage the shared folders, which are the root folders of Synology DiskStation. (Folders within the shared folders are called subfolders.) You can store data in the shared folders and share them with users or groups with access privileges.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Name usbshare esatashare Description The usbshare[number] folder is created automatically when you connect an USB disk to Synology DiskStation’s USB port. For more information about external USB disks, see “Manage External Disks”. The esatashare folder is created automatically when you connect an eSATA disk to Synology DiskStation’s eSATA port. For more information about external eSATA disks, see "Manage External Disks".
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Encrypt a Shared Folder 1 Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Shared Folder and click Edit to encrypt your shared folder. After a folder is encrypted, you can use the Encryption drop-down menu to edit the folder. The AES 256-bit encryption can block off all unauthorized access attempts.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Index Shared Folder Contents Indexing the contents of a shared folder can help you find files or folders more quickly during file search. Note: See "Search for Files or Folders" for more information about searching files with File Station.
Chapter Chapter 8: Access Files from Anywhere When you have set up users or groups with proper access privileges to the shared folders, they can share their files with your Synology DiskStation from anywhere. This chapter explains the ways to access the Synology DiskStation shared folders within the Intranet or over the Internet. For more detailed instructions, please see DSM Help.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Method 3: Use Windows Explorer. Open a Windows Explorer window and choose Tools > Map network drive to show the Map Network Drive window. Choose a drive number from the Drive drop-down menu. Locate the shared folder by doing one of the following: Enter \\Synology_Server_Name\Shared_Folder_Name in the Folder field. Click Browse to locate the shared folder, and then click OK.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Access Shared Folders from Mac Choose Go > Connect to Server from the menu bar. Type Synology DiskStation's IP address or server name (appended with .local) preceded by smb:// or afp:// in the Server Address field and click Connect. (e.g. smb://EricaWang.local or afp://192.168.0.2) Note: For better performance, it is recommended that you connect to the shared folders via SMB. Select the shared folder you want to access.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Access Files via FTP If your Synology DiskStation is accessible over the Internet, you can use a FTP application to access the shared folders. Note: For more information about making Synology DiskStation accessible over the Internet, see "Chapter 5: Access your DiskStation from the Internet". Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > FTP to enable FTP service, allowing users to upload or download Synology DiskStation data via FTP.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Access Files via WebDAV By enabling WebDAV or CalDAV (at Main Menu > Control Panel > WebDAV), you can remotely manage and edit files or calendars stored on DiskStation.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Sync Files via Cloud Station Cloud Station is a file sharing service that allows your DiskStation to become a file sync center to sync files between multiple client computers. Go to Main Menu > Package Center to install and run the Cloud Station package. Note: A client application (Cloud Station for computer clients, available at Synology's Download Center) is required to be installed on client computers before syncing files with DiskStation.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Access Files via File Station File Station is DSM's file management tool, allowing DSM users over the Internet to access DiskStation folders with their web browsers. By launching two or more File Stations, you can manage all your DiskStation data by dragging and dropping them between different File Stations. File Station Appearance Go to Main Menu > File Station to open a File Station window.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Search for Files or Folders You can type keywords in the Filter field at the top-right corner of File Station to filter through files or folders in the current folder. Additionally, you can also perform advanced search in the Advanced Search panel for more refined search results. Note: For quicker search result, it is recommended that you index shared folder contents. See "Index Shared Folder Contents" for more information.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Mount Remote Folders or Virtual Drives File Station allows you to mount remote folders to access contents shared by network computers or other DiskStations, or virtual drives to access contents within disc images. That way, you can easily navigate all available network resources or disc images with File Station.
Chapter Chapter 9: Back Up Data Synology offers comprehensive backup solutions for your computer and Synology DiskStation, allowing you to back up data on your computer to Synology DiskStation. If you are a user belonging to the administrators group, you can also back up DiskStation data with local or network backup, or sync shared folder contents between DiskStations. The creative Copy button simplifies external storage devices backup with One-touch design.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Use Data Replicator for Windows The Synology Data Replicator installation package can be found at Synology's Download Center at: http://www.synology.com/support/download.php What Can Data Replicator Do? Monitor specific folders on your Windows computer and perform real-time backup when any modification to the contents within a monitored folder is made. Adjust backup versions and restore points.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Back up Data or iSCSI LUN on Synology DiskStation Other than backing up computer data to Synology DiskStation, users belonging to the administrators group can back up data or iSCSI LUN on the DiskStation. Ways to Back Up Synology DiskStation Data Local Backup and Network Backup are ways you can choose to back up data or iSCSI LUN on your Synology DiskStation.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Perform Backup Tasks on Synology DiskStation Go to Main Menu > Backup and Restore to perform backup tasks on Synology DiskStation. Before you start, do the following: For Network Backup to another Synology DiskStation: Log in to the DSM of the target Synology DiskStation, and then go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Network Backup > Network Backup.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Sync Shared Folder Contents between DiskStations Shared Folder Sync allows you to sync shared folder contents from a source DiskStation (or "client") to a destination DiskStation (or "server") over the network. Shared Folder Sync backup tasks can be viewed and managed by going to Main Menu > Backup and Restore > Shared Folder Sync. For detailed instructions regarding how to enable Shared Folder Sync, please see DSM Help.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Back up Data on USB Device or SD Card You can go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Devices and Printers to specify a shared folder for use with USBCopy or SDCopy, and then use the Copy button on the front panel of your DiskStation to copy data from a 1 USB device or SD card to the shared folder.
Chapter Chapter 10: Host Websites, Email Server, and Print Server 10 Synology DiskStation is designed for small and medium businesses (SMB), providing the ability to set up web, email, and print servers on a single Synology DiskStation without spending extra money. This chapter provides basic information regarding these features. For more detailed instructions, please see DSM Help.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Enable MySQL You can enable MySQL to use the MySQL database function for your website. After MySQL is enabled, you can install the phpMyAdmin package available at Synology's Download Center to manage the MySQL database. Manage PHP Settings After you have enabled Web Station, you can click the PHP Settings tab to configure PHP related settings. For more detailed instructions, please see DSM Help.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Before you start Register a domain name for your IP, or apply for a DDNS hostname. Note: For more information about registering a DDNS account for Synology DiskStation, see "Register a DDNS hostname for Synology DiskStation." When applying for a domain name or dynamic domain name, please fill the MX (Mail eXchanger) record of mail domain with your mail server (that is the FQDN of Synology DiskStation). For example, if the mail server is mail.synology.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Set Synology DiskStation as Print Server Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Devices and Printers > Printer to set DiskStation as a print server over your local area network, allowing client computers or mobile devices to access printers connected to DiskStation. The DiskStation can connect to USB printers or network printers.
Chapter Chapter 11: Discover Various Applications with Package Center 11 Synology has integrated third party or Synology-designed applications into packages that can be installed on DiskStation and managed with Package Center.
Chapter Chapter 12: Share Photos, Videos, and Blogs with Photo Station 12 Photo Station is an online photo album integrated with a blog for you to easily share photos, videos, and blog over the Internet. It features Timeline on which photos and videos can be presented with Google Maps displaying where they are taken. Face recognition allows you to have Photo Station find faces on photos for you.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Enable Personal Photo Station Users belonging to the administrators group (if Photo Station's account system is set as DSM accounts) can enable Personal Photo Station service to allow all DSM users to have their own Personal Photo Station. To enable Personal Photo Station, you need to enable the following services first: Enable user home service (Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > User > User Home). See "Create User's Home Folder" for more information.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 not allowed to configure Photo Station to auto recognize faces for you. To enable the function, go to Settings > Photos > Face Recognition.
Chapter Chapter 13: Play Music with Audio Station 13 Audio Station is a web-based audio application, allowing you to access the music library on your Synology DiskStation, choose available audio sources on the local area network, and add your favorite music to playlists for playback. You can also browse and play songs on the DLNA-certified Digital Media Servers, and listen to Internet radio.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Manage Audio Station Settings Users belonging to the administrators group need to do the following before enjoying music or allowing users to listen to music on Audio Station: Enable personal music library: You can enable personal library to allow DiskStation users to have their own personal music library. Once users' personal library is enabled, they can choose to browse and play either their own personal music or both shared and personal music.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Edit Music Information You can view and edit the information of music files and song lyrics. To view and edit music information or song lyrics, right-click a music file and choose Song information.
Chapter Chapter 14: Organize Videos and Record TV Programs with Video Station 14 Video Station is an ideal video organizer of your collection of movies, TV shows, home videos, and TV recordings, 1 allowing you to watch videos on your computer, DLNA/UPnP-compliant DMAs, AirPlay devices , iOS/Android devices, and Windows Phone.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Before You Start Users belonging to the administrators group need to do the following before watching videos or streaming live TV programs with Video Station: Create video folders: Users belonging to the administrators group need to create video folders for movie, TV show, home video, and TV recording first to store your videos before managing files with Video Station. While placing video files, please make sure they are stored by corresponding type.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 provided by Video Station. Once the channel scan is completed, you can stream programs for playback with Video Station's embedded Video Player. Play Videos Video Station comes with an embedded player which allows you play videos with once the package is installed on your Synology DiskStation.
Chapter Chapter 15: Download Files with Download Station 15 Download Station is a web-based download application which allows you to download files from the Internet through BT, FTP, HTTP, NZB, Thunder, FlashGet, QQDL, and eMule, and subscribe to RSS feeds to keep you updated on the hottest or latest BT. It offers the auto unzip service to help you extract compressed files to your Synology DiskStation whenever files are downloaded.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Download Station Features Once properly installed and setup, Download Station provides the below features. For more detailed instructions regarding these and other features, please see DSM Help. Manage Auto Extract Service Auto Extract service optimizes download task by unzipping downloaded archives automatically to your specified location. Password can be created to extract compressed files if needed.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Create via BT search: You can search for torrent files with BT search engines to help you find your favorite downloads more easily. To create download tasks via BT search, enter a keyword in the search field at the top-left corner of BT/HTTP/FTP/NZB. Create Download Tasks for RSS Feeds You can use Download Station to download RSS feeds that links to files instead of web pages, such as your favorite audio broadcasts.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Create eMule Download Tasks You can create eMule download tasks by choosing any of the following methods. Create by uploading files: Upload a text file (.txt) containing ED2K links from your local computer to Download Station. To create download tasks by uploading a file, click Download Queue on the left panel. Click the Create button, choose Open a file, and click the button to browse to the text file for upload.
Chapter Chapter 16: Safeguard Your Environment with Surveillance Station 16 Surveillance Station is a professional Network Video Recording (NVR) software bundled with DiskStation Manager (DSM), allowing you to remotely record and monitor video footages from IP cameras which are paired with your DiskStation, watch live view videos, set up scheduled recording, playback recorded events via web browser or mobile device for remote monitoring so as to safeguard your home or office environment.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Manage Surveillance Station Settings Click the Management tab to configure the following Surveillance Station settings. Add and Edit 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, Camera Optimization, Patrol Settings, Fisheye Dewarping.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Assign Privileges Go to System > Privilege under Management to manage and assign access privileges to IP cameras for DSM users. Install Camera License Go to System > License under Management to manage camera license. With Default License, your DiskStation can manage one camera within LAN. If your DiskStation supports multiple cameras, you can purchase Synology Camera License Packs and then add the license key here to manage additional cameras.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Use Other Functions On the Live View page, you can also use the following functions. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 To digitally zoom in and out, drag the zoom bar or place the mouse over the live view of a selected camera and then scroll the mouse. You can also zoom digitally by using the scroll button on your mouse, and move by dragging the picture. 2 To adjust volume, drag the volume bar. 3 To pause or resume the playback, click this button.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Work with Timeline Surveillance Station allows you to locate the actual recorded footage via Timeline and calendar support. The calendar lets you pick any date to show the day’s recording. Using Event Timeline, you can easily identify events recorded in different modes, labeled by color on the timeline. During an event playback, you can activate Smart Search to track down suspicious targets.
Chapter Chapter 17: Provide Nonstop Service with Synology High Availability 17 High Availability refers to a server layout solution designed to reduce interruptions of services caused by server malfunctions. With Synology High Availability, two servers form a “high-availability cluster,” in which one assumes the role of the active server while the other acts as the stand-by server. If the server malfunctions, the stand-by server takes over all services, thus minimizing server downtime.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Install Synology High Availability Synology High Availability can be installed by going to Main Menu > Package Center. System Requirements Implementation of Synology High Availability requires two identical Synology servers to act as active and passive 1 servers .
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Create, delete, or repair volumes and iSCSI LUNs. Change iSCSI LUN (File-Level) size and location. Change iSCSI LUN target. Unavailable Options: The following options cannot be performed when a high-availability cluster exists: Edit or expand volume and iSCSI LUN (Block-Level) size. Change RAID types.
Chapter Chapter 18: Create a Domain Name Server with DNS Server 18 DNS (Domain Name System) is a naming system that facilitates the exchange of data between computers over the Internet and other networks. Its main function is to translate user-friendly domain names (e.g. www.synology.com) into corresponding fixed, public IP addresses (e.g. 120.89.71.100). This function allows users to easily find web pages, computers, or other devices over the Internet or local network.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Check firewall or port forwarding settings: DNS services require the use of TCP and UDP port 53. If your DiskStation uses a firewall, this port must be opened. If the DiskStation connects to the Internet through a router, set up port forwarding rules and open TCP and UDP port 53.
Chapter Chapter 19: Manage Media Server and iTunes Service 19 Synology DiskStation can become a multimedia server on the local area network, allowing computers (using Windows Media Player or iTunes) and DLNA/UPnP home devices (such as stereo system or TV set) to play its multimedia contents. This chapter explains how to stream multimedia contents from Synology DiskStation to your computer or other DLNA/UPnP home devices. For more detailed instructions, please see DSM Help.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Manage Indexed Folder By default, media files within the photo, video, and music shared folders are indexed by Media Indexing Service. If you want DMA devices and DSM's photo, video, or music applications to access more files on your DiskStation, you can add more indexed folders at Main Menu > Control Panel > Media Indexing Service > Indexed Folder.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Use Smart Playlist Click Smart Playlist to open the Smart Playlist window, where you can create and edit smart playlists on your Synology DiskStation. A smart playlist can automatically include certain types of songs that match specific rules. iTunes clients will be able to play the smart playlist you created. Note: You can also create and edit smart playlists with Audio Station. See "Choose Audio Source" for more information.
Chapter Chapter 20: Perform Advanced Management Tasks 20 Synology DiskStation Manager comes with a variety of management functions, allowing you to check system information, monitor system resources, manage notification services, restore or upgrade DSM, access applications with independent login, index multimedia files for applications and more. This chapter explains how to comprehend advanced management functions to make sure your Synology DiskStation is providing the best performance.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 General Under the General tab, you can see the basic information about your DiskStation, including serial number, model name, amount of physical memory, DSM version, time information, thermal status, or external devices. The DiskStation's thermal status is represented by green or orange lights: Green: Thermal status is normal. 1 Orange: DiskStation's thermal temperature is high.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Report 1 Under the Report tab, you can collect data and generate reports that provide information about disk usage trends. You can select report types, set a schedule to receive periodic storage reports or generate reports on demand. For more detailed instructions, please see DSM Help. View System Logs Go to Main Menu > System Logs to view the log records of DiskStation services.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Monitor System Resources Go to Main Menu > Resource Monitor to monitor system resources, such as CPU usage, memory usage, disk utilization and network flow. You can choose to monitor the below tabs in real time or view the previous data. For more detailed instructions, please see DSM Help. Performance Click on Performance tab to view the resource utilization data, including CPU, memory, disk, and network.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Manage Bluetooth Devices Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Bluetooth to manage Bluetooth adapters and connect Bluetooth devices to your DiskStation. Once connected, some Bluetooth devices, such as speakers or headphones, can be selected as the audio output for Audio Station, allowing you to easily listen to music stored on your DiskStation. For more detailed instructions, please see DSM Help.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Receive Event Notifications Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Notification and set up Synology DiskStation to notify you via e-mail, SMS, mobile devices, Windows Live Messenger, or Skype, when status changes or errors occur to the system, for example: connection loss, fan behavior change, power failure, storage volume running out of space, or back and restoration failure, etc.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Manage SMS Notification Service Click the SMS section to set up SMS notifications. You can enable SMS notifications in order for Synology DiskStation to send you notification messages via SMS when status changes or errors occur to the system, such as connection loss, fan behavior change, power failure, storage volume running out of space, or back/restoration failure, etc.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 Re-index Media Files Multimedia data within the installed applications can be scanned and re-indexed for applications. Click Reindex to re-construct the index structure of all media files in the indexed folders, both default folders and the ones created by you. The process will be executed in the background.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 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.
Chapter Chapter 21: Communicate with Mobile Devices 21 As Internet access grows popular on mobile devices, Synology provides you with several creative alternatives to communicate with your Synology DiskStation using iOS/Android, Windows Phone, or other mobile devices.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.2 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/Android device or Windows Phone. DS photo+ DS photo+ allows you to access Photo Station with an iOS/Android device or Windows Phone and share your precious moments on the go.
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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