User`s guide

Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 3.2
12 Chapter 2: Get Started with Synology DiskStation Manager
2 The Main Menu button: Click to reveal the Main Menu. See "Manage DSM with the Main Menu" on Page 12
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).
4 The search field: Enter keywords to quickly find a list of relevant applications and DSM Help articles.
5 The Notification button (with an exclamation mark): Click to check the logs of important events. Click Clear
All to remove all events and hide the Notification button.
Note: For more information about system log, see "Log" on Page 146.
6 The Upload Queue button: Click to open the File Task Monitor window, where you can check the progress
of all uploading and background tasks.
Manage DSM with the Main Menu
The Main Menu is where you can find all the applications and settings provided by Synology DiskStation
Manager.
Logout, Restart, and Shutdown
Click Logout, Restart, or Shutdown at the bottom-right corner of the Main Menu to log out of DSM, 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. When you see the "+" icon, release to
reposition the thumbnail.
Open Application Windows
In addition to the Control Panel, the Main Menu contains the thumbnails of all the other DSM applications. With
DSM’s multitasking ability, now you can open multiple application windows at the same time.