User`s guide

Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 3.2
121 Chapter 13: Download Files with Download Station
Create Download Tasks for RSS Feeds
You can use Download Station to download RSS feeds.
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What is RSS?
RSS (Really Simple Syndication, also known as RSS feed) is an alternative way of web browsing. Web
publishers often use RSS feeds to publish frequently-updated works, such as blog entries, news headlines,
podcasts, photo albums, or audio/video clips.
Can Download Station download all kinds of RSS feeds?
RSS files on the website of BT search engines and iTunes podcasts are generally supported by Download
Station.
Some download links in the RSS file are links to a web page rather than the actual file. This kind of RSS files will
not be supported. To view and update their RSS feeds, you can use a RSS reader (such as Google Reader)
instead.
To view and update the list of RSS feeds:
1 Right-click the RSS icon on a webpage to copy the URL of the RSS file.
2 Launch Download Station and click RSS Feeds on the left panel. You can see the file list in the main area.
3 Click the Add button above the file list.
4 In the window that appears, paste the URL into the text field and click OK. (If you tick Automatically
download all items, Download Station will automatically add all RSS feeds listed in the RSS file to download
tasks.) The RSS file is now added to the file list. You can rename or remove the RSS file by clicking the
Rename or Remove button above the file list.
5 Select the RSS file and view the list of its RSS feeds under the RSS Feeds tab.
6 Click Update above the file list to update the list of RSS feeds for the selected RSS file, or click Update All to
update the lists of RSS feeds for all RSS files in the file list.
Note: Download Station automatically updates the lists of RSS feeds on a daily basis.
To create download tasks by selecting RSS feeds:
1 Click RSS Feeds on the left panel, and then select the RSS file containing feeds you want to download.
2 From the list of RSS feeds under the RSS Feeds tab, select the feeds you want to download.
3 Click the Download button below the RSS Feeds tab to create download tasks for the selected RSS feeds.
To create download tasks by setting download filter:
1 Click RSS Feeds on the left panel, and then select the RSS file containing feeds you want to download.
2 Under the Download Filter tab, click Add.
3 In the window that appears, enter the following information and click OK to create a filter:
 Name: The name of the filter
 Matches: The keyword for searching RSS feeds with matching names
 Does not match: The keyword for excluding RSS feeds with matching names
 Destination: The destination folder for the downloaded RSS feeds
4 You will see the new filter under the Download Filter tab. Click Edit or Delete if you want to edit or delete the
filter.
5 When the list of RSS feeds is updated, Download Station will automatically create download tasks for newly-
added RSS feeds matching the criteria set in Download Filter.