User`s guide

Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 4.0
69 Chapter 8: Access Files from Anywhere
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 Requirement
To use the full featured File Station, you will need the newest web browser, Java and Flash Player.
 Browser: IE 8 or later, Firefox 3.6 or later, Safari 5.0 or later, Chrome; with JavaScript enabled
 Java (For browsing folders on the local computer): Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5 or later
 Flash: Flash Player 9.0.28 or later
File Station Appearance
Go to Main Menu > File Station to open a File Station window.
 Left panel: Displays Synology DiskStation's shared folders and their subfolders in the upper part, and the
folders on your local computer in the lower part.
 Main section: Displays contents of the currently-selected folder.
 Help button (top-right corner): Click the Help button (with a question mark) to reveal the DSM Help, where
you can get useful help about how to use File Station.
 Search field (next to the Help button): Enter a keyword to filter through files or folders in the current folder.
 Advanced Search (downward arrow below the Help button): Search for refined search results.
Manage File Station Options
Click Options to manage the following File Station options.
General
Here you can enable File Station log to record the activities of all users. The user activities include Create folder,
Upload, Download, Delete, Rename, Move, Copy and Property set.
To enable File Station log:
1 If you want to record the activities of all users, tick Enable File Station log.