User's Manual

Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 4.0
23 Chapter 3: Modify System Settings
 Codepage: Synology DiskStation uses Unicode to avoid file inaccessibility from computers using different
languages. But for the following devices or applications to use Synology DiskStation services without problem,
you need to choose the appropriate codepage for them:
 Computers without Unicode support
 Applications that convert non-Unicode strings to Unicode, such as FTP service, UPnP support, music
metadata indexing
Set Up Time
Click the Time tab to set up the time. You can check the current time, manually set the server's date and time, or
have them set automatically using a network time server.
To set the time zone:
1 Choose a time zone from the Time zone drop-down menu.
2 Click Apply.
To set the date and time manually:
1 Choose Manually and select the date and time.
2 Click Apply.
To sync the date and time with NTP server:
1 Make sure a valid DNS server IP has been entered at Main Menu > Control Panel > Network and that your
DiskStation is connected to the Internet.
2 Choose Synchronize with a NTP server.
3 Assign a sync frequency from the drop-down menu.
4 Enter the address of your network time server, or choose a server from the drop-down menu.
5 Click Update now to make sure you can successfully synchronize time with the server.
6 Click Apply.
More Information
Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used to synchronize the time of all clients and servers over a data network.
Below are a few recommended NTP servers:
 time.apple.com
 time.asia.apple.com
 time.euro.apple.com
 time.nist.gov
For more information about NTP Server, please visit http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/servers.html