Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.
Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Get Started with Synology DiskStation Manager Install Synology DiskStation Manager.................................................................................................................................. 8 Log in to Synology DiskStation Manager ............................................................................................................................. 8 DiskStation Manager Appearance .............................................
Manage Users and Groups.................................................................................................................................................. 52 Set Up Shared Folders ......................................................................................................................................................... 57 Define Windows ACL Privileges for Shared Folder..........................................................................................................
Categorize Your Videos ..................................................................................................................................................... 120 Manage Video Metadata .................................................................................................................................................... 122 Record TV Programs .............................................................................................................................................
Chapter 19: Communicate with Mobile Devices Manage DSM Settings with DSM mobile ......................................................................................................................... 171 Use iOS, Android, and Windows Apps ............................................................................................................................ 171 Use Other Mobile Devices .....................................................................................................................
Chapter Chapter 1: Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Synology server. Synology server is a multi-functional Network-Attached Storage server, serving as a file-sharing center within your Intranet.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 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 server, 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 server'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. Install Synology DiskStation Manager For more information about setting up Synology server and installing DSM, see the Quick Installation Guide that came with your installation disc.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 3 Choose the server you want to manage. Click Connect or double-click the selected server to go to DSM's login screen. 4 Enter your user name and password, and click Login. The default password for admin is empty. If you want to save your login information and log in automatically next time, tick Remember me before logging in. Mac OS X User: 1 Insert the installation disc into your computer, and then double-click the SynologyInstall icon on the desktop.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Linux (Ubuntu) User: 1 Insert the installation disc into your computer, and then double-click the SynologyInstall icon on the desktop. 2 In the File Browser window that appears, double-click the Linux folder, and then double-click Synology Assistant-[number].tar.gz. 4.1-2630 4.1-2630 3 Click Extract, and then extract the SynologyAssistant directory to the path /usr/local or any other path. 4.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Use a Web Browser 1 Open a web browser window, enter any of the following in the address field, and then press Enter on your keyboard: http://Synology_Server_IP:5000 http://Synology_Server_Name:5000/ (or http://Synology_Server_Name.local:5000/ on a Mac) Synology_Server_Name should be replaced with the name you set up for Synology server during the setup process.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 To remove a desktop shortcut to an application: Right-click the shortcut and choose Remove shortcut. To open Synology-designed or third-party applications (available at Package Center) in a new browser window: Right-click the applications' Main Menu thumbnail or desktop shortcut and choose Open in New Window. Note: You can also customize your desktop background color or wallpaper with the Desktop function. See "Desktop" on Page 15 for more information.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Current Connections: See a list of users who are currently accessing Synology server resources. File Change Log: View the file change log records of Synology server services. No active logs: Appears when none of the logs (Samba, WebDAV, FTP, File Station) is enabled. No logs available: Appears when any one of the logs (Samba, WebDAV, FTP, File Station) is enabled. Recent Logs: View the log records of Synology server services.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 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. To open an application window: Click any thumbnail of an application from the Main Menu to open the application window on the desktop and the application icon on the taskbar.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 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 change your account's password and description. To modify your account: 1 Enter a description for your account (optional). 2 If you want to change your account's password, enter the new one and confirm it. 3 Enter your email address (optional).
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 If you want to use an image stored on your Synology server, click Select image to select the image, and then click Select. If you want to use the default wallpaper provided by Synology, or select an image that have used as the background image before, click Select image, select an image in the My Images section, and then click Select. If you want to use an image stored on your computer, click Select image, and then click Upload to select the image.
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, you as admin or a user belonging to the administrators group can begin to modify its basic settings. This chapter explains how to change the network settings, specify default languages, set up time, and use energy saving features.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 If you want to use the default wallpaper provided by Synology, click Default Wallpaper, double-click the image, or select the image and click Select. If you want to select an image that have used as the background image before, double-click the image in the My Previous Images section, or select the image and click Select.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 More Information About redirecting to HTTPS connection: When the option Automatically redirect HTTP connections to HTTPS is checked, you will be redirected to port 5001 while trying to access the web management UI through port 5000.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Change Network Settings Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Network to modify the following network settings of your Synology server. General In this section, you can change your Synology server identification on the network by entering a server name. You can also set up the domain name server and default gateway here. To rename Synology server: Enter the new server name in the Server Name field, and click Apply.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 To decide how your Synology server obtains IP address: 1 Choose either of the following: Get network configuration automatically (DHCP): Get IP address automatically via DHCP. Use manual configuration: Manually enter the IP address, subnet mask, DNS, and gateway. 2 Click Apply. To set up IPv6: Click IPv6 Setup. See "IPv6 Setup" on Page 22 for more information.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Join a wireless network: The wizard will scan available wireless access points or Ad-Hoc networks with their signal strength and security status. If the access point you want to access is locked with password protection, the wizard will ask you to enter the password. Connect to a hidden wireless network: If an access point doesn't broadcast its SSID (Network Name) for privacy reason, it will not be discovered during the scanning.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 4 If you want to secure your Wi-Fi network with the authentication mechanism, tick Enable wireless security, and then choose the options to specify the authentication information. Client devices will be required to enter those information before they could access your Wi-Fi network. 5 Click Apply.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 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.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Note: The NTP service is required for Surveillance Station. Therefore, if you have Surveillance Station installed and run on your Synology server, the service cannot be disabled while the package is running. Use Energy Saving Features Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Power to manage the following energy saving features provided by DSM. General 1 Click the General tab to set up power recovery or Wake on LAN (WOL) , or conduct FAN controls.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 To control fan speed: 1 Choose the appropriate fan speed mode according to your need (Cool Mode, Lower-Power mode or Quiet mode), or according to the size of your hard disks (2.5" hard disk mode or 3.5" hard disk mode), depending on the Synology server models you are using. 2 Click Apply. Cool Mode or 3.5" hard disk mode will provide better cooling effect, while Quiet Mode or 2.5" hard disk mode can further reduce the noise level.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 5 Click Apply. Schedule Click the Schedule tab to start up or shut down automatically at a specified time. To add a new startup/shutdown schedule: 1 Click the Create button to open the Add Schedule dialog. 2 Choose Startup or Shutdown. 3 Set the Date and Time for startup or shutdown. 4 Click OK. 5 Click Save. The new schedule will be added to the schedule list. To edit a schedule: 1 Select the schedule and click Edit to edit the schedule. 2 Click OK.
Chapter Chapter 4: 4 Manage Storage Space Before using features or services on your Synology server, you need to create RAID Groups and manage storage spaces. This chapter explains how to create and manage RAID Groups, volumes, and iSCSI LUNs and iSCSI Targets, as well as access external disks and manage hard disks or cache. Overview Overview displays the status of your storage spaces, including the overall health of all storage spaces, hard disk usage, top volume usage, and iSCSI LUN usage.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 RAID Type HDD # Allowed Failed HDD # Description Capacity RAID 1 2-4 (HDD #) - 1 Writes a mirrored copy of data to each hard drive, providing data redundancy and protection as long as one hard disk is operating normally.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Remove RAID Groups 1 Go to Main Menu > Storage Manager > RAID Group, select the desired RAID Group, and click Remove. 2 Click OK to confirm. Note: Removing a RAID Group erases all volumes, iSCSI LUNs, and data on the RAID Group. Please confirm no important data will be lost. Change RAID Types 1 Go to Main Menu > Storage Manger > RAID Group, select the desired RAID Group. 2 Click Manage and pick Change RAID type. 3 Choose the desired RAID type.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Note: All services of Storage Manager will be temporarily stopped during the expansion process. A RAID Group can only be expanded when its status reads Normal; otherwise data loss will occur. If the RAID Group status reads Degraded, please repair it first (see “Repair RAID Groups” on page 30) Expand RAID Groups by Installing Additional Hard Disks You can expand the storage capacity of RAID Groups by installing and adding additional hard disks.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 2 Go to Main Menu > Storage Manager > Volume, and click Create. 3 Select the RAID Group on which to create the volume and edit the description. 4 When creating volumes on RAID Groups for Multiple Volumes or iSCSI LUNs (Block-Level), you can allocate a specific amount of storage capacity for the volume. Enter the desired capacity in the Allocate Size (GB) field. Click Max to allocate all available capacity on the RAID Group.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Repair Degraded Volumes If a volume status reads Degraded, please go to Main Menu > Storage Manager > RAID Group, and follow the instructions displayed under the RAID Group status. Please refer to Help for more information. Manage iSCSI LUNs iSCSI is an Internet Protocol based storage networking standard for linking data storage facilities. iSCSI facilitates data transfer over local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), or the Internet.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Manage iSCSI Targets By mapping iSCSI Targets and iSCSI LUNs, client servers can access space on a storage server as if it were a local disk. In reality, all data transferred to the disk are actually transferred over the network to the storage server. Create iSCSI Targets 1 Go to Main Menu > Storage Manager > iSCSI Target. 2 Click Create.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Register iSCSI Targets with an iSNS server 1 Go to Main Menu > Storage Manager > iSCSI Target. 2 Click iSNS. 3 Tick Enable iSNS. 4 Enter the IP address of the iSNS server in the iSNS Server field. 5 Click OK. Term Explanation iSNS (Internet Storage Name Service) is often used in a local area network with complex storage deployment, facilitating IT staffs to discover storage and manage iSCSI devices.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Check S.M.A.R.T. info 1 Go to Main Menu > Storage Manager > HDD Management. 2 Select a hard disk and click S.M.A.R.T. Info. Data listed here will help you diagnose the health of the selected hard disk. 3 Click Close to finish. Check Disk Info 1 Go to Main Menu > Storage Manager > HDD Management. 2 Select a hard disk and click Disk Info. 3 Click Close to finish.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Manage External Disks You can attach external USB or eSATA disks to the USB or eSATA port of your Synology server for backup or 1 file sharing purposes. Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > External Devices to manage the attached external disks. Attach External Disks 1 Connect an external USB or eSATA disk to the USB or eSATA port of your Synology server.
Chapter Chapter 5: Access your Synology Server from the Internet You can connect to your Synology server over the Internet, allowing its services to be accessible from anywhere and anytime. This chapter explains how to set up Internet connection with the easy-to-use Synology EZ-Internet wizard, or with the more advanced port forwarding function, and register a DDNS hostname for your Synology server.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Router Configuration to set up your router and port forwarding rules. Note: To configure port forwarding rules and assign static IP address, you must have the administrative permission to the router. Set up Router Before adding port forwarding rules with DSM, you need to set up Synology server's connection to the router. For more information, click the Help button (with a question mark) at the top-right corner.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Register DDNS for Synology Server You can register a DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) hostname for your Synology server, allowing it to be connected anywhere by entering the hostname in the address bar of your web browser. Once set up, you and your friends no longer need to remember the IP address to access your Synology server. Simply type in the DDNS hostname on the web browser as you would when connecting to any website.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 http://www.3322.org/ http://www.twodns.de/ 2 Tick Enable DDNS support and enter the hostname, username, and password for your Synology server. 3 Click Apply. Note: Remember to enter the full domain name in the Hostname field. (e.g. philip1234.dyndns.org) Method 2: Register a DDNS account from Synology 1 Tick Enable DDNS support, choose Synology from the Service provider drop-down menu, and then click Register Now.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Client applications with QuickConnect support include the following: DS file (see "Chapter 19: Communicate with Mobile Devices" on Page 171 for more information) Cloud Station (see "Sync Files via Cloud Station" on Page 68 for more information) File sharing services Note: Before enabling QuickConnect for client applications, make sure relevant DSM services are already enabled.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Set up VPN Connection VPN Server is an add-on package that enables your Synology server to become a PPTP/OpenVPN VPN (virtual private network) server, allowing DSM local users over the Internet to access resources shared within Synology server's local area network. For more information about VPN, refer to here. Set up your Synology server as a VPN Server To install VPN Server on your Synology server, go to Main Menu > Package Center.
Chapter Chapter 6: Enhance Internet Security After your Synology server 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 and enable auto block. Prevent Unauthorized Connection with Firewall The built-in firewall can prevent unauthorized logins, and control which services can be accessed.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 4 Specify the source IP address in the Source IP section. You can choose to allow or deny access from a particular source IP 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 RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 3 Choose an option in the Ports section. You can apply the rule to all ports or selected ports using one of the following options: All: Choose this option to apply the rule to all ports on Synology server. Select from a list of built-in applications: Tick the system services that will be included in the rule. Custom: Specify the type and protocol of the port, and enter the custom port number.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 3 Tick Enable block expiration and enter a number of days in the Unblock after (days) field if you want to unblock the IP address after the specified days. Note: The IP address will remain blocked if Unblock after (days) is set to 0. 4 Click Apply. To manage the blocked IP addresses: 1 Click Block List to check the blocked IP addresses. 2 If you want to remove an IP address from the block list, select the IP and click Remove. 3 Click Finish.
Chapter Chapter 7: Set Up File Sharing File sharing is one of Synology server's major functions. Synology server can become the file sharing center within the Intranet or over the Internet, allowing users to access its files anytime and anywhere. 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 RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Advanced Settings Workgroup You can assign the system to be a member of a specific Workgroup for network management purpose. Note: The name of a Workgroup can contain 1 to 15 characters. Invalid characters include: [ ] ; : " < > * + = \ / | ? , If your workgroup name includes the character '&', users of Mac OS 10.4.4 or earlier versions will not be able to connect to Synology server via samba.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 More Information About AppleTalk Zone: A "Zone" is a logical grouping of devices in an AppleTalk network. If there are AppleTalk zones configured in your own network, the system will join the default zone automatically. You can also configure the system to join other available zones. About Time Machine backup folder: To backup data from Time Machine to Synology server, select a shared folder from the drop-down menu.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 2 In the window that appears, enter the user name and password for the administrator of the domain server, and click OK. After Synology server joins the domain, domain users can log in to Synology server with their domain account and password. Note: If your domain user name includes “%” and “$”, you might not be able to access your home folder. Please ask your domain administrator to give you a new user name.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Host LDAP Service with Directory Server Directory Server is an add-on package based on LDAP version 3 (RFC2251) that allows your Synology server 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 Synology server, go to Main Menu > Package Center.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Create and Edit Users Follow the steps below to create a user account. The user can login 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. To create a user account: 1 Click Create to open the User Creation Wizard. 2 Enter the user name and other information, and click Next.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 2 Save the text file in UTF-8 encoding. 3 Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > User and choose Create > Import Users. 4 Choose the text file and click OK to start uploading. Tick Overwrite duplicate accounts if you want to replace the existing duplicate accounts with the one from the users list. After submission, a dialog will show the list of imported users. Note: Users with abnormal status will not be imported.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Include special characters: The password must contain at least one special character (i.e., ~, `, !, @, #, $, %, ^, &, *, (, ), -, _, =, +, [, {, ], }, \, |, ;, :, ', ", <, >, /, ?). Minimum password length: The password must be longer than the specified value. The length should be a number between 6 and 127. 4 Click Apply. To cancel password strength rules: 1 Click Password Strength. 2 Uncheck Apply password strength rules. 3 Click Apply.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Note: To delete the homes shared folder, user home service must be disabled first. Enabling domain/LDAP user home service will also enable the local user home service if it's not enabled yet. The domain user home service would be disabled if the local user home service is disabled.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 2 From the users list, select the users whose application privileges you want to modify. (Press and hold Shift or Ctrl while making multiple selections.) 3 Click Edit and tick the checkboxes to grant access to the applications. You can also tick Grant to grant access to all applications. 4 Click OK. Note: The users list excludes admin and guest.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Name surveillance Description The surveillance folder contains Surveillance Station recordings. It will be created automatically when Surveillance Station is enabled. It is read-only and can only be accessed by the system administrator. For more information about Surveillance Station, see "Chapter 16: Safeguard Your Environment with Surveillance Station" on Page 142.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Remove a Shared Folder If you are admin or a user belonging to the administrators group, you can remove any shared folder created by yourself. To remove a shared folder: 1 Select the shared folder you want to remove from the shared folder list. 2 Click Delete, and tick the checkbox on the dialogue prompt for confirmation. 3 Click OK. Important: Removing any shared folder also removes all data within it. If you still need the data, back them up first.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 5 Click OK. Term Explanation Asynchronous: NFS servers will reply to requests before the changes on the file are completed.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Note: It is very important to remember the encryption key. It is strongly recommended that you export and save the encryption key. If you forget or lose the key, there is no way to rescue the encrypted data. If an encrypted folder is unmounted, you cannot rename it or change its volume location. Define Windows ACL Privileges for Shared Folder Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Shared Folder to define ACL privileges for a shared folder.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Note: You can only add up to 200 ACL explicit permission entries for a file or folder. Windows ACL is only supported on EXT4 file system. For previous DSM 2.3 users, you need to create at least one EXT4 volume to use ACL feature. This means, you have to format at least one hard disk and re-create a volume. Formatting Synology server will result in erasing all stored data and settings. Please make sure all your data is backed up before processing.
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 server from anywhere. This chapter explains the ways to access the Synology server shared folders within the Intranet or over the Internet. Access Files within the Intranet This section explains how to allow users to use Windows, Mac, or Linux computer to access shared folders on Synology server within the Intranet.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Method 3: Use Windows Explorer. 1 Open a Windows Explorer window and choose Tools > Map network drive to show the Map Network Drive window. 2 Choose a drive number from the Drive drop-down menu. 3 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. 4 Click Finish.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Access Shared Folders from Mac 1 Choose Go > Connect to Server from the menu bar. 2 Type Synology server'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. 3 Select the shared folder you want to access.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Access Files via FTP If your Synology server is accessible over the Internet, you can use a FTP application to access the shared folders. Note: For more information about making Synology server accessible over the Internet, see "Chapter 5: Access your Synology Server from the Internet" on Page 38. Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > FTP to enable FTP service, allowing users to upload or download Synology server data via FTP.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 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 Synology server. For more information, click the Help button (with a question mark) at the top-right corner.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Sync Files via Cloud Station Cloud Station is a file sharing service that allows your Synology server to become a file sync center to sync files between multiple client computers. 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 Synology server.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Access Files via File Station File Station is DSM's file management tool, allowing DSM users over the Internet to access Synology server folders with their web browsers. By launching two or more File Stations, you can manage all your Synology server 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.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 To see the File Station log: 1 Click View Logs, which will lead you to Main Menu > System Logs. 2 Choose File Transfer tab to see the logs. Mount By default, all users can mount remote folders or virtual drives. Here you can limit the access to remote folder or virtual drive management to administrators only. Note: Non-administrator users can only mount remote folders within their home folder.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Search for Files or Folders You can filter through files or folders in the current folder. You can also perform advanced search for more refined search results. To search for files or folders in the current folder: 1 Use File Station to go to the folder containing contents you want to search. 2 In the Filter field at the top-right corner of the File Station window, enter a keyword and see the filtered result in the main area of the window.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Set File Station in Action With the Action menu, right-clicking, and dragging-and-dropping, you can easily download, copy, move, rename, delete, extract, and compress files or folders, and more. Download Files or Folders from Synology server Follow the steps below to download files or folders from Synology server to your computer. To download files to your local computer: 1 Select the files or folders you want to download.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Note: If you are using Google Chrome, Firefox, Mac Safari 5.1 or later, or have installed JRE 5 or later, you can upload files with size over 4GB. Otherwise, you can only upload up to 2GB of contents at a time. Uploading using drag-n-drop is supported on specific browsers only: Chrome, Firefox, Mac Safari 5.1 or onwards.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Right-click one of the files or folders and choose Delete. Extract an Archive 1 Select an archive you want to extract. 2 Choose Extract from the Action menu. You can see the contents of the archive in the File list. 3 Click the Option tab to enter the password if the archive is password-protected. 4 Click Destination at the bottom, and select a destination folder on Synology server in the window that appears.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Edit the Properties of Files and Subfolders You can edit the access privileges to files and subfolders (meaning folders and their subfolders in a shared folder), copy download links and open file in a new browser window in the Properties window. View or Change File or Folder Permissions With File Station, you can set access privileges to files and subfolders.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Share File Links With File Station, you can generate URLs for Synology server files, which could be used by people without DSM user credentials to download the shared files. For more information, click the Help button (with a question mark) at the top-right corner, and then go to File Station > Share File Links.
Chapter Chapter 9: Back Up Data Synology offers comprehensive backup solutions for your computer and Synology server. You can back up data on your computer to Synology server. If you are admin or a user belonging to the administrators group, you can also back up Synology server data with local or network backup, or sync shared folder contents between Synology servers. The creative Copy button simplifies external storage devices backup with One-touch design.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Important: Your computer and Synology server should use the same encoding. See "Language" on Page 24 for more information. Synology Data Replicator 3 is the next generation of Synology Data Replicator. It can only restore the data on Synology server that was backed up after Data Replicator 3 was installed.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Ways to Back Up Synology Server Data Local Backup and Network Backup are ways you can choose to back up data or iSCSI LUN on your Synology server. Plus, Synology server also supports Amazon S3 Backup, allowing you to back up data to the Amazon S3 Server.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Back up and Restore System Configurations Go to Main Menu > Backup and Restore > Configuration Backup to back up and restore the system configurations of your Synology server. To back up system configuration: Choose Back up configuration. Synology server will export a configuration file (with the name [RackStation Name]_[Created Date].dss) to your local computer.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Sync Shared Folder Contents between Synology Servers Shared Folder Sync allows you to sync shared folder contents from a source Synology server (or "client") to a destination Synology server (or "server") over the network. Enable Shared Folder Sync Service Before performing Shared Folder Sync, you will need to enable the Shared Folder Sync service on the server (destination Synology server).
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Manage Sync Tasks After Shared Folder Sync service is enabled on the server (destination Synology server), you can log in to a client (source Synology server) to perform Shared Folder Sync with the server. To create a sync task: 1 On the client (source Synology server), log in to DSM with the credentials of admin or a user belonging to the administrators group. 2 Go to Main Menu > Backup and Restore, and then click the Shared Folder Sync tab.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Note: All files that have been removed from the client will also be removed from the server. The access privilege to folders synced to the server will be set as default, which means not specified. During the syncing process, the client will copy the selected shared folders to the server.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 2 Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Network Backup > Time Backup, tick Enable Time Backup service, and then click Apply. To install and run Time Backup on your Synology server: Go to Main Menu > Package Center to install and run the Time Backup package. To launch Time Backup: Go to Main Menu > Time Backup. For more information about Time Backup, run and launch the package, and then click its Help button (with a question mark) at the top-right corner.
Chapter Chapter 10: Host Websites, Email Server, and Print Server 10 Synology server is especially designed for small and medium businesses (SMB), providing them with the ability to set up web, email, and print servers on a single Synology server without spending extra money. Use Web Station to Host Websites Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Web Services to set up your website with Web Station, which is integrated with support for PHP and MySQL.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Note: For more information about SMTP server, see "Manage E-mail Notification" on Page 164. The real path of the web shared folder is /volume1/web. Some applications require the user to set the path in the configuration file. The names blog, photo, photosrc, and webdefault are reserved folder names. These names cannot be used by Web Station, so please do not create folders with these names under the web shared folder.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 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. To Enable MySQL: Tick Enable MySQL and choose a volume to store the database data.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Modify HTTP Service Options Click the HTTP Service tab at Control Panel > Web Services. In addition to the default port number 80, you can add another port for the use of Photo Station and Web Station. To add an additional HTTP port: 1 Tick Add additional HTTP port. 2 Enter any port number between 1 and 65535 in the HTTP field. 3 Click Apply. Important: You cannot use the following port numbers for HTTP access, because they are reserved for system use.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 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 server, see "Register a DDNS hostname for Synology server" on Page 40. 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 server). For example, if the mail server is mail.synology.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 To view mail logs: Click the Mail Log tab to view and export mail logs. To enable Auto-Forwarding and Auto-Reply: Click the Personal Settings tab if you want to forward mails to other addresses or reply messages to the sender automatically. Note: For more information about using Mail Server, click the Help button (with a question mark) at the top-right corner.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Set up Print Server on Synology Server Under the External Devices tab, you can set up print server on Synology server. To set up print server on Synology server: 1 Connect the network printer to the USB port of Synology server, and select the printer's thumbnail appearing on the device list. 2 Choose USB Printer Manager > Set Up Printer.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Set up Computer to Access Print Server After the print server is set up on your Synology server, Windows, Mac, and Linux client over the local area network can connect to the print server and access its print/fax/scan service. To set up print server access with Windows: 1 Install and open Synology Assistant on your computer. 2 Click the Printer Device tab, click the Add button, and follow the wizard to complete the setup process.
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 Synology server and managed with Package Center.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 2 Depending on the number of volumes on your Synology server, do either of the following: If there is only one volume on your Synology server, you will be asked if you want to run the package after installation. Click Yes to continue. If there are multiple volumes on your Synology server, you will be asked to choose from the drop-down menu to specify a destination volume to install the package. a Select your destination volume and click Next.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Launch Enabled Applications After installing and running the packages, you can launch the enabled application in several ways. To launch the installed and enabled application, do any of the following: Go to Main Menu > [Application name]. Open Main Menu and drag the application's thumbnail to DSM desktop, and then click [Application name] on the desktop. Go to Main Menu > [Application name].
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 RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Enable Personal Photo Station DSM admin or a user belonging to the administrators group can enable Personal Photo Station service to allow all Synology server users to have their own Personal Photo Station. To enable Personal Photo Station service for Synology server users (by admin or a user belonging to the administrators group): 1 Click the figure icon at the top-right corner of your DSM desktop, and then go to Options > Photo Station.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Enable Personal Photo Station for DSM Users DSM admin (or a user 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.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 3 If you like, do any of the following in the Other Settings section: Choose whether you want to disable this account. Doing so will deny the user's access until it's enabled again. Choose whether to allow this user to modify his/her account information. Choose whether you want to set this user as Photo Station’s administrator. If this user is set as admin, he/she will be able to sign in with his/her own account and perform administrative privileges.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 To upload within the Intranet: If your computer and Synology server are within the same Intranet, you can upload the album via the file sharing protocols for your platform. Note: For more information about accessing folders within the Intranet, see "Access Files within the Intranet" on Page 63. To upload over the Internet: If your computer and Synology server are not within the same Intranet, you can upload your album via File Station or FTP.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 To allow users to download albums: 1 Go to Settings and click the Photos tab. 2 Tick Allow users to download album. 3 Click Save. To download an album: 1 When you are on Photo Station's home page, click an album cover to enter the album's thumbnail page(s). 2 Choose More > Download. 3 In the window that appears, do any of the following: Choose Download all to download the entire album as a zip file.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 4 Choose from the drop-down menus to specify the number of photos or videos that will be displayed in the selected virtual albums (not applicable to People tag, Geotag, and Descriptive tag). 5 Click Save. Delete or Move Album 1 When you are on Photo Station's home page, choose Manage > Delete or Move. 2 Select the albums you want to delete or move, and then follow onscreen instructions to delete the selected albums or move them into another album.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Share > Link to > Facebook, Google+, Twitter or Plurk: Share the photo or video’s link to the social networks. Share > Upload to Facebook, Upload to Twitter, or Upload to Picasa: Upload the photo or video to the social networks. Share > Get photo link: Share the link of the photo by pasting it to email or instant message. Share > Facebook, Google+, Twitter or Plurk: Share the photo or video’s link to the social networks.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 If you want to give guests visiting your Photo Station the rights to share your photos to social networks, tick Allow guests to upload photos to Facebook, Twitter, and Picasa. To sync a Photo Station album with Facebook: 1 Make sure you have completed Facebook authorization (see above). 2 When you are within an album, choose More > Sync with Facebook. 3 In the window that appears, name the new Facebook album, and then click OK.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Note: These options are available only when you are viewing one single photo within an album. To batch edit or delete tags: 1 Go to the Settings page, click the Photos tab, and click Tag in the Basic Settings section. 2 Select any people tag, geotag, or descriptive tag from the list, and do the following: Click Edit or double-click the selected tag, and edit the item in the pop-up window. Click Delete to remove the selected tags.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 2 If you know how to use CSS codes to fine-tune your layout, click CSS Customization at the top-left corner, enter your CSS codes in the text field, and then click Preview to see a preview of your adjustment in the lower half of the browser window. 3 Click OK to save the changes and return to the Settings page.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Manage Blog Posts You can go to Blog to add, edit, and delete blog posts. Your readers can view or share your posts, and add their comments to interact. To add a new post: 1 Click New post on the left side. 2 Do the following to add a new post: Enter the post title, edit the post, and insert images or videos if you wish. To insert a video, click the Insert/edit embedded media button and enter the video URL.
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 server, choose available audio sources on the local area network, and add your favorite music to playlists for playback. With Audio Station, you can also browse and play songs on your iPod or on the DLNA-certified Digital Media Servers, and listen to Internet radio.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 To install Audio Station: Under the Available tab, click Install to install the package, and follow the installation steps of “Manage Packages” on Page 93. When the installation is complete, the package will be moved to the Installed tab and the Main Menu will automatically expand with the package’s thumbnail on it. The music shared folder will be created automatically to contain your Audio Station data.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Note: To add a folder as an indexed folder, log in to DSM as admin (or a user belonging to the administrators group), and then go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Media Indexing Service > Indexed Folder. For more information, click the Help button at the top-right corner of the window.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Media Server Audio Station can browse and play media contents on DLNA-certified Digital Media Servers or other Synology servers on the local area network. To search for media servers on the local area network: Select Scan Media Server to search for available servers. Note: Only users with the UPnP Browsing privilege (in Settings > Privileges in the top left corner) can play media server contents.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Personal Music Library DSM admin or users belonging to the administrators group can enable personal library to allow Synology server 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. To enable personal library for Synology server users: 1 Click Settings and then click the Personal Library tab.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Search Music You can use the search field above the music player section of Audio Station to search your music. To search music: 1 Choose a category from the All Categories drop-down menu. 2 Enter a word or phrase in the search field. 3 Press Enter (PC) or Return (Mac) on your keyboard. The search result will appear in the main section.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Display Additional Attributes You can display additional attributes of your music to show them in new columns of the main section. To display additional attributes: 1 Hover the pointer over any column header of the main section, and click the downward arrow that appears to the right of the header. 2 From the pop-up menu, choose the Columns submenu. 3 Tick the checkboxes next to the extra attributes to show them in new columns.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 To edit the rules of a smart playlist: Right-click the playlist and choose Edit smart playlist to modify the rules. Play Music The right side of Audio Station consists of the queue panel and the music player. You can play the music added to the queue with the music player. About the Output Modes and the Queue Panel To play music via different devices, you can add songs to the different output modes in the queue panel.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 High Quality Output You can enjoy better audio quality if your music files and the sound card of the DAC (Digital-to-analog converter) connected to your Synology server support 24-bit audio output under USB mode. To enable high quality output: 1 Go to Settings > Options. 2 Tick Enable high quality output for USB mode. 3 Click OK. Add Music to Queue You can add your songs from the library to the queue panel on the right side for playback.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 To play a song: Click Play/Pause, Next, or Previous. To skip to any point in the currently playing song: Drag the playhead along the timeline (below the song's duration) to any point you want. To adjust the volume: Drag the volume slider below the timeline.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Download Music You can enable music download and then download songs from Audio Station to your local computer. To enable music download: 1 Click Settings and then click the Options tab. 2 Tick Enable music download. 3 Click OK. To download music, do any of the following: Select multiple songs by holding Ctrl key and right-click to choose Download selected song(s). Right-click any of the songs in the queue panel, and choose Download playing queue.
Chapter Chapter 14: Organize Videos and Record TV Programs with Video Station 14 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 (sold separately) plugged into your Synology server, view and edit video metadata whose information is retrieved automatically from the Internet.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 To launch Video Station: Go to Main Menu and click Video Station. Type the following web address in the address bar of your web browser: http://Synology_Server_IP_Address/video/ To connect via mobile devices: You can download DS video from Apple's App Store to play videos in Video Station with your iOS device. For more information about DS video, see "Chapter 19: Communicate with Mobile Devices" on Page 171.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 2 Depending on which type of video folder you want to create, do the following: Movie/TV Show/Home Video: Click Create and then Select to choose a folder from your Synology server. Note: For Movie/TV Show/Home Video, select which type of video you want to place in the folder. A folder can contain only one video type, but multiple folders can be created to contain videos of the same kind.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Manage Video Metadata DSM admin or users belonging to the administrators group can edit, update, and correct video information as well as view media information. Edit Video Metadata You can edit video info if you would like to revise the metadata on your own, or if you have found mistakes in the metadata automatically retrieved from the Internet.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Note： If the lock status of the selected video's video info is locked, updating the video info will switch its status to Unlock, which means that the metadata of the video will be updated over the Internet. For more information about editing, updating, and correcting video info, click the Help button (with a question mark) at the top-right corner, and then go to Video Station > Video Metadata.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Recording Settings Recording settings can be configured with the option to enable or disable priority of TV program recording over live streaming. You can also specify how long you want to capture prior to/after record start/end. To manage recording settings: 1 Click the TV Recording tab, and go to Settings > TV Recording.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Live Streaming Before live stream digital TV programs for playback, please make sure you have installed VLC media player on your local computer. To live stream digital TV programs: 1 Click the TV Recording tab, and go to Schedule > Program Guide. 2 Select a channel whose program you want to stream from the channel list on the left panel, click the program which is currently broadcasting in the main area, and click Live Stream.
Chapter Chapter 15: Download Files with Download Station 15 Download Station is a web-based download application, allowing you to download files from the Internet through BT, FTP, HTTP, NZB and eMule, and automatically unzip compressed downloaded files to Synology server. With Download Station, you can download files from file hosting sites, and search for torrent files via system default search engines as well as self-added ones with the BT search function.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 To go to the BT/HTTP/FTP/NZB or eMule section of Download Station: After launching Download Station, click the BT/HTTP/FTP/NZB or eMule tab at the bottom of Download Station. To connect via mobile devices: You can download DS download from Apple's App Store to manage your download files in Download Station with your iOS device. For more information about DS download, see "Chapter 19: Communicate with Mobile Devices" on Page 171.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Set up BT/HTTP/FTP/NZB Click the BT/HTTP/FTP/NZB tab at the bottom of Download Station, and click the gear icon next to the search field at the top to manage the following settings of BT/HTTP/FTP/NZB. Note: For detailed information about BT/HTTP/FTP/NZB settings, open DSM Help and then go to Download Station > BT/HTTP/FTP/NZB > Set up BT/HTTP/FTP/NZB.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Process Order Do the following to sort the order of download tasks: 1 Choose any of the following: By date created: Sort the order of download tasks by the date they are added. By user (one task at a time): Sort the order of download tasks by the users who added the download tasks. 2 Click OK. Note: Choosing By user can improve the fairness among users, so it is recommended when more than one user are downloading files.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 File Hosting There are many online file hosting and media sharing websites, where users can upload and share the files or multimedia contents with other people. With Download Station, you can download files from those websites.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 FTP / HTTP In this section, you can set the number of simultaneous connections to one FTP server, and limit the maximum download rate of each FTP task. NZB Download Station allows you to download files via a news server. The news server information must be assigned before downloading NZB files. The maximum connections is usually limited by your news server, you can also limit maximum connections to each NZB task by giving it a value.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Select the files on your computer's desktop or file explorer (for example, Windows Explorer or Mac Finder), and then drag and drop them into Download Station. 2 Change your download destination, or tick the checkbox to show BT information (for ".torrent" files only) according to your preferences. 3 Click Create. Note: You can upload up to 20 files at a time.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Create Download Tasks for RSS Feeds You can use Download Station to download RSS feeds. More Information 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.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Note: If you leave Matches and Does not match blank, Download Station will create download tasks for all newly-added RSS feeds. Download Filter only works for newly-added feeds. Original RSS feeds on the list can only be downloaded using the Download button below the RSS Feeds tab. Manage BT/HTTP/FTP/NZB Download Tasks You can check and manage the download tasks you just created.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 2 Click End incomplete or erroneous download tasks. 3 Click OK to end the task and the files will be moved to your destination shared folder. Warning: You cannot resume/restart the task after completing this action. To edit download tasks: 1 Click Edit to customize the general settings (auto stop task, maximum upload/download rate, maximum peers allowed per torrent file) and tracker lists for the current task. 2 Click OK.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 3 Click OK. Now you can click the eMule tab at the bottom-left corner of Download Station, and then click the gear icon next to the search field at the top of Download Station to manage the following settings of eMule. Note: For detailed information about eMule settings, open DSM Help and then go to Download Station > eMule > Set up eMule. General In this section, you can manage the settings of ED2K server, notification, and protocol obfuscation.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 To enable desktop notification: 1 Tick Display desktop notification upon task completion. 2 Click OK. Protocol Obfuscation When this function is enabled, the server will accept incoming connections that is using protocol obfuscation. Administrators can also choose to use obfuscation for outgoing connections or only accept obfuscated connections. Connection In this section, you can set up connection for eMule downloads.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Connect to ED2K Server/Kad Click Server/Kad on the left panel to set up Server/Kad. An ED2K server contains information about resources on the ED2K network. To search and download ED2K resources, it is necessary to connect to a server. To add an ED2K server: 1 Click the Add button. 2 Choose any of the following: Server IP: Enter the IP address and port of the server. ED2K Link: Enter the ED2K link. (e.g. ed2k://|server|IP|port|/) Update server.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Create eMule Download Tasks This section explains how to create eMule download tasks. Create by Uploading Files You can create download tasks by uploading a text file (.txt) containing ED2K links from your local computer to Download Station: To create download tasks by uploading a file: 1 Click Download Queue on the left panel, and then click the Create button. 2 Choose Open a file and click the button to browse to the text file for upload.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 To create download tasks via general search: 1 Enter a keyword in the search field at the top-left corner of eMule, select a file type and search method. Press "Enter" on your keyboard to start searching. Click Start/Stop search to stop searching. 2 The search result of available files will be listed in the main area, and might be shown in the following colors: Blue: There are sufficient sources available on the network for those files.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Manage Download Queue Click Download Queue on the left panel to manage the download tasks. To pause/resume/remove download tasks: 1 Select the download task(s) you want to pause, resume, or remove. 2 Click Pause or Resume or Remove. To view detailed information about a download task: 1 Select the download task you want to view. 2 Click the tabs below the download queue to view detailed information of the task.
Chapter Chapter 16: Safeguard Your Environment with Surveillance Station 16 Surveillance Station is professional Network Video Recording (NVR) software bundled with DiskStation Manager (DSM), allowing you to remotely record and monitor video footage from IP cameras which are paired with your Synology server, 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 RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Surveillance Station will be launched in a new browser window. To connect via mobile devices: You can download DS cam from Apple's App Store or Android Market to live view your IP cameras and play recorded events from Surveillance Station with your iOS/Android device. For more information about DS cam, see "Chapter 19: Communicate with Mobile Devices" on Page 171.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Watch Live View In the Live View page, you can watch live feeds up to 49 channels, take snapshot and adjust camera angle via PTZ (Pan/Tilt/Zoom), e-map, manual recording, video analytics, or analytics history. You can also customize your own channel layout to fit your different surveillance scenarios and deployment. Liveview Analytics lets you track targets during live viewing and recording.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Use PTZ Control If your camera has PTZ (pan/tilt/zoom) support, you can select a camera and use the Controller panel to adjust the camera's direction. Clicking on the home button will restore the camera back to its original position. If you have selected a camera with partial PTZ support, the unsupported functions on the Controller panel will be grayed out. Use Other Functions On the Live View page, you can also use the following functions.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 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.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Play and Manage Events Under the Management tab, you can go to Event > Event List to browse all recorded events, play them with the Event Player, and delete, lock, filter, or download the video files. For more information about managing events, click the figure icon at the top-right corner and then click Help. Event Types All recorded events will be here. The events are displayed with the latest ones on top.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Manage Notification Settings Under the Management tab, go to System > Notification to have Surveillance Station send you notification messages to via email, SMS, mobile devices or instant messaging programs whenever important events occur. You can decide which types of events to be notified at System > Notification > Filter and configure notification settings at System > Notification > Settings.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Use E-Map You can add, edit, and delete e-maps at System > E-Map under Management. For more information, click the figure icon at the top-right corner and then click Help. After the e-map is created, you can go to Live View and click Configure to assign the e-map to a live view layout. When the setup is complete, you can click the E-Map button on the Live View page to open the map and quickly pinpoint the location of a camera.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Initial Page Setting You can choose from the drop-down menu to set the initial page after logging in to Surveillance Station. Centralized Management Centralized management allows you to set your Synology server as a host server, and then add multiple Synology servers as clients to form a larger Surveillance network. The host server can serve as the central portal to monitor cameras managed by all clients.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Assign Privileges Go to System > Privilege under Management to manage and assign access privileges to IP cameras for DSM users. For detailed instructions, click the figure icon at the top-right corner and then click Help. Install Camera License Go to System > License under Management to manage camera license. With Default License, your Synology server can manage one camera within LAN.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 View Log Go to System > Log under Management to view and manage log records of critical events such as camera disconnection or changes on the camera settings. For more information, click the figure icon at the top-right corner and then click Help.
Chapter Chapter 17: Manage Media Server and iTunes Service 17 Synology server 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 server to your computer or other DLNA/UPnP home devices. Install DLNA Media Server Go to Main Menu > Package Center to install Media Server.
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Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 To show video's title using embedded information instead of file name: Tick Show video's title using embedded information. To browse and play the radio stations listed on Audio Station: Tick Enable Internet Radio. Enhance DMA Compatibility In the DMA Compatibility section, you can enhance DMA compatibility to make sure the multimedia contents on your Synology server are played smoothly on your DMA devices.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Note: Deleting folders doesn't actually remove them from your Synology server. It only prevents DMA devices and DSM applications from browsing and playing their contents. You are not allowed to delete the photo, video, and music shared folders from the list of indexed folders. Play Multimedia Contents with DMA Devices Synology server can pair up perfectly with Sony PS3, Xbox 360, and many other DMA devices.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Note: The shared name can contain a maximum of 63 characters. The password for the shared folder can contain a maximum of 255 characters. Use Smart Playlist Click Smart Playlist to open the Smart Playlist window, where you can create and edit smart playlists on your Synology server. 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.
Chapter Chapter 18: Perform Advanced Management Tasks 18 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 those management functions to make sure your Synology server is providing the best performance.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 The system's general information includes the following: Basic Information: You can see the detailed information about your Synology server here, including serial number, model name, memory size, DSM version, system time, operating time, and thermal status. Time: You can see the time setting of your Synology server here, including time server and time zone. To set up your time server, see "Set Up Time" on Page 24.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Speed Limit Under the Speed Limit tab, you can view and manage the list of file transfer processes that applied speed limit. To refresh the list: Click Refresh to reload the page and get the most updated records. To stop a file transfer process: Click Kill connection to stop the file transfer. You will have to start the file transfer again to complete the process successfully.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 To save log records: 1 Click the tab to select the log item you want to save. 2 Click the arrow next to Save. You can choose to save in HTML or CSV format. 3 The log records will be saved into the format you chose. You can choose to open it or save it to a disk. To refresh the log: Click Refresh to reload the page and get the most updated log records. To search the log: 1 Click the double arrow next to Search to unfold the search section.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Memory: The overall memory usage of physical memory and swap space will be shown. Memory usage remains high because the system stores frequently accessed data in cache, so the data can be quickly obtained without accessing the hard disk. Cache memory will be released when overall memory is insufficient. Disk: You can choose to view the overall disk utilization, transfer rate or IOPS by clicking the drop-down menu at the top of the chart.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 To check if the latest DSM is available for download: When you go to this page, the system will check with Synology Website for any updates. The check results (shown in the Status field) might be any of the following: Current DSM is the latest version. The latest [DSM_VERSION] is ready for download.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Receive Event Notifications Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Notification and set up Synology server 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 RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 9 Click Apply to save the configuration, or click Cancel to cancel the setup. More Information About SMTP server's domain name: The SMTP server can be an IP address or a domain name. If it is a domain name, please make sure a valid DNS server IP has been entered at Main Menu > Control Panel > Network, and make sure the server is on the Internet. Manage SMS Notification Service Click the SMS section to set up SMS notifications.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 More Information SMS URL: case sensitive and must be between 1 and 500 Unicode characters. The number of parameters must be between 4 and 10. This SMS URL is only for setup purposes. No SMS message will be sent after setup is completed. The format of this URL is provided by the SMS service provider, and the URL must include the following parameters: username, password, destination phone, and message content.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Customized Alias Applications can be opened in an independent browser window at [http(s)://DSM server address:DSM server port number [HTTP(S)]/alias name/] once the portal alias is set up. To enable a customized alias: 1 Select an application, and click Edit or double-click the selected application. 2 In the window that appears, tick Enable customized alias, specify a customized alias, and click OK. 3 Click Save on the main page.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 To re-index media files: Click Re-index 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. Reset admin's Password If you forgot the password for admin and are therefore unable to log in to DSM, you can reset the password to blank and set a new password.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 2 Within the next 10 seconds, press and hold RESET button for about 4 seconds until the Synology server emits a beep sound. 3 Run Synology Assistant and follow the installation instructions in the Quick Installation Guide that came with your installation disc to set up the Synology server. Important: The data saved on the Synology server will not be erased during the reinstallation.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 Note: Entering the Name, Location, and Email will help you identify your Synology server. These fields are optional. IPv4 and IPv6 are supported by SNMP service. SNMP service supports SNMPv1, SNMPv2c and SNMPv3 simultaneously. Enable Terminal Services Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Terminal to enable Terminal service, allowing you to use Telnet or SSH to log in to Synology server and modify its settings.
Chapter Chapter 19: Communicate with Mobile Devices 19 As Internet access grows popular on mobile devices, Synology provides you with several creative alternatives to communicate with your Synology server using iOS/Android, Windows Phone, or other mobile devices.
Synology RackStation User's Guide Based on DSM 4.1 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. Download and save photos from Photo Station to your mobile device so you can enjoy the flashbacks anytime anywhere. You can also use DS photo+ to upload snapshots or videos from your camera phone straight to Photo Station.
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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