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LED Indications Table

1-bay Models

LED Indication

Color

Status

Description

Static

Volume normal

Off

Hibernation

Static

Available volume space < 1GB

Blinking

Volume degraded or crashed

STATUS

Orange

Green

No volume

Static

Network i s up

Blinking

Network is active

Off

Network is down

Off

No internal disk

Static

USB disk detected

Blinking

Copying data

Off

No USB disk attach ed

Static

System ready

Blinking

Booting up or

Shutting down

Off

Power off

Green

DISK / eSATA

LAN

Green

Blinking

Disk is bei ng accessed

Power

Blue

USBCopy

Green

2-bay Models

LED Indication

Color

Status

Description

Static

Volume normal

Off

Hibernation

Static

Available volume space < 1GB

Blinking

Volume degraded or crashed

No volume

Static

Network is up

STATUS

Orange

Green

Blinking

Network is active

Off

Network is down

Blinking

Disk is being accessed

Off

No internal disk

Orange

Static

Cannot Read/Write

Static

USB disk detected

Blinking

Copying data

Off

No USB disk attached

Static

System ready

Blinking

Booting up or

Shutting down

Off

Power off

LAN

Green

Static

Disk is ready and idle

Power

Blue

USBCopy

Green

DISK / eSATA

Green

Summary of Contents for DiskStation DS109

Page 1: ...ation User s Guide Applied Model DS109j DS109 DS109 DS209j DS209 DS209 DS209 II DS409 DS409slim DS409 RS409 RS409 RS409RP DS509 Document ID Synology _UserGuide_NASeries_20090901_enu Based on Version DSM 2 2 0925 ...

Page 2: ...09 RS408 RP RS408 RS407 DX5 and RX4 have three years warranty from the purchase date All other models purchased before 2008 2 29 have one year warranty and those purchased after 2008 3 1 have two years warranty from the purchase date If the Product proves defective during this warranty period you can contact the local dealer in order to obtain assistance You must provide proof of purchase and a ba...

Page 3: ...out of or relating to i this Agreement its interpretation or the breach termination applicability or validity thereof ii the related order for purchase delivery receipt or use of any product or service from Synology or iii any other dispute arising out of or relating to the relationship between You and Synology the term Synology means Synology Inc its parents subsidiaries affiliates directors offi...

Page 4: ...tion Law and related enforcement rules The arbitration shall take place in Taipei Taiwan R O C and the arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in English or if both parties so agree in Mandarin Chinese The arbitration award shall be final and binding on the parties and may be enforced in any court having jurisdiction REVISIONS Synology reserves all rights to revise or update its Products other ...

Page 5: ...k Station 18 4 bay Cube Disk Station 19 4 bay 1U Rack Station 21 DS409slim 22 5 bay Disk Station 24 LED Indications Table 26 1 bay Models 26 2 bay Models 26 4 bay Models 27 5 bay Models 28 Managing Synology Disk Station 29 Entering Web Management UI 29 Using Setup Utility 29 Accessing Web Management UI Manually 31 Managing Synology Disk Station 31 Connecting from Two Different Networks 32 Volume 3...

Page 6: ...1 iTunes Service 51 Media Server 52 Download Station 2 52 Enabling Download Station 2 52 Installing Download Redirector 53 Web Station 53 Enabling Web Station and MySQL 54 Enabling Virtual Host 54 Web Station s detail description 54 Photo Station 3 54 Enabling Photo Station 3 55 Photo Station 3 s detail description 55 Surveillance Station 3 55 Enabling Surveillance Station 3 55 Surveillance Statio...

Page 7: ... RAID 5 or RAID 6 volume on four and more bays models 60 Adding an HDD to a RAID 5 RAID 6 Volume 61 Change Volume Type 61 Troubleshooting 62 Appendix 63 Recommended Peripherals 63 Recommended NTP Server 63 ...

Page 8: ... Guide This user s guide covers all major functions of Synology NAS Server Synology Disk Station Some of the functions may only be available on specific models Please refer to product specification for further details 8 ...

Page 9: ...to Synology Disk Station back up Synology Disk Station data to an external hard drive another Synology Disk Station or an rsync compatible server Transferring Data via FTP Synology Disk Station provides FTP service with bandwidth restriction and anonymous login To transfer data safely FTP over SSL TLS and uninvited IP auto black are also available Managing Files through Web Browsers File Station 2...

Page 10: ...ation allows users to listen to music stored on the Synology Disk Station from a connected iPod or even stream Internet Radio stations In addition users can stream music from the Synology Disk Station with a web browser over the Internet Hosting Websites The Virtual Host feature allows you to host up to 30 websites using Web Station with PHP and MySQL supported Video Recording with IP Cameras Surv...

Page 11: ...rrent Connections 32 64 256 Max Supported IP Cameras 1 8 12 File System EXT3 FAT External Disk Read Write NTFS External Disk Read EXT3 FAT External Disk Read Write NTFS External Disk Read Write Volume Type Basic Agency Certifications FCC Class B CE Class B BSMI Class B HDD Hibernation Yes Yes Yes Event Notification Yes Yes Yes NTP Yes Yes Yes FTP over SSL TLS Yes Yes Yes HTTPS Connection Yes Yes Y...

Page 12: ...12 Item DS109j DS109 DS109 Maximum Operating Altitude 10 000 feet ...

Page 13: ...ons 32 128 256 256 Max Supported IP Cameras 1 8 10 12 File System EXT3 FAT External Disk Read Write NTFS External Disk Read Write Volume Type Basic JBOD RAID 0 RAID 1 Agency Certifications FCC Class B CE Class B BSMI Class B HDD Hibernation Yes Yes Yes Yes Event Notification Yes Yes Yes Yes NTP Yes Yes Yes Yes FTP over SSL TLS Yes Yes Yes Yes HTTPS Connection Yes Yes Yes Yes Windows ADS Domain No ...

Page 14: ... Max User Accounts 1024 2048 2 048 2 048 2 048 2 048 Max Group Accounts 128 256 256 256 256 256 Max Shared Folder 256 256 256 256 256 256 Max Concurrent Connections 64 128 256 128 512 512 Max Supported IP Cameras 8 8 12 8 12 12 File System EXT3 FAT External Disk Read Write NTFS External Disk Read Write Volume Type Basic JBOD RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 5 Spare RAID 6 Agency Certifications FCC Class ...

Page 15: ...15 Item DS409slim DS409 DS409 RS409 RS409 RS409RP Requirements Storage Temperature 15 to 155 F 10 to 70 C Relative Humidity 5 to 95 RH Maximum Operating Altitude 10 000 feet ...

Page 16: ...Read Write Volume Type Basic JBOD RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 5 Spare RAID 6 Agency Certifications FCC Class B CE Class B BSMI Class B HDD Hibernation Yes Event Notification Yes NTP Yes FTP over SSL TLS Yes HTTPS Connection Yes Windows ADS Domain Yes iSCSI Yes Scheduled Power On Off Yes Language Localization English Deutsch Français Italiano Español Dansk Norsk Svensk Nederlands Русский Polski Magya...

Page 17: ...ly supports USB disks with FAT32 file system 3 Some digital cameras are defined as a Still Image Device such as Canon For such devices Synology Disk Station only supports USB Copy function No USB share function 4 For Mac users Synology Disk Station supports only USB printers with PostScript 17 ...

Page 18: ...he Power Button and hold it until you hear a beep sound and the Power LED starts blinking COPY Button Front Panel The COPY Button lights up when you connect a USB Device for example digital camera USB flash disk Pressing the button will copy the data from the connected USB device to the Synology Disk Station s internal HDD USB Port Front Back Panel The Synology Disk Station offers 3 USB ports for ...

Page 19: ...an external SATA HDD RESET Button Back Panel 1 To restore IP DNS passwords for the admin account to default value and reset the guest account to the enabled status Please refer to Resetting Administrator Password chapter 2 To reinstall the Synology Disk Station Please refer to Reinstalling Synology Disk Station chapter LAN Port Back Panel The LAN port is where you connect RJ 45 cable to Synology D...

Page 20: ...ard drives USB printers or other USB devices Fan Ventilation Back Panel The fan is built to exhaust waste heat out of Synology Disk Station It will start automatically when the server starts If the fan is malfunctioning system will beep every 1 second RESET Button Back Panel 1 To restore IP DNS passwords for the admin account to default value and reset the guest account to the enabled status Pleas...

Page 21: ... hard drives or other USB devices Fan Back Panel There are 3 fans on the back panel The fans are used to exhaust waste heat out of Synology Disk Station The fans will start automatically when Synology Disk Station starts If the fan is malfunctioning system will beep every 1 second Console port Back Panel The console port is where you connect Synology Disk Station directly to a computer RESET Butto...

Page 22: ...logy Disk Station press the Power Button until you hear a beep and the Power LED begins blinking The shutdown process will complete in 30 seconds LED Indicators Front Panel The LED Indicator is used to display the status of the internal disk and the system USB Port Front and Back Panel Synology Disk Station offers 2 USB ports for adding additional external hard drives or other USB devices LED Indi...

Page 23: ... DNS passwords for the admin account to default value and reset the guest account to the enabled status Please refer to Resetting Administrator Password chapter 2 To reinstall the Synology Disk Station Please refer to Reinstalling Synology Disk Station chapter eSATA Port Back Panel The eSATA port is for connecting with an external SATA HDD LAN Port Back Panel The LAN port is where you connect RJ 4...

Page 24: ...5 bay Disk Station Front View Activity Indicator Status Indicator LED Indicators POWER Button Hard Drive Tray Lock Hard Drive Tray Rear View Power Jack LAN RESET eSATA USB Console Fan 24 ...

Page 25: ...rnal hard drives or other USB devices Fan Back Panel There are 2 fans on the back panel The fans are used to exhaust waste heat out of Synology Disk Station The fans will start automatically when Synology Disk Station starts If the fan is malfunctioning system will beep every 1 second Console port Back Panel The console port is where you connect Synology Disk Station directly to a computer RESET B...

Page 26: ...reen DISK eSATA LAN Green Blinking Disk is being accessed Power Blue USBCopy Green 2 bay Models LED Indication Color Status Description Static Volume normal Off Hibernation Static Available volume space 1GB Blinking Volume degraded or crashed No volume Static Network is up STATUS Orange Green Blinking Network is active Off Network is down Blinking Disk is being accessed Off No internal disk Orange...

Page 27: ...k is up Blinking Network is active Off Network is down Solid Disk ready Blinking Disk is being accessed Off No internal disk Orange Static Cannot Read Write Static System ready Blinking Booting up or Shutting down Off Power off Static Two redundant power supply are working Blinking 1 RPS not working RS409RP only DISK 1 4 LAN Green Green Green RPS STATUS Power Blue STATUS Orange Green ...

Page 28: ...Blinking Network is active Off Network is down Blinking Hardware Error Off System is healthy Solid System ready Blinking Booting up Shutting down Off System off Off No disk Orange Static Volume crashed Off Disk idle STATUS Disk being accessed LAN1 LAN2 Green ALERT Orange Power Blue Disk ready Green Green Green Orange Status Indicator on tray Activity Indicator on tray Blinking Solid 28 ...

Page 29: ...e Synology Disk Station by entering the web management UI There are two options for you to enter the management UI Using Setup Utility Windows User 1 Insert the Installation CD into CD DVD Rom Drive 2 Choose Synology Assistant on the Autorun Menu 3 Follow the steps to complete installation 29 ...

Page 30: ...the Web Management UI 6 Choose System administrator admin input password and click Login The default password is empty Mac OS X User 1 Insert the Installation CD into CD DVD Rom Drive 2 Double Click CD Rom Drive thumbnail 3 Double Click MacOSX thumbnail 4 Double Click Synology Assistant SYNOLOGY dmg thumbnail 5 Double Click Synology Assistant thumbnail to run setup wizard 30 ...

Page 31: ...tup during the setup process the Synology_Server_Name will be DiskStation CubeStation or RackStation 3 Press Enter key on the keyboard 4 Choose System administrator admin 5 Input password for admin 6 Click Enter to access Web Management UI Managing Synology Disk Station You can start managing Synology Disk Station in Web Management UI Synology Disk Station Web Management UI provides distinctive an...

Page 32: ...riping a process of dividing data into blocks and spreading the data blocks across several hard drives but without safety measures RAID 1 2 With RAID 1 one of the composed disks is used for backup purposes The content of disk A is mirrored to disk B to assure data integrity so the actual available storage capacity equals to the capacity of one hard drive RAID 5 3 This configuration includes a back...

Page 33: ... on management UI to repair the degraded volume after replacing the hard drive Joining Windows ADS Domain You can add Synology Disk Station to Windows ADS domain and let the domain users access Synology Disk Station Synology Disk Station supports Active Directory Service ADS domain After adding Synology Disk Station to a Windows domain you can go to the Privileges Shared Folder page to assign the ...

Page 34: ...erminal and enable the terminal service Accessing Synology Disk Station via NFS With the built in NFS option the administrator can quickly enable NFS and set up privileges on the UI with only a few clicks Go to File Sharing NFS and check the box to enable this function Go to Privileges Shared Folder to setup the NFS privileges 34 ...

Page 35: ...Synology Disk Station from Unauthorized Login Built in Firewall The built in firewall can prevent unauthorized logins and control which services can be accessed Go to Network Services Firewall to enable and create firewall rules You can choose to allow or deny some or all IP addresses from accessing some or all network ports Supported on specific models only Please refer to the product Specificati...

Page 36: ... for any reason you have to reinstall the Synology Disk Station you can press the RESET button on the back panel twice and the Synology Disk Station will be reinstalled The data saved on the Synology Disk Station will not be erased during the reinstallation However for security s reason we strongly recommend that you back up the data on the server To reinstall the server 1 Press the RESET button a...

Page 37: ...unes Service is enabled you can browse the music files on iTunes For more details on the iTunes Service refer to the Extra Features iTunes Service section In addition when DLNA UPnP Media Server is enabled the music can be shared through a DLNA UPnP device For detailed information please refer to descriptions of Media Server video Video files in the video shared folder can be browsed through DLNA ...

Page 38: ... HDD section for details Administrator Created Apart from the above system built in shared folders Administrator can create shared folders on the page Privileges Shared Folder of the Web Management UI Shared folders created by Administrator can be deleted or renamed at any time Setting Privileges For security reasons Administrator can go to the Privileges Shared Folder page of the Web Management U...

Page 39: ...Win Mac OS and check the Enable CIFS Recycle Bin option To permanently deleted files in a shared folder just delete the recycle folder to permanently delete files in all shared folder click the Empty CIFS Recycle Bin button Setting Encoding Synology Disk Station uses Unicode to avoid file inaccessibility between users who use different languages For users without Unicode support on their PC Admini...

Page 40: ... Network Drive Synology Assistant which is included in the Installation CD not only helps Administrator manage Synology Disk Station but also provides users with the following steps to map Network Drive 1 Run Synology Assistant 2 Choose the server to map network drive 3 Click on the Map Drive button 4 Follow the on screen steps to finish the setup 40 ...

Page 41: ...5 Upon completion user can access the mapped shared folder in Windows Explorer 41 ...

Page 42: ...s the shared folder on the server Connecting through smb is suggested for better performance Linux User Linux users can mount the shared folders for accessing Mount path can be found under Privileges Shared Folder NFS Privileges of the Web Management UI Before mounting the shared folders please make sure the NFS service is enabled 42 ...

Page 43: ...Synology File Station 2 is a web based file management tool Administrator can enable File Station 2 service on the File Sharing File Station page of the Web Management UI Users can thus access or manage data stored on Synology Disk Station with browsers On File Station 2 you can drag n drop to move files among folders and use the right click action to manage the files Also you can upload or downlo...

Page 44: ...alling Synology Data Replicator 3 software on the client PC Windows users can back up data from PC to Synology Disk Station 4 By using Time Machine on Mac OS X Mac users can back up data from their desktop to assigned shared folder on Synology Disk Station Synology Disk Station also allows you to back up system settings Local Backup and Network Backup Please follow the below steps to perform Local...

Page 45: ... can back up client PC data to Synology Disk Station to maintain a copy of data whenever needed Using Synology Data Replicator 3 users can 1 Monitor selected folders on client PC and perform real time backup when any modification to the file is made 2 Adjust backup versions and restore points 3 Restore backup data on Synology Disk Station to client PC at user s preference Before starting Before us...

Page 46: ...etworking over TCP IP enabled and has network connection with Synology Disk Station Installing Synology Data Replicator 3 Insert Installation CD into Windows user CD DVD Rom drive Click on Synology Data Replicator 3 and follow on screen instructions Using Synology Data Replicator 3 After installation double click on the software icon to execute the program Click on Help for detail description Mac ...

Page 47: ... the page Backup Configuration Backup of the Web Management UI to back up settings from Synology Disk Station to PC Client From Synology Disk Station to another Synology Disk Station The data backed up to another Synology Disk Station or an rsync compatible server using Network Backup automatically includes the User Group Shared Folder settings When you recover the data you can choose if you want ...

Page 48: ...g USB Printers Synology Disk Station helps users to share up to 2 USB Printers Please refer to Help on the External Devices USB Printer page of the Web Management UI for the detailed settings on different platforms ...

Page 49: ...ed the system will automatically create a home folder for each user account so that users can store data to their own home folder Applications Privilege Setting Admin can assign privileges to other users for accessing applications at Privileges Application Setting page 49 ...

Page 50: ...nter email address and SMTP server information on the page System Notification Synology Disk Station will send email to the address whenever an important event occurs to notify Administrator SMS Notification If you would like to be notified by SMS enable SMS notifications and enter information for your preferred SMS service provider Firmware Update To keep your Synology Disk Station up to date Adm...

Page 51: ... and have the music delivered by built in speakers Besides music on the Synology Disk Station users can listen to the Internet radio stations or play music from the connected iPod as well A built in playlist Random100 will randomly choose and play 100 songs each time this function is selected For detailed function descriptions please refer to the online Help in the Audio Station web interface DS a...

Page 52: ...pes and transcoders can be enabled to enhance DMA compatibility Download Station 2 Synology Disk Station can download files from the Internet through BitTorrent FTP HTTP NZB and eMule BitTorrent partial file download is also available E mail notification upon the download tasks completion is optional PC users and Mac users can either install Download Redirector or log in to the Download Station pa...

Page 53: ...irector please refer to Help on Download Redirector program window Web Station Personal or corporate website can be easily set up using Web Station By integrating with PHP and MySQL users can also set up online shop PHP support is turned on by default and MySQL needs to be enabled manually With the Web Station enabled the Virtual Host support allows you to host up to 30 websites on one Synology Di...

Page 54: ...eate thumbnails automatically Administrator can then sign in to Photo Station 3 to manage the album and create blogs Administrator can customize Photo Station 3 background and theme and choose the preferred language Photo Station 3 also provides users with the search function By entering key words users can find the relevant photos videos and files You can also click on the arrow for advanced sear...

Page 55: ...G video format and MPEG4 format are supported based on the IP camera s ability megapixel video live view and recording can also be supported If you record the event with MPEG4 format and the camera supports audio recording function both sounds and images will be recorded when the system is recording an event Centralized management allows you to monitor the live view of IP cameras installed on mult...

Page 56: ...o a mail server to receive and deliver e mails Mail Station Installation Go to the System Package Management page and install the Mail Station package which is available on Synology website For detailed instructions please visit Synology website Mail Station Setting Go to Applications Mail Station page Mail Station s detailed description For detailed function descriptions please click Help on the ...

Page 57: ...be copied to Synology Disk Station s internal HDD Setting USBCopy Target Location You can setup USBCopy target location on the External Devices USBCopy page of the Web Management UI data will be copied to the target location when you press the Copy button Supported on specific models only Please refer to the product Specification table 57 ...

Page 58: ...s please click Help on the Volume page With External HDD External USB HDD When connecting an external USB HDD to Synology Disk Station s USB port usbshare1 shared folder will be created automatically Upon disconnecting external USB HDD the shared folder will be removed When more than 1 external USB HDD is connected usbshare2 usbshare3 will be created accordingly To eject or format external USB HDD...

Page 59: ...ing Larger Internal HDD When the internal HDD storage runs out Administrator can follow the steps below to replace a larger HDD but keep the original data For one bay models 1 Turn off the Synology Disk Station 2 Replace the internal hard drive with a larger one 3 Turn on the Synology Disk Station 4 Reinstall the system 5 Connect the replaced hard drive to the USB or eSATA port 6 Copy the data fro...

Page 60: ...p 1 to 3 until all internal hard drives are replaced with larger hard drives 5 Click the Expand button to expand the volume size p s For hot swappable models you can perform the above procedures when the model is powered on For RAID 5 or RAID 6 volume on four and more bays models 1 Turn off the Synology Disk Station 2 Replace the first internal hard drive with a larger hard drive 3 Turn on the Syn...

Page 61: ... for detailed instructions Change Volume Type If you have created a Basic RAID 1 or RAID 5 volume you could add a new drive to the Synology Disk Station and then click Change on the Volume page to change the volume type You have following options 1 Change Basic to RAID 1 2 Change Basic to RAID 5 3 Change RAID 1 to RAID 5 4 Change RAID 5 to RAID 5 Spare Supported on specific models only Please refe...

Page 62: ...tions about managing your Synology Disk Station please refer to the Help button at every page of the Web Management UI For any questions other than that please visit Synology Inc website www synology com for further assistance 62 ...

Page 63: ...or synchronizing clocks of computer system over data network We have provided a few recommended NTP servers For more information about NTP Server please visit http www eecis udel edu mills ntp servers html e Below are few recommended NTP servers 1 time apple com 2 time asia apple com 3 time euro apple com 4 time nist gov 5 time windows com For more information please refer to http ntp isc org bin ...

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