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Chapter 1: Before You Start
Synology RackStation at a Glance
No.
Article Name
Location
Description
1
Power Button and
Indicator
Front Panel
1. Press to power on the RackStation.
2. To power off the RackStation, press and hold until you hear a beep
sound and the Power LED starts blinking.
2
Status Indicator
Displays the status of the system. For more information, see "Appendix B:
3
Alert Indicator
Displays warnings regarding fan or temperature. For more information,
see "Appendix B: LED Indicator Table".
4
Beep Off Button
Press to deactivate the beeping sound that is emitted when a malfunction
occurs.
5
Drive Status Indicator
Displays the status of drives. For more information, see "Appendix B:
6
Drive Tray
Install drives (hard disk drives or solid state drives) here.
7
Power Port
Back Panel
Connect power cord here to supply power to your RackStation.
8
Power Supply On/Off
Switch
Press to turn on/off the power supply.
9
PSU Fan
Disposes of excess heat and cools the PSU.
10
Console Port
This port is used for manufacturing use only.
11
USB 2.0 Port
Connect external drives, or other USB devices to the RackStation here.
12
USB 3.0 Port
Connect external drives, or other USB devices to the RackStation here.
13
LAN Port
Connect RJ-45 network cables here.
14
RESET Button
1. Press and hold until you hear a beep sound to restore the default IP
address, DNS server, and password for the
admin
account.
2. Press and hold until you hear a beep sound, then press and hold
again until you hear three beep sounds to return the RackStation
to "Not Installed" status so that DiskStation Manager (DSM) can be
reinstalled.
15
Expansion Port
Connect Synology Expansion Units
1
to your Synology RackStation.
16
PCI Express Expansion
Slot
Supports two PCIe x8
2
add-on network interface cards.
1
For more information about Synology Expansion Unit supported by your RackStation, please visit
.
2
White at x8 mode and black at x4 mode.
