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Synology DiskSta tion D S214play Quick Insta llation Gui de Synology_QIG_DS214play _ 20130902[...]
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2 T able of Contents Chapt er 1: Befo re You Start Package Conte nts .............................................................................................................................................................. 3 Synology D iskStation at a Gla nce .....................................................................................[...]
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3 Cha pte r 1 Chapt er 1: Before You Start Thank you for purcha sing this Synology prod uct! Befor e setti ng up your new DiskStat ion, pl ease chec k the package co ntents to v erify tha t you hav e received the items below . Also, make sure to re ad the safety instruction s carefu lly to avoid harming your self or d amaging your D iskStati on . P[...]
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4 Chapter 1: Befor e You Start S yn o l o g y DiskS tation at a Glance No. Article Name Location Description 1) Status I ndicator Front Panel D isplay s the status of the system. For more informat ion, see " Appendix B: LE D Indicator T able ". 2) LAN Indicator Displays t he status of the network connection . F or more inf ormation, see &[...]
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5 Chapter 1: Befor e You Start Safet y Instruc tions Keep away from direct s unlight and from chemic als. Make sure the environment does not experience abrupt c hanges in tem perature or humidi ty. Place the product right side up at all times. Do not place near any liquid s. Before cleaning, unplug the power cord. Wipe with damp paper t ow els. Do [...]
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6 Cha pte r 2 Chapter 2: Hardware Setup Tools an d Parts for D r i ve I nstallation A screwdriver (only for 2 .5 driv es) At l east one 3. 5” or 2.5” S ATA dri ve (p lease visit www.sy nology.com for co mpatible drive models.) Warning: Install D r i ve s If you i nstal l a drive t hat cont ains dat a, the s ystem w ill format the dri ve[...]
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7 Chapter 2: H ard ware Setu p For 2.5” drive s: Remove the f astening pa nels from the s ides o f th e drive tr ay and sto re t hem i n a safe place. Pl ace the drive in the blue are a (show n below) of th e drive tr ay . T urn th e tray upsi de dow n and tighten th e screws to secure t he drive i n place . 4 M ake sure the side marked w ith[...]
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8 Chapter 2: H ard ware Setu p Note: Start U p Your DiskStation If you want to cr eate a RAID vol ume , we rec ommen ded t hat al l ins talled dri ve s are of the same s ize to mak e the best use of dr ive c apacity. 1 Use the LAN cable to connect the Disk Stat ion to your switch , router , or hub . 2 Connect th e AC adapt er to the power por t of [...]
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9 Cha pte r 3 Chapter 3 : Install DSM on D iskStation After hardw are set up is finis hed , please in stall Di skStation M anager (DSM ) – Synology ’ s brow ser - based operating syste m – on your D iskSta tion. Install DSM w ith Web Assistant Your D iskStation co mes with a built - in tool called Web Assist ant 1 Pow er on the DiskSt ation. [...]
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10 A ppendix A Appendi x A : Specifications Item DS 214pla y Internal D rives 3.5" or 2.5" SATA (II) x 2 Max. Capacity 8 TB (2 x 4 TB HDD ) Hot Swappable Drive Yes External Device Port s ‧ USB 3.0 x 2 ‧ US B 2 .0 x 1 ‧ LAN Port eSAT A x 1 Gigabit x 1 USBCopy Yes SD Copy Yes Size (H x W x D) (m m ) 165 x 108 x 23 3.2 Weight ( k g) 1 [...]
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11 A ppendix B Appendi x B : LED Indicator Table LED Indicat or Color Status Description STATUS Green Sta tic Volume normal Orange Sta tic Available volum e space < 1GB or < 1 % Blinking Drive c rashed / Volume degraded or crashed No internal dri ve Slow on/off cycle HDD h ibernation Front LAN Green Sta tic Network connect ed Blinking Network[...]
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SYNOLO GY, INC. END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPORTA NT – READ CAREF ULL Y: THIS END U SER LIC ENSE AG REEM ENT (" EULA ") IS A LEGAL AGREEM ENT BETWEE N YOU (EITHER AN I NDIVIDUAL O R A SINGLE ENTIT Y) AND SYNO LOGY, INC. AND IT S AFFILIATES, INCLUDING SY NOLOGY AMERICA N COR P AND SYNOLOGY UK LT D. , (COLL ECTI VELY, " SYNOLO GY&qu[...]
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INABIL ITY TO US E THE SOF TWAR E OR OTHER WISE UNDER OR IN CONNE CTION WIT H THIS EULA OR THE SOFTWARE, W HETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NE GLIGENCE ), STRICT LIABILITY O R OTHER THEORY EV EN IF SYNO LOG Y HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE PO SSI BILITY OF SU CH D AMAGE S. Section 13. Limitation of Liability . SYNOLO GY'S A ND ITS SUP PLIER [...]
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SYNOLOGY, I NC. LIMITED P RODUCT WARRANTY THIS LIMI TED WARRANTY ("WARRANTY") APPL IES TO THE PRODUCTS (AS DEFINED BELOW ) OF SYNOLOGY, INC. AND ITS AFFI LIATES, INCLUDING SY NOLOGY AMERI CA CORP AND SYN OLOG Y UK LTD . , (COLL ECTI VELY, "SYNOLO GY") . YOU ACCEP T AND AGREE TO BE BO UND B Y THE TERMS OF THIS WARR ANTY BY OPEN I[...]
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Customer, whichever period is longer Any Product found by Synology to be non - defective will be returned t o Customer. 2.6 Supp ort. During the Warranty Period, Synology will make availabl e to Customer the support services. F ollowing the expi ration of t he applicable Warranty P eriod, support for Products may be available from Synology upon wri[...]
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or the relationship between Customers residing within the United States and Synology will be resolved exclusively and fin ally by arbitration under the current commercial rules of the American Arbit ration Association, except as otherwise provided below. The arbit ration w ill be c onducted before a single arbitrator, and will be limited solely to [...]