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Synology iUSB250 User ’ s Guide (Document #: iUSB1.0-050729_enu) Based on iUSB1.0 V er .1.0020[...]
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Copyright Notice All titles, copyrights and other intellectual property rights related to the Software Product (includ ing but not li mited to any relevant medi a, images, phot ographs, animation, video, a udio, m usic, text, a nd applets incor porated into t he Software Product), acc ompanying manuals an d other documents, a nd on-line or el ectro[...]
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Table of Contents Copyright Notice ............................................................................................................ 2 T radem ark Notice .......................................................................................................... 2 T able of Contents .........................................................[...]
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System Requirements 1. Pentium III equivalent processor or higher 2. W indows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / W indows Server 2003 3. 128 MB RAM or more, as required by operating system 4. Internet connection (for system update) 5. Server Pack 4 for W indows 2000 US Patent Pending Pub. No.: US 2004/0205778 A1 4[...]
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Before Using Synology iUSB 1. Please read and follow all warn ing notices and instructions. 2. Please keep Synology iUSB away from heat , direct sunlight, and water . Do not bend, flex, or drop the device. LED Indicators 1. POWER LED – Lights up when power is supplied to the system. 2. ACTIVE LED – Blinks when the internal hard disk is accessed[...]
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iUSB Device Setup Before connecting the iUSB device, all W indows 2000 users should have Service Pack 4 installed on their system. 1. Connect the iUSB device to your comput er . The automatic setup wizard will pop up after a few seconds. 2. Synology iUSB Setup W izard will guide you step-by-step through the process for setting up the iUSB device. C[...]
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4. The setup wizard will guide you th rough the following steps. Click Next to continue. 5. The iUSB disk can be configured to creat e two pa rtitions: a public partitio n and a private partition. Data saved to the priv ate partitio n will be protected with a user-def ined password, while the public pa rtition can work just like a re gular USB exte[...]
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W arning: If you lose your passwo rd, you can only access the iUSB device thro ugh Advance->Format on the login window . However , your data will be deleted by formatting the hard disk. Please ke ep your password in a secure place. 7. The setup wizard will now display the define d setup summary of the internal disk. Click Next if the information[...]
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W arning: All data will be deleted after the hard disk is formatted. 9. Please wait for the wizard to finish formatting the hard disk. 10. Click Finish when setup is complete. 9[...]
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11. Now enter your password and click Login to start using the iUSB device. If the Login window does not appear , go to W indow s Explorer and run AutoUp.exe in the drive labeled Synology iUSB. 10[...]
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Using Synology iUSB After entering Synology iUSB Backup UI, you will see the following window . 1. Backup : User can choose to back up selected files/folders 2. Restore : Us ers can restore data from the iUSB device to their PC. 3. Option : Users can filter out certain file types. 4. Log : All actions done on the iUSB devi ce will be recorded in th[...]
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A. Backing up Data to the iUSB Device Synology iUSB Backup provides three types of backup as follows: Note: When using the backup function for the firs t time, we suggest that you click Immediate Backup to back up all files and folders. a. Immediate Backup 1. T o immediately back up the folders/files selected, select the folders /files you want to [...]
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3. The system will then start to b ack up se lected file /folders to the iUSB device. 4. The system will display a m essage indicating successful backup when uploading is finished. Click Done to finish. b. Synchronization 1. Choose Synchronization af ter selecting the folders/f iles to be backed up, the iUSB Backup program will be m inimized to the[...]
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2. T o stop synchronizing, double click on the iUSB icon in the system tray . Click S top Synchronization on the right. Users m ay proceed to other settings according to their needs. c. Scheduling Backups Users can also back up data in the select ed folder s/f iles according to the schedule they define. 14[...]
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Note: Schedule Backup function work s only when the iUSB Backup is logged in by the user . 1. Click Schedule Backup after selecting folders/fi les to backup. 2. Set a schedule and a backup time in the following window . Then click OK to start the prog ram. Y ou may choose Once, Daily , W eekly , or Monthly . Note: iUSB Backup supports the follow in[...]
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B. Restoring Data to your Computer 1. Click the Restore button on the left. 2. Select the location for the files you will restore in the colum n under My Computer . (The path of your own machine). 3. Select the files you want to restore in the column under Synology iUSB . Synology iUSB Backup by default upload s W indows client files to the directo[...]
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C. Option Y ou can choose not to back up certain file t ypes with the Filter function by using the following setting. Files with the specified pref ix or extension will not be copied onto the iUSB device. Click the Filter button to add specific files to the ignore list, and click OK to finish. 18[...]
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D. Log All the actions and events executed on the iUSB device will be r eco rded here. This way , you can always come back to check al l previous actions if you m issed any action messages. 19[...]
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Troubleshooting 1. The system cannot detect the iUS B device. Check Solution If you’ve connected the iUSB device properly using the USB cable. Please connect the device to the system using the USB cable. If power is being supplied to the iUSB device. Provide suf ficient power supply . 1. First connect the iUSB devi ce using the DC USB cable and t[...]
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Appendix - Specifications Hardwar e Specifications USB Interface USB 2.0 and 1.1 compliant Mini USB 2.0 port with hot-plug capability Able to support data tran sfer rates up to 480 Mbps Power Jack DC 5V Power Jack LED S tatus POWER LED: Power status ACTIVE LED: HDD active status SECURITY LED: Security status Environmental Specifications Operating T[...]