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Synology RS214 manual

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    Synology RackStati on RS 214 Quick Insta llation Gui de Synology_QIG_RS214_20130625[...]

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    2 T able of Contents Chapt er 1: Befo re You Start Package Co ntents .............................................................................................................................................................. 3 Synology R ackStation at a Gla nce .....................................................................................[...]

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    3 Cha pte r 1 Chapter 1 : Before You Star t Before you start set ting up RackS tati on , please c heck the p ackage contents to v erify that you hav e receiv ed the items below . Please also rea d the safety instruct ions carefully before use to prevent y our RackSt ation from an y damages. Package Contents M ain u nit x 1 A C power cord x 1 Rack m[...]

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    4 Chapter 1: Befor e You Start S yn o l og y RackS tation at a Glance No. Article Name Location Description 1) Power Button Front Panel The power button is used to turn Synology RackStation on or off. To turn off Synology RackStation, press the P ower Button and hold it until you hear a beep sound and the Power LED starts blinking. 2) Beep off B ut[...]

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    5 Chapter 1: Befor e You Start Safet y Instructi ons Keep away from direct sunlight and aw ay f rom chemicals. Make sure the environment does not experience abrupt c hanges in tem perature or humidit y. Do not place the Synology product close to any liquid. Before cleaning, unplug the power cord first. Wipe Synology product with damp paper towels. [...]

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    6 Cha pte r 2 Chapter 2 : Hard ware Setup Tools and Parts for Har d Disk Installation  A screwdriver  At least o ne 3. 5” or 2 .5” SATA hard disk (Ple ase vi sit www.sy nolog y .c om for compat ible hard disk m odels.) Warning: If you ins tall a har d disk that contai ns data, the s ystem wil l format t he hard dis k and eras e all dat a.[...]

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    7 Chapter 2: H ardwar e S etu p  For 2.5 " Hard Disk: Imp ortant: Make sure t he tray is pus hed in all the way. Ot herwis e, the har d disk mi ght not be able t o funct ion properl y. 5 Insert the l oaded hard driv e tray into th e empty hard drive bay . Press the hand le in flush w ith the front panel to hold the hard drive tray in plac e[...]

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    8 Chapter 2: H ardwar e Setup Start U p Your RackStation 1 Connect on e end of the power cord to the p ow er port of Rac kStation, and the other to the power outlet . 2 Use the LAN cable to connect RackStatio n to your sw itch/router/hub . 3 Press the p ower button to t urn on your RackSta tion . Your RackStat ion is now onlin e and detectable fr o[...]

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    9 Cha pte r 3 Chapter 3 : Install DSM on R ackStation Once the har dware is ready, y our RackStat ion requ ires Disk Station M anager (DSM) – the operat i ng system sp ecif ical ly designed f or Synology NAS – to start working. We highly r ecommend u sing Sy nology ’ s onl ine W eb Ass istant for install ing DSM fr om the web brow ser. Syno l[...]

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    10 Chapt er 3: Ins tall DSM on Rack Station Learn M ore Congratulat ions! Your RackSt ation is set up now . Refer to the User ’s Guide i n the in stallati on disc for a dvanced settings an d manageme nt. For more infor mation or o nline re sources a bout your R ackStatio n, please v isit www .synology.com .[...]

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    11 A ppendix A Appendi x A : Specifications Item RS214 Internal HDD 3.5" or 2.5" SATA (II) x 2 Max. Capacity 8 TB (2 x 4 TB hard drives) Hot Swappable HDD Yes External HDD Interface ‧ USB 2. 0 x 2 ‧ US B 3 .0 x 2 ‧ eSAT A x 1 LAN Port Gigabit x 2 USBCopy No Size (HxWxD) (mm ) 44 X 430.5 X 2 87. 5 Weight (Kg) 3.14 Supported Clients ?[...]

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    12 A ppendix B Appendi x B : LED Indication Table LED Indica tion Color Status Description STATUS Green Sta tic Volume Normal Orange Sta tic Available volum e space < 1GB Available volum e space < 1 % Blinking Volume degraded or crashed No volume Off HDD Hibernation LAN 1 & L AN 2 Green Sta tic Gigabit Link Blinking Netw ork is a ctive Of[...]

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    SYNOLO GY, INC. END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPORTA NT – READ CAR EFULL Y: THIS END USER LIC ENSE AGR EEMENT ( "EUL A") IS A LEGAL AGRE EMENT BETWEE N YOU (EITHER AN I NDIVIDUAL OR A S INGLE ENTIT Y) AND SYNOLOGY, I NC. AND ITS A FFILIATES, INCLUDING SY NOLOGY AMERICAN CO R P AND SYNOLOGY UK LT D. , (COLL ECTIVEL Y, "SYNOL OGY"[...]

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    INABIL ITY TO US E THE SOF TWAR E OR OTHER W IS E UNDER OR IN CONNE CTION WITH T HIS EULA OR THE SOFTWARE, W HETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NE GLIGENCE), STRI CT LIABILITY O R OTHER THEORY EV EN IF SYNO LOG Y HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSI BILITY O F SUCH DAM AGES . Section 13. Limitation of Liability . SYNOLO GY'S AN D ITS SUP PLIER[...]

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    SYNOLOGY, I NC. LIMITED P RODUCT WARRANTY THIS LIMI TED W ARRANTY ("WARRANTY") APPLIE S 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 ACCEPT AN D AGRE E TO BE BOUN D BY TH E TERM S OF TH IS WARR ANTY BY OPEN[...]

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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 Support. During the W arranty Period, Synology will make availabl e to Customer the support services. Following the expiration of the applicable Warranty Period, sup port for Products may be available from Synology upon writte[...]

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    or the relationship between Customers residing within the United States and Synology will be resolved exclusively and finally 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 t[...]