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Synology_QIG_RS3614xs&RS3614R Pxs_20140 61 7 Synology RackSta tion RS 3614xs/RS 3614RPxs Quick Insta llat ion Guide[...]
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2 T able of Contents Chapt er 1: Bef ore Y ou Start Package Co ntents ............................................................................................................................................... 3 Synology R ackStat ion at a Gl ance ..................................................................................................[...]
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3 Cha pte r 1 Chapter 1: Before You Start Thank you for purchasing this Synology product ! Before s etting up y our new RackStation, pleas e check t he package co ntents t o verify that you have re c eived the items below. Also, make sure to re ad the safety instruction s carefu lly to av oid harming y oursel f or dam aging your Rack Station . Pack[...]
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4 Chapter 1: Befor e You Start Synolog y RackStation at a Gla nce No. Article Name Location Description 1) Power Button Front Panel 1. P ress t o power on the RackStation. 2. To power off t he RackStation, press and hold until you hear a beep sound and the Power LED starts blinking. 2) Status I ndicator D isplay s the status of the system. For more[...]
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5 Chapter 1: Befor e You St art No. Article Name Location Description 11) USB 2.0 Po rt Back Panel Connect external hard drives , USB printers, or other USB devices to the Synology RackSt ation here . 12) USB 3.0 Po rt 13) LAN P ort Connect network cables here. 14) RESET Bu tton 1. P ress and hold until you hear a beep sound to restore the default [...]
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6 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 temper ature or humidit y. 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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7 Cha pte r 2 Chapter 2: Hardware Setup Tools an d Parts for D r i ve Install ation A screwdriver At least o ne 3.5” or 2.5” SAT A drive (p lease visit w ww.sy nol ogy.com for co mpatibl e drive m odels.) Warning: If you i nstal l a drive t hat cont ains dat a, the syst em will for mat the dr ive and er ase all data. If you still need t[...]
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8 Chapter 2: H ard ware Setu p For 2.5” dri ve s: Place the drive in the drive tr ay . T urn the tr ay upsi de dow n and tighte n screw s into the four spots indi cated be low to se cure the drive . 3 I nsert the loaded driv e tray int o the empty hard dr ive bay . Important: Make s ure the dr ive t ray is complet ely ins erted . Other wis e,[...]
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9 Chapter 2: H ard ware Setu p A dd a RA M Modul e on RackStation Synology offe rs RAM module s w hich allow you to ex pand the memory capac ity of y our RackS tat ion . T o ins tall , check, or re m ove your RAM module, pl ease follow the steps below . Install a R AM Modu le 1 Shut dow n the RackSt ation an d d is con nec t al l connected c ables [...]
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10 Chapter 2: H ardwar e Setup 4 T o remove the screw s securin g the top c over, f ollow the step s below : a Remove the tw o sc rew s illustrat ed below . b Remove th e two scr ews locat ed on the b ack. Then slide the top c over in t he dire ction indi cated be low and lift . c Remove the s crews of t he sec uring brac ket and r emove the secur [...]
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11 Chapter 2: H ardwar e Setup 5 T o i nsert the new memory mo dule , fol low the st eps below : a Release the ej ectors on the memory s lot by p ushing the m ou twards. b Align the notch on t he gold ed ge of the module w ith the n otch in the m emory slot. c Use two fing ers to ap ply fir m, even pressure and p us h the memory modul e downw ard .[...]
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12 Chapter 2: H ardwar e Setup Confirm New Memor y is Recognized Aft er i nst allin g a new memory module in the RackStation, we recommended chec k ing whet her or not the system recognizes the new memory . To check the memory of the RackStation: 1 Start up y our Rac kStation . (See “Start u p the RackStation ” fo r more informat ion.) 2 Instal[...]
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13 Chapter 2: H ardwar e Setup Add a Netw ork Interface Card t o RackStatio n Your R ackStation co ntains tw o PCI Expr ess expansio n slots which all ow y ou to instal l two 1 0G/E or G igabit network interf ace card s for LAN port ex pansion. 1 To replace a f ull - profi le brack et w it h a low - profile bracke t : Before insta llation, make sur[...]
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14 Chapter 2: H ardwar e Setup Replace Malf uncti oning Fa n Your Sy nology RackS tation comes equ ipped w i th multi ple coolin g fans. I n the ev ent of a fan malfu nct ion , th e RackStatio n will e mit a beepin g s ound. T his sect ion will guid e you thro ugh the steps nec essary t o repla ce a malfunction ing fan. To replace a malfunctioning [...]
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15 Chapter 2: H ardwar e Setup 4 Find the malfun ctioning fan and l if t it upw ard to remov e. 5 Apply fir m press ure to the power plu g and slide it off t he power port as shown be low. T hen remove t he malfunction ing fan from the fan ca sing. 6 Slide a new fan into the casing . Plug the pow er cord into the power port. 7 Slide the new cooling[...]
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16 Chapter 2: H ardwar e Setup Start u p t he RackS ta tion 1 Connect on e end of each power cor d to th e pow e r p ort s loc ated on th e bac k of the RackSt ation and the other end to a power outlet . 2 Connec t at least one LAN cable to one o f the LAN ports and the oth er end to your sw itch , router , or hub. 3 M ake sure the Pow er Supply On[...]
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17 Chapter 2: H ardwar e Setup 4 Press the p ow er button to turn on the RackStat ion. Your R ackStation is now online and detecta ble from a net work co mputer .[...]
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18 Cha pte r 3 Chapter 3 : Install DSM on RackStation After hardw are set up is finis hed , please in stall Di skStati on Manager (DSM ) – a browser - ba sed opera ting syst em specifica lly design ed for Sy nology NAS . We highly r ecomme nd using S ynology’s Web A ssistant to instal l DSM with a w eb browser. Synology W eb Assist ant can auto[...]
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19 Chapter 3: I nstall D SM on R ackStation Learn M ore Congratulat ions! Your RackSt ation is set up now . Refer to the User ’s Gui de in th e installat ion di sc for a dvanced settings an d manag ement. F or more informat ion or o nline re sources a bout yo ur RackSt ation, pl ease visit w ww.sy nology.com .[...]
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20 A ppendix A Appendi x A : Specifications Item RS 3614xs/RS3614RP xs Internal D rives 3.5" or 2.5" SATA (II) or SATA ( III) x 12 Max. Capacity ‧ 72 TB ( 12 x 6 TB hard drives) ‧ 216 T B wit h RX1214/RX1214 RP (expansion unit) x 2 Hot Swappable Drive Yes External Device Ports ‧ US B 3 .0 x 2 ‧ USB 2.0 x 2 ‧ Expansion port x 2 ([...]
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21 A ppendix B Appendi x B : LED Indicator Table LED Indicat or Color Status Description Power Blue Sta tic Power ed on Blinking Booting up or s hut ting down Off Powered off STATUS Green Sta tic Volume n o rm al Orange Sta tic Available volum e space < 1GB or 1% Blinking Volume degraded or crashed No volume Off HDD Hibernation ALERT Orange Blin[...]
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SYNOLO GY, INC. END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPORTA NT – READ C AR EFULL Y: THIS END USER L IC ENSE AG REEM ENT ("EULA ") IS A LEGAL AGR EEM ENT BETWEE N YOU (EITHER AN I NDIVIDUA L OR A SINGLE ENTI TY) AND SY NOLOGY, INC. AND I TS AFFIL IATES, INCLUDING SY NOLOGY AMERICA N COR P AND SYNOLOGY UK LT D. , (COLL ECTIVELY, " SYNOLOGY&qu[...]
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INABIL ITY TO US E THE SOF TWARE OR OTHER W ISE UNDER OR IN CONNE CTION WIT H THIS EULA OR T HE SOFTWARE, W HETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NE GLIGENCE ), STRICT LIABILI TY O R OTHER THEOR Y EVEN IF SYN OLOG Y HAS BE EN ADVISED OF THE POS SIBILI TY OF SUCH D AMAG ES. Section 13. Limitation of Liability . SYNOLO GY'S A ND ITS SUP PLIE[...]
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SYNOLOGY, I NC. LIMITED P RODUCT WARRANTY THIS LIMI TED WARRANTY ("WARRANTY") APP LIES TO THE PRODUCTS (AS DEFINED BELOW ) OF S YNOLOGY, INC. AND ITS AFFIL IATE S, INC LUD ING SYNOL OGY AM ERICA COR P, (COL LECT IVELY, "SYN OLOG Y"). YOU ACC EPT AND AGRE E TO BE BOUN D BY THE TERM S OF THIS W ARR ANT Y BY OP ENING TH E PACK AGE [...]
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Products may be available from Synology upon written request. 2.6 Exclusions. The foregoing warranties and warranty obligations do not apply to any Product that (a) has been installed or us ed in a manner not specified or described in the Product s pecifications; (b) has been repaired, modified or altered by anyone other than Synology or its agent [...]
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between Custom er and Synology. The arbit ration, or any portion of it, will not be consolidated with any other arbitration and will not be conducted on a class - wide or class action bas is. The arbit ration shal l be held in King County, Washington, U.S.A. by submission of documents, by telephone, online or in person as determined by the arbitrat[...]