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Synology RS814 manual

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    Synology_QIG_ RS8 14 _20130815 Synology RackStati on RS 814 Quick Insta llation Gui de[...]

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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 Start Thank you for purcha sing this Synology prod uct! Befor e setti ng up your new RackStat ion, pleas e check t he 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 RackSt ation. Pack[...]

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    4 Chapter 1: Befor e You Start Synolog y RackStation at a Gla nce No. Article Name Locat ion Description 1) Power Indicat or Front Panel D isplay s power status of the RackStation . For more information, s ee " Appendix B: LED Indic ation Table ". 2) Power Button 1. Press t o power on the RackStation. 2. To power off the RackStation, pres[...]

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    5 Chapter 1: Befor e You Start Safet y Instruc tions Keep away from direct sunlight and from chemicals. Make sure the environment does not experience abrupt c hanges in temperature or hu midi ty. Place the product right side up at all times. Do not place near any liquid s. Before cleaning, unplug t he pow er c ord. W ipe with damp paper towels. Do [...]

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    6 Cha pte r 2 Chapter 2: Hardware Setup Tools and Parts for Har d Disk Installatio n  A screwdriver  At least one 3. 5” or 2.5” S ATA hard disk (Ple ase vi sit www.sy nology .com for compatibl e hard di sk models.) Warning: If you i nstal l a hard dis k that c ontains data, s ystem wi ll form at the har d disk and er ase all data. I f you[...]

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    7 Chapter 2: H ard ware Setu p 3 Insert the loaded har d drive tr ay into th e empty har d dri ve bay. Important: Make s ure the t ray is pus hed in all the way. O therwi se, t he hard dis k might not be able t o funct ion properl y. 4 Press the handle in flus h with the front panel to hold the hard driv e tray in place. 5 Insert the hard driv e tr[...]

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    8 Chapter 2: H ard ware Setu p Start U p Your RackStation 1 Connect on e end of the power cord to the p ower por t of your RackSt ation, and t he other to the pow er outlet. 2 Use th e LAN cabl e to conne ct the RackS tati on to your sw itch/router/ hub. 3 Press the p ower button to t urn on your RackSta ti on . Your RackStat ion is now onlin e and[...]

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    9 Cha pte r 3 Chapter 3 : Install DSM on RackStation After hardw are set up is finis hed , please in stall DiskSt ation Manager (DSM ) – a browser - ba sed operat ing system specifica lly designed f or Synol ogy NAS . We highly r ecommend u sing Sy nology’s Web A ssista nt to instal l DSM with a web br owser. Sy nology W eb Assist ant can a uto[...]

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    10 Chapt er 3: Ins tall D SM on Rac kStation Install DSM from th e Installation Disc If you pref er to in stall DSM from the incl uded I nstallatio n disc , or have encountered diff iculty using W eb Assistan t, you can also install w ith the de sktop ut ility , Synology Assistant , by r eferring to follow ing secti on s for W indow s, Mac, and Li [...]

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    11 Chapt er 3: Ins tall D SM on Rac kStation 3 Click Bro w se to locate the DSM_ [model n ame] _ [number ] .pa t installation fil e in the D SM folder of your installatio n disc . Y ou can also download th e latest v ersion of DSM f rom Synology Download Center . 4 Follow the onscree n instructi ons to co mplete the setu p process. After the in sta[...]

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    12 Chapt er 3: Ins tall D SM on Rac kStation For Mac OS X 1 Insert the instal lation disc into your co mputer, and th en doub le - clic k th e Sy nolog y Install icon on the deskto p. 2 In the w indow that app ears, do uble - click the MacOS X folder, and th en doub le - click Sy nolo gy A ssistant - [ number].dmg . 3 Double - click t he Synology A[...]

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    13 Chapt er 3: Ins tall D SM on Rac kStation 5 To run Sy nology Assi stant, yo u can either use the f ollow ing command: /path/i nstall/Syn ologyAss istant /SynologyA ssist ant Or run the shortcut: /usr/lo cal/bin/Sy nologyAs sistan t If /usr/local/bin ex ists in your environ ment variable $PAT H , just type: Synolog yAssistant If y ou want to inst[...]

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    14 Chapt er 3: Ins tall D SM on Rac kStation Important: If you ar e usi ng 64bit Ubuntu, you h ave to i nstal l the 32bit libr aries before pr oceeding . To ins tal l, type the fol lowing c ommand i n Termi nal: sudo ap t - get in stall ia 32 - libs 5 G o to /usr/local /Synology Assistant (or [the path y ou just specified]/Sy nologyA ssis tant ), d[...]

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    15 A ppendix A Appendi x A : Specifications Item RS814 Internal HDD 3.5" or 2.5" SATA (II) x 4 Max. Capacity 16 TB (4 x 4 TB hard drives) Hot Swappable HDD Yes External HDD Interface USB 3. 0 x 2 eSATA x 1 LAN Port Gigabit x 2 Size (H x W x D) (m m ) 44 x 430.5 x 457.5 Weight (k g) 6.37 Supported Clients ‧ Windows XP onward ‧ Mac OS X[...]

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    16 A ppendix B Appendi x B : LED Indication Table LED Indication Color Status Description STATUS Green Sta tic Volume n o rm al Orange Sta tic Available volum e space < 1GB or < 1 % Blinking Disk cras hed/ Volume degraded or crashed No volume Off HDD Hibernation LAN (1 ~2) Green Sta tic Network connect ed Blinking Network active O ff No netwo[...]

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    SYNOLOGY, INC. END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPORTANT – R EAD CAREFULL Y: THIS E ND USER L ICENSE AGR EEMENT ("EU LA") IS A LEGAL AGRE EMENT BETWEEN Y OU (E ITHER A N I NDIVIDUAL OR A SINGL E E NTITY) AND SYNOLOGY, INC. AN D I TS AFFILIATES, INCLUDING SYNOLOGY AMERICAN CORP AND S YNOLOGY UK LTD., (COLL ECTIVELY, "SYNOLOGY") FOR [...]

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    INABILITY TO USE THE SOF TWARE OR OTHER WISE UNDER OR IN CONNECTION W ITH THIS E ULA OR TH E SOFTWARE, WHETHER B ASED ON CONTRAC T, TOR T (INCLUDING NEGLIGENC E), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY EVEN IF S YNOLOGY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH D AMAGES. Section 13. Limita tion of Lia bility . SYNOLOGY'S AND ITS SUPPLIERS' LI[...]

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    SYNOLOGY, INC. LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY THIS LIMITED W ARRANT Y (" WARRANTY") APPLIES TO THE PRODUCTS (AS DEFINED BELOW) OF SYNOLOGY, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES, INCLUDING SYNOLOGY A MERIC A CORP AND SY NOLOG Y UK LTD., (COLLEC TIVELY, "SYNOLOGY"). YOU AC CEPT AND AGR EE TO B E BOUND B Y TH E T ERMS OF TH IS WA RRANTY BY O PENING T[...]

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    Customer, whichev er period is longer A ny Product found by Synology to be non-d efective w ill be returned to Cu stomer. 2.6 Support. During the W arranty Period, Synology will make available to Customer the support services. Following the expira tion of t he applicable Warranty Period, support for Products may be availa ble from Synology upon wri[...]

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    or the relationship be tween C ustomers r esiding within t he United States and Synology will be resolved exclusive ly and finally by arbitration under the current commercial rules of the American Ar bitration As sociation, except a s o therw ise provided b elow. The arbitra tion w ill be conducted before a single arbitrator, and will be limited so[...]