Synology DS-106 Series, User Manual

Page 1: ...Synology DS 106 Series User s Guide Syno106Series_UG_20060814_enu Based on DS2 0 Ver 2 0375 ...

Page 2: ...ned solely by Synology If the Product proves defective during this warranty period you can contact the local dealer in order to obtain assistance You must provide proof of purchase and a bar code number from the Product s packaging when asking for assistance Synology Products are barebones devices so Synology makes no warranty of the hard disk installed or warranty on compatibility of all hard dis...

Page 3: ...any other dispute arising out of or relating to the relationship between You and Synology the term Synology means Synology Inc its parents subsidiaries affiliates directors officers employees beneficiaries agents assigns component suppliers both hardware and software and or any third party who provides products or services purchased from or distributed by Synology and the term You means you or tho...

Page 4: ...es so agree in Mandarin Chinese The arbitration award shall be final and binding on the parties and may be enforced in any court having jurisdiction REVISIONS Synology reserves all rights to revise or update its Products other products software or related documentation without further notice Synology Inc reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes in the content hereof withou...

Page 5: ...9 Administrator Created 20 Setting Access Control 20 Setting Encoding 21 Accessing Shared Folders 21 Windows User 21 Mac User 23 Through FTP 23 Server Backup and PC Backup Solutions 25 Local Backup 25 Network Backup 26 Backing up Personal Data 26 Before starting 27 Minimum System Requirement 27 Installing Synology Data Replicator II 27 Using Synology Data Replicator II 28 Backing up Synology Serve...

Page 6: ...External HDD 36 External USB HDD 36 External SATA HDD 36 Replacing Larger Internal HDD 37 Troubleshooting 38 Appendix 39 Recommended Peripherals 39 Recommended IDE HDD 39 Recommended SATA HDD 39 Recommended USB Printer 40 Recommended UPS 41 Recommended NTP Server 41 5 ...

Page 7: ...t down horizontally 6 There are ventilation openings on the side covers To make sure the product is operating under normal condition please do not block or cover the openings to avoid overheating 7 Take extra care to allow sufficient air circulation or spaces for the product 8 The connections and equipment which provides electricity to the product should be capable of operating safely with the max...

Page 8: ...About this User s Guide This user s guide covers all the functions of Synology 106 series server Some of the functions may only be available on specific models 7 ...

Page 9: ...rnet Unicode language support makes sharing different language files from Synology Server without problems Backup Server Synology Server provides diverse backup solutions to backup Synology Server data or backup PC data to Synology Server FTP Server Synology Server provides FTP service with bandwidth restriction and anonymous login Entertainment Application Personal or corporate website can be eas...

Page 10: ...Local Area Network Specification Item DS 106j DS 106e DS 106 Hard Disk Interface IDE SATA SATA Maximum Capacity 400 GB 750GB 750GB USB 2 0 Ports 3 3 3 LAN Port RJ 45 10 100 1000Mbps RJ 45 10 100 1000Mbps RJ 45 10 100 1000Mbps USB Copy Yes Yes Yes Windows User Windows 98 onward Windows 98 onward Windows 98 onward Mac User Mac OS 9 onward Mac OS 9 onward Mac OS 9 onward Maximum User Accounts 128 128...

Page 11: ...Power Consumption Standby 13 4W Working 15W Hibernation 6 2W Operating Temperature 50 to 95 F 10 to 35 C Storage Temperature 40 to 185 F 10 to 70 C Relative Humidity 5 to 95 RH Maximum Operating Altitude 10 000 feet Line voltage 100V to 240V AC Frequency 50Hz to 60Hz Power Consumption Standby 14 64W Working 17 88W Hibernation 6 72W Operating Temperature 50 to 95 F 10 to 35 C Storage Temperature 40...

Page 12: ...ts USB Copy function No USB share function 5 For Mac users Synology Server supports only USB printers with PostScript Appearance Front View Rear View Fan eSATA port RESET USBCopy button USB port LAN port DC in 12V port POWER button DS 106 DS 106 Article Name Location Description Power Button Front Panel The Power Button is used to turn the Synology Server On or Off 1 It will take approximately 30 ...

Page 13: ... temperature reaches 46 C If the fan is malfunctioning system will beep every 1 second eSATA Port Back Panel The eSATA port is for connecting with an external SATA HDD RESET Button Back Panel 1 To restore IP DNS passwords for the admin account to default value and reset the guest account to the enabled status Please refer to Resetting Administrator Password chapter 2 To reinstall the Synology Serv...

Page 14: ...y over 95 y HDD status abnormal y Restoring to default value Blinking after 5 seconds of Solid Orange Light No HDD Light Off System Startup Off Blinking During Read Write HDD Green Light Off Can not Read Write Blinking Normal operation LAN Green Light Off LAN cable not connected 13 ...

Page 15: ... to enter the management UI Using Setup Utility Windows User 1 Insert the Installation CD into CD DVD Rom Drive 2 Choose Synology Assistant at the Autoup Menu 3 Follow the steps to complete installation 4 After installation double click on the desktop icon to execute the program 14 ...

Page 16: ...5 Choose the server you want to manage and click Manage to enter the Web Management UI 6 Choose login as system administrator admin input password and click Enter Mac OSX User 15 ...

Page 17: ...ent UI 7 Choose login as system administrator admin input password and click Enter Please note To ensure flawless management process please use the following browsers Client Browser PC IE 6 0 onward Mac OS X 10 3 x Safari 1 3 onward Mac OS X 10 4 x Safari 2 0 onward Accessing Web Management UI Manually 1 Open web browser 2 At the address line input http Synology_Server_Name 5000 where Synology_Ser...

Page 18: ...gement UI Click on the Help button for further information whenever you encounter any problem Joining Windows Domain You can add Synology Server to Windows domain and let the domain users access Synology Server Synology Server supports both Active Directory Service ADS and NT4 domain After being added to a Windows domain the domain users only need to enter their domain account and password when tr...

Page 19: ...g Synology Server If for any reason you have to reinstall the Synology Server you can press the RESET button on the back panel twice and the Synology Server will be reinstalled The data saved on the Synology Server will not be erased during the reinstallation However for security s reason we strongly recommend that you back up the data on the server To reinstall the server 1 Press the RESET button...

Page 20: ...ptions of Photo Station and Multimedia Service music Music files in music shared folder can be browsed through UPnP DMA when Multimedia Service is enabled For detailed information please refer to descriptions of Multimedia Service video Video files in video shared folder can be browsed through UPnP DMA when Multimedia Service is enabled For detailed information please refer to the page Network Mul...

Page 21: ...ared Folder of the Web Management UI Shared folders created by Administrator can be deleted or renamed at any time Setting Access Control For security reasons Administrator can go to the page System Shared Folder of the Web Management UI and set access rights for different users by selecting the shared folder and clicking View Edit 20 ...

Page 22: ...to the page Network Win Mac OS of the Web Management UI for the setting Accessing Shared Folders Windows User Windows users can access the Synology Server s shared folders by using Setup Utility to map Network Drive Synology Assistant which is included in the Installation CD not only helps Administrator manage Synology Server but also provides users with the following steps to map Network Drive 1 ...

Page 23: ...4 Follow the on screen steps to finish the setup 5 Upon completion user can access the mapped shared folder in Windows Explorer 22 ...

Page 24: ...TP service on the Network FTP Service page of the Web Management UI Windows users and Mac users can thus access data in Synology Server by FTP Protocol To prevent data from being access while transferring users can also use FTP over SSL or FTP over TLS to make the data more secure For the detailed information of using FTP and its limitation please refer to Help on Network FTP Service page 23 ...

Page 25: ...ator has the option to adjust FTP Bandwidth or enable Anonymous login 2 FTP Service does not support Unicode Before enabling FTP Service please go to Network Win Mac OS page and setup codepage according to user s client PC 24 ...

Page 26: ...licator II software on the client PC Windows users can backup data from PC to Synology Server 4 Administrator can also backup Synology Server s User Group and Shared folders see details below Local Backup Please follow the below steps to perform Local Backup 1 Connect an external USB HDD or SATA HDD to the corresponding port on Synology Server 2 Go to the page Device USB Disk or Device SATA Disk o...

Page 27: ... is enabled on both Target and Client Server before performing the task Go to Tools Network Backup page for detail information Backing up Personal Data Windows users can install Synology Data Replicator II backup software which can be found on the installation CD They can backup client PC data to Synology Server to maintain a good copy of data whenever needed 26 ...

Page 28: ...eration of Synology Data Replicator It can only restore backup data on Synology Server generated by itself If users have backed up data on Synology Server using Synology Data Replicator we recommend restoring data on Synology Server to PC first before using Synology Data Replicator II Minimum System Requirement 1 Free HDD Space 5MB 2 Operating System Windows 98 ME 2000 XP 3 Best Screen Resolution ...

Page 29: ...for detail description Backing up Synology Server Settings There are two options for you to backup Synology Server s User Group Shared Folder settings for easy maintenance and restoration Synology Server to PC Client Go to the page System Backup of the Web Management UI to backup settings from Synology Server to PC Client 28 ...

Page 30: ...r Synology Server The data backed up to another Synology Server using Network Backup automatically includes the User Group Shared Folder settings When you recover the data you can choose if you want to recover these settings 29 ...

Page 31: ...Synology Server supports Windows 98 and above users and Mac OS 9 and above users to share USB Printer For the detailed settings on different platforms please refer to the page Device USB Printer of the Web Management UI 30 ...

Page 32: ...users can install Download Redirector to add download tasks and manage the download queue Before start adding download tasks you should enable Download Station on the server and install Download Redirector on PC or Mac Enabling Download Station Go to the Network Download Service page Installing Download Redirector Insert Installation CD into the CD DVD Rom drive Click on Download Redirector and fo...

Page 33: ...integrating with PHP and MySQL users can also setup online shop PHP support is turned on by default MySQL requires manually enabling Enabling Web Station and MySQL Go to the Network Web Service page Web Station s detail description Please click on Here link under Enable Web Station 32 ...

Page 34: ...n Please click on Here link under Enable Photo Station USBCopy When a USB Device is connected to the USB port at the front panel by pressing the COPY button all the data in the USB Device will be copied to Synology Server s internal HDD Setting USBCopy Target Location You can setup USBCopy target location on the Device USBCopy page of the Web Management UI When pressing the Copy button from now on...

Page 35: ...ss on the page Network Mail Synology Server will send email to the address whenever an important event occurs to notify Administrator Firmware Update To keep your Synology Server up to date Administrator can go to Tools Update page to upgrade firmware 34 ...

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Page 37: ...e shared folder will be removed For more than 1 external USB HDD is connected usbshare2 usbshare3 will be created accordingly To Eject or Format external USB HDD go to the page Device USB Disk of the Web Management UI External SATA HDD When connecting an external SATA HDD to Synology Server s eSATA port satashare shared folder will be created automatically Upon disconnecting External SATA HDD shar...

Page 38: ...strator can follow the steps to replace a larger HDD and keep using the original data 1 Replace the original internal HDD with a larger one 2 Connect the original HDD to the USB port or eSATA port 3 Copy the data from the original HDD to the new HDD 4 Remove the original HDD 37 ...

Page 39: ...questions about managing your Synology Server please refer to the Help button at every page of the Web Management UI For any questions other than that please visit Synology Inc website www synology com for further assistant 38 ...

Page 40: ...60GB Maxtor DiamondMax 10 300GB Maxtor MaxLine II 5A300J0 300GB Maxtor MaxLine II Plus 7Y250B0 250GB Western Digital WD1600 160GB Western Digital WD2500 250GB Western Digital WD3200JB 320GB Recommended SATA HDD Brand Model Capacity Seagate ST3120026AS 120GB Seagate ST3300831AS 300GB Seagate ST3500641AS 500GB Seagate ST3400832AS 400GB Seagate ST3750640AS 750GB Hitachi HDS725050KLA360 500GB Hitachi ...

Page 41: ...estern Digital WD2500JD 250GB Western Digital WD5000KS 500GB Recommended USB Printer Unless specified this table is based on Windows platform Brand Model Remark CC 600PX Printer function only E 100 Printer function only LP 1500C LP 2500 LP 6100 LP 8800C LP 9100 LP 9100PS3 PM 3700C PM 4000PX PM 760C PM 970C PM D750 Printer function only PM G700 PM G800 PX G900 PX V500 EPSON PX V600 DESKJET5160 hp D...

Page 42: ...Back UPS Series USB interface Recommended NTP Server The main purpose of Network Time Protocol NTP is for synchronizing clocks of computer system over data network We have provided a few recommended NTP servers For more information about NTP Server please visit http www eecis udel edu mills ntp servers html Below are few recommended NTP server 1 time apple com 2 time asia apple com 3 time euro app...