Quick Install Guide: Installing the Synology Server

Recommendation

Please make sure that the computer being used to install the Synology Firmware has a local wired network connection to the Synology Disk Station. Using a wireless or remote connection to install the Synology Firmware may result in communication errors - these errors will cause complications in finding and installing the Synology firmware correctly.

Step 1:

When the Synology Assistant has been successfully installed and detects the Synology Disk Station, it will present the window as displayed on the right. This window is requesting the location of the ".pat" file, which is the Synology Firmware to the Synology Disk Station. The Synology Disk Station cannot be used until the Synology Firmware has been installed.

Step 2:

Select the browse button on the menu, and find the ".pat" file, which is available on the Install CD, or can be downloaded from the download center .

You will actually not find a listing in the download center with the ".pat" file nor will you find a listing for "Firmware". The firmware is the Disk Station Manager. In the download center the Disk Station Manager is abbreviated "DSM". The Disk Station Manager is a placeholder in one for both the basic firmware and the native programs on the NAS. The Disk Station Manager represents the ".pat" file, so to aquire the newest ".pat" file, follow the DSM download link.

Step 3:

Select One-Click or Step-by-step setup. With One-Click setup, all default values are entered into the Synology Disk Station, and finishes with relative ease. Step-by-step setup allows for customization of basic network, time, admin password settings. All of these settings can be later changed within the Disk Station Manager - which is accessible after the Synology firmware has been installed.

Step-by-Step: 1

Enter a name for the Synology Disk Station

• Default names are "DiskStation", "CubeStation" or "RackStation"

Step-by-Step: 2

Enter the administrative password to access the management menu of the Synology server. By default, the password field is left "blank"

Step-by-Step: 3

Enter the Network Settings to be used by the Synology Disk Station, the default network setting is DHCP

Step-by-Step: 4

Enter the data and time settings of the Synology server; the default setting is to use the same setting as the date, time, and time-zone of the computer installing the Synology Firmware

Step-by-Step: 5

Review all settings and proceed with the install.

Step 4:

After finishing One-Click Setup or Step-by-Step Setup, the Synology Assistant will begin programming the requested settings for the Synology Disk Station. It will also begin to format the System Partition and upload the Firmware that was selected in Step 2. Note, for single-bay models, the Synology Assistant will format the data volume to get started, for multi-bay models, the volume will have to be formatted from the Web Management Menu

Step 5:

After uploading the firmware, the Synology Assistant will instruct the Synology Disk Station to reboot, and it can take upwards of 600 seconds to have the system restart and initialize itself.

Step 6:

After the reboot is finished, and the Synology Assistant regains communication with the Synology Product, it will finish the final settings of the Disk Station.

Step 7:

When the Disk Station is finished being installed, the Synology Assistant will present the following screen denoting that it is finished.

• For single-bay models, the data volume will already be created, with the root folder "public" created. Also, the Synology Assistant will map a connection to the public folder
• For multi-bay models, a volume will have to be created before the server can be used.

Step 8:

Pressing "OK" from the previous step and ask the Synology Assistant to launch the default web-browser and load the Web Management Menu. The Synology Disk Station is now ready for use.