"How to" Guides

Quick References to Our Most Popular How to Guides

While setting up a Synology DiskStation is easy to do, it does take an understanding of basic networking and terminology. Here is a quick list of some of the "How to Guides" that can be found on our Wiki, as well as within our Forums and the Tutorials section of the website:

General Guides


• How to Choose a DiskStation
• How to Setup Your Synology Server (Installation Guides)
• How to Prepare Your Hard Disks for the Synology Server [Last Updated 08/18/09 - DSM 2.2-094]
• How to Share Data with the Synology Server [Last Updated 08/05/09 - DSM 2.1-0850]
• How to Migrate Between Synology Systems [Last Updated 8/12/09]
• How to Manage the File Server Abilities (Permissions, Groups, Folders) [Last Updated 08/05/09 - DSM 2.1-0850]
• How to Setup and Manage the Synology RAID Volume [Last Updated 07/08/09 - DSM 2.1-0850]
• How to Access Synology Services Remotely via the Internet [Last Updated 11/28/08]
• How to Use the Synology Surveillance System [Last Updated 09/28/08 - DSM2.0-590]
• How to Install 3rd Party Applications [Last Updated 03/04/09]
• How to Reset the Synology Server [Last updated 07/27/09]
• How to Host a Website with Synology Server [Last updated 07/28/08 - DSM 2.0.x-0518]
• How to Use the Synology USB Printer Server [Last updated 02/30/09 - DSM 2.0.x-0518]
• How to Share Photos and Videos Using the PhotoStation2 + Video [Last updated 11/07/07 - DSM 2.0.x-0518]
• How to Enable Personal Websites on the DiskStation [Last updated 3/22/10 - DSM 2.3-1139]


Backup Guides


• What is Backup [Last updated 10/21/08 - DSM 2.0.x-0518]
• DR3 Backup Guide [Last updated 09/10/08 - DSM 2.0.x-0518]
• Local Backup [Last updated 10/15/08 - DSM 2.0.x-0518]
• Network Backup [Last updated 04/24/08 - DSM 2.0.x-0518]

For additional information and articles visit our Official Wiki Pages which includes additional How to Guides and other articles.