Synology DS213j - Setting Up

[stevenjonas]

I feel a bit of an idiot!

I've loaded the 2 hard drives, connected the unit to my network, switched the unit on & accessed the findmysynology web site to download the latest software. So far so good.

At an early stage it asked me for a user name & whether I wanted to use a password. I typed in the user name, declined the use of a password & moved on.

All was going swimmingly until it asked me for my user name again. I've forgotten it. I've tried all my usual user names without success.

How can I identify what my user name is? :wall:

 

[stevenjonas]

There's been a development. Going in to Synology Assistant, which I have also downloaded, it gives the name of my server as DiskStation. But when I insert this in to the space for my user name & try to continue, it won't let me.

 

[Hi-FiOutlaw]

The best way is to let the user as defult "admin" and just add a pass word.

now, you have a little reset botton on the back of the diskstation just press it for a few seconds and will reset your user and password, and you can get in the NAS again just as "admin" and with no password, and just restart your cofiguration.

 

[stevenjonas]

You're a star. many thanks. That's taken me to a whole load of options that are somwhat above me. But here goes.

 

[Hi-FiOutlaw]

How is it going?

Don't forget to use the "quick start" program in the NAS, it will help you with some basic setting but also with some more complex ones.

 

[stevenjonas]

Many thanks for your help. I seem to be connected. The next stage is to rip a CD on to it. Is it possible to create a 'classical music' folder a 'pop misic folder', a 'jazz' folder, etc? And is there any point?

 

[Hi-FiOutlaw]

You can imagine what you can do with that wonderful machine, but you will in a few month!

you can do everything that you described abouve.

Mine is organise by folders that i created:



"Classica + filmes" means Classic + movies (sound tracks)

"Meninos" is children my sons folder

"Natal" is christmas albums

"Tudo" is everything else...



This are fotos from the DS Audio App in my ipad.

 

[stevenjonas]

Very helpful. Many thanks.

I'm wading through the instruction manual. I'v got as far as chapter 8.

I thought that I would also try to rip a CD losslesly & directly to my new Synology device.

When I try to do so, my computer claims not to recognise the diskstation, even though it's clearly shown on the network list.

Is this something that I need to be doing through my Synology DSM 4.3 page?

 

[Hi-FiOutlaw]

Can't help there, never try it before.

always rip in pc with db power amp, no compression, organize folder in pc and send it to NAS.

 

[stevenjonas]

Suppose I do as you say. How do you send it to the NAS?

 

[Hi-FiOutlaw]

I open a page in internet explorer of synology home page, open "file station" and if you have Java running in your PC you should be able to see you PC folder.

 

[stevenjonas]

Yes, thanks, I've done that.

It seems to me that if I follow the instructions in chapter 9 of the user manual, of maping the drive, then I should be able to copy directly from the CD.

The trouble is that I'm having difficulties doing this either way suggested.

I've also ripped a CD in to my Pop Music folder but the Audio Station couldn't see it, even though it was clearly there in the File Station. The Audio Station would only see the album when I copied it accross to the default Music folder.

What am I doing wrong now?

You are correct when you said earlier that the more I use this bit of kit the more amazed I'll be.