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Synology iUSB250
User’s Guide
(Document #: iUSB1.0-050729_enu)
Based on iUSB1.0 Ver.1.0020
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Copyright Notice All titles, copyrights and other intellectual property rights related to the Software Product (including but not limited to any relevant media, images, photographs, animation, video, audio, music, text, and applets incorporated into the Software Product), accompanying manuals and other documents, and on-line or electronic documents, if any, (collectively “Software Product”) are owned by Synology Inc. Unless otherwise expressly licensed by Synology Inc. in writing, no provis
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Table of Contents Copyright Notice............................................................................................................2 Trademark Notice ..........................................................................................................2 Table of Contents ...........................................................................................................3 System Requirements...............................................................................
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System Requirements 1. Pentium III equivalent processor or higher 2. Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / Windows Server 2003 3. 128 MB RAM or more, as required by operating system 4. Internet connection (for system update) 5. Server Pack 4 for Windows 2000 US Patent Pending Pub. No.: US 2004/0205778 A1 4
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Before Using Synology iUSB 1. Please read and follow all warning notices and instructions. 2. Please keep Synology iUSB away from heat, direct sunlight, and water. Do not bend, flex, or drop the device. LED Indicators 1. POWER LED – Lights up when power is supplied to the system. 2. ACTIVE LED – Blinks when the internal hard disk is accessed. 3. SECURITY LED – Lights up after the user logs into the system. 5
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iUSB Device Setup Before connecting the iUSB device, all Windows 2000 users should have Service Pack 4 installed on their system. 1. Connect the iUSB device to your computer. The automatic setup wizard will pop up after a few seconds. 2. Synology iUSB Setup Wizard will guide you step-by-step through the process for setting up the iUSB device. Click Next to continue. 3. If you agree to the terms of the License Agreement, select I agree. Click Next to continue. 6
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4. The setup wizard will guide you through the following steps. Click Next to continue. 5. The iUSB disk can be configured to create two partitions: a public partition and a private partition. Data saved to the private partition will be protected with a user-defined password, while the public partition can work just like a regular USB external disk. You can set the size of the partitions by scrolling the horizontal scroll bar. Click Next to continue. 6. The private partition is de
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Warning: If you lose your password, you can only access the iUSB device through Advance->Format on the login window. However, your data will be deleted by formatting the hard disk. Please keep your password in a secure place. 7. The setup wizard will now display the defined setup summary of the internal disk. Click Next if the information is correct. 8. The system will then format the hard disk. Click OK to start formatting. 8
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Warning: All data will be deleted after the hard disk is formatted. 9. Please wait for the wizard to finish formatting the hard disk. 10. Click Finish when setup is complete. 9
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11. Now enter your password and click Login to start using the iUSB device. If the Login window does not appear, go to Windows Explorer and run AutoUp.exe in the drive labeled Synology iUSB. 10
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Using Synology iUSB After entering Synology iUSB Backup UI, you will see the following window. 1. Backup: User can choose to back up selected files/folders 2. Restore: Users can restore data from the iUSB device to their PC. 3. Option: Users can filter out certain file types. 4. Log: All actions done on the iUSB device will be recorded in the log. 5. Immediate Backup: Files will be backed up to the iUSB device immediately. 6. Synchronization: Files will be backed up to the iUSB de
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A. Backing up Data to the iUSB Device Synology iUSB Backup provides three types of backup as follows: Note: When using the backup function for the first time, we suggest that you click Immediate Backup to back up all files and folders. a. Immediate Backup 1. To immediately back up the folders/files selected, select the folders/files you want to back up and click Immediate Backup on the right. 2. Users should choose All the selected files. Click OK to continue. 12
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3. The system will then start to back up selected file/folders to the iUSB device. 4. The system will display a message indicating successful backup when uploading is finished. Click Done to finish. b. Synchronization 1. Choose Synchronization after selecting the folders/files to be backed up, the iUSB Backup program will be minimized to the system tray to perform monitoring. Data in the selected folders/files will be backed up to the iUSB device automatically whenever they are
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2. To stop synchronizing, double click on the iUSB icon in the system tray. Click Stop Synchronization on the right. Users may proceed to other settings according to their needs. c. Scheduling Backups Users can also back up data in the selected folders/files according to the schedule they define. 14
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Note: Schedule Backup function works only when the iUSB Backup is logged in by the user. 1. Click Schedule Backup after selecting folders/files to backup. 2. Set a schedule and a backup time in the following window. Then click OK to start the program. You may choose Once, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly. Note: iUSB Backup supports the following Outlook Express versions: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 Microsoft Outlook Express 5.01 Microsoft Outlook Express 5.01 Service Pack
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Microsoft Outlook Express 5.01 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 16
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B. Restoring Data to your Computer 1. Click the Restore button on the left. 2. Select the location for the files you will restore in the column under My Computer. (The path of your own machine). 3. Select the files you want to restore in the column under Synology iUSB. Synology iUSB Backup by default uploads Windows client files to the directory on iUSB private drive:\SYNOLOGY_BACKUP-{Your computer name}\. The column under Synology iUSB displays all subdirectories/files in each direc
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C. Option You can choose not to back up certain file types with the Filter function by using the following setting. Files with the specified prefix or extension will not be copied onto the iUSB device. Click the Filter button to add specific files to the ignore list, and click OK to finish. 18
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D. Log All the actions and events executed on the iUSB device will be recorded here. This way, you can always come back to check all previous actions if you missed any action messages. 19
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Troubleshooting 1. The system cannot detect the iUSB device. Check Solution If you’ve Please connect the device to the system using the USB cable. connected the iUSB device properly using the USB cable. If power is being Provide sufficient power supply. supplied to the 1. First connect the iUSB device using the DC USB cable iUSB device. and then the USB cable. 2. If solution 1 does solve this problem, try using a 5V power adapter to ensure sufficient power supply. If the iUSB is
