Set up Synology Cloud Station - Here's how
With the Cloud Station, the manufacturer Synology makes it particularly easy to share and synchronize files. You can find out how the set-up works in this practical tip.
Use Synology Cloud Station - you have to do that
Setting up Synology Cloud Station is no big deal. The following steps make it easy:
- First open the web interface of your Synology DiskStation and log in.
- Then go to the package center and install the "Cloud Station Server" package. Start the program as soon as the process is finished.
- The software is now installed on your NAS. To synchronize, however, you still need the appropriate software for your computer. On the homepage of the Cloud Station Server you will find the links for downloading to your computer. Download and install the program.
- Now open the installed program on your PC and click through to the login screen. Enter your QuickConnect ID or the IP address of your NAS here. Also enter your username and password.
- In the next step, specify which folders should be synchronized. Here you select the folders on your NAS and on the computer that are to be synchronized.
- Now you can exclude folders and file types, as well as the type of synchronization: two-way means that data is transferred from the NAS to the PC and vice versa. The other option only downloads files from DiskStation - changes on your PC are not applied.
- After you have completed the setup, the comparison begins. At the bottom right of the taskbar you will find a new symbol in the form of a cloud. If you click on it, you will see the progress of the data exchange.
- Click "Main Application" to synchronize new folders or change existing settings.
In the next practical tip, you will learn how to use Synology DiskStation as a web server.