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Synology Configuration

Updated on May 11, 2026

Hardware Connection #

LabSat 3 Wideband is connected to the Synology NAS though a Gigabit network switch. This ensures that maximum bandwidth is available between the LabSat and the Synology NAS while also allowing control of LabSat via LAN. The secondary LAN port on the Synology NAS provides a data path to the rest of the user network allowing files to be copied to and from the NAS.
 

Network diagram showing a LabSat 3 Wideband unit and Synology NAS connected through a gigabit network switch for recording data storage and remote control.

Initial Setup #

Synology 918+ 4-Bay NAS with DSM 6.2 - 4x new installed Western Digital 10 TB WD Red drives (WD100EFAX).

Below we have added an example of a setup:

  1. After installing new Hard drives, connect to the website http://find.synology.com/ to locate the NAS on the network.

    This page will search for Synology drives on your network and display them.

  2. Select the correct device and press ‘Connect’.
  3. Once connected, a picture of the NAS should appear. Press ‘Set up’.
Synology NAS web setup page displaying the initial configuration welcome screen.
  1. If prompted to install the latest DiskStation Manager software click ‘Install Now’. This will ensure that the NAS is up to date.
  2. Next, set up a server name along with a username and password.

    In this example, we use ‘Labsat40TB’ for the server name, ‘labsat’ for the username and ‘racelogic’ for the password.

  3. Once done, click ‘Next’.
  1. On the DSM update page, click ‘Notify me of DSM updates and let me install them manually’.
  2. Click ‘Next’.
  3. Click ‘Skip this step’ on the ‘Set up QuickConnect’ page.
  4. The Synology should now show its windows style web interface.

    At this point, the Synology has 4 disks install but doesn’t know what format to use or which RAID mode to use. There are several different RAID modes that give different benefits such as maximum performance or maximum redundancy. In this example we will use RAID 0 which configures the disks for maximum performance.
     
  5. Open the ‘Storage Manager’ application and with ‘Volume’ highlighted, click ‘Create’.
  6. Select ‘Custom’, then click ‘Next’.
  7. Select ‘Better performance’ for the storage pool type, then click ‘Next’.
Synology DSM desktop interface displaying the Volume Creation Wizard for configuring storage volumes.
  1. For ‘Raid Type’ select RAID 0. This does not have fault tolerance but does provide good performance.
  2. Click ‘Next’.
Synology Volume Creation Wizard showing RAID storage pool configuration settings.
  1. Make sure all disks are selected.
  2. Click ‘Next’ then ‘OK’ to confirm that all data on the disks will be erased.
  3. The Synology will now format and check the disks.
Synology DSM Storage Manager interface displaying volume status and storage pool information.
  1. Click on ‘File Station’ then ‘create’ and ‘create new shared folder’.
  2. Set up a network share name and description and click ‘Next’.
Synology Shared Folder Creation Wizard showing basic shared folder configuration settings.
  1. In this example we will not use encryption, click ‘Next’.
  2. Click ‘Next’ on advanced setting page for default selection.
  3. Click ‘Apply’ to confirm creation.  
  4. Click ‘OK’ on shared folder page to accept default permissions.
  5. With the share setup, it is necessary to enable NFS. To do this, select, ‘Control Panel’ then ‘File Services’.
  6. Scroll to the bottom of the page and tick the ‘Enable NFS’ box then ‘Apply’.
Synology DSM File Services settings showing NFS network file sharing configuration options.
  1. Go to ‘Control Panel’ then ‘File Services’ and select ‘Advanced settings’.
  2. Select SMB3 for maximum SMB protocol & SMB1 for minimum SMB protocol, then apply.
Synology DSM File Services settings with the SMB Advanced Settings button highlighted.