Upload Files to a Synology NAS Using the Backblaze Fireball Program

Although the illustration shows only two drive bays, you must insert all eight of the included drives into the Synology NAS.

1. Unpack the Synology NAS.
2. Place the disks that are installed in trays into the Synology NAS in any order.

The Backblaze Fireball NAS must be connected directly to the network. At a small office, this might be a network switch or router.

The NAS cannot be directly connected to a computer. The NAS supports only a direct network connection using either the 1GigE or 10GigE ports.

You should connect the NAS to the data source over a wired connection. Wireless (Wi-Fi) connections have limited bandwidth, and data transfer will take much longer than with a direct connection. Also, network traffic to other devices on the wireless network can suffer performance loss when competing for bandwidth with the NAS.

1. Connect the power cable to the NAS.
2. Plug in the NAS.
3. Turn on the NAS with the power button.

The username for all Backblaze Fireballs is always backblaze.

1. Sign in to your Backblaze account to which the data is to be transferred.
2. In the left navigation menu under B2 Cloud Storage, click Fireball.
3. Click the information icon that is associated with your Backblaze Fireball order, and copy your encryption key.

To protect customer data, all of the data that is sent to Backblaze on the NAS is encrypted.

The encryption key is kept only in volatile storage (in memory) on the Backblaze Fireball. Every time you power down or reset the NAS, you must re-enter the configuration information (the encryption key). Scan your local network for all Synology devices.

1. Go to find.synology.com.
2. Double-click the Fireball in the list.
   Your browser should directly connect to the Fireball's web page. If no Fireballs are detected, check your network connection with the Fireball and ensure that it is on the same subnet as your computer.
3. Sign in using backblaze as the username, and enter the password that you obtained from your Backblaze B2 account.
4. Select Control Panel, and select Shared Folder.
5. Click DataForB2, and click Encryption.
6. Select Mount.
7. Enter the encryption key that you obtained from your Backblaze B2 account.
8. Close the window.

If you made changes to the NAS device specific to your environment, such as network settings, set them back to the default settings. This makes uploading the data easier when Backblaze receives the unit. Shut down the NAS from the Synology web interface.

1. To ensure the integrity of the NAS and the hard drives, uninstall the hard drives from the NAS trays.
2. Repack the hard drives and the NAS.
3. Return all of the items back to Backblaze:
   Backblaze Fireball Return
   C/O Sungard
   11085 Sun Center Dr
   Rancho Cordova, CA 95670

When Backblaze receives the hard drives and the Fireball, the NAS is connected to an internal network and the file upload is completed at network traffic speeds.