1

Show Desktop

Click the button to minimize or restore all open windows.

2

Main Menu

Click the button to open the Main Menu panel on the left side of the desktop.

3

Search

• Type keywords to locate settings, applications, and help content.

• Click an entry in the search results to open the application, system utility, or Help Center window.

4

Volume Control

Click the button to view the following:

• Media Volume: Click and drag the slider thumb to adjust the audio volume for applications that use the built-in speaker or line-out jack.

  • HD Station

  • Music Station

  • OceanKTV

• Audio Alert Volume: Click and drag the slider thumb to adjust the volume of system audio alerts.

5

Background Tasks

• Hover over the button to see the number of ongoing background tasks. Examples of background tasks include file backup and multimedia conversion.

• Click the button to see the following details for each background task:

  • Task name

  • Task description

  • Progress (percentage of completion)

• Click to stop a task.

6

External Devices

• Hover over the button to view the number of external storage devices and the number of printers that are connected to the USB and SATA ports on the NAS.

• Click the button to view the details for each connected device.

• Click a listed device to open File Station and view the contents of the device.

7

Event Notifications

• Hover over the button to see the number of recent errors and warnings.

• Click the button to view the following details for each event:

  • Event type

  • Description

  • Timestamp

  • Number of instances

• Click a list entry to view the related utility or application screen.

  Clicking a warning or error log entry opens the Event Log window.

• Click More>> to open QuLog Center.

• Click Clear All to delete all list entries.

8

Options

Click the profile picture to open the Options screen.

9

[USER_NAME]

Click the button to view the last login time and the following menu items:

• Options: Opens the Options window

• Sleep: Keeps the NAS powered on but significantly reduces power consumption

  Note:

  This feature is only available on models with certain hardware specifications.

• Restart: Restarts the NAS

• Shutdown: Shuts down QuTS hero and then powers off the NAS

  Tip:

  You can also power off the NAS using one of the following methods:

  • Press and hold the power button for 1.5 seconds.

  • Open Qfinder Pro, locate the device in the list. Right click on the device and select Shut down Device.

  • Open Qmanager, and then go to Menu > System Tools > System. Tap Shutdown.

• Logout: Logs the user out of the current session

10

More

Click the button to view the following menu items:

• What's New: Opens the What's New window, which displays information on the new features and enhancements available in the installed QuTS hero version

• Help: Displays links to the Quick Start Guide, Virtualization Guide, Help Center, and online tutorials page

• Language: Opens a list of supported languages and allows you to change the language of the operating system

• Desktop Preferences: Opens a list of display modes and allows you to select the mode based on your device type

• Help Request: Opens the Helpdesk window

• Data & Privacy: Opens the QNAP Privacy Policy page

• About: Displays the following information:

  • Operating system

  • Hardware model

  • Operating system version

  • Number of installed drives

  • Number of empty drive bays

  • System pool name

  • Used disk space

  • Available disk space

11

Notice Board

Display all system notifications and the Getting Started Guide for system setup.

12

Dashboard

Click the button to display the dashboard.