# \[APP\]\[Pro\] Synology

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-synology/49744>\
**Category:** Apps\
**Tags:** app, official, homey-pro\
**Created:** [July 24, 2021, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-synology/49744 "2021-07-24T14:55:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-synology/49744/4 "2021-07-24T14:56:01Z")

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# Frequently Asked Questions

> **Q0:** Does this app work on my Homey?  
> **A1:** Homey Pro: **YES**  
> **A2:** Homey (Early 2016): **YES**  
> **A3:** Homey (Early 2018): **YES**  
> **A4:** Homey (Early 2019): **YES**  
> **A5:** Homey Cloud (Bridge): **NO** (Status: checking with Athom)
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> **A6.1:** All old Homey’s are Pro now. (The white ball) Only with less cpu and memory.  
> **A6.2:** HOMEY is now a cloud service you can run free or with subscription and a Bridge as a local antenna.

> **Q1:** What is the purpose of this app?  
> **A1:** With this app it’s possible to gain insights in your Synology DiskStation  
> **A2:** Next to that it’s possible to shutdown and start your DiskStation from Homey.  
> **A3:** This app is not meant for Surveillance Station features, There’s already an app for that.

> **Q2:** My HDD is not hibernating  
> **A1:** This app calls the Synology API. This will function the same as opening DSM, so it will wake-up your HDD  
> **A2:** To prevent waking up you can disable auto-update in the device settings.  
> **A3:** To keep getting updates, but minimize the HDD hibernation wake-up you can use the `update data` flowcard/button

> **Q3:** My Synology doesn’t restart/power ON  
> **A1:** This requires Wake On Lan to be enabled in your DSM:  
> ` DSM → control panel → hardware & power → WOL on lan 1`  
> **A2:** Get the mac address:  
> ` DSM → control panel → info center → network → Lan 1 → mac address.`  
> **A3:** : Fill this mac address in the device settings in Homey

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