# Synology Active Backup

## Overview

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**Dev Insight:** This script can also be used to update or reconfigure the Synology Active Backup for business agent.
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The software applications available for Synology devices can be pretty powerful. One of my favorites, especially for internal IT, is Active Backup for Business (ABB).

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**From their** [**Administrator's Guide**](https://global.synologydownload.com/download/Document/Software/AdminGuide/Package/ActiveBackup/All/enu/Synology_ABB_admin_guide_Windows_PC_PS_enu.pdf)**:**

> ABB centralizes data protection across a variety of IT environments, including virtual machines, physical servers, file servers, and personal computers. Administrators can deploy their preferred protection plan single-handedly through ABB's centralized admin console.&#x20;
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> ABB also offers a wide range of backup options and restoration tools, as well as a number of optional technical and safety features.

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This script eases the deployment of the backup agent for Windows devices by silently downloading, installing, and configuring the agent on a device.

**Prerequisites:**

1. Setup Active Backup for Business on your Synology NAS.
2. Create a user account to authenticate the agent.
3. Configure your default backup tasks.

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## Script

{% @github-files/github-code-block url="<https://github.com/wise-io/scripts/blob/main/scripts/InstallSynologyActiveBackup.ps1>" %}

## Examples

```powershell
.\InstallSynologyActiveBackup.ps1 -Address "localhost" -Username "Backups" -Pass "Da ba dee da ba di"
```

This example downloads, installs, and configures the latest version of Synology Active Backup for Business agent.&#x20;

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## Parameters

`-Address`

**Aliases:** `-Host`, `-Hostname`, `-IP`

Required string paramter that allows passing the hostname or IP address of the Synology device.

`-Username`

**Aliases:** `-User`

Required string parameter that allows you to pass the username required to authenticate with the Synology device.

`-Pass`

**Aliases:** `-Password`

Required string parameter that allows you to pass the password required to authenticate with the Synology device.