Unlike HyperBackup, which requires an application to be installed through Synology's Package Center App Store, Time Machine capabilities are built-in. In Control Panel, File Services, Advanced, it's possible to enable Time Machine for SMB (the most common), for AFP, and even use the NAS...
Nevertheless, Synology Assistant on my MacBook (High Sierra) loads DSM_1511+_25426.pat. I set IP on the MacBook ethernet to 169.254.1.1 / 255.255.0.0 and connected directly to the NAS. Having already modified the vender file in the second usb partition as noted earlier (MAC addresses & ...