User`s guide

Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 4.1
102 Chapter 12: Share Photos, Videos, and Blogs with Photo Station
3 If you like, do any of the following in the Other Settings section:
 Choose whether you want to disable this account. Doing so will deny the user's access until it's enabled
again.
 Choose whether to allow this user to modify his/her account information.
 Choose whether you want to set this user as Photo Station’s administrator. If this user is set as admin,
he/she will be able to sign in with his/her own account and perform administrative privileges.
4 Click Save.
To edit a user account:
1 Sign in to Photo Station as DSM admin, and then go to Settings > User Accounts.
2 Select the user and click Edit.
3 Make changes to the settings. (See “To create a user account” above for more information.)
4 If you want to modify the user's access privileges to existing photo albums, tick the Browse Album or Upload
Files checkboxes under the Access Permissions tab.
5 Click Save.
To delete a user account:
1 Sign in to Photo Station as DSM admin, and then go to Settings > User Accounts.
2 Select the user, click Delete, and then click Yes.
Create, Manage, and View Albums, Photos, and Videos
You as DSM admin and users belonging to the administrators group can create albums and upload photos via
various methods depending on which suits you best, manage albums with different functions, view uploaded files
with quality thumbnail for better browsing experience, and edit photos and videos on the Photos page.
Create Albums
If you have Photo Station’s administrative privilege, you can use any of the following methods to upload the new
album to the photo shared folder (for the default Photo Station managed by DiskStation admin) or home/photo
folder (for Personal Photo Stations managed DiskStation users).
Note: The length of time required largely depends on the size and the amount of files. Of all the methods mentioned
in this section, we recommend you use Photo Uploader (in Synology Assistant), which utilizes your computer’s
system resources for quicker thumbnail generation and video compression before the uploading process starts.
Upload Albums Using Photo Uploader (Synology Assistant)
You can upload your albums to Synology DiskStation using Photo Uploader, one of the several functions of
Synology Assistant.
Before uploading, Photo Uploader will use your computer to compress videos to H.264 format, and generate
thumbnails for the photos and videos.
Note: For more information about using Photo Uploader, see the Help of Synology Assistant.
Create Album Using Photo Station
Go to Photo Station’s home page, choose Add > New Album, and follow onscreen instructions to create a new
album.
Note: See "Upload Photos and Videos to an Album" on Page 103 for more information about uploading photos and
videos to an album.
Upload via File Sharing Protocols or File Station
Select the photos and videos on your computer, and put them in a folder that will become your new album.