User`s guide

Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 4.1
103 Chapter 12: Share Photos, Videos, and Blogs with Photo Station
To upload within the Intranet:
If your computer and Synology DiskStation are within the same Intranet, you can upload the album via the file
sharing protocols for your platform.
Note: For more information about accessing folders within the Intranet, see "Access Files within the Intranet" on
Page 66.
To upload over the Internet:
If your computer and Synology DiskStation are not within the same Intranet, you can upload your album via File
Station or FTP.
Note: For more information about accessing folders over the Internet, see "Access Files via FTP" on Page 69 or
"Access Files via File Station" on Page 72.
Upload Using DS photo+ (Mobile App)
If you have an iOS/Android device or Windows Phone, you can upload photos from your device to Photo Station
with DS photo+. See the DS photo+ Help for more information.
Manage Albums
Manage your albums with the upload, delete, download, and reorder functions. Edit the titles, descriptions, and
access privileges according to your need. You can also enable virtual albums in Photo Station.
Upload Photos and Videos to an Album
You can upload photos or videos to sub-folders in the photo shared folder (for Photo Station) or
the home/photo folder (for Personal Photo Station).
To upload photos and videos to an album:
1 Choose Add > Upload from my computer or Copy from my DiskStation.
2 In the window that appears, do any of the following:
 If you want to upload photos or videos to the current folder, choose Upload to the current album.
Note: This option is available only when you are already browsing photos within an album.
 If you want to upload photos or videos to a subfolder, choose Upload to, and name the subfolder.
Note: If you are browsing albums at Photo Station's home page, you can choose from the drop-down menu to
set the new folder as a public, private, or password locked album.
3 Click Browse and then select the photos or videos you want to upload. After you've made your selection, the
selected photos or videos will be shown in the window. Use the Delete or Clear All button to change your
selection.
4 Choose from any of the following drop-down menus:
 Options: Decide whether to convert thumbnails that will be uploaded along with the original photos.
 If the file already exists: Decide whether to overwrite or skip files that already exist in the album.
5 Click Upload to start uploading, which may take a while to complete. When the upload process is complete,
refresh your browser window to see the uploaded photos or videos.
Note:
 You can only upload up to 2GB of contents at a time.
 Only users with the access and upload rights to the album can upload photos and videos. See "Set Album's
Privacy Settings" on Page 104 for more information.
Download Albums
You can allow users to download albums via Photo Station.