User`s guide

Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 4.1
60 Chapter 7: Set Up File Sharing
2 From the users list, select the users whose application privileges you want to modify. (Press and hold Shift or
Ctrl while making multiple selections.)
3 Click Edit and tick the checkboxes to grant access to the applications. You can also tick Grant to grant access
to all applications.
4 Click OK.
Note: The users list excludes admin and guest.
Set Up Shared Folders
Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Shared Folder to manage the shared folders, which are the root folders of
Synology DiskStation. (Folders within the shared folders are called subfolders.) You can store data in the shared
folders and share them with users or groups with access privileges.
Built-in Shared Folders Created by the System
System built-in shared folders are created when the services or applications requiring the folders are enabled.
System built-in shared folders include the following:
Name Description
public
The public folder will be created automatically after the first time you set up Synology DiskStation.
web
The web folder contains contents of your website. It will be created automatically when Web Station is
enabled. For more information about Web Station, see "Use Web Station to Host Websites" on Page 88.
photo
The photo folder contains photos and videos you want to share on Photo Station. It will be created
automatically when Photo Station or DLNA/UPnP Media Server is enabled. For more information about
Photo Station and Media Server, see "Chapter 12: Share Photos, Videos, and Blogs with Photo Station" on
Page 99 and "Manage DLNA Media Server" on Page 156.
music
The music folder contains music you want to share on Audio Station. It will be created automatically when
Audio Station is enabled. For more information about Audio Station, see "Chapter 13: Play Music with
Audio Station" on Page 111.
video
The video folder contains videos you want to browse through DLNA/UPnP DMA. It will be created
automatically when Media Server is enabled. For more information about Media Server, see "Manage DLNA
Media Server" on Page 156.