User`s guide

Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 4.1
61 Chapter 7: Set Up File Sharing
Name Description
surveillance
The surveillance folder contains Surveillance Station recordings. It will be created automatically when
Surveillance Station is enabled. It is read-only and can only be accessed by the system administrator. For
more information about Surveillance Station, see "Chapter 16: Safeguard Your Environment with
Surveillance Station" on Page 145.
home
The home folder provides a private space for each user to store data where only the user can access. It will
be created automatically when User Home is enabled. For more information about User Home, see "Create
User's Home Folder" on Page 58.
homes
The homes folder contains the home folders of all users. It will be created automatically when User Home is
enabled. Only system administrator can access and manage all users' home folders. For more information
about User Home, see "Create User's Home Folder" on Page 58.
NetBackup
The NetBackup folder is created automatically when Network Backup Service is enabled. For more
information about network backup, see "Network Backup" on Page 82.
usbshare
The usbshare[number] folder is created automatically when you connect an USB disk to
Synology DiskStation’s USB port. For more information about external USB disks, see "Manage External
Disks" on Page 39.
esatashare
The esatashare folder is created automatically when you connect an eSATA disk to Synology DiskStation’s
eSATA port. For more information about external eSATA disks, see "Manage External Disks" on Page 39.
Create a Shared Folder
If you are admin or a user belonging to the administrators group, you can also create shared folders and assign
access privileges to the folders.
To create a new shared folder:
1 Click Create.
2 Enter the name and description for the shared folder, and select a volume
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where the folder will be created.
3 Tick Hide this shared folder in "My Network Places" if you want to hide the folder in Windows "My Network
Places".
Note: If you have access privilege to a shared folder hidden in "My Network Places", you can still access it by
pressing Windows-R and entering \\Synology_Server_Name\Shared_Folder_Name in the Open field.
4 Tick Enable Recycle Bin, and a subfolder will be created to store deleted files. Tick Restrict access to
administrators only if you want Recycle Bin to be accessible for administrators only.
5 Tick Hide unreadable folders and files, and users who have no Read permission will not see the folders or
files.
6 If you want to encrypt the shared folder, do the following:
a Tick Encrypt this shared folder in the window that appears, enter and confirm the encryption key, and then
choose the size of the AES encryption key in the Encryption key size(bit) field.
b Tick Mount automatically on startup to mount the encrypted folder automatically for access. If you didn't
tick this checkbox, the encrypted folder will be unmounted next time Synology DiskStation restarts. To view
or access an unmounted folder, you will need to mount the folder manually by importing or entering the
encryption key.
7 If you want to define Windows ACL privileges for the shared folder, click the Windows ACL tab. See "Define
Windows ACL Privileges for Shared Folder" on Page 64 for more information.
8 If you want to index contents within this shared folder, click the File Indexing tab. See "Index Shared Folder
Contents" on Page 65 for more information.
9 Click OK.
Note: One Synology DiskStation can contain up to 100 or 200
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shared folders, including the built-in shared folders.
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Multiple volumes are available only on DiskStation with more than 1 bay.
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200 shared folders are supported on specific models only. Visit www.synology.com for more information.