User`s guide

Synology DiskStation User's Guide

Based on DSM 4.2

45 Chapter 7: Set Up File Sharing

Encrypt a Shared Folder

Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Shared Folder and click Edit to encrypt your shared folder.

The AES 256-bit encryption can block off all unauthorized access attempts. Without the encryption key, other

people will not be able to use the encrypted data even if they remove the hard drives from your Synology

DiskStation and mount it on their device.

After a folder

is encrypted, you can use the Encryption drop-down menu to edit the folder.

Note: Tick Mount automatically on startup to mount the encrypted folder automatically after Synology DiskStation

starts up next time. By default, encrypted shared folder will be unmounted automatically on startup for security

reasons.

Define Windows ACL Privileges for Shared Folder

Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Shared Folder to define ACL privileges for a shared folder. Windows

Access Control List (ACL) is a list of privileges or permissions that determine specific access rights under the

Windows environment. This can help administrator define access control rules for an individual file or a directory,

and give different access rights for individual user or group.

Through Windows ACL, you can assign different privileges to local and domain users in the system. The

privileges apply to all file-related applications, such as FTP, File Station, NFS, AFP, WebDAV, etc.

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Shared folder encryption is supported on specific models only.