User`s guide

Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 3.2
75 Chapter 8: Access Files from Anywhere
Note:
 To download a file or folder with the download link, valid DiskStation username and password are required.
 With File Browser, you can only perform the upload action for files and folders on your computer. All the other File
Browser actions and properties setting are available for files and folders on Synology DiskStation only.
Mount Remote Folders or Virtual Drives
File Browser allows you to mount remote folders to access contents shared by network computers or other
DiskStations, or virtual drives to access contents within disc images. That way, you can easily navigate all
available network resources or disc images with File Browser. For more information about remote folders or
virtual drives, click the Help button (with a question mark) at the top-right corner, and then go to File Browser >
Mount Remote Folders or Mount Virtual Drives.
Edit Music Information
With File Browser’s Music Information Editor, you can view or edit the information of music files.
To view or edit music information:
1 Right-click the music file and choose Edit music information.
2 Here you can view or modify the music file's information, or choose a language from the Codepage drop-down
menu to convert non-Unicode text to Unicode and display the text in the correct language. (System default is
the codepage you specified at Main Menu > Control Panel > Regional Options.)
3 Click Save to finish the setup.
Note: Music Information Editor supports the following formats: mp3, wma, wav, ogg.
View Documents, Photos, or Videos
With File Browser, you can view documents, videos or photos. For more information, click the Help button (with a
question mark) at the top-right corner, and then go to File Browser > Read and Move Files > View Documents,
Photos, or Videos.
Edit Photos
With File Browser, you can edit photos with web-based Pixlr Editor, Pixlr Express, or Picnik. For more information,
click the Help button (with a question mark) at the top-right corner, and then go to File Browser > Read and
Move Files > Edit Photos.
Display Additional Attributes
You can display additional attributes of files or folders to show them in new columns of the main section.
To display additional attributes:
1 Hover your mouse to any column header and click the downward triangle that appears on the right.
2 From the drop-down menu that appears, choose the Columns submenu.
3 Tick the checkboxes next to the extra attributes to show them in new columns.
Access Files via File Station
Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > File Station to enable File Station, which allows you to access DiskStation
files through a customized port.
To enable File Station:
1 Tick Enable File Station (HTTP) and specify a customized port number.
2 If you want to have the connection to File Station encrypted via the SSL/TLS encrypting mechanism, tick
Enable File Station (HTTPS) and specify a customized port number.
3 If you want to activate the mini banner to save vertical space, tick Use mini banner.