Synology DS411SLIM manual Create a Shared Folder, To create a new shared folder

Synology DiskStation User's Guide

Based on DSM 3.1

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:

1Click Create.

2Enter the name and description for the shared folder, and select a volume1 where the folder will be created.

3Tick 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.

4If you want to encrypt the shared folder, do the following:

a Tick Encrypt this shared folder in the window that appears, and then enter the encryption key in the Encryption key field, and enter the same key again in the Confirm key field to confirm it.

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.

5If you want to define Windows ACL privileges for the shared folder, click the Windows Access Control List tab. See "Define Windows ACL Privileges for Shared Folder" on Page 85 for more information.

6If you want to index contents within this shared folder, click the File Indexing tab. See "Index Shared Folder Contents" on Page 86 for more information.

7Click OK.

Note: One Synology DiskStation can contain up to 100 or 2002 shared folders, including the built-in shared folders.

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1Multiple volumes are available only on DiskStation with more than 1 bay.

2200 shared folders are supported on specific models only. See "Appendix A: Synology DiskStation Specifications" on Page 219 for more information.

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Chapter 7: Set Up File Sharing