The Shared Folder screen appears.
The Create A Shared Folder window opens.
Field |
Description |
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Folder Name |
Specify a folder name that contains 1 to 64 characters and that does not:
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Comment (optional) |
Specify a comment that contains 1 to 128 ASCII characters. |
Disk Volume |
Specify the volume on which the shared folder will be created. |
Path |
You can specify a path or allow the operating system to automatically create one. |
User Group |
Description |
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Administrators |
Users in this group can configure settings, create users, and install applications. |
Everyone |
Users in this group can only access files. This group contains all local user accounts and can be used to grant shared folder permissions to all local user accounts. |
Folder encryption protects folder content against unauthorized data access when the drives are physically stolen.
Field/Option |
Description |
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Input Password |
Specify a password that contains 8 to 32 characters except the following: " $ : = \ |
Verify Password |
The password must match the previously specified password. |
Save encryption key |
When enabled, QTS automatically unlocks the shared folder after the NAS restarts. When disabled, the admin must perform the following steps:
Warning:
The data will be inaccessible if the encryption password is lost. |
Option |
Description |
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Guest Access Right |
Select the permission level that is assigned to users without a NAS account. |
Media Folder |
Selecting this option allows media applications to scan this folder for media files. |
Hide Network Drives |
Selecting this option hides the folder in Windows networks. Users that know the specific path can still access the folder. |
Lock File (Oplocks) |
Opportunistic lock (Oplocks) is a Windows file locking mechanism that facilitates caching and access control to improve performance. This feature is enabled by default and should only be disabled in networks where multiple users simultaneously access the same files. |
SMB Encryption |
This option is available only when SMB3 is enabled. Selecting this option encrypts all Microsoft network communication on the SMB3 protocol. |
Enable Network Recycle Bin |
Selecting this option creates a Recycle Bin for this shared folder. |
Restrict the access of Recycle Bin to administrators only for now |
This option is available only when Enable Network Recycle Bin is selected. Selecting this option prevents non-administrator users from recovering and deleting files in the Recycle Bin. |
Enable sync on this shared folder |
Selecting this option allows this shared folder to be used with Qsync. |
QTS creates the shared folder and then adds it to the Shared Folders screen.