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Mounting an ISO File as a Shared Folder

  1. Go to Control Panel > Privilege > Shared Folders > Shared Folder.
  2. Click Create, and then select Create an ISO Share.

    The Create an ISO Share window opens.

  3. Select the source ISO image file to be mounted.
  4. Click Next.
  5. Specify the following information.

    Field

    Description

    Folder Name

    Specify a folder name that contains 1 to 64 characters and that does not:

    • End with a space

    • Contain consecutive spaces

    • End with "."

    • Begin with "_sn_" or "_sn_bk"

    • Contain the following characters: " + = / \ : | * ? < > ; [ ] % ` '

    Note:

    For ARM-based NAS models, ISO shared subfolder names do not support Cyrillic characters. If a subfolder name includes Cyrillic characters, it will not be displayed correctly on the NAS.

    Shared folders on macOS that include the character "#" in their names cannot be mounted.

    Hidden Folder

    Selecting Yes hides the folder in Windows networks. Users who know the specific path can still access the folder.

    Description

    Specify a description that contains a maximum of 128 ASCII characters.
  6. Click Next.
  7. Configure user access permissions and guest access rights to the ISO shared folder.

    Type

    Option

    Description

    User Action

    User access permissions

    Grant read-only access right for administrators only

    Selecting this option grants administrator accounts read-only access to the ISO shared folder.

    1. Click Next.

    2. Review the settings.

    By User

    Selecting this option allows you to configure access permissions to the ISO shared folder at the user level.

    1. Click Next.

    2. Configure the user account access rights for the ISO shared folder.

    3. Click Next.

    4. Review the settings.

    By User Group

    Selecting this option allows you to configure access permissions to the ISO shared folder at the user group level.

    1. Click Next.

    2. Configure the user group access rights for the ISO shared folder.

    3. Click Next.

    4. Review the settings.

    Guest access rights

    Deny Access

    Selecting this option denies access to guest accounts.

    N/A

    Read only

    Selecting this option grants read-only access to guest accounts.

    For details, see Shared Folder Permissions.

  8. Click Next.

    QTS mounts the ISO file as a shared folder and then adds it to the Shared Folder screen.

  9. Click Finish.