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You can aggregate the shared folders on Microsoft network as a portal folder on the NAS and
let NAS users access the folders through your NAS. Up to 10 folders can be linked to a portal
folder. To use this function, follow these steps:
1. Enable folder aggregation.
2. Click "Create a Portal Folder".
3. Enter the portal folder name. Select to hide the folder or not, and enter an optional
comment for the portal folder. Select the option "User must login before accessing the
portal folder" to avoid guest access and permission issues on the shared folders.
4. Click the "Link Configuration" button under "Action" and enter the remote folder
settings. Make sure the folders are open for public access.
5. Upon successful connection, you can connect to the remote folders through the NAS.
Note:
 Folder Aggregation is only supported in Microsoft networking service and is
recommended for a Windows AD environment.
 If there is permission control on the folders, you need to join the NAS and the remote
servers to the same AD domain.
Advanced Permissions
"Advanced Folder Permissions" and "Windows ACL" provide subfolder and file level
permissions control. They can be enabled independently or together.
Protocols
Permission
Options
How to Configure
Advanced Folder
Permissions
FTP, AFP, File
Station, Samba
3 (Read, Read &
Write, Deny)
NAS web UI
Windows ACL
Samba
13 (NTFS
permissions)
Windows File
Explorer
Both
FTP, AFP, File
Station, Samba
Please see the
application note
(https://www.qnap.
com/i/en/trade_tea
ch/con_show.php?o
p=showone&cid=6)
for more details.
Windows File
Explorer
Advanced Folder Permissions
Use "Advanced Folder Permissions" to directly configure subfolder permissions on the NAS.
There is no depth limitation for subfolder permission, but it is highly recommended to only
change permissions on the first or second subfolder level. When "Advanced Folder