User's Manual

Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 3.0
73 Chapter 7: Set Up File Sharing
Important: Removing any shared folder also removes all data within it. If you still need the data, back them up first.
Allow Users or Groups to Access Shared Folders
Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Shared Folder to allow or deny users' or groups' access to the shared
folders.
To allow users or groups to access a shared folder:
1 Select the shared folder you want to edit from the shared folders list, and click Privileges Setup to open the
settings window.
2 Click the Privilege Setup tab, and select any of the following from the drop-down menu:
 System Internal user: Anonymous FTP user. Before allowing anonymous FTP users to connect to a
shared folder, you need to allow their access to the folder first. For more information about anonymous FTP,
see "Manage FTP Security Settings" on Page 84.
 Local users: Synology DiskStation users (including guest). See "Manage Users and Groups" on Page 64
for more information.
 Local groups: Synology DiskStation groups. See "Manage Users and Groups" on Page 64 for more
information.
3 Tick or uncheck the following privileges to assign access privileges for the users or groups:
 Read/Write (RW): The user or group can access and make changes to the files and subfolders in the
shared folder.
 Read only (RO): The user or group can access the files and subfolders in the shared folder, but cannot
make changes to them.
 No access (NA): The user or group cannot access the files and subfolders in the shared folder.
Note: To set the access privileges to subfolders, you can use File Browser. See "Allow Users and Groups to
Access Files and Subfolders" on Page 90 for more information.
4 Click the Advanced privileges tab if you want to do any of the following:
 Disable directory browsing
 Disable modification of existing files
 Disable file downloading
5 Click OK.
Note:
 When you encounter privilege conflicts, the privilege priority is as follows: No access > Read/Write > Read only.
 When you create a new shared folder, if the admin account's access privilege to the folder is set as No access,
then the admin will only be able to see the folder by going to Main Menu > Control Panel > Shared Folder.