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Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 3.1
80 Chapter 7: Set Up File Sharing
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:
1 Click Create.
2 Enter the name and description for the shared folder, and select a volume
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3 Tick Hide this shared folder in "My Network Places" if you want to hide the folder in Windows "My Network
Places".
where the folder will be created.
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.
4 If 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.
5 If 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.
6 If 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.
7 Click OK.
Note: One Synology DiskStation can contain up to 100 or 200
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Multiple volumes are available only on DiskStation with more than 1 bay.
shared folders, including the built-in shared folders.
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200 shared folders are supported on specific models only. See "Appendix A: Synology DiskStation Specifications" on Page
219 for more information.