How do you create a shared folder on your Synology NAS?

It's easy to create a shared folder, because it's essential for using your Synology NAS. Follow these 4 steps to create a shared folder.

• Step 1. Open the user interface via the connected computer
• Step 2. Create a shared folder
• Step 3. Select the volume
• Step 4. Set up the rights for users

Open Synology Find (http://find.synology.com) in an internet browser. This is the user interface which your computer uses to look for the connected NAS. When your device recognizes the NAS, it'll appear in the next window. If that's not the case, download the Synology Assistant and try again. Refresh the interface until it finds your NAS. Next, go to the configuration window.

In the configuration window, you can create the shared folder. Choose 'Shared folder' and click 'Create'. Enter a name and description of your shared folder, like 'Movies' or 'My company'. Keep in min that the names of a shared folder are case-sensitive and that they can't contain some symbols. In addition, the name can't start or and with a space. Do you see an error message that says the name isn't correct? Check if it contains forbidden symbols or spaces at the beginning or end.

The volume is a different word for the location where you want to store your information. 'Volume 1' refers to the hard drive you put in bay 1. If you have multiple hard drives, you're automatically offered the choice where you want to store your information. Do you only have 1 hard drive or storage location in your NAS. You can skip this step, because it'll be choses automatically. If you have more volumes, it's useful to track where you store your shared folder. Now click 'Ok'.

In the following window, you can set up the rights for the folder. You can do that in general by checking the option 'Read/Write', or per user of the folder. This way, you'll know exactly who has which rights and who can access which shared folder. You can choose between the following rights. Done? Click 'Apply'.

• No access: no access to the folder for he selected user.
• Read/Write: full access to the folder for the selected user.
• Read-only: limited access to the folder for the selected user.