《06_Advanced Folder Permissions on QNAP NAS》.docx

Advanced Folder Permissions on QNAP NAS Advanced folder permissions is a feature of QNAP NAS provided for you to configure the access control of users and user groups to the folders and subfolders. You can manage folder permissions from Microsoft Windows or the web-based management interface of the NAS without complicated procedure. The how-to shows you how to configure the advanced folder permissions on QNAP NAS. Note that this feature applies only to QNAP NAS models running firmware version 3.4.0 or later. ? Enable Advanced Folder Permissions To edit the folder permissions on QNAP NAS, simply go to Access Right Management Share Folders Share Folders and click the Folder Permissions icon. The interface: Folder name Effective permissions Guest access right setting Add or remove users and their folder permissions ? To configure advanced folder permissions on the NAS, go to Access Right Management Share Folders Advanced Options and enable “Enable Advanced Folders Permissions” and apply. ? The main difference before and after you enable Advanced Folder Permissions is: BEFORE?you enable Advanced Folder Permissions, all subfolders have the same access permission as their parent folder. AFTER?you enable Advanced Folder Permissions you can configure different permissions for each subfolder. Note: You can configure file-level permissions by logging in Web File Manager. ? Configure Advanced Folder Permissions Create Private Folders The following example shows you how to create private folders for different users after enabling Advanced Folder Permissions. First go to Access Right Management Share Folders and click New Share Folder. Enter the folder name, Personal in this example, and specify the necessary settings. Select Full access for everyone and deny access for guest. You can now edit the folder permissions of Personal by clicking the Folder Permissions icon. The permissions summary is shown. Select the shared folder on the left. Find the user everyone in the