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Add to Favorites Bookmark the subfolder and it will appear under Favorites in the 
left panel. 
Compress(Zip) Compress the subfolder. 
Properties Display the properties in a new window.  
 
Tip: For folders and files, the shortcut keys are provided for quick file and folder 
operations. Available shortcut keys include: 
Ctrl + C: Copy selected files/folders. 
Ctrl + V: Paste selected files/folders. 
Ctrl + X: Cut selected files/folders. 
Ctrl + A: Select all files/folders. 
Del: Delete selected files/folders. 
F2: Rename the selected file/folder. 
F5: Reload the current list. 
 
File operations 
Right-click a file and select one of the following actions:  
Action Description 
Sort By Sort all the subfolders and files within the page by name, modified 
date, type, or size. 
Copy/Paste Copy a subfolder and paste it into another shared folder. 
Share Share selected files/folders via email, social network, by shared links, 
or to other NAS users. Refer to the Sharing files section for more 
details. 
View in Office Online  Open Office files stored on the NAS using Office Online. The document 
will be first uploaded to Office Online and opened in a new browser tab. 
You must first install and sign in to the myQNAPcloud App to use this 
function.      
View in Google Docs  Open Office files stored on the NAS using Google Docs. The document 
will be first uploaded to Office Online and opened in a new browser tab. 
You must first install and sign in to the myQNAPcloud App to use this 
function. 
Open with Chrome 
Extension 
Preview and edit Microsoft Office files offline with a Chrome browser 
extension (Chrome only and requires the Office Editing for Docs, 
Sheets & Slides Chrome extension to be installed.)   
						

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Streaming to (Network 
Media Player) 
Stream multimedia files (videos, music, and photos) to compatible 
devices in different rooms over your home network. 
Play Launch the Media Viewer and play the selected item. 
Open Open the file with a corresponding application on your PC. If no such 
applications are available, the file will be downloaded instead.    
Open with VLC If the chosen file is a video file, it will be opened in the browser (the 
VLC plug-in needs to be installed first.) 
Download Download the file. If the chosen file is a video that has been 
transcoded, you can choose its resolution and download the file. If 
multiple files are selected for download, they will be compressed before 
the download. 
Rename Rename the file. 
Copy to/Move to Copy or move the file to another location on the NAS.  
Delete Delete the file. 
Cut/Paste Cut a file and paste it to another shared folder. 
Add to Transcode Create a transcode task for the file. Create transcode tasks for files 
within the subfolder. If you see certain resolution options disabled in 
the Add to Transcode window, it means the selected video files have 
already been transcoded into these resolutions. 
Note: This feature is for the x86 series NAS only. 
Cancel/Delete 
Transcoding 
Cancel/Delete transcode task. 
Transcode Information Bring up the Transcode Task window for you to review transcode tasks. 
Extract Extract the compressed file.  
Compress(Zip) Compress the file. 
Mount ISO Mount the iso image as a shared folder on the left panel. After the file 
is mounted, you can click that shared folder to access the content of 
that iso image. To unmount an iso file, right click on the iso-mounted 
shared folder in the left panel and choose Unmount. 
Properties Display the properties in a new window. 
 
 
  
						

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Note:  
For IE 8, the maximum size of a file that can be uploaded to the NAS by File Station is 
2GB if the Java plug-in is not installed. We recommend using a modern web browser to 
access File Station.  
Due to limitations with Google Chrome, when using the upload folder function of the 
File Station toolbar only folders that contain at least one file can be uploaded. You can 
use drag & drop to circumvent this limitation. 
For Chrome, multiple files and folders can be dragged & dropped into File Station to 
upload them directly.  
ARM-based NAS models do not support using Cyrillic characters for the name of a 
subfolder in an ISO shared folder (the name will be incorrectly displayed if a subfolder 
is created with a Cyrillic name.) Please name the subfolder with a different language 
before an ISO file is created. 
For Mac OSX, mounting a folder that contains the # character in the folder name 
through WebDAV is not supported. Please rename the folder before mounting it if 
necessary. 
You can preview Microsoft Office files using File Station. To do so on Mac OSX, 
mounting a folder that contains the # character in the folder name through WebDAV is 
not supported. Please rename the folder before mounting it if necessary. 
For View in Office Online and View in Google Docs, please set your browser to allow 
pop-ups and you will need a myQNAPcloud account. Supported file 
formats: .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, and .pptx. 
To stream media files to HDMI or Chromecast using the Network Media Player, the 
Media Streaming Add-On must first be installed in the App Center. 
Bonjour must be enabled when using multi-zone streaming. To enable Bonjour, go to 
Control Panel > Network Service > Service Discovery > Bonjour. 
Only MP4 video files can be directly streamed if your NAS does not support On-the-fly 
Transcoding. You can consider transcoding them into different media formats if they 
are desirable.  
 
Playing media files 
To play media files with File Station, double-click a multimedia file (photo, music and video files) and 
the Media Viewer (a built-in media player on the NAS) plays the file. Use the following buttons to 
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No Name Description 
1 Download Download the item. 
2 Slideshow Play all chosen photos as a slideshow. You can 
adjust the speed and effect of the slideshow (for 
photos only.) 
3 Network Media Player Stream videos to compatible devices in different 
rooms over your home network. 
4 More Action Rotate the photo, set the photo as the QTS 
wallpaper, or delete the photo/video. 
5 Full Screen Switch to full screen mode. 
6 Previous Item/Next Item Play the previous/next item. 
7 Play/Pause (videos) Play/Pause the video. 
8 Play/Pause (photos) Play/Pause photos as slideshow. 
9 Seek Bar Control the playback progress. 
10 Show/Hide Preview Bar Hide/show the preview bar. 
11 Last Item/Next Item Play the last/next item on the preview bar. 
12 Preview Bar Preview the items in queue. 
13 Subtitle Manage subtitles of the video. 
14 Resolution Change resolution and transcoding settings.  
						

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15 Volume Adjust the volume. 
 
Note:  
The media viewer can be used to play photos and music files on all NAS models. 
However, the feature to play videos using the media viewer is available on NAS models 
that support hardware-accelerated transcoding. 
To stream media files to HDMI or Chromecast using the Network Media Player, the 
Media Streaming Add-On must first be installed in the App Center. 
Bonjour must be enabled when using multi-zone streaming. You can enable Bonjour in 
Control Panel > Network Service > Service Discovery > Bonjour. 
Only MP4 video files can be directly streamed if your NAS does not support On-the-fly 
Transcoding. You can consider transcoding them into different media formats if they 
are desirable. For details on transcoding, please refer to the Transcode Management 
chapter. 
Before enabling subtitles, please save the subtitles file (.srt format) in the same folder 
as the video file and ensure its name is the same as the video file. 
 
Finding your files/folders quickly 
File Station supports smart searching for files, sub-folders, and folders on the NAS. You can search 
for files or folders using all or part of the file/folder name, by file type, or by file extension. There are 
two additional approaches you can quickly find your files: 1) advanced search and 2) smart file filter.    
For the advanced search, first click the magnifier on the search bar and then select Advanced 
Search. Specify the search conditions (including name, size, date files are modified, location, 
type and owner/group) and click Search. The files that match these conditions in the current 
folder will be listed.      
For the smart file filter, click Smart File Filter in the Main Menu. Specify the filtering conditions 
(including name, size, date files are modified, type and owner/group) and click OK. Files that 
match the conditions will be listed for the folder. This is the case even if you switch to a different 
folder.      
 
Note: To search across all folders on the NAS, click the drop down list in Location and 
select "…".  
 
Setting file/folder level permission 
You can set file or folder level permissions on the NAS using File Station. Right-click on a file/folder 
and select Properties. 
  
						

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If Advanced Folder Permissions is disabled in Privilege Settings > Shared Folder > Advanced 
Permissions, the following settings will be shown. Define the Read, Write, and Execute access rights 
for Owner, Group, and Others. 
Owner: Owner of file or folder. 
Group: Group owner of the file or folder. 
Others: Any other (local or domain member) users who are not the owner or a member of the 
group owner. 
 
If a folder is selected, you can choose Apply changes to folder(s), subfolder(s) and file(s) to apply 
the settings to all the files and subfolders within the selected folder. Click OK to confirm. 
If the Enable Advanced Folder Permissions option is enabled in Privilege Settings > Shared 
Folder > Advanced Permissions, you will be able to specify the file and folder permissions by users 
and user groups. Click + to do so. 
To select users and user groups and specify the Read and Write permissions, click Add. 
To remove permissions on the list, select the users or user groups and click –. 
You can also define the file and folder owner by clicking the edit button next to the owner field. To do 
this, select a user from the list or search for a username, and then, click Set. 
 
The following options are available for folder permission settings. It is recommended to configure 
folder permissions and subfolder permissions in Privilege Settings > Shared Folders. 
Only the owner can delete the contents: When you apply this option to a folder, the first-level 
subfolders and files can only be deleted by their owner.  
Only admin can create files and folders: When you apply this option to a folder, only 
administrators can create files or folders. 
Apply changes to files and subfolders: Apply changed permissions settings except owner 
protection to all the files and subfolders within the selected folder. The option Only the owner can 
delete the contents will not be applied to subfolders. 
Apply and replace all existing permissions of this folder, files, and subfolders: Select this option to 
override all previously configured permissions of the selected folder and its files and subfolders 
except owner protection. The option Only the owner can delete the contents will not be applied 
to subfolders. 
 
Sharing files 
To share files on the NAS using File Station, right click on the files/folders and select Share. There 
are four sharing methods: 
Via email: Enter the required fields (including mail server from NAS or local computer, sender, 
recipient, subject, message, domain name/IP and link name), choose to include SSL (https://) in 
the URL, and optionally set an expiration time and password in More settings . Finally, preview 
the settings or directly share the file.     
						

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 Note: To share files/folders using your own email account, your email account must be 
set up in QTS Desktop > Options > E-mail Account. 
To social networks: Enter the required fields (including the social network to share the file, post 
message, domain name/IP and link name) choose to include SSL (https://) in the URL, and 
optionally set an expiration time and password in More settings.    
Create share links only (generate a link to provide on instant messengers or store for later use): 
Complete required files (domain name/IP and link name), choose to include SSL (https://) in the 
URL, and optionally set an expiration time and password in More settings. 
To NAS users: Choose to share with new or existing NAS users.  
o For new NAS users, fill out account details (username and password), choose to allocate the 
quote, choose whether to send an email notification (and fill out message subject and content), 
set domain name/IP, link name and password for the link, decide whether to include SSL 
(https://) in the URL, and optionally set an expiration time and password in More settings . 
Click Preview to preview the message or Share Now.  
o For existing users, select existing user account(s), choose whether to send a notification email 
to the user (and fill out message subject and content), set domain name/IP, link name and 
password for the link, decide whether to include SSL (https://) in the URL, and optionally set 
an expiration time and password in More settings . Click Preview to preview the message or 
Share Now.  
 
For folders, there will be an option Allow file upload to this folder in the dialog window for all four 
sharing options. This feature is only for administrators and can allow link recipients to upload files to 
the folder pointed to by the link.  
 
For the To NAS users option, if you choose to share with new NAS users, the system will create new 
user accounts. Also, the email recipients (or users you share files with) can check files shared in File 
Station > Share with me on the left panel after they log into the NAS. 
 
Sharing NAS space 
Administrators can allocate space to NAS users and specify a storage quota in File Station by 
following these steps:  
1. Click Create (the + icon) on the Menu Bar > Share space with a user. 
2. Complete the required fields in the Create a User page.  
3. Enable the quota feature and set the quota size in Control Panel > Privilege Settings > Quota 
if you have not already done so.  
4. Specify the email (optional) and phone number (optional) for the user.  
5. Choose to send an email notification to the newly-created user (optional), fill out the message 
details (including mail server (from NAS or local computer), sender, recipient, subject, message, 
domain name/IP and link name) and choose to include SSL (https://) in the URL.  
6. Click Create.   
						

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Remote Mount 
 
The remote connection mount service allows you to easily manage files across local devices, external 
devices, cloud services and remote devices from a single interface. You can easily carry out file 
management tasks such as copying and moving from remote to local devices or vice versa. The 
remote connection mount service supports multiple cloud services (such as Google Drive, Dropbox, 
and OneDrive), and remote device network protocols (such as CIFS/SMB, and FTP.), and automatic 
searches for local devices. 
 
Create remote mounts 
1. Click Remote Mount > Create remote mount.  
2. Choose to connect to a remote storage via Auto Search, SMB/CIFS, or FTP.  
3. Fill out the necessary details (including the protocol, codepage, hostname/IP, port, 
username/password, destination folder, and connection name) and choose to enable support for 
multimedia playback and thumbnail display (the system will generate thumbnails at the 
destination. If the destination is another QNAP NAS, it must have QTS 4.2 or later installed). 
4. Click Create.  
 
Check recent connection records 
1. Click Remote Mount > Connection record.  
2. Review recent connection records and their details including the connection time, connection 
name, protocol, Hostname/IP, port, account username, codepage and source path.  
3. To sort the records, click on a header. 
 
Check the current connection status 
1. Click Remote Mount > Current connection status.  
2. Review the status of the current connections records and their details, including the owner, 
connection time, protocol, Hostname/IP, port, source path, status and creation time.  
3. To sort records, click on a header. 
 
Notes:  
The maximum number of remote mounts that can be created per NAS is 256.  
To share links by email, the email server settings must be properly configured in 
System Settings > Notification > SMTP Server. 
Up to 1000 sharing links are supported. 
For best performance, use one of the following browsers: IE 9+, Firefox 3.6+, Safari 
5+, or Chrome.   
						

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Do not close the browser before the file transfer process (upload or download) is 
completed or the process will fail.  
To use Remote Mount, you must install the Connect to Cloud Drive app from the App 
Center before connecting to cloud services.  
Using a remote mount is identical to an external device and ongoing tasks will be 
terminated if the NAS is restarted or powered off. 
Limitations of your cloud service account may affect what files can be transferred. 
Please check the account details with your cloud service providers for more information 
regarding what files can and cannot be transferred. 
When transferring a large amount of files over CIFS/SMB using a remote mount, some 
antivirus software may cause the transfer to fail. If you encounter this problem, please 
temporarily disable your antivirus software and try again.  
Due to performance limitations of web browsers and PCs, you may not be able to 
upload a large amount of files in one task. If you encounter this problem, please 
separate your upload task into multiple tasks or use another upload method.  
						

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LDAP Server 
 
The LDAP server of the NAS allows the administrator to create users to access multiple NAS 
servers with the same username and password.  
 
 
Configuring LDAP Server 
 
Follow these instructions to configure the LDAP server. 
1. Enable LDAP Server: Log in to the NAS as "admin". Go to “Control Panel” > "Applications" 
> LDAP Server and enable the LDAP server. Enter the full LDAP domain name and the 
password for the LDAP server, then click Apply. 
2. Create LDAP Users: Under the "Users" tab, click “Create” then click "Create a User" or 
Create Multiple Users or Batch Import Users. Follow the wizard instructions to create 
LDAP users. Once you have created the LDAP users, the NAS can be joined to the domain. 
You can set the permissions of LDAP users and allow them to be authenticated by the 
NAS. 
3. Join a NAS to LDAP Domain: To allow LDAP users to connect to the NAS, join the NAS to 
the LDAP domain. Go to Privilege > Domain Security. Select LDAP authentication and 
choose LDAP server of local NAS as the server type. Then click Apply. The NAS is now 
a client of the LDAP server. To view the domain users or groups, go to Privilege Settings 
> Users or User Groups, then select Domain Users or Domain Groups. You can also 
set the folder permission for the domain users or groups.