Setting up network shares on a Synology NAS involves four main components: shared folders, user accounts, permissions, and groups. In this video, we’ll explore how these elements work together to create a secure and efficient network sharing system.
On a Synology NAS there are four main account types: Root, Administrator, User and Guest. When we create a new user account, we determine what type of account it will be by using permissions. Permissions will then control what level of access a user will have to services and folders on a NAS.
Next up, we have Groups. It’s like a shortcut to easily assign or change access permissions for a bunch of users. However if you’ve only created a few user accounts on your NAS, there’s no real benefit to using groups not see much of a difference.
Note: We make mention of using SSH in order to access the root account. If you would like to know more about enabling SSH please take a look at the following videos:
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