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Should I enable Advanced Folder Permissions or Windows ACL support?

Last modified date: 2023-09-20

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Overview

Advanced Permissions allows for secure management of folders and subfolders. You can specify permissions of read, read/write, and deny access of individual users for each folder and subfolder.

Recommendation

Log in to your NAS as an administrator and go to Control Panel > Privilege > Shared Folders > Advanced Permissions.

  • Click Enable Advanced Folder Permissions if you want to set up permissions directly through the NAS UI.
  • Click Enable Windows ACL support if you want to set up permissions through Windows File Explorer. 

For details on how to configure folder and subfolder permissions with Advanced Permissions, click here.

Note:
When Windows ACL is enabled while Advanced Folder Permissions is disabled, permissions will only have effect when accessing the NAS from Windows File Explorer. Users connecting to the NAS via FTP, AFP, or File Station will only have share-level permissions.

When Windows ACL and Advanced Folder Permissions are both enabled, users cannot configure Advanced Folder Permissions from the NAS UI. The permissions (read only, read/write, and deny access) of Advanced Folder permissions for AFP, File Station, and FTP will automatically follow Windows ACL configurations.

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