QNAP TVS-472XT 4-Bay NAS Enclosure User Manual

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Field

Description

Space Allocation

Select one of the following space allocation options:

• Thick provisioning

• Thin provisioning

Qtier Auto Tiering

Select this option to enable auto-tiering for this folder.

Note

To use this feature, you must enable Qtier on the

storage pool.

Allocate Folder Quota

Specify a data quota for the folder.

5. Optional: Configure user access permissions.

a. Under Configure access privileges for users, click Edit.

b. Specify access permissions for each user.

6. Optional: Configure advanced settings.

a. Under Advanced Settings, click Edit.

b. Configure the following settings.

Option

Description

Guest Access Right

Select the permission level assigned to users without a NAS account.

Hide network drive

Selecting this option hides the folder in Windows networks. Users who

know the specific path can still access the folder.

Lock File (Oplocks)

Opportunistic lock (Oplocks) is a Windows file locking mechanism that

facilitates caching and access control to improve performance. This

feature is enabled by default and should only be disabled in networks

where multiple users simultaneously access the same files.

SMB Encryption

This option is available only when SMB3 is enabled. Selecting this

option encrypts all Microsoft network communication using the SMB3

protocol.

Enable Windows Previous

Versions

Selecting this option allows users to use the Previous Versions feature

on Windows to restore the previous versions of this shared folder.

Enable Network Recycle Bin

Selecting this option creates a Recycle Bin for this shared folder.

Restrict the access of Recycle

Bin to administrators only for

now

Selecting this option prevents non-administrator users from

recovering or deleting files in the Recycle Bin.

Enable access-based share

enumeration (ABSE)

When this option is enabled, users can only see the shared folders that

they have permissions to mount and access. Guests must specify a

username and password to view shared folders.

Enable access-based

enumeration (ABE)

When this option is enabled, users can only see the shared folders that

they have permissions to mount and access.

Set this folder as the Time

Machine backup folder (macOS)

Selecting this option allows users to back up the data on the Mac to

this shared folder via Time Machine.

7. Click Create.

File Station creates a snapshot shared folder.

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