QNAP Systems Ts 253 User Guide

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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)...

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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...

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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...

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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):...

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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...

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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...

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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...