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Online Users 
 
The information of online users connected to the NAS by networking services is shown here. 
 
Tip: Right click on a record to disconnect the IP connection and block the IP.  
 
Syslog Client Management 
 
Syslog is a standard for forwarding log messages on an IP network. Enable this option to save 
event and connection logs to a remote Syslog server. When converting connection logs into a 
CSV file, the connection type and action will be number coded. Refer to the table for code 
meanings. 
Connection type codes Action codes 
0 - UNKNOWN 
1 - SAMBA 
2 - FTP 
3 - HTTP 
4 - NFS 
5 - AFP 
6 - TELNET 
7 - SSH 
8 - ISCSI 
0 - UNKNOWN 
1 - DEL 
2 - READ 
3 - WRITE 
4 - OPEN 
5 - MKDIR 
6 - NFSMOUNT_SUCC 
7 - NFSMOUNT_FAIL 
8 - RENAME 
9 - LOGIN_FAIL 
10 - LOGIN_SUCC 
11 - LOGOUT 
12 - NFSUMOUNT 
13 - COPY 
14 - MOVE 
15 - ADD 
 
Advanced Log Search 
Advanced log search is provided to search for system event logs, system connection logs and 
online users based on user preferences. First, specify the log type, users, computer name, 
date range and source IP and click Search to search for desired logs or reset to list all logs. 
Please note that for online users, only the source IP and Computer name can be specified.   
						

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Resource Monitor 
 
You can view the CPU usage, disk usage, and bandwidth transfer statistics of the NAS by 
going to “Main Menu” > “Resource Monitor” to open the Resource Monitor window.  
 
 
Note: On some models, resource monitor is not available in the Main Menu. On those 
models, go to “Control Panel” > “Overview” > “System Status” > “Resource Monitor”. 
 
Below are the sections of the Resource Monitor (Main Menu version). 
Overview: Displays CPU usage, memory usage, network usage, and system processes. 
System Resource:  
o CPU: Displays detailed information about CPU usage. 
o Memory: Displays detailed information about memory usage. 
o Network: Displays detailed information about network usage. 
Storage Resource: 
o Volume/LUN Activity: Displays activity on volume/LUN. 
o RAID Activity: Displays activity of RAID groups. 
o Disk Activity: Dispalys activity of disks. 
o Storage Space: Displays the disk space usage of each disk volume and its shared 
folders. 
Processes: Shows information about the processes running on the NAS. 
 
Below are the sections of the Resource Monitor (System Status version). 
CPU Usage: Shows the CPU usage of the NAS. 
Memory Usage: Shows the memory usage of the NAS by real-time dynamic graph. 
Disk Usage: Shows the disk space usage of each disk volume and its shared folders.  
						

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Bandwidth Usage: Provides bandwidth transfer information of each available NAS LAN 
port. 
Process: Shows information about the processes running on the NAS. 
Disk Performance: Shows IOPS and latency of the selected volume.   
						

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Privilege Settings 
 
Go to Control Panel > Privilege Systems to configure privilege settings, disk quotas and 
domain security on the NAS. 
 
  
For setup details, refer to the following links: 
Users 
User Groups 
Share Folders 
Quota 
Domain Security  
						

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Users 
 
The NAS creates the following users by default: 
admin: Has full access to system administration screens and all shared folders. You cannot delete 
this user. 
guest: Does not belong to any user group and is not displayed on the User Management screen 
Note: The login password is guest. 
anonymous: Is not displayed on the User Management screen. You can use this user when 
connecting to a NAS by FTP. 
 
You can create users based on where the account information is stored. 
Domain user: User name and password are stored on a domain controller 
Local user: User name and password are stored on the NAS 
Note: You can edit the account profile, user group, shared folder permissions, and 
application privileges for users of both types. 
 
 
 
The number of users you can create on the NAS varies by NAS models. If your NAS models are not 
listed, visit http://www.qnap.com for more details. 
 
 
  
						

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Maximum number of 
users 
NAS models 
1,024 TS-110, TS-210 
2,048 TS-112, TS-119, TS-119P+, TS-212, TS-219P+, TS-410, 
TS-239 Pro II+, TS-259 Pro+ 
4,096 TS-412, TS-419P+, TS-410U, TS-419U, TS-412U, TS-419U+, 
SS-439 Pro, SS-839 Pro, TS-439 Pro II+, TS-459U-RP/SP, 
TS-459U-RP+/SP+, TS-459 Pro+, TS-459 Pro II, TS-559 Pro+, 
TS-559 Pro II, TS-659 Pro+, TS-659 Pro II, TS-859 Pro+, 
TS-859U-RP, TS-859U-RP+, TS-809 Pro, TS-809U-RP, TS-879 
Pro, TS-1079 Pro, TS-879U-RP, TS-EC879U-RP, TS-1279U-RP, 
TS-EC1279U-RP, TS-269 Pro, TS-269L, TS-469 Pro, TS-469L, 
TS-569 Pro, TS-569L, TS-669 Pro, TS-669L, TS-869 Pro, 
TS-869L, TS-251, TS-451, TS-651, TS-851, TS-253 Pro, 
TS-453 Pro, TS-653 Pro, TS-853 Pro, SS-453 Pro, SS-853 Pro.  
 
The following information is required to create new users: 
Username: The username is case-insensitive and supports multi-byte characters, such as Chinese, 
Japanese, Korean, and Russian. The maximum length is 32 characters. Invalid characters are:  / 
\ [ ] : ; | = , + * ? < > `  
Password: The password is case-sensitive. It is recommended to use a password of at least 6 
characters. The maximum length is 64 characters. 
 
In this chapter, the following topics are covered: 
Creating a User 
Creating Multiple Users 
Importing/Exporting Users 
Home Folders 
 
Creating a User 
 
To create a user on the NAS, follow the steps below:  
1. Go to Control Panel > Privilege Settings > Users.  
2. Click Create > Create a User. 
3. Follow the wizard instructions to complete the details. 
 
 
  
						

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Creating Multiple Users 
 
To create multiple users on the NAS, follow the steps below: 
1. Go to Control Panel > Privilege Settings > Users.  
2. Click Create > Create Multiple Users. 
3. Click Next. 
4. Enter the name prefix (for example: test.) Enter the start number for the username, 
e.g. 0001 and the number of users to be created (for example: 10.) The NAS will then 
create ten users named: test0001, test0002, test0003 ... test0010. The password 
entered here is the same for all the new users. 
5. Select to create a private shared folder for each user or not. The shared folder will be 
named after the username. If a shared folder of the same name has already existed, the 
NAS will not create the folder. 
6. Specify the folder settings. 
7. You can view the new users created in the last step. Click Finish to exit the wizard. 
8. Check that the users have been created. 
9. Check that the shared folders have been created for the users. 
 
Importing/Exporting Users 
 
You can import users to or export users from the NAS with this function. 
 
Exporting users 
Follow the steps below to export users from the NAS: 
1. Go to Control Panel > Privilege Settings > Users.  
2. Click Create > Import/Export Users. 
3. Select the option Export user and user group settings. 
4. Click Next to download and save the account setting file (*.bin.) This file can be 
imported to another NAS for account setup. 
 
Importing users 
Before importing users to the NAS, make sure you have backed up the original users settings 
by exporting the users. Follow these steps to import users to the NAS: 
1. Go to Control Panel > Privilege Settings > Users.  
2. Click Create > Import/Export Users. 
3. Select Import user and user group settings. Select the option Overwrite duplicate 
users to overwrite existing users on the NAS. Click Browse, select the file (*.txt, *.csv, 
*.bin) which contains the users information and click Next to import the users. 
4. Click Finish after the users have been created. 
5. The imported user accounts will be displayed.  
						

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Note:  
The password rules (if applicable) will not be applied when importing users. 
The quota settings can be only exported when the quota function is enabled in 
Privilege Settings > Quota. 
 
The NAS supports importing user accounts from TXT, CSV or BIN files. To create a list of user 
accounts with these file types, follow these steps: 
 
TXT 
1. Open a new file with a text editor. 
2. Enter a users information in the following order and separate them by ,: Username, 
Password, Quota (MB), Group Name 
3. Go to the next line and repeat the previous step to create another user account. Each line 
indicates one users information. 
4. Save the file with UTF-8 encoding if it contains double-byte characters. 
 
Note that if the quota is left empty, the user will have no limit in using the disk space of the 
NAS. 
 
CSV (Excel) 
1. Open a new file with Excel. 
2. Enter a users information in the same row in the following order: 
o Column A: Username 
o Column B: Password  
o Column C: Quota (MB)  
o Column D: Group name 
3. Go to the next row and repeat the previous step to create another user account. Each 
row indicates one users information. Save it as a CSV file. 
4. Open the CSV file with Notepad and save it in UTF-8 encoding if it contains double-byte 
characters.  
 
BIN (Exported from the NAS) 
The BIN file is exported from a QNAP NAS. It contains information including username, 
password, quota, and user group. The quota setting can only be exported when the quota 
function is enabled in Privilege Settings > Quota. 
 
Home Folders 
  
						

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Enable Home Folders to create a personal folder to each local and domain user on the NAS. 
Users can access their home folders via Microsoft networking, FTP, AFP, and File Station. All 
the home folders are located in the shared folder Homes, which can only be accessed by 
admin by default. 
 
To use this feature, click Home Folders. Select Enable home folder for all users and the 
disk volume where the home folders will be created in. Click Apply.  
						

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User Groups 
 
A user group is a collection of users with the same access rights to files or folders.  
 
 
The NAS creates the following user groups by default: 
administrators: All the members in this group have administration rights of the NAS. This group 
cannot be deleted. 
everyone: All the registered users belong to this group. This group cannot be deleted. 
 
The number of user groups you can create on the NAS varies by NAS model. If your NAS is not listed, 
visit http://www.qnap.com for more details. 
Maximum number of user 
groups 
NAS models 
128 TS-110, TS-210 
256 TS-112, TS-119, TS-119P+, TS-212, TS-219P+, TS-410, 
TS-239 Pro II+, TS-259 Pro+ 
512 TS-412, TS-419P+, TS-410U, TS-419U, TS-412U, 
TS-419U+, SS-439 Pro, SS-839 Pro, TS-439 Pro II+, 
TS-459U-RP/SP, TS-459U-RP+/SP+, TS-459 Pro+, TS-459 
Pro II, TS-559 Pro+, TS-559 Pro II, TS-659 Pro+, TS-659