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Map a network drive in Windows 

Mapping a network drive to a shared folder on the ES NAS enables you to access it from a 
computer or Windows Explorer without having to look for it or type its network address each 
time.  
 

1.

 

Open Computer by clicking the Start button 

, and then clicking Computer

2.

 

Click Map network drive. 

 

 

3.

 

In the “Drive” list, click a drive letter. 
You can choose any available letter. 
 

4.

 

In the “Folder” box, type the path of the folder or computer, for example, 

\\NAS-

IP_address\share

 . Or click

 “

Browse”

 

to find the folder or computer. 

 
5.

 

To connect every time you log on to your computer, select the

 “

Reconnect at 

logon”

 

check box. 

 

6.

 

Click

 

Finish. 

Your computer is now connected, or

 

mapped, to the network drive. 

 
For each mapped drive, an icon appears in Computer and a listing appears in the left pane of 
Windows Explorer. 
 
Note: If you can't connect to a network drive or folder, make sure that you have the correct 
folder permissions. 

Summary of Contents for Turbo NAS

Page 1: ...Application Notes April 2016 Access QNAP Enterprise Class ES NAS using Microsoft File Sharing...

Page 2: ...disclaims any express or implied warranty relating to sale and or use of QNAP products including liability or warranties relating to fitness for a particular purpose merchantability or infringement o...

Page 3: ...ports up to 15 characters but cannot contain 5 Also specify how the users will be authenticated Standalone Server Use local users for authentication The NAS will use the local user accounts informatio...

Page 4: ...a share folder 1 Before creating a shared folder please create a Storage Pool first Log into the NAS with an administrative account go to Storage Manager Storage Space and then click Create New Storag...

Page 5: ...the physical storage limit and the physical disk space is used only when files are written into the share folder Folder quota Set the quote of the shared folder If the quota is not specified the size...

Page 6: ...d for the system to deploy the file I O approach synchronous file I O or asynchronous file I O based on applications Use the default option if you are not sure which one to choose Recycle Bin Enable t...

Page 7: ...mbols _ are supported 2 You can only encrypt a shared folder when creating it If a shared folder is created unencrypted you cannot encrypt it afterward 10 Folder Encryption Select to enable folder enc...

Page 8: ...ick a drive letter You can choose any available letter 4 In the Folder box type the path of the folder or computer for example NAS IP_address share Or click Browse to find the folder or computer 5 To...

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