Configuring Access Restrictions for Shared Folders
You may restrict access for specific shared folders, including external USB drives.
Notes:
• Shared folders with limited access can still be used as backup destinations.
• If you grant both read-only and read and write access to the users or groups, the attributes will become as below:
Group with read and
write access
Group with read-only
access
Group with no access
User with read and write
access
R/W R R/W
User with read-only access R R R
User with no access R/W R -
R/W: Read and write, R: Read-only, -: No access
Local Users and Groups
You can configure access restrictions using local users and groups from a computer or a mobile device. Follow the
appropriate procedure below to configure access restrictions.
Using a Computer
1 From Settings, click File Sharing.
2 Click the settings icon ( ) to the right of “Folder Setup”.
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