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File services, Encryption, Permissions, SMB, AFP, and NFS

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Chapter 5: File-Sharing & Sync • Disaster recovery: Mount a Hybrid Share folder on a Synology NAS to instantly access all the stored data without going through a time-consuming process of recovering data when migrating to a new NAS or experiencing a drive failure. To get started, you will be required of the following: • Subscription to the C2 Storage-Advanced Plan • A Synology NAS running on DSM 7.0.1 or above versions • The Hybrid Share Service • A Btrfs volume on which to mount the Hybrid Share folder • Connection to an external network For more information on how to set up a Hybrid Share folder, refer to the article. Encryption Synology NAS uses AES-256 encryption to protect shared folders and Hybrid Share folders against unauthorized access. • Shared folders: Encryption is optional for shared folders. For more information, refer to this article. • Hybrid Share folders: Hybrid Share folders are always encrypted on your NAS before transfer to C2 Storage to ensure data security. You need an encryption key to mount and decrypt any Hybrid Share folder. Data remain encrypted while they are uploaded and while they are stored on C2 Storage. Permissions You can automatically implement Windows Access Control List (ACL) permissions settings for shared folders and Hybrid Share folders. This also allows you to customize permissions for individual files and subfolders in Windows ACL. 5.2 File services SMB, AFP, and NFS Configure the SMB, NFS, and AFP networking protocols on your Synology NAS to use it as a filesharing center. Manage files in DSM shared folders from client computers as if you were using local storage. 39

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Chapter 5: File-Sharing & Sync
•
Disaster recovery
: Mount a Hybrid Share folder on a Synology NAS to instantly access all the
stored data without going through a time-consuming process of recovering data when
migrating to a new NAS or experiencing a drive failure.
To get started, you will be required of the following:
• Subscription to the
C2 Storage-Advanced Plan
• A Synology NAS running on DSM 7.0.1 or above versions
• The Hybrid Share Service
• A Btrfs volume on which to mount the Hybrid Share folder
• Connection to an external network
For more information on how to set up a Hybrid Share folder, refer to
the article
.
Encryption
Synology NAS uses AES-256 encryption to protect shared folders and Hybrid Share folders
against unauthorized access.
•
Shared folders
: Encryption is optional for shared folders. For more information, refer to
this
article
.
•
Hybrid Share folders
: Hybrid Share folders are always encrypted on your NAS before transfer
to C2 Storage to ensure data security. You need an encryption key to mount and decrypt
any Hybrid Share folder. Data remain encrypted while they are uploaded and while they are
stored on C2 Storage.
Permissions
You can automatically implement Windows Access Control List (ACL) permissions settings for
shared folders and Hybrid Share folders. This also allows you to customize permissions for
individual files and subfolders in Windows ACL.
5.2 File services
SMB, AFP, and NFS
Configure the SMB, NFS, and AFP networking protocols on your Synology NAS to use it as a file-
sharing center. Manage files in DSM shared folders from client computers as if you were using
local storage.