Connect Windows to Synology NAS Easily | Networking Tutorial
In this video, I'll show you how to mount a Windows shared folder (SMB/CIFS) on your Synology NAS — step by step.
🎙️ English Key Notes & Transcript
Hey guys, Ansar here. So in today's video, we are going to talk about how you can mount a Windows share server on your Synology NAS. So first of all, we need to. open up our Windows and create a folder there. So to make a folder, we'll just create a new folder, and after creating it, we need to right-click on that folder. simply go to properties, click on sharing right here, and then click on advanced sharing. Check the box to share this folder, and then come over to permissions. and then grant full control by making sure you allow it. Once you have allowed it, go ahead and hit apply, then click okay, click okay one more time, and then completely close that window. After that, we are going to press the Windows key plus R on our keyboard. on our keyboard and type our IP address preceded by double backslashes. So we've entered the IP, and now the folder that we just shared will show up. So we just need to. copy this path. Once we've copied the path, we need to head over to our Synology server and click on File Station. After that, we need to select. Tools and you will see the option to mount remote folder right there. Click on CIFS folder from the menu. After that, you'll see somethi...
📋 Overview & Step-by-Step Guide
00:08 Create shared folder in Windows
00:35 Find Windows shared folder network path
00:51 Open Synology File Station
01:00 Use Mount Remote Folder option
01:10 Select CIFS and enter shared path
01:20 Enter Windows username and password
01:27 Verify mounted folder on Synology NAS
01:50 Test file access from Windows and NAS
02:05 Mounting completed successfully
Want to access your Windows shared folder directly from your Synology NAS? 🚀
In this video, I'll show you how to mount a Windows shared folder (SMB/CIFS) on your Synology NAS — step by step.
You'll learn how to connect, map, and manage files seamlessly between Windows and NAS storage. Perfect for IT admins, home lab users, and small business networks!
🔧 Topics Covered:
Enable SMB sharing on Windows 10/11
Create shared folder with permissions
Mount SMB folder on Synology DSM
Fix authentication & permission errors
Access Windows files from NAS File Station
💡 Watch till the end for troubleshooting tips and performance advice!
📂 Tested On: Synology DSM 7.x | Windows 10 & 11
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