Mac File Service

At Control Panel > File Services > Win/Mac/NFS, you can enable Mac file service to make DiskStation a Mac file server (AFP server).

To enable Mac file service:

  1. Tick Enable Mac file service to make DiskStation a Mac file server (AFP server).
  2. Set a Time Machine backup folder if necessary. (See the section below for more information.)
  3. Click Apply.

About Time Machine backup folder:

To back up data from Time Machine to DiskStation, select a shared folder from the drop-down menu.

Note: Shared folders that are being used by other services will not be available for Time Machine.

Advanced Settings

Apply default UNIX permissions:

Enabling this option applies the default UNIX permissions when uploading or creating files and folders. Applied permissions are the same as permissions applied by the UNIX command umask. When this option is enabled, UNIX permissions are 644 for files and 755 for folders. When this option is disabled, UNIX permissions are 666 for files and 777 for folders. The default umask value is 022.

Note: Enabling this option might cause inconsistent permission issues between different protocols. To avoid inconsistencies, we suggest leaving this option disabled.

Immediately release resources after disconnect:

Enabling this option immediately releases resources when the AFP server connection unexpectedly disconnects. If you receive "Volume in use" error messages while using Time Machine, please enable this option.

To enable Bonjour printer broadcast:

Tick Enable Bonjour Printer Broadcast to allow Mac clients to browse and locate the printer connected to DiskStation .