Manage Photo Station User Accounts - Synology DiskStation User Manual

Enable Personal Photo Station for DSM Users
DSM admin (or a user belonging to the administrators group if Photo Station's account system is set as DSM
accounts) can enable Personal Photo Station service to allow all DSM users to have their own Personal Photo
Station.
To enable Personal Photo Station service for DSM users:
1 Sign in to Photo Station as DSM admin (or a user belonging to the administrators group if Photo Station's
account system is set as DSM accounts), and then go to
2 Tick Enable Personal Photo Station service
3 After Photo Station is enabled, users can edit the Photo Station settings, which are basically the same as
those of admin's Photo Station.
Note:
 Please log in to DSM as admin (or a user belonging to the administrators group), go to
Panel > User > User Home
See "Create User's Home Folder" on Page 58 for more information.
 Only local user can use Personal Photo Station.
To connect to the user's Photo Station, do any of the following:
 Click
Launch Photo
 Go to
Main Menu and click
 Type the following web address in the address bar of your web browser:
http://Synology_Server_IP_Address/~username/photo/

Manage Photo Station User Accounts

When Photo Station or Personal Photo Station is enabled by DSM admin or DSM users, they become their
Photo Station's administrator, who can create, modify, or delete their Photo Station's user accounts.
Choose Account System
Photo Station administrators can choose to integrate DSM user accounts into Photo Station, or manage
independent user accounts.
Note: This option is not available for Personal Photo Station.
To choose an account system for Photo Station (not available for Personal Photo Station):
1 Sign in to Photo Station as DSM admin, and then go to
2 Choose either of the following options from the

DSM accounts: This option allows DSM admin to integrate DSM accounts into Photo Station.

Photo Station accounts: This option allows DSM admin to manage independent accounts for Photo
Station.
3 Click Save.
Manage User Accounts
Photo Station administrators can create, edit, or delete user accounts.
Note: Creating or deleting user accounts is not available if Photo Station's account system is set as
You will need to log in to DSM as DSM admin (or a user belonging to the administrators group), and then go
to Main Menu > Control Panel
To create a user account:
1 Sign in to Photo Station as DSM admin, and then go to
2 Click Create User and enter the username, description, and password.
102 Chapter 12: Share Photos, Videos, and Blogs with Photo Station
and then click Save.
to activate user home service first before enabling Personal Photo Station service.
Station.
Photo Station – [username].
Account system
> User to manage the user accounts.
Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Settings > General.
Settings > General.
drop-down menu:
Settings > User Accounts.
Based on DSM 4.1
Main Menu > Control
DSM accounts.