In this tutorial, we will see how to create a shared folder with a QNAP NAS and access it from Windows.
Creating the shared folder
1. Go to the administration interface and open Control Panel 1 .
![Qnap home](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/qnap-add-share-01-home-600x297.png)
2. In the Privilege 1 section, click Shared Folders 2 .
![Control panel qnap](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/qnap-add-share-02-control-panelpng-600x297.png)
3. Click Create 1 / Shared Folder 2 .
![Add share folder](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/qnap-add-share-03-control-panel-folder-share-600x310.png)
4. Enter the folder name 1 (which will also be the name of the share), in case more than one volume is available, select 2 . Then configure the share access rights 3 . To finish click on Create 4 .
![Configure share](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/qnap-add-share-04-confiure-share-266x400.png)
5. The shared folder is created 1 .
![Share added](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/qnap-add-share-05-folder-share-added-600x309.png)
Access the shared folder
1. From a Windows workstation open the Run window ( + R)
2. Enter the share address 1 \\ NAS_IP\NAME_SHARE and click OK 2 .
![Windows executer](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/qnap-add-share-06-open-folder.png)
3. (optional) Enter credentials if necessary.
![Credential](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/qnap-add-share-07-windows-credential-396x400.png)
4. The shared folder is accessible.
![Share explorer Windows](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/qnap-add-share-08-600x337.png)