User Management

Boost productivity and save your IT admins time with intuitive user account and device management across your entire business.

Boost management efficiency

Fit into existing environments

Fit into existing environments

Integrate Synology NAS into deployments with a variety of devices and applications, and set access permissions to existing services to ensure efficiency.

Centralize user management

Centralize user management

Manage accounts individually or across groups, delegate administrator privileges on DSM, and push critical updates to multiple workstations through Windows AD.

Minimize your expenditure

Minimize your expenditure

Eliminate expensive hardware, operating systems, and license fees associated with traditional servers by self-hosting a directory server on Synology NAS.

Synology Directory Server

Transform your Synology system into a centralized domain controller to manage and secure accounts and devices, and to deploy updates or group policies to Windows endpoints. Learn more

Windows Active Directory and RSAT support
Active-active failover setup for high availability
Roaming user profiles
Windows Active Directory and RSAT support
Active-active failover setup for high availability
Roaming user profiles

Joining an existing domain

Grant users secure and convenient access to services and resources. Learn more

Windows Active Directory/LDAP
Cloud services
Windows Active Directory/LDAP
Cloud services

Manage your directory service in the cloud

Use C2 Identity to centrally manage users and groups, simplify user authentication with a one-time login experience for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications, and effectively manage on-premises Windows and macOS workstations across multiple sites. Learn more

Need help managing files and access permissions?

Discover Synology's wide range of file management solutions, from simple and secure file sharing, to synchronization and granular access permission settings. Learn more

Need help managing files and access permissions?

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