TV can see and access a hidden shared folder it shouldn't
Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2019 4:51 pm
My Samsung TV can access a hidden shared folder "Music Backup" and play music from there although it is not supposed to.
The TV connects to the NAS via DLNA and Media Streaming Add-On as guest, so it should see only two shared folders, "Video" and "Music". When I select NAS as the source on TV and then proceed with selecting Music and Folder, it doesn't show "Music" (shared and visible media folder with read-only rights for guests) but "Music Backup" (containing music but not set as media or visible folder), which is set in the following way:
- static volume
- settings > shared folders > hidden: yes
- settings > shared folders > media folder: unchecked
- settings > shared folders > hide network drive: checked
- settings > shared folders > shared folder permissions > guest access rights: deny access
In settings > multimedia management > media folder the "Music Backup" folder does not appear as a media folder.
I don't experience this on other devices which connect to NAS at home. I also don't experience this with "Video" and "Video Backup" folders which are set in the identical manner as "Music" and "Music Backup".
Why is QNAP allowing the TV to see and access a prohibited folder and how to solve this? Thanks in advance.
Hardware and software descriptions:
TV: Samsung MU6100
NAS: QNAP TS-431P2, QTS 4.3.4.0734, Media Streaming Add-On v.430.1.8.5
The TV connects to the NAS via DLNA and Media Streaming Add-On as guest, so it should see only two shared folders, "Video" and "Music". When I select NAS as the source on TV and then proceed with selecting Music and Folder, it doesn't show "Music" (shared and visible media folder with read-only rights for guests) but "Music Backup" (containing music but not set as media or visible folder), which is set in the following way:
- static volume
- settings > shared folders > hidden: yes
- settings > shared folders > media folder: unchecked
- settings > shared folders > hide network drive: checked
- settings > shared folders > shared folder permissions > guest access rights: deny access
In settings > multimedia management > media folder the "Music Backup" folder does not appear as a media folder.
I don't experience this on other devices which connect to NAS at home. I also don't experience this with "Video" and "Video Backup" folders which are set in the identical manner as "Music" and "Music Backup".
Why is QNAP allowing the TV to see and access a prohibited folder and how to solve this? Thanks in advance.
Hardware and software descriptions:
TV: Samsung MU6100
NAS: QNAP TS-431P2, QTS 4.3.4.0734, Media Streaming Add-On v.430.1.8.5