Won't remember media folder on NAS

Greetings,
I moved my iTunes to my NAS without issue, but one has shown up...
Each time I reboot my iMac, iTunes cannot find the library and I go through the procedure of choosing another library....wherein I get it connected to iTunes library folder within the Music folder on my Synology NAS.
Is there a way to ensure that iTunes can find it without always having to connect it myself?
Thank you!

Howdy Hanuman Hoffman,
The following article provides steps for connecting to a network share upon login. This should connect to the share so that the share is available and ready for iTunes to access when it's launched.
Mac OS X: How to automatically connect to a server when you log in
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4011
Cheers,
Allen

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