To get started, the administrator adds the 20 shares using the Add share wizard on the Shares page. The
administrator ignores the prompts to add users and groups to each share since new users and groups have
yet to be created.
Next, the administrator adds the 20 users using the Add user wizard on the Users page. The administrator
ignores the prompts to add users to shares and groups since new groups have yet to be created.
Finally, the administrator adds the 10 groups using the Add group wizard on the Groups page. In this step, the
administrator will assign:
Each user to a specific group
Share permissions for each group
The Groups setting is the last step since it can cover more users at one time rather than assigning share
permissions for each new user.
The generic sample setup may not apply to all environments. However, NAS OS gives the administrator free
reign to configure permissions on the Shares, Users, and Groups pages.
Public and private shares
The following table shows the differences between private and public shares:
Type
Accessibility
Private
Login and password
required
Public
Available to any user
on the network
Exis ng shares
Shares are organized in a table:
Click on the text in the Name column to change the share name.
Click on the empty space or text in the Description column to add or revise details for the share
(optional).
The number in the Groups column (two silhouettes) shows how many groups have access to the share.
Click on the number to view and edit the group. Public indicates that the share is available to everyone
on the network.
The number in the Users column (one silhouette) shows how many users have access to the share. Click
on the number to view and edit user access. Public indicates that the share is available to everyone on
Seagate NAS OS 4
Login
Availability
Password-
Computers on the network and remote
protected
access (must be enabled)
None
Computers on the network and remote
access (must be enabled)
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Default share
admin or user
defined
Public
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