Accessing Remote Shares/Volumes - Seagate NAS OS 4 Manuel D'utilisation

To avoid potential conflicts with accessing remote shares, administrators should use the same credentials on
the NAS OS device and the host NAS/server. For example, Logan is a user on the NAS OS device Seagate-
DP6. The administrator for Seagate-DP6 has added a remote volume called Data. The host server for Data is
called Seagate-DWSS4, a Windows server. The administrator for Seagate-DWSS4 must create a login and
password for Logan. To make the login experience to Data easier for Logan, the administrators for Seagate-
DP6 and Seagate-DWSS4 agree to use the same credentials on both NAS devices.
The administrator for the NAS OS device can revise how the name appears on the Shares page and users on
the network:
1. Choose the Remote tab
2. Locate the remote share you want to rename and click on the words in its name column.
3. Enter the name in the field.

Accessing remote shares/volumes

Accessing remotes shares is similar to accessing shares created on the NAS OS device. There are minor
differences that administrators should consider before authorizing users to access remote shares. Review
the information below before adding remote shares to your NAS OS device.
The host NAS/server manages the remote share/volume. Since management includes credentials, make
certain that applicable usernames and passwords have been added to the host NAS/server. For example,
Logan is a user on the NAS OS device Seagate-DP6. The administrator for Seagate-DP6 has added a remote
volume called Data. The host server for Data is called Seagate-DWSS4, a Windows server. The administrator
for Seagate-DWSS4 must create a login and password for Logan. To make the login experience to Data easier
for Logan, the administrators for Seagate-DP6 and Seagate-DWSS4 agree to use the same credentials on both
NAS/server devices.
SMB is native to Windows. Users with Windows computers can access remote shares/volumes using the
operating system or Seagate Network Assistant. For further details, see
When first accessing the remote share, the user will be prompted for the username and password created
on the host NAS/server.
SMB is supported on Mac OS. The native protocol for Mac OS is Apple File Protocol (AFP). Each time that a
Mac user attempts to access a network drive, it will automatically use AFP rather than SMB. Therefore, a Mac
user cannot access remote shares with Seagate Network Assistant since the application uses the operating
system's default network settings. Mac users should follow the instructions below when accessing a remote
share/volume:
1. Go to Finder > Go > Connect to server.
2. In the Server Address field, enter smb://[name of NAS OS device] and choose Connect. Entering smb is
very important since it tells the operating system to use the SMB protocol when searching for
shares/volumes on the NAS.
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