Operation Manual

Chapter 3 Web Administration Tool
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Name
Descriptions
Workgroup/
Domain
Click
[Modify
Settings]
to change
settings.
Workgroup Name Enter the workgroup name to have the LinkStation join a Microsoft
network group.
Workgroup names may contain up to 15 alphanumeric characters or 7
two-byte characters. You can use one-byte alphanumeric characters, two-
byte characters, hyphens, underscores, and periods.
Don’t use a hyphen, underscore, or period as the rst character of a
workgroup name.
WINS Server IP
Address
Enter the IP address of a WINS Server to use WINS Server.
Workgroup/
Domain
Authentication
Method
Select the user authentication method here.
[Delegate Authority to LinkStation] (usually recommended)
Only registered users may access the LinkStation. Usernames and
passwords should be exactly the same as those used for Windows login.
[Delegate Authority to External SMB Server]
Users are authenticated by an external Authentication server. Microsoft
network knowledge required for setup. Consult your System Administrator
for details.
[Use Windows Domain Controller as Authentication Server]
Select this option when you want to authenticate against Domain
Controller, but the LinkStation does not join the domain.
Note: The Windows Domain Controller has been assigned to be an
external authentication SMB Server. The workgroup name on the DEVICE_
TYPE must be identical to the Windows Domain Name.
[Automatic User Registration]
Select to automatically register users allowed by the Authentication Server
to the LinkStation's authenticated user list .
[Enable Authentication Shared Folder]
Use the folder as an authentication test folder which can be accessed by
users registered to Authentication Server.