Operation Manual

Chapter 3 Web Administration Tool
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Name
Descriptions
Workgroup/
Domain
Authentication
Server Name or IP
Address
When [Delegate Authority to External SMB Server] is selected for the
authentication method, specify the external server which is used for the
user authentication by the server name or IP address of the server
Note: • When connecting using AFP or FTP/FTPS, always use an IP address.
Authentication may fail if a server name is used.
• Enter the IP address rather than the server name anytime that the
server is not on the same subnet.
Name When [Delegate Authority to External SMB Server] , [Automatic User
Registration], and [Enable Authentication Shared Folder] are selected
for the authentication method, specify the shared folder name for the
authentication test. It can be registered as the users of the LinkStation
automatically who open the shared folder for the authentication test.
Note: • You cannot create more than 2 shared folders for the
Authentication test .
• A user who is automatically registered will belong to the "hdusers"
group.
• You cannot use shared folder names which already exist as a
shared folder name for the authentication test.
• You can enter up to 12 alphanumeric characters or 6 two-byte
characters.
• You can use one-byte alphanumeric characters, two-byte
characters, hyphens, and underscores.
• Don’t use a number or symbol as the rst character of the name.
• AFP and FTP/FTPS connection do not allow delegating authority
to external SMB server to obtain user information.