User manual

fIle SHarIng

When the new user/group is added, you have to complete the

permission settings for each user/group to access the system. Use

the File Sharing menu to change the permission settings for each

share folder on a per user basis. This is also the menu used to create

new share folders and to create a shared ISO folder within an existing

shared folder.

To conﬁgure share settings for a folder on the DataGuard Appliance:

1. From the NAS tab, click the File Sharing menu item.

2. Move your pointer over the folder you want and click the Share

Settings button.

3. Select the user/group you want and set an access option: Deny-

Access, Read-Only, or Read-Write.

4. When done, click the Save button.

To create a new shared folder:

1. From the NAS tab, click the File Sharing menu item.

2. Click the Create Folder button.

3. Choose the Volume and type a name for the Folder and click the

Next button.

4. Click on the option box(es) to select the base protocol for the

folder (Windows/Mac/FTP/WebDAVor UNIX/LINUX) and click the

Next button.

5. If the base protocol selected in the previous menu was Windows/

Mac/FTP/WebDAV, click on the option box(es) to specify the

supported protocols (Windows, Mac, FTP, or WebDAV; default = all

enabled) and conﬁgure user permissions. For UNIX/LINUX folders,

it is necessary to specify an IP address on the local network with

read/write permission. If both UNIX/LINUX and Windows/MAC are

supported, specify the IP address in this or the next menu screen.

Click the Next button to continue.

6. Review the folder conﬁguration settings and click on Submit to

create the new folder

NAS > File Sharing

To create a folder for an ISO image:

1. From the NAS tab, click the File Sharing menu item.

2. Click the Create ISO Folder button to add a folder for ISO ﬁle

sharing:

• Enter the Source Folder, ISO Image File and Folder Name, and

then click the Next button.

• Select the protocol as Windows/FTP or UNIX/LINUX, and then

click the Next button.

• In the Permission Setting ﬁeld, set the privilege for the users to

access the folder by selecting: Deny-Access, Read-Only, or Read-

Write. Click the Next button.

• When done, click the Submit button.

3. In the File Sharing list, move your pointer over the item and

clicking the Share Setting button to change the sharing settings.