Owner`s manual

PlatinumNAS Owner’s Manual
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WINS Server Specifies the WINS server if necessary.
Work Group / Domain Name Specifies the SMB/CIFS Work Group / ADS Domain Name.
ADS Support Shows Disable for automatic settings or Enable to make your own
settings. The following options are enabled only if ADS Support
is enabled.
ADS Server Name Specifies the ADS server name.
ADS Realm Specifies the fully qualified ADS realm (Domain).
Administrator ID The AD administrator user ID is required for permission to join an
Active Directory.
Administrator password The AD administrator password is required for permission to join
an Active Directory.
Confirm Password: re-enter administrator password to confirm.
Consult your network administrator for assistance with joining the PlatinumNAS to an
Active Directory. When all fields have been entered, click the (Apply) button to begin the
authentication process, or (Cancel) button to abort. See “Appendix C- Active Directory” for
more information.
4.2 Group Administration
When providing shares to non Active Directory
clients, the PlatinumNAS provides its own user and
group administration. The Local Group Administration
screen is accessible by selecting “Groups” from the
Accounts menu. Permissions and authorization for
users and groups are assigned to each folder shared-
See section 2.3 of this chapter for more information.
4.2.1 Creating groups
To create a new group, click (Add) in the User
configuration screen (illustrated right.) In the
following screen (see illustration at bottom)
Enter the new group name and assign users by
selecting the desired users from the “Group List”
pane and clicking the
button. Please note that
spaces, slashes or commas are not valid for group names.
4.3.2 Removing groups
To remove a user, select the group to remove and
click the (Delete) button.
4.3.3 Modifying existing groups
You may modify any groups’ user membership
by selecting the group and clicking the (Modify)
button. The Local Group Setting dialog will appear.
To add a user to the group, highlight the desired
3-Administering the PlatinumNAS