User Manual

User and Group Management Modes
You can choose between two modes to manage user and group accounts on your ReadyNAS: Local Users
mode and Active Directory mode.You configure either one or the other:
• Local Users mode.This mode lets you manually manage user and group accounts on your ReadyNAS
storage system using its local database.
• Active Directory mode. This mode requires an Active Directory database. If you use Active Directory
mode, you do not use your ReadyNAS system to manage your users and groups. Instead, you manage
them with your Active Directory database and the changes are transferred to your ReadyNAS system
every 12 hours.
To configure Local Users mode:
1. Log in to the ReadyNAS.
2. Select Accounts > Authentication.
3. In the Access Type menu, select Local users.
4. (Optional) Enter a name for the workgroup.
You can keep the default name of VOLUME.
5. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
For more information about managing users and groups in Local Users mode, see User Accounts on page
125 and Group Accounts on page 130.
To configure Active Directory mode:
1. Log in to the ReadyNAS.
2. Select Accounts > Authentication.
The page adjusts.
3. In the Access Type menu, select Active Directory.
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ReadyNAS OS 6.9.3