User Manual

CONFIGURING SETTINGS
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MY CLOUD USER MANUAL 
Max SMB Protocol
The Max SMB Protocol feature allows you to select the maximum Se
rver Message Block
(SMB) protocol you’d like to use for your device.
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Select the Max SMB Protocol from the drop-down menu.
Share Aggregation
Share aggregation (similar to Distributed File System [DFS]) consolidates shares from other
My Cloud devices, or network devices that support the SMB protocol. Enabling this function
allows you to improve data availability. Distributed File System is disabled by default.
1. To enable Share Aggregation, click the toggle button to ON.
2. In the Share Aggregation Settings window, enter the Root Folder Name to create a
container for the
linked, remote shares. Click Apply.
3. Click Add Link to connect to add links to aggregate remote
shares.
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Enter the Local Folder Name for the folder displayed under the Root Folder.
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Enter the Remote Host hostname, or, the IP address of the target device.
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Manually enter the Remote Share name, or, click Get Remote Share Folder to
display Remote Host shares.
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Click Apply.
Active Directory
Enabling this function allows your My Cloud device to join an existing Windows domain.
Active Directory is disabled by default.
1. To enable/disable Active Directory, click the togg
le button. The Active Directory Settings
screen appears.
2. Enter the following information:
User Name Enter the Active Directory server account name.
Password Enter the Active Directory server password.
Domain Name Enter the fully qualified name (FQDN) of the Active Directory to join.
DNS Server Enter the Domain Name System
(DNS) Server IP address.
3. Review the information on the screen, then click Apply.
LLTD
This enables/disables the Link Layer Topology Discovery (LLTD) protocol. Select this option
to enable LLTD on your network for enhanced network discovery and diagnostics on
Microsoft Windows machines.
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To enable/disable LLTD, click the toggle button.