User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- WD® Service and Support
- WD Guardian Services
- Important User Information
- Product Overview
- Connecting the Server and Getting Started
- Managing the WD Sentinel Server (Dashboard)
- Setting up WD Sentinel Server & Connecting Computers
- Accessing the Dashboard
- Tips for Performing Dashboard Tasks
- Adding a User Account
- Performing Dashboard Tasks
- Using the Home Page
- Managing User Accounts
- Managing Devices
- Managing Storage
- Monitoring Applications
- Monitoring System Health and Alerts
- Updating Software
- Managing Server Settings
- Shutting Down and Rebooting the Server
- Managing Storage on the WD Sentinel Server
- Using the WD Sentinel Server’s Features
- Using the Launchpad (Internal Users)
- Accessing Shared Folders Over Your Network
- Accessing Computers and Shared Folders Remotely
- Backing up (Windows PC)
- Backing up with Time Machine (Mac)
- Recovering/Restoring (Windows PC)
- Recovering/Restoring (Mac)
- Backing up your WD Sentinel Server
- Recovering a WD Sentinel Server Image or Resetting the Boot Drives to Factory Defaults
- Best Practices
- Troubleshooting
- Regulatory and Warranty Information
- Appendix
- Index

MANAGING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER (DASHBOARD)
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WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100
ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE
4. Enter the following information:
a. First Name, Last Name: Enter the user’s first and last name.
b. User account name: Enter a user account name. This is used to log into the
Launchpad.
c. Password, Confirm Password: Enter your password for the assigned user, then
enter the same password to confirm the password.
d. Level of access: Select Standard user or Administrator.
5. Click Next.
6. Select the access levels for the user account from the pull-down menu.
Read Only: Allows the user to only read the information in the associated files.
Read/Write: Allows the user to create, change, and delete the information in the to the
associated files.
No Access: Choose this setting to deny access to a shared folder.
7. Click Next.
8. Place a check next to the information you’d like the user to access using the Anywhere
Access feature.
Select Virtual Private Network (VPN) to allow VPN access for this user.
Select Allow Remote Web Access you want to allow web access for this user, then select
the links you will allow this user once they have web access.