Basic Mode; Toolbar - Western Digital WD ShareSpace User Manual

Toolbar

The toolbar located on the upper right of the WD ShareSpace's Network Storage
Manager user interface includes the following commands.
Function Description
Advanced Allows you to switch the user interface from basic to Advanced Mode.
Basic Allows you to switch the user interface from advanced to Basic Mode.
Help Displays online help.
Logout Exits the utility.

Basic Mode

The Basic Mode provides access to the most common configuration options.
Click any of the buttons to display the available configuration options. The table
below describes the options.
Category Description
Device Name Enter a device name and description. For more details, see "Device Name" on page 97.
Date & Time Set the system date and time manually or set the NTP server to allow date and time to be
updated automatically. For more details, see "Date & Time" on page 98.
Network Configure the network connection. For more details, see "Network" on page 99.
Users Create and delete user accounts and change the user password. For more details, see
"Users" on page 99.
Folder Shares Access configuration details relating to how shares are made available through this storage
device. This icon also displays a list of mounted volumes and their available shares. When a
USB drive is connected to the device, the USB drive displays as USB share. For more details,
see "Folder Shares" on page 102.
System Status Displays general information about the storage device, such as device name, firmware version,
current date/time, system uptime, IP address, volume usage, and volume RAID type. For more
details, see "System Status" on page 104.
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