Adding A New Share; Share Names; Table 21 Sharing > Shares - ZyXEL Communications NSA-2400 User Manual

The following table describes the labels in this screen. See
details.
Table 21 Sharing > Shares
LABEL
Status
Share Name
Volume
Path
Comment
Actions
Add a New Share

4.8 Adding a New Share

Click the Add a New Share button in the screen shown previously to create a new shared
folder with optional access password.

4.8.1 Share Names

The share name can only contain the following characters:
• Alphanumeric A-z 0-9 (there is no unicode support)
• Spaces
• _ [underscores]
• . [periods]
• - [dashes]
Other limitations on share names include:
• All leading and trailing spaces are removed automatically.
• Multiple spaces within names are converted to a single space.
• Share names must be unique (they cannot be the same as other share names).
• Share names cannot use names reserved for "automatic shares" of external USB disk
volumes be unique, for example, "USB[0-9]{1,2}", that is, a share named "USB"
followed by a one or two digit number).
• The minimum character length of a share name is one character, that is a share name
cannot be blank.
• The maximum character length of share name is 255 characters.
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DESCRIPTION
This icon displays whether the share is available, unavailable or disabled.
The default backup and snapshot shares cannot be deleted.
This displays the name of the shared folder on the NSA.
This displays which storage area (volume) the share was created. The
default shares are on volume1.
This displays the location of the shared folder on the NSA. Forward
slashes are used as path (folder tree branch) separators. Share paths that
no longer exist are shown in red.
This is some description of the share as the (limited) share name may not
be obvious enough for users to recognize clearly.
This displays the edit and delete icons for all shares created on the NSA.
Click the Edit icon to edit the corresponding existing share. Click the
Remove icon to delete it.
Click this button to go to a screen to create a new share on the NSA.
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