Seagate NAS OS 4 U User Manual page 58

NAS OS gives you the option to add shares/volumes from NAS OS and third party NAS/server devices that are
located outside the LAN (offsite network). When choosing the Host NAS, follow the instructions for Third party
NAS or server Host, even if you want to access a NAS OS device. When choosing the NAS, you must enter its
Seagate cannot guarantee the stability and performance of remote shares/volumes from offsite networks.
There are many factors that can affect the connection including, but not limited to: firewalls, security settings,
The host NAS/server manages its shares. Only the administrator for the host NAS device can adjust the
To avoid potential conflicts with accessing remote shares, administrators should use the same credentials on
the NAS OS device and the host NAS/server. For example, Logan is a user on the NAS OS device Seagate-DP6.
The administrator for Seagate-DP6 has added a remote volume called Data. The host server for Data is called
Seagate-DWSS4, a Windows server. The administrator for Seagate-DWSS4 must create a login and password for
Logan. To make the login experience to Data easier for Logan, the administrators for Seagate-DP6 and Seagate-
The administrator for the NAS OS device can revise how the name appears on the Shares page and users on the
.Locate the remote share you want to rename and click on the words in its name column .2
Accessing remotes shares is similar to accessing shares created on the NAS OS device. There are minor
differences that administrators should consider before authorizing users to access remote shares. Review the
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.Enter the name of the share on the host NAS/server and choose Next .2
Adding remote shares on offsite networks
.routers, Internet service providers, and administration
:Adding remote shares to the NAS changes the Shares page. There are two tabs
.Remote: Access all shares added from other NAS devices
.DWSS4 agree to use the same credentials on both NAS devices
Accessing remote shares/volumes
.information below before adding remote shares to your NAS OS device
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.Review the Summary page and choose Finish .3
.public IP address and use the proper credentials
.Local: Access all shares created on the NAS
Managing remote shares/volumes
.remote shares' credentials, access rights, quotas, etc
Share tabs
:network
Choose the Remote tab .1
.Enter the name in the field .3
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