Seagate NAS OS 4 U User Manual page 59

The host NAS/server manages the remote share/volume. Since management includes credentials, make
certain that applicable usernames and passwords have been added to 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-DWSS4 agree to use the same credentials on both
SMB is native to Windows. Users with Windows computers can access remote shares/volumes using the
operating system or Seagate Network Assistant. For further details, see
When first accessing the remote share, the user will be prompted for the username and password created on
SMB is supported on Mac OS. The native protocol for Mac OS is Apple File Protocol (AFP). Each time that a Mac
user attempts to access a network drive, it will automatically use AFP rather than SMB. Therefore, a Mac user
cannot access remote shares with Seagate Network Assistant since the application uses the operating system's
default network settings. Mac users should follow the instructions below when accessing a remote
In the Server Address field, enter smb://[name of NAS OS device] and choose Connect. Entering smb is very .2
important since it tells the operating system to use the SMB protocol when searching for shares/volumes on
The user is prompted for a Name and Password. As recommended above, the administrators for the NAS OS .3
and host devices should use the same credentials for users. Enter the username and password created on
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.NAS/server devices
Shares: Access and Transfer
.the host NAS/server
.Go to Finder > Go > Connect to server .1
.both devices. Choose Connect
Files.
:share/volume
.the NAS
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