Seagate NAS OS 4 U User Manual page 64

.Seagate Access account. It is highly recommended to keep passwords as consistent as possible
The email address can be filled in automatically when associating a user with a Seagate Access account.
With or without a Seagate Access account, the administrator can click the text in the Email column to
change a user's email address. However, if a user is associated with a Seagate Access account, it is highly
.recommended to keep the email address unchanged
The light in the Seagate Access column is green if the user is associated with a Seagate Access account. It is
.grey if the user does not have a Seagate Access account
.Click a green light to log out of the Seagate Access account
.Click a grey light to create a Seagate Access account for a user
The number in the Shares column (folder icon) indicates how many shares the user can access. Choose the
.number to view the assigned shares
The number in the Groups column (double silhouette icon) shows to how many groups the user belongs.
.Choose the number to view the groups
To set a storage capacity limit for a user, click on the white circle in the Quota column. Once the quota is set,
.the white circle will turn green
Add a user
:Choose Manage users and follow the wizard to completion. You can
Invite users: invite local and remote users to join your NAS and to create a Seagate Access account. Use
this option for users who require remote access to the NAS. You must enter an email address for a user to
create a Seagate Access account. The user receives the invitation via email with instructions on how to
.complete the account
.See invites: review pending user invitations
Create user: create a user for local access to the NAS. You can create a local user and add the Seagate
.Access account later
:Consider the following when completing the fields in this step
A login can have from 1 to 20 characters using letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscores. Do not begin or
.end with a hyphen or an underscore
.A password can have from 4 to 20 characters and is case-sensitive
An email address is optional when creating a local user. It can be helpful for quota notifications and
.password recovery
.To give the user administration privileges to the NAS, check the box next to Administrator
Set group permissions: To add a user to a group, drag the group name from the No access column to the
Access column. To add the user to multiple groups, make all your selections before dragging them to the
Access column. The administrator can skip the group membership step if membership will be assigned in the
.Groups settings
Set share permissions: To give the user access to a share, drag the share to the Read access column or the
Read+write access column. To give access to multiple shares, make all your selections before dragging them
to one of the columns. If a share is mistakenly dragged to the Read access column or Read+write access
column, you can drag it back to the No access column. The administrator can skip this step if access will be
.assigned in the Shares or Groups settings
User: access to shares and rights
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