Seagate NAS OS 4 U User Manual page 67

If you have successfully connected to an active directory domain, you will see a button on the Users page
labeled Import from domain. Go to
.At the prompt, type a few characters in the text field to find the users you want to import .2
.Hold down the control key (Windows users) or command key (Mac users) to select multiple users .3
The imported users will appear in the table. You can identify users imported from the domain by their grey .5
The administrator of the original domain manages users imported from an active directory. For example,
passwords, email accounts, and groups are all determined within the original domain. See
:The administrator of the NAS OS device can adjust the following settings for imported users
.Administrators can use Groups to set access rights for many users at once rather than individually
Allotting storage and network permissions for multiple departments and users in a branch office or corporate
network can be complicated. It takes forethought and planning to configure which user is part of what group with
access to how many shares. For this reason, the settings Shares, Users, and Groups are closely related in NAS OS.
The cross-functionality between these three settings allows the administrator to add users to groups in the
Users or Groups settings as well as shares to users and groups in the Users and Groups settings. The wizard for
each setting prompts the administrator to choose shares, users, and groups. Additionally, users and groups can
However, creating a new share, user, or group requires that the administrator use its respective setting. For
example, the administrator must choose the Shares setting to add a new share and the Users setting to add a
new user. Though each setting can be revised at any time, it is highly recommended that the administrator plan
ahead when first adding shares, users, and groups to NAS OS. With a map of users, groups, and shares, the
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Importing users from an active directory
Settings for instructions on how to join your NAS OS device to an active
Managing users imported from an active directory
.instructions on synchronizing changes from an active directory to NAS OS
.be added to a new share when following the Add share wizard
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:To add users from the active directory
Access rights to shares on the NAS OS device
Delete an imported user from the NAS OS device
Set quotas for storage capacity on NAS OS volumes
Shares, Users, and Groups
.directory
.Choose Import from domain .1
.Choose Import .4
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