Windows Server Essentials Connector; Add Users Before Installing The Connector; Add Users - Seagate SRPS20 Administration Manual

Windows Server Essen als Connector
Get more from Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Essentials by connecting the PCs on your network to the
WSS NAS's domain. In addition to facilitating data sharing among users in your office, the WSS NAS can
manage and automate backups for PCs.
The Windows Server Essentials Connector is compatible with PCs that run Windows 7 or higher.
Before installing the Windows Server Essentials Connector, make certain to follow the Seagate WSS NAS
Setup Assistant to completion (see
Important info: Installing the connector automatically joins a PC to the WSS NAS's domain. A new
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user account is also created on the PC to match the user credentials on the WSS NAS. Data from
the PC's existing user account can be migrated to the new account. See the instructions below.

Add users before installing the connector

The Windows Server Essentials Connector wizard prompts you for a user on the network. Therefore, you
must add users in the Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Essentials dashboard before running the Windows
Server Essentials Connector wizard on PCs.

Add users

Note: Review the explanation regarding how to plan for creating users in the Users section.
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1. From a PC on the network, connect to your WSS NAS via Remote Desktop.
2. Launch the dashboard.
3. Choose Users.
4. In Users Tasks on the right, click Add a user account.
5. Enter the user's credentials and choose Next. See the example in the image below.
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