Chapter 8: Accessing The Storage; Logging Into A Share; Logging Into The Cifs Shares With Administrator Privileges - Linksys NSS6000 Series Administrator's Manual

Accessing the Storage

Logging into a Share

Logging into the CIFS Shares with Administrator Privileges

STEP 1
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End users, using a Windows, UNIX, Linux, or Mac computer can easily access the
NSS storage. Once the end user logs into the NSS using their username and
password, the shares to which the end user has read or read-write privileges
appear. The NSS supports three file-sharing protocols: CIFS, NFS, and FTP. The
steps to access the NSS storage depend on which file-sharing protocol the end
user chooses to use: CIFS, NFS, or FTP as well as the end user's operating system.
To log into CIFS shares with administrator privileges:
There are a variety of ways to access the CIFS shares on the NSS. As the
administrator, you also have read-write access to a hidden share called "storage".
This share gives access to all data on the system (including user home directories).
As the administrator, you can read, write, and delete all files and folders regardless
of who owns them. For this reason, make sure that you change the default
administrator password.
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From the My Computer window, type the NSS \\<hostname> or <IP
address > in the Address bar. (Where the <hostname> refers to your NSS
hostname and <IP address > refers to the IP address of your NSS. For
example, "\\NAS0123456789ab" or "\\192. 1 68. 1 .2".) To access the hidden
storage folder, type the hostname or IP address followed by "\storage". For
example, "\\NAS0123456789ab\storage".
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Browse for the NSS from the My Network Places window. To access the
hidden storage folder, make sure that you add "\storage" to the address.
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Map the NSS to a network drive. To access the hidden storage folder, make
sure that you add "\storage" to the address.
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