Enhance Security On Your Shared Folders - HP Mv2120 - Media Vault Network Drive User Manual

Enhance Security on your Shared Folders

The HP Media Vault comes with different options for securing folders and files
saved to the server. You can permit everyone on your network access to all
your server's files, or you can set the access levels on individual folders that
contain sensitive information so that only you have access to those files.
The server's two security options for shared folders are:
Private
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Public
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Public Shared Folders
Public shared folders have the lowest level of security. In public shared
folders, everyone on your network has equal access to all your folders.
However, you can add one level of security to public shared folders by
password protecting them. With password protection enabled, network users
must enter the name of the shared folder as the user name and the
appropriate password before gaining access to the folder.
Private Shared Folders
Private shared folders are the default. They have a more restrictive security
level because you grant "access privileges" for each defined network user on
each shared folder.
Let's say you store all your financial files on the server. All your network users
store their music files to the server so that they can download songs only once
from the Internet. But you don't want all your network users to have access to
your financial files. In this case, you would create separate user names for
each user giving them "Full access" to the shared folders containing music.
You would then assign "No access" to these users on shared folders that
contain financial files.
Note: Private shared folders require a more thorough understanding of the
server's networking features, and occasional maintenance of changes. Before
deciding to enable private shared folders, make sure that you understand the
configuration screens.
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