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• Share. The Share security mode is suitable for most home and small office environments,
providing a simple way for people in a trusted environment to share files without the necessity
of setting up separate user and group accounts. Shares that you create in this environment can
be password protected if you want.
• User. A more appropriate selection for the medium-size office or workgroup environment is
the User security mode. This mode allows you to set up user and group accounts to allow for
more specific share access restrictions. Access to shares requires proper login authentication,
and you can specify which users and/or groups you wish to offer access. As an example, you
might want to restrict company financial data to just users belonging to one particular group.
In this security mode, the administrator need to set up and maintain user and group accounts
on the ReadyNAS device itself. In addition, each user account is automatically set up with a
private home share on the ReadyNAS.
• Domain. The Domain security mode is most appropriate for larger department or corporate
environments, where a centralized Windows-based domain controller or active directory
server is present. The ReadyNAS device integrates in this environment by creating a trusted
relationship with the domain/ADS authentication server and allowing all user authentications
to occur there, eliminating the need for separate account administration on the device itself.
Also, in this security mode, each domain/ADS user is automatically set up with a private home
share on the ReadyNAS.
Note: The FrontView management system slows down in proportion to the number of
users in the domain. NETGEAR advises that you do not use the ReadyNAS in
a domain environment with more than 1000 users.
Configuring Your ReadyNAS
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