Dashboard: Shares; Adding A New Share; Modifying A Share; Deleting A Share - LaCie 301424U - 10 TB 5big Network Hard Drive User Manual

LaCie 5big Network 2
User Manual

4.9. Dashboard: Shares

Shares – network folders – comprise the storage capacity of the 5big
Network 2. Out of the box, it has two shares,
Shares page in the Dashboard allows the administrator to assign
quotas and access rights to users and groups, and to toggle share-
level access protocols (Fig. 48).
TECHNICAL NOTE: It's not necessary to create shares in order to
use the product. Simply use the default Share or Public.
4.9.1.

Adding a New Share

To create a new share, click the green plus sign, then fill in the group
name, description (optional), and quota (optional). If you do not set
a quota, the size allocated to the share is unlimited (until the drive
is filled).
Then, decide on whether the share will be public or private. If you
choose public, all users and guests will have Read/Write access to
the share.
IMPORTANT INFO: If you do not select the Public check box,
then no user will have access to the share until you assign access
rights.
4.9.2.

Modifying a Share

To modify a share's name, description, or quota, click on the field
and begin typing (Fig. 49). For details on changing access rights,
see 4.9.4. Setting/Modifying Access Rights for
4.9.3.

Deleting a Share

To delete a share, click the edit icon to the right of the share's listing.
In the window that opens, click
in the dialogue window (Fig.
erase any files stored on the share.
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Share and Public. The
Users/Groups.
Delete this Share. Confirm deletion
50). Note that deleting a share will
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