Adding Users - US Robotics USR8700 User Manual

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Adding Users

Note: By default the storage system uses local authentication mode. If your site uses Active Directory,
you might want to use Active Directory authentication mode instead. Since all user data and all
shared folder assignments are deleted when you switch from one mode to another, it is
recommended that you decide which mode you want to use before proceeding. For more
information, refer to
In the default local authentication mode, the storage system includes a user named guest that has a
password of guest (active directory authentication does not include guest). Windows and Mac OS X users
can access all shared folders that guest is authorized to access. However, you might want to add other
users as well. For example, if you want to restrict access to a shared folder that contains confidential
information, you would add at least one user and authorize that user to access that shared folder (and not
authorize the guest user to access it). Adding a user for each individual or computer in your network
provides maximum flexibility and security, enabling you to control exactly who can access what
information.
In addition, only Windows and Mac OS X users can use the guest user name. If there are Linux users or
Mac users who aren't using OS X in your network, you must add users to allow those individuals to access
any shared folders. (In Active Directory authentication mode, you can add only Linux/other Mac users.)
When you add a Windows or Mac OS X user, a folder with the same name as that person's user name is
automatically created on the storage system. Only that person can access that folder, and that person has
full read/write access to it. (In the Storage System Console, this folder is identified as the home folder.)
You can add up to 128 Windows or Mac OS X users, and up to 128 Linux or other Mac users (for a total of
up to 256 users).
Note: Since each Linux/other Mac user can represent multiple users, the number of actual users can
be higher.
To add a user:
1. In the navigation bar, click Users.
"Changing the Authentication Mode"
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