Adding Users - US Robotics USR8700 User Manual

Serial ATA 4-Drive NAS
User Guide
list of all currently configured Windows and Mac OS X users, as well as all Linux and other Mac computers.
Only the individuals or computers that appear on this page can access the shared folders or back up their
local hard disks on the storage system. (In this guide, the term user refers to both individuals and
computers.) You can add, modify, or remove users at any time.
The storage system uses local authentication mode by default, which means that you can add, modify, or
remove all types of users at any time. If you are using Active Directory authentication mode, you can add,
modify, or remove Linux or other Mac users, but not Windows and Mac OS X users. These users are
controlled entirely by the Active Directory server while in Active Directory authentication mode. For that
reason, there is only one editable user shown above. For more information about authentication modes,
refer to "Changing the Authentication Mode" on page 53.
If you are using local authentication mode, you can also put Windows and Mac OS X users into groups.
This makes it easier to give several users access to the same shared folder at once. For example, in an
office environment, you might create one group for all users and give that group read-only access to a
shared folder with corporate policies. You might then create separate groups for each department (such as
Sales or HR) and give those groups read/write access to shared folders with information specifically for
those groups (such as expense reports or company benefits). Each user can be a member of multiple
groups.
If you are using Active Directory authentication mode, you cannot create groups using the Web User
Interface. All groups are controlled entirely by the Active Directory server.

Adding Users

To add a user, refer to "Adding Users" on page 31.
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