Shares; Creating Shares - LaCie 5big network User Manual

LaCie 5big network
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4.4. Shares

Click on the Shares link in the navigation bar to open the Shares
page (Fig. 4.4). Use this page to create, edit and delete shares.
4.4.1.

Creating Shares

To create a share:
1. Click Add on the Shares page. The Share Details page opens
(Fig. 4.4.1-A).
2. Enter a name and description for the share (a). The descrip-
tion only appears to the administrator as part of the Share
Profile on this page.
TeChNICAl NOTe: The share name cannot contain any of the
following characters: \ / [ ] : | < > + = ; , ? * @ and space.
3. Select Enabled from the Status menu to make the share ac-
cessible. Select Disabled to create the share but make it
inaccessible.
4. To make the share accessible in read/write mode to anyone,
unclick the "Allow public read access" check box and click
"Allow public read and write access". No password is need-
ed to access the share. Select "Allow public read access" to
require a password for read/write access. Anyone can access
an "Allow public read access" share in read-only mode.
5. Select the protocols which will be used to access the share.
You can choose from Windows , Apple (SMB), FTP or HTTP
(Fig. 4.4.1-B).
6. Click Apply (b).
Administering Your LaCie 5big network
Figure 4.4
Figure 4.4.1-A
Figure 4.4.1-B
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