Using The Wd Sentinel Server's Features; Using The Launchpad (Internal Users) - Western Digital Sentinel DS5100 Administrator And Maintenance Manual

Using the WD Sentinel Server's Features

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Using the Launchpad (Internal Users)

Accessing Shared Folders Over Your Network
Accessing Computers and Shared Folders Remotely
Backing up (Windows PC)
Backing up with Time Machine (Mac)
Recovering/Restoring (Windows PC)
Recovering/Restoring (Mac)
Backing up your WD Sentinel Server
Recovering a WD Sentinel Server Image or Resetting the Boot Drives to Factory Defaults
This chapter describes the routine tasks that both the Administrator and permitted users
perform on the WD Sentinel server.
Using the Launchpad (Internal Users)
After you, the Administrator, use the Dashboard to set up users with a user name,
password, and permissions, they can access the Launchpad Sign-in page using one of the
following methods:
Best Practice: Ideally, you set up a user name and password for yourself and have
Accessing the Launchpad
To access the Launchpad (Windows):
If your operating systems
is...
Windows 8
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given it all access privileges so you too can use the Launchpad
shortcuts.
Do one of the following...
From Apps Page
• On your keyboard, click the Windows button
• On the Start page, right-click in a blank area of the screen.
• Select All apps
• Under Windows Server Essentials, click Windows Server
Launchpad.
From Desktop:
• Double-click the Launchpad icon
From System Tray
• Right-click the Launchpad icon
Launchpad.
USING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER'S FEATURES
:
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:
and select Open
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