Home Page Overview; Using Web Root To Configure The Snapserver As A Simple Web Server - Overland Storage SnapServer Administrator's Manual

SnapServer/GuardianOS 7.5 Administrator's Guide
3. Click OK to update the settings immediately.

Home Page Overview

The Web Management Interface Home page opens when the user accesses a SnapServer using
a Web browser, unless the administrator has enabled the Web Root feature (see Using Web
Root to Configure the SnapServer as a Simple Web Server). This page displays a list of all
shares to which the user has access. Users can navigate the share structure to locate and view
or download files, but they cannot modify or upload files.
For users with admin rights, a key icon (
Clicking this icon displays a popup box with security information about the file/folder.
For complete details, see Home Page on

Using Web Root to Configure the SnapServer as a Simple Web Server

When you enable the Web Root feature from the Network > Web page, you can configure your
SnapServer to open automatically to an HTML page of your choice when a user enters the
following in the browser field:
http://[servername]
In addition, files and directories underneath the directory you specify as the Web Root can be
accessed by reference relative to
share. For example, if the Web Root points to the directory WebRoot on share SHARE1, the
file SHARE1/WebRoot/photos/slideshow.html can be accessed from a web browser:
http://[servername]/photos/slideshow.html
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Option Description
Web Root: Allow If Allow Directory Listings is checked and no user-defined
Directory Listings index pages are configured or present, the browser will open to a
page allowing browsing of all directories underneath the Web
Root.
NOTE:
Web Root: Create and Select one of the following:
Configure a Share
• Automatically create and configure a Web Root share: A
• Use existing share: Click the Browse button to locate an
Web Root: Default Index Files found underneath the Web Root with names matching those
File Names in this list will be automatically served to the web browser when
present, according to their order in the list. To add a filename,
click the Add button, enter the name of one or more index HTML
files, then click OK. The file you entered will be shown in the Index
Files box.
NOTE:
or
http://[IP address]
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Checking or unchecking this option only affects directory
browsing in Web Root. It does not affect access to Home
directory browsing.
share named "WebRoot" will automatically be created. By
default, the share will be hidden from network browsing and
will have all network access protocols except HTTP/HTTPS
enabled (as such, it can be accessed from a browser as the
Web Root but can not be accessed via Home). You can change
these settings from the Security > Shares page.
existing share you want to use as the Web Root share.
If no files are specified, index.html will be automatically
loaded if found.
) appears next to the file/folder in the share.
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http://[servername]
3 - Network Settings
without having to reference a specific
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