Seagate BlackArmor NAS 440 - Manual (Page 28)

BlackArmor® NAS User Guide 30
Managing BlackArmor Volumes, Shares, and Storage
You may need to use the default user name and password again in the future, if the server is
ever reset to its initial configuration.
• Global Access setting —The BlackArmor server is not preconfigured to be accessed
over the Web. Enable Seagate Global Access if you want to be able to access the files on
your BlackArmor server from anywhere in the world, or share your files with anyone
outside of your network, like business clients or friends (see page 21).
• Downloader settings —The BlackArmor server is preconfigured to allow large Web file
downloads at any time, using the BlackArmor Manager Downloader tool. You can limit the
size and number of simultaneous Web downloads and limit Web downloads to specific
days and times using BlackArmor Manager (see page 35).
• Media Server settings —The BlackArmor server is not preconfigured as a media server.
You can use BlackArmor Manager to turn the server into a media server for sharing of
digital photos, videos and music with people on your local network, as well as enable the
iTunes service so that BlackArmor users can stream music directly to a network computer
with iTunes installed (see page 23).
Managing BlackArmor Volumes, Shares, and Storage
This section discusses:
• Understanding Volumes and Shares
• Working with Volumes
• Working with Shares
• Setting Storage Space Limits for BlackArmor Users
• Setting Grace Time for Exceeded Quotas
• Controlling Web File Downloads to the BlackArmor Server
Understanding Volumes and Shares
By default, your BlackArmor server is configured with one volume and two shares: Download and
Public. A volume is storage space that can be made up of one or more disk drives, or of only part
of a single disk drive. A share is a folder. Shares are created within volumes.
The default volume and shares are appropriate for typical use, so that you can get started stor-
ing, sharing, and protecting your files right away. However, as a BlackArmor administrator, you
can also use BlackArmor Manager to create more volumes and shares on your BlackArmor
server if you want to divide the total storage space into smaller amounts that you can allocate for
different uses.
For instance, you could create three volumes to hold different types of information:
• Volume A: Business Files
• Volume B: Backup File Storage