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Page 12: Configuration, Existing shares, Properties, Config backup, Drive backup

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Chapter 3

Configuration

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Network Storage Link for USB 2.0 Disk Drives

Administration > Shares

The Administration > Shares screen allows you to create
and manage shares.

Administration > Shares

Existing Shares

Click Access to view and configure the users who are
allowed to access the selected share. Click Browse to view
the contents of the selected share. Click Delete to delete
the share.

Properties

Fill in the Name, Comment, Location and Specify fields, as
specified below, to add a new share. Click Save as New
Share
to save your new share. Click Clear Form to clear
the fields in Properties.

Name

The share’s name must be composed of

alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters in
length.

Comment

Any comment about the share must be

composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 32
characters in length.

Location

This specifies the location of the share. Choose

the radio button beside Default folder or Specify to specify
a different folder.

Click Save to save any changes. Click Help to get more
information about this screen.

Administration > Backup

The Administration > Backup screen allows you to back up
the Storage Link’s configuration file to your PC and restore
that configuration file to the Storage Link.

The configuration file contains all network information,
as well as the User, Group, and Share information. It does
NOT include any information about the files stored on the
Storage Link.

Administration > Backup

Config Backup

Click Download to back up the configuration file to your
PC. Click Upload to restore that file as the Storage Link’s
configuration.

NOTE:

Uploading/Restoring the configuration

file will overwrite and destroy any existing
configuration.

Drive Backup

This section allows you to schedule backups of Disk 1 onto
Disk 2. Simply click the radio button and use the pull-down
menus to select the day and time. You can also click Start
Backup Now
to back up data immediately. Click Save to
save your settings or Cancel to clear the settings.