Acronis Access - Installation Guide - Manual (Page 31)

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3 Mobile Access
This section of the web interface covers all the settings and configurations affecting mobile device
users.
In this section
Concepts ................................................................................................... 31
Policies ..................................................................................................... 33
On-boarding Mobile Devices ................................................................... 43
Managing Your Gateway Server............................................................... 48
Managing Data Sources ........................................................................... 60
Settings ..................................................................................................... 66
3.1 Concepts
Access Mobile Clients connect directly to your server rather than utilizing a third-party service,
leaving you in control. Acronis Access server can be installed on existing file servers, allowing iPads,
iPhones and Android devices to access files located on that server. These are typically the same files
already available to PCs using Windows file sharing and Macs using ExtremeZ-IP File Server.
Clients access Acronis Access servers using their Active Directory user account. No additional
accounts need to be configured within Acronis Access. The Access Mobile Client also supports file
access using local computer accounts configured on the Windows server Acronis Access is running on,
in the event you need to give access to non-AD users. The client management features described
below require AD user accounts.
The deployment consists of a single Windows server running an installation of Acronis Access. This
includes the Acronis Access Server component installed and the Acronis Access Gateway Server
installed. This scenario allows devices running the Access Mobile Client application to connect to this
single file server, and allows for client management.