Grass Valley Network Attached Storage System Serial ATA Network User Guide v.1.0.06 - Manual (Page 57)

Chapter 5 System Services
56 Digital News Production
Configuring SMB/CIFS
SMB is a message format used by DOS and Windows to share files, directories,
and devices. Many network products use SMB, including LAN Manager,
Windows for Workgroups, Windows NT, and LAN Server. A number of
products use SMB to enable file sharing among different operating system
platforms. Samba, for example, enables UNIX and Windows machines to share
directories and files. SMB runs over most common network protocols.
User Level Security
To configure SMB/CIFS security, choose System | System Services |
SMB/CIF S. If you enable User Level, the SMB/CIFS window appears:
1. Enter the Workgroup/Domain name This is the workgroup or domain used
to access the appliance server node in the Windows network neighborhood.
2. Enter the IP address of the WINS server, if you use one. WINS is a
Windows-specific method of name resolution. The WINS server translates a
NetBIOS name into an IP address.
3. Select a user whose privileges are given to the Guest account by clicking on
a user name. Anyone logging in as Guest will have the same privileges as this
user. (To deselect a selected user, click
Unselect .)
4. Create a mask in the File Create Mask. This mask assigns permissions for a
DOS/Windows file at the time the file enters a NewsShare NAS file system.
Permissions for individual files can be changed later. If the create mask itself
is changed, any new DOS/Windows files are assigned the new permissions
but existing files retain the permissions that were originally assigned.