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1. Please configure the NAS-3410 to operate either in the workgroup mode or the domain mode.

Go to the Network

ÆWindows menu and select either Workgroup Mode or Domain Mode.

Also specify the workgroup/domain name. It will require a server reboot afterwards.

2. Create local accounts if the NAS-3410 is in the workgroup mode.

Go to the Security

ÆAccountÆLocal Account page and use the Add User or Add Group

button to create local accounts.

3. Get domain accounts from the domain controller if the NAS-3410 is in the domain mode.

Go to the Security

ÆAccountÆDomain Account page. Then click the Modify button and

give a domain user account for logging on to the domain controller to retrieve domain

accounts. Next, use the >> and << buttons to specify the domain accounts to be

cached in the NAS-3410.

4. Share the volume to network users.

Go to the Security

ÆFile/Folder menu. Find the volume01 entry and click Create in the

Sharing column (or click Modify if the volume has been shared). On the Property page,

check the Windows Network (SMB/CIFS) check-box and click Apply.

5. Set the share permissions.

After sharing the volume, specify the access rights of local users/groups and domain

users/groups.

Now Windows users can access the NAS-3410. They can run the Windows Explorer and open the

path of

\\nasserver

. The shared folder volume01 will appear in the window.

Windows users can also map a network drive to

\\nasserver\volume01

or use the net use

command in the Command Prompt window. The command will be like:

net use n: \\nasserver\volume01

8.3 Accessing from Web Browsers

In addition to the administration homepage, the NAS-3410 provides the user homepage for normal

users to access data in the server. With a web browser, users can download files, create folders,

upload files and modify ACL.

To enable user access from web, please follow the steps.

1. Enable the user homepage.

Open the administration page and enter the Network

ÆWeb menu. Check the Enable Web

Data Access check-box. Specify whether to allow local accounts only or allow both local and

domain accounts to access the user page. Check other parameters and click Apply.

2. Create local user accounts or retrieve domain accounts from the domain controller,

depending on whether the NAS-3410 is in the workgroup mode or the domain mode.