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server will be created as a machine account on the domain controller. And it will use Kerberos
as the authentication mechanism, which provides better integration into the Windows network
environment.
Configuring Windows Network Settings
1. Click the “Enable Windows Network” (SMB/CIFS Protocol) checkbox to enable access for
SMB client.
2. Enter the Workgroup/Domain name. Use FQDN if you want to configure
NAS server in Domain Mode Ex: Microsoft.com
3. Click the “Workgroup Mode” radio button if you want to configure NAS server in “Workgroup
Mode”.
4. Or, click the “Domain Mode” radio button if you want to configure NAS server in “Domain
Mode”.
5. Input the domain manager’s user name and password (Power Users at least)
6. Select the option to disconnect idle connection automatically. Server will disconnect the
connections which have been idle for 5 minutes if this option is enabled.
7. Click “Apply” to save the setting.
4.4 UNIX/Linux Settings
NAS server can export shares to UNIX/Linux client via NFS protocol. UNIX/Linux client then
can mount the shares and gain access to the content of the shares. UNIX/Linux client uses
UNIX user identification, typically consisting of User Identifier (UID) and Group Identifier (GID),
for access control. Non-NFS clients do not use UIDs and GIDs for identification. Since NAS
server is intended for working in a heterogeneous network, files created by non-NFS client
could possess incorrect ownership information and generate inaccurate quota information for
UNIX/Linux clients due to the unmatched UID and GID. A mapping is needed to maintain the
correct identity of the user using multiple protocols to access NAS server, for example
Windows and UNIX/Linux clients. Windows based clients need to map the Windows user
name to UID/GID before forwarding a request to retain the correct ownership information for
UNIX/Linux clients. By default, the NAS server maps all non-NFS users, including local users
and domain users, with the same UID/GID as defined on this page. If the administrator wants
to have different UID/GID for different users, he should click the
Modify button to modify the user mapping to UID/GID.
UID: User ID. The numerical number assigned to a user in Unix/Linux permissions. NFS uses
UID to determine permissions on files and directories.
GID: Group ID. A part of POSIX permissions that determine groups of users. NFS files have a
GID assigned to them.
Permission: Three numbers are used for setting the file permission. Each of the three