User manual SEAGATE BLACK ARMOR NAS 420

[. . . ] BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide © 2009 Seagate Technology LLC. Seagate, Seagate Technology, the Wave logo, and FreeAgent are trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC, or one of its affiliates. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. When referring to hard drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one thousand billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. [. . . ] As a BlackArmor administrator, you can create, modify, or delete shares at any time, as required. However, when you delete a share, you lose all the files stored in that share. Use caution when deleting shares from your BlackArmor server. Private Shares A private share is associated with one user account, and only BlackArmor users with permission can access that share. (As a BlackArmor administrator, you can turn a private share into a public share by modifying the share's settings in BlackArmor Manager. ) You can limit share access by: · · Granting access to specified BlackArmor users only. Limiting some BlackArmor users to read-only access. Read-only access means that a BlackArmor user can view files on the share, but can't edit those files or upload files to the share. Granting any BlackArmor user full access to the share, which allows the user to save and back up files to the share, edit files on the share, and download any files from the share to a computer or to a USB drive connected to the server (see page 50). · The owner of the share can also grant other people access to some or all of the files on the share by using Global Access. See page 25. Note: To mount/map more than one private share at a time, each private share must have the same log on credentials. Private shares are created as part of a BlackArmor user's account. To create a private share, open BlackArmor Manager (see page 17). To modify a share's permission settings, open BlackArmor Manager (see page 17). Share permissions are in the Access menu. For step-by-step instructions for using BlackArmor Manager, refer to the online Help. Public Shares Public shares are not restricted, and BlackArmor users can mount/map as many public shares as they need to. To create a public share, open BlackArmor Manager (see page 17). For step-by-step instructions for using BlackArmor Manager, refer to the online Help. BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 33 Managing BlackArmor Volumes, Shares and Storage Special Features of Shares These features are available on any share. You can enable or disable them, as required for the purpose of the share: · File Protocol Support--Files are shared between computers on a network using standard file protocols. You can set a share to support any or all of these protocols: · · · · CIFS (Common Internet File System)--Lets people with different computers running Windows operating systems share files without having to install special software. FTP (File Transfer Protocol)--Provides secure file sharing over the Internet between your BlackArmor server and other computers. NFS (Network File System)--Provides file sharing with computers running Linux or UNIX operating systems, or computers running NFS client software. Recycle Bin Service--You can protect the files on a share by enabling the BlackArmor Manager Recycle Bin. When the Recycle Bin is enabled on a share, BlackArmor Manager saves files deleted from the share so that they may be retrieved if you need them back. Drag&Sort Service--You can set a share to automatically download media files to a specific location on BlackArmor users' computers, based on the type of files being downloaded. For instance, downloaded music files would automatically be placed in a folder called Music. · To enable or disable any of these special features, open BlackArmor Manager (see page 17). For step-by-step instructions for using BlackArmor Manager, refer to the online Help. Setting Storage Space Limits for BlackArmor Users By default, your BlackArmor server imposes no limits on a user's storage space (except for the volume size set up for the user). [. . . ] Mirroring provides data protection, and striping improves performance. See also mirror, and stripe. remote access Access to the server from a computer that is not on your local network. For instance, accessing the server from a client's computer, over the Internet, is remote access. Remote access can also refer to shutting down or resetting the server using BlackArmor Manager instead of physically pressing the Power button. [. . . ]