This tutorial will show you how to create a user account and a share on a Seagate WSS
NAS which has been joined to a workgroup.
We will be using the WSS NAS Server Manager dashboard to create the user account and the share.
To get started, launch the Windows Remote Desktop application and sign in as an administrator.
When you have entered all the required information, click on Connect.
Before you create a user account and share, you must have first created a Storage Pool
and Virtual Drive as listed by the Seagate Setup Assistant notification.
To begin, launch the Server Manager by clicking on the icon at the bottom left of the screen.
When the Server Manager opens, click on the Tools menu item at the top of the page.
After the menu displays, select the Computer Management entry from the list.
Once the Computer Management page opens, click on the Local Users and Groups to expand that directory.
When the Folder expands, right click on the Users folder.
Then select New User from the drop down menu.
The New User dialog box will open.
Enter the requested information and make any required changes to the password settings
for the new user account.
When you have finished, click the Create button.
To verify the account has been created, click on the Users folder to open it.
The new account will be included in the list, indicating it has been successfully created.
These are all the steps required to create a new user account on a Seagate WSS NAS which
has been joined to a workgroup.
Next, we will show you how to create a share for the new user.
To get started, click on the Shared Folder item to expand that directory.
After the directory expands, right click on the Shares folder.
Then, select New Share from the list.
The Create a Shared Folder Wizard will launch.
Click Next to continue creating a share using the Wizard.
The first step is to enter a path for the share.
Shared folders should always be located on the virtual drive.
The C: drive's OS partition is very small and will fill up quickly.
Click the browse button to find and designate your virtual drive.
When the Browse for Folder dialog box opens, select your virtual drive.
The virtual drive is most commonly the D: drive.
When you have finished, click OK.
Next, enter a name for the share.
After you have selected a location for the share and given it a name, click Next to continue.
You will be notified that the path does not exist and will be prompted to allow the system
to create it for you.
Click Yes to continue.
The next step is to enter a description for the share and to modify the Offline Settings.
To modify the offline settings, first click on the Change button.
When the Offline Settings dialog box displays, make the changes you want to make to the settings.
Once you have finished, click OK.
After the Offline Settings dialog box collapses, click the Next button to continue.
By default, the permissions for a share are set to all users have read - only access.
To change the permissions, you can either select the two administrator privileges or,
you may customize the permissions.
To customize the permissions, first click on the Customize Permissions radio button.
Then, click on the Customize button.
The first step in changing the permissions is to remove the default setting of everyone
has read - only access.
To complete this part of the procedure, first make sure the group is highlighted.
Then click the Remove button.
Next, click on the Add button.
When the Select Users or Groups dialog box displays, enter the name of the user in the space provided.
Then, click on the Check Names button.
The system will verify the name and provide the path in the entry box.
Once this step has been completed, click the OK button.
The user name will populate the Group or User Names box.
Next, select the permissions for the user.
When you have finished, click OK.
After you have customized the permissions, click on the Finish button.
You will be notified that the Share was created successfully.
To complete the procedure, click on the Finish button.
These are all the steps required to create a new user account, create a share, and set
the permissions for the share on a Seagate WSS NAS which has been joined to a workgroup.
For more information on the product and its features, please see the rest of the Seagate WSS NAS tutorials.