This tutorial will show you how to create a new User Account and, how to create a new
Share on the Seagate Business Storage NAS Windows Server.
We will also show you how to grant and modify user permissions for the new Share.
To get started creating your new account and Share, log into your Business Storage NAS
as an Administrator.
You can log in either remotely or through the unit itself.
After the Server Manager launches, click on the Tools menu item at the top right of the
menu bar.
Then click on Computer Management from the drop down list.
When the Computer Management screen displays, click on the Local Users and Groups menu item
found on the left side of the screen.
Then click on the Users folder.
After the list of users displays in the center panel, click on the More Actions item.
Then click on the New User item from the menu.
The New User dialog box will display.
Enter a user name and password for the account in the spaces provided.
You may also enter a full name and description if you wish however, this information is optional.
It is considered a best practice and, Seagate recommends that you set the users password
to non changeable and, to never expire.
To do so, first clear the check mark from the User Must Change Password at Next Login
check box.
Then put a check in the, User Cannot Change Password, and the, Password Never Expires
check boxes.
When you have finished click on the Create button.
The new account will be created for you.
To view or change the properties for the new account, click on the New User entry to select
it.
Then, click on the More Actions item.
When the menu displays, click on the Properties menu item.
The Properties dialog box will display where you can view or make changes to any of the
values that you wish.
When you have finished, click on the OK button.
These are all the steps required to create a new user and set the properties for the
account.
Next, we will show you how to make a new Share and modify the permissions for the user we
just created.
To begin, click on the File and Storage Services from the Dashboard menu.
Once on the Servers page, select the Shares menu item.
After the Shares page displays, click on the Tasks drop down menu.
Then select “New Shares” from the drop down list.
There are five Share Profiles you may choose from.
The SMB Shares are suitable for Windows based Operating Systems while the NFS profiles are
typically used for sharing files with Unix-based systems such as Linux.
Since the Seagate Business NAS Windows Server only supports the Windows-based operating
systems, we will create an SMB Share Quick.
After you have made your selection, click Next to continue creating your Share.
Next, select the location you want to create the Share on.
When selecting the location, create the share on the larger, 7 Terra Bite capacity data
storage volume, or the largest capacity volume available to you.
The 60 GB OS volume is too small to use for Shares and could fill up easily.
To continue, click on the large capacity volume to select it.
After selecting the Share's location, click the Next button.
Enter a name for your Share in the space provided.
Then click the Next button to continue.
Next select the Share's settings.
Here you can choose to enable Access-based enumeration, Share caching and Share encryption.
For the purposes of this video, we will leave the settings in the default state.
To continue, click the Next button.
Next you may specify the user permissions for your Share.
Click on the Customize Permissions button to access the advanced permission options.
Once the Custom Permissions page display, click on the Share tab.
If you want to change the new Share permissions for all users, highlight the “Everyone”
entry then click the Edit button to display the permission selections.
To change the Share permissions for only the user we just created, first click on the Add
button.
Then, click on the “Select a Principle” text link.
Enter the name of the user in the Object Name To Select text box.
Then click on the Check Names button.
The system will find and verify the name.
When this step has been completed, click on OK.
Next the Permissions page will display.
Put a check in the box for the permission you want to grant the user.
After you have modified the permissions, click the OK button.
Next, click on the Apply button to save your changes.
Then click on the OK Button.
After setting the permissions for the user, click Next to continue creating the new Share.
On the Confirmation page, click on the Create button to confirm that you want to create
the Share with the settings and permissions you have chosen.
You will be notified that your Share was created successfully.
Click on the Close button to close the New Share Wizard.
Your new Share will now be listed in the Shares box and will be available for you to use.
These are all the steps required to create a new User Account and a new Share on the
Seagate Business Storage NAS Window Server.
For more information on the product and its features, please see the rest of the Seagate
Business Storage NAS Window Server tutorials.