Freedom9 4020 - Manual (Page 30)

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provide a user name and password when accessing the shared folder.
4. For Linux and Mac users, enter a description of the computer(s) being used to access the
freeStor 4020. The Computer description can be the name of the person who typically uses
the computer, or any other description that you want to provide to identify the computer in
the Users list. This description can be up to 15 characters long. It cannot contain the
following characters: / \ [ ] : ; | = , + * ? < > @ " '
The IP address or computer name is the IP address or the actual computer name in the
computer's system configuration. The computer name cannot contain spaces or the
following characters: /\ [ ] : ; | = , + * ? < > @ "
Note: You can create a single user account that represents multiple computers.
In the “IP address or computer name” textbox, you can use the wildcard
characters * and ? to represent multiple client machines (e.g. “client*” and
“client?” will match any computer in the subnet with a name starting with “client”.
“*.company.com” would include all computers in the domain “company.com”). The
wildcards can only be used with computer names and not IP addresses.
5. Repeat steps 1 to 4 to add additional users. The user name and type for each user is
displayed on the Users & Computers page.
Modifying Users
In local authentication mode, for Windows and Mac OS X users you can change the password
used to access the shared folders, but not the user name. This change will not affect current
connections, but will take effect the next time the person tries to connect to a shared folder. (In
Active Directory authentication mode, you cannot modify Windows/Mac OS X users, only
Linux/other Mac users.) For Linux and other Mac users, you can change the IP address or
computer name, but not the computer description. Changing this information immediately
disconnects that computer from the shared folders.
Note: To change the user name or computer description, you must remove the
existing user as described in “Removing users” below, and then add a new user
with the desired name or description
To modify an existing user:
1. Click the radio button beside the user to edit and click “Edit”. For Windows and OS X users,
the page shown in Figure 3-7 will be displayed. The password used to access the shared
folders can be changed, but not the user name. This change will not affect current
connections, but will take effect the next time someone tries to connect to a shared folder.
The same restrictions apply to user names and passwords here as when adding a user.
2. For Linux and other Mac users, the page shown in Figure 3-8 will be displayed. The IP
address or computer name can be changed, but not the computer description. Changing this
information immediately disconnects that computer from the shared folders.
Note: If the storage system uses Active Directory authentication mode and you
select a Windows/Mac OS X user, this button displays dimmed.
Removing Users
In local authentication mode, you can remove any user except the guest user. In Active
Directory authentication mode, you can remove any Linux user or any Mac user not running