Storage > administration, Advanced configuration, Information – Linksys WRT160NL User Manual

Page 24: Group management, User management

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Chapter 3

Advanced Configuration

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Wireless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link

Storage > Administration

The Administration screen allows you to manage the user

groups and individual users who can access the shared

folders.

Storage > Administration

Information

Server Name

Enter the server name for the Router; it

will be used for the disk and media server features. Use

only alphanumeric characters (letters A to Z and numbers

0 to 9) in the server name. The default is WRT160NL.

Workgroup Name

Enter the workgroup name for the

Router; it should match the workgroup name of the

computers on your local network. The Router’s default is

workgroup.

Server LAN IP Address

The local IP address of the Router

is displayed.

Server Internet IP Address

The Internet IP address of

the Router is displayed.

Group Management

By default the Router creates two user groups, admin and

guest.
The groups are listed by Group Name and Access level.

There are two levels of access, r & w (read-and-write) and

r (read-only).

Create New Group

To create a new group of users, click

this button. The Group Account screen appears. Proceed to

Create or Edit a Group Account, page 20.

Edit

To change the description or access rights of a group,

click Modify, and the Group Account screen appears.

Proceed to Create or Edit a Group Account, page 20.

Delete

To delete a group, click this button.

User Management

By default the Router creates two users, admin and

guest.
The users are listed by User Name and Group.

Create New User

To create a new user, click this button.

The User Account screen appears. Proceed to Create or

Edit a User Account, page 21.

Edit

To change the settings of a user account, click

Modify, and the User Account screen appears. Proceed to

Create or Edit a User Account, page 21.

Delete

To delete a user, click this button.

Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel

Changes to clear your changes.

Create or Edit a Group Account

Group Account

Group Account

Group Name

Create a name for the group.

Description

Enter keywords to describe the group.

Access

Select the appropriate level of access, read and

write or read only.
Click Create or Modify to apply your changes, or click

Cancel to clear your changes. Click Close to exit the

screen.

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