Buffalo TeraStation 1000, User Manual

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Notes:
• Usernames may contain up to 128 characters, including hyphens (-), underscores (_), periods (.), !, #, &, @, $, *, ^,
and %. Do not use a symbol as the first character.
• The user ID should be a number from 1000 to 1999. Each user ID should be unique. If this field is left blank, a user
ID is assigned automatically.
• Do not duplicate user IDs, group IDs, usernames, or group names. Each should be distinct and unique.
• The description may contain up to 75 alphanumeric characters, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and spaces. Do not
use a symbol or space as the first character.
• Passwords may contain up to 20 alphanumeric characters and the following characters: - _ @ ! # $ % & ' ( ) * + , . / ;
< > = ? " [ ] ^ { } | ~. Do not use a symbol other than an underscore (_) as the first character.
• Use the same username and password for both Windows and the TeraStation or you may not be able to access
shared folders.
• Do not use any of the following words for a username as these words are reserved for internal use by the
TeraStation: adm, admin, administrator, all, apache, backup, bin, daemon, dbus, disk, ftp, ftpuser, guest,
haldaemon, halt, hdusers, kmem, lp, mail, man, mysql, news, nobody, nogroup, none, operator, proxy, root, rpc,
rpcuser, shadow, shutdown, splx, sshd, sync, sys, tty, users, utmp, uucp, www, www-data
Importing User Information
You can import users in File Sharing - Users by clicking Import CSV File .
Format for user data: Username (required), password (required), and user description (optional).
Example 1: Importing usernames, passwords, and comments
username1,password1,comment1
username2,password2,comment2
username3,password3,comment3
Example 2: Importing usernames and passwords
username1,password1,
username2,password2,
username3,password3,
Guidelines:
• Use commas (,) as separators. Do not put spaces before or after commas. If you don't want user descriptions, use
a comma after password at the end.
• If a line has an incorrect format, the user on that line will not be registered.
• If a username already exists, the new user information will overwrite the old information.
• Do not use commas (,) in the username, password, or user description.
Note: Imported users are added to the "hdusers" group automatically.
Creating Sequential Users
The TeraStation can create multiple sequential users. Sequential users will have a desired username and a number
assigned based on the maximum number of users in the sequence (e.g. user01, user02, etc.).
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In Settings, click File Sharing .
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