Iomega StorCenter px2-300d, User Manual

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Sharing Files
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address and netmask pair as address/netmask where the netmask can be in dotted-decimal
format, or as a contiguous mask length. For example, either /255.255.252.0 or /22 will result
in identical local networks.
4. When the rule is added, read access is automatically set to the Share. Select Write to allow
users to write to that Share. Use and to modify the rule priority for NFS access.
5. Click Apply to save your changes.
Making a Share an Active Folder
1. You can optionally enable Active Folders on a Share to allow you to associate this Share with a
specific feature that will happen automatically when files are copied to the Share. For
example, you can enable a Share as a social media active folder to upload a file to a social
media site. Refer to
Sharing Content with Social Media Overview . You can only set one Active
Folder option per Share.
2. Expand the Active Folder section and check Enable . Select one of the following Active Folder
options and follow the link for details on configuring each:

Email Distribution
 Facebook

Flickr

Photo Resize

Torrents

YouTube
3. Click Apply to save your changes.
Using Share Volumes
When you create a Share, you can use an existing volume or create a new one for that Share. After
that Share is created, you cannot move it to a different volume. You can modify the volume by
changing its size. You can also determine if the volume can automatically grow in size.
1. To set the volume for a Share as you are creating it, click Change volume allocation in the
Information section.
2. Choose whether to use an existing volume or to create a new one. For more information on
existing volumes, refer to
Volume Management .
3. Select an existing Storage Pool in which to place the volume.
4. If you are selecting from more than one existing volume, select a volume from the Volume
drop-down menu.
5. If you are creating a new volume, enter a name for the volume in the Volume text box.
6. Enter a size for the volume. You cannot reduce this size later.
7. Click OK .
8. In the Information section, click Apply to save your changes.
Modifying a Share Volume
1. Click Change volume allocation in the Information section.