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Common Administrative Tasks
Create Users
Click the Users icon in the Administration Menu. When the Users Administra-
tion screen pops up, click the New User button. Enter the new user’s name,
his password (twice for confi rmation), whether or not you wish to limit his
GigaDrive storage space, and which groups you would like to add him to.
Click Save. Your new user is now created.
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Click the User icon in the Administration Menu. When the Users Administra-
tion screen pops up, select the user you would like to edit, then click Modify.
You can edit any user attributes you wish.
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Click the Groups icon in the Administration Menu. When the Groups Admin-
istration screen pops up, click the New Group button. Enter the new group’s
name into the box, then choose Save. Your new group is now created.
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From the Groups Administration screen, select Members or, from the Users
Administration screen, select Groups. Use the arrow buttons to move
selected users into selected groups.
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Click the Shares icon in the Administration Menu. When the Shares Adminis-
tration screen pops up, click New Share. Enter the name of the new share, the
directory address of the share, which group you would like to give access to
the share, and which level of access rights you would like that group to have.
Click on the Save button. Your new share has been created.
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From the Groups Administration screen, highlight the group you would like
to access the share, then select the Shares button. Use the arrow buttons
to select which shares, and with which access rights, you would like to make
available to the specifi ed group.
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Use Windows Explorer to perform fi le management.
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