LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID
(Firmware version 1.4)
User Manual
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Managing Your Ethernet Disk RAID
5.4. Managing Users
When you click
Users
in the navigation bar, the
Us-
ers & Computers
page appears. This page displays a list
of all currently configured Windows and Mac OS X us-
ers, as well as all Linux and other Mac computers.
Only the individuals or computers that appear on
this page can access the shared folders or back up their
local hard disks on the Ethernet Disk RAID. You can
add, modify, or remove users at any time.
Fig. 5.4.
5.4.1. Adding Users
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By default, the Ethernet Disk RAID includes a user
named “guest” that has a password of “guest.” Windows
and Mac OS X users can access all shared folders that
guest is authorized to access. However, you might want
to add other users as well. For example, if you want to
restrict access to a shared folder that contains confiden-
tial information, you would add at least one user and
authorize that user to access that shared folder (and not
authorize the guest user to access it). Adding a user for
each individual or computer in your network provides
flexibility and security, enabling you to control exactly
who can access what information.
In addition, only Windows and Mac OS X users can
use the guest user name. If there are Linux users or Mac
users who aren’t using OS X in your network, you must
add users to allow those individuals to access any shared
folders.
When you add a Windows or Mac OS X user, a
folder with the same name as that person’s user name
is automatically created on the Ethernet Disk RAID.
Only that person can access that folder and that per-
TeChNICAl NOTe:
Since each Linux/other
Mac user can represent multiple users, the num-
ber of actual users can be higher.
son has full read/write access to it. (In the Console, this
folder is identified as the home folder.)
You can add up to 64 Windows or Mac OS X users,
and up to 64 Linux or other Mac users (for a total of up
to 128 users).
See the next page for instructions on adding users.
