NETGEAR Pioneer Edition manual Changing User Passwords, Managing Your Shares

ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide

barney,23stone,,barney@bedrock.com

In this example, user barney has a password set to 23stone, belongs to the default group, receives e-mail notification sent to barney@bedrock.com, has a UID assigned automatically, and has a default quota.

wilma,imhiswif,ourgroup,wilma@bedrock.com,225,50

In this example, user wilma has a password imhiswif, belongs to the group ourgroup, receives e- mail notification sent to wilma@bedrock.com, has a UID set to 225, and a quota set to 50 MB.

Setting Accounts Preferences

You can set various account defaults by selecting Preferences option from the pull-down menu.

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Changing User Passwords

There are two ways in which user passwords can be changed. The first way is for the administrator to change the passwords by selecting Security > User & Group Accounts and then selecting Manage Users from the pull-down menu. The other and preferred way is to allow users to change their own passwords. This relieves the administrator from this task and encourages users to change their passwords on a more regular basis for enhanced security.

Users can use the Web browser and their existing password to log in to https://<ip_addr>/ to access the Web share listing page. Then select the Password tab, and follow the prompts to set a new password.

Managing Your Shares

Shares enable you to organize the information stored on a volume, and administer who has access to that information. For example, generic policies and forms like blank expense reports everyone

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