¨If you click OK, the DataSafe NAS will reboot and the Restarting page will appear. When the DataSafe NAS is back online, the Home Page of the Web UI will display and your changes will be in effect.

¨If you click Cancel, the changes to the DataSafe NAS identity will not take effect until the next reboot.

Section Topics

For more details on the above instructions, see the following topics in this section:

n“Server Appliance Name” on page 19

n“DNS Name Resolution” on page 20

n“DNS Suffixes” on page 22

n“Workgroup” on page 23

n“Workgroup” on page 23

Related Topics

n“Initial DataSafe NAS Configuration” on page 13

Server Appliance Name

The server appliance name is the name of the DataSafe NAS on a network. The appliance name must be unique and must meet certain requirements. The new server appliance name cannot be the same as another computer, or the name of a Microsoft Windows domain.

It is recommended that you use names that are 15 characters or fewer. The server appliance name can be up to 63 characters long but should only contain the numbers 0-9, the uppercase letters A-Z and the lowercase a-z, and hyphens. You may use other characters, but doing so may prevent other users from finding your computer on the network. If your network is using the Microsoft DNS server, you can use any

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