
P/N:  900-10004-00 REV 02  USER GUIDE,  IOSAFE R4   
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Note 
The FrontView management system will slow down in proportion to the 
number of users in the domain.  It is not advisable to use the ioSafe R4 in a 
domain environment with more than 1000 users. 
Share Security Mode The 
Share security mode 
is the easiest security option to set up.   
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SPECIFY A WORKGROUP 
You only need to specify a workgroup if you wish to change it from the default.   
A valid workgroup name must conform to the following restrictions: 
Name must consist of characters a-z, A-Z, 0-9, and the symbols _ (underscore), – (dash), 
and . (period). 
Name must start with a letter. 
Name length must be 15 characters or less. 
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SHARE ACCOUNTS 
You will notice the Accounts tab which consists of share accounts which match the current share 
names on the ioSafe R4.  These share accounts are listed to allow you the optio n of changing the 
UID and quota assigned to the share.  The share quota can be changed from the  Share Listing in the 
Share menu as well.  The UID does not need to be changed unless you wish to avoid a UID conflict 
with an existing NFS user. 
User Security Mode In User security mode, you specify a workgroup name just as you would in the previous security 
option, and create user and group accounts.  You will have control over how much disk space is 
allocated for each user or group. 
In this security mode, each user will be given a home share on the ioSafe R4 device that the user can 
use to keep private data such as backups of the user’s PC.  This home share is accessible only by that 
user and the administrator who needs the privilege to perform backups of these private shares.  The 
option to automatically generate the private home share is controlled in the Accounts/ Preferences 
tab, and you can disable it if you wish.