Sharing Files
Shares
What are Shares and How Do I Organize Content with Them?
Shares are folders that contain all types of content, including documents, pictures, and music files. Shares can be unsecured, which means that anyone who has access to your network can access the content in these Shares. Shares can also be secured, which means access to content in them is limited to select users and groups.
All Shares on the
Share Information
The Information section displays the Share name, graphically displays the space usage of the Share, and allows you to view the content using the
To view the content of a Share, click View Content to open the Content Viewer.
To learn how to modify your Share information, refer to Managing Shares on next page.
Access Permissions
The Access Permissions section contains a list of users who currently have access to that Share. Access Permissions displays when the
To learn how to modify Access Permissions on a Share, refer to Managing Shares on next page.
Active Folders
Follow the link to the Active Folder options for information on configuring each:
●Email Distribution
●Flickr
●Photo Resize
●Torrents
●YouTube
Adding Shares
1.From the
2.To add a new Share, click Add a Share. Type a name for the Share. All Shares must have a name. Names cannot exceed 32 characters. The following are not valid Share names: global, homes, printers.
3.Click Create. To modify an existing Share, click the Share row to expand the Share.
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