Securing Your
Users
Users and Groups Overview
When security is enabled, the Users & Groups page displays all users and groups on the
The table displays the Usernames and Descriptive Name of each user and group. Click in a row of the table to view or modify details about a user or group.
Adding Users
To add a user:
1.Navigate to the Users & Groups page.
2.Before you can create or modify users, you must have security enabled on your
3.To add a new user, click Add a user.
4.Enter the following information:
●Username — enter the username of the user to be created. This is the username for logging into the
●Descriptive Name — add a descriptive name to identify the user. For example, if you created a user with a Username of jsmith, you may want to add the Descriptive Name Joe Smith.
●Password — create a password for the user. The password should be at least 8 to 12 characters, and spaces are not allowed. The maximum password length is 32 characters.
●Confirm Password — confirm the password. If the text in this field does not match the text in the Password field, an error will be returned.
●Quota Size — set a quota size by entering a value in gigabytes. This limits the amount of storage space this user can have. To have no quota, leave this field blank.
●Administrator — check this box to allow this user to manage the
Note: An administrator does not have default access to all Shares. Access to Shares must be granted explicitly to all users, including administrators.
●Add a secured Share for this user — check this box to create a secured Share for this user. This Share will have the new user's name, and allows access only to that user.
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