Linksys EFG80 manual Administration Tab Users

Instant GigaDriveTM Series

Administration Tab - Users

Figure 5-9

The Users screen, shown in Figure 5-9, allows you to manage the users that are on the Instant GigaDrive™. Users can be members of many user groups.

Existing Users The user list shows all existing users. The details of the selected user are displayed in the "Properties" area.

•Click the Groups button to view and/or modify the Group that the selected user is in. (See Figure 5-10.) Select the user in the left-hand list that you want to give access to the group in the right-hand list. Click the right-pointing arrows and then the items will appear in the right-hand list. Click the Close button when finished. Click the Help button for more information.

•Click the Delete button to delete the selected user. When deleting a user, you have the option of deleting the Group and Share with the same name as the user (if they exist).

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Figure 5-10

Properties Enter the user’s name in the Name field. Punctuation and other special characters (e.g. * / \ ) cannot be used in the name. In the optional Comment field, you can enter a comment if you wish. In the Password and Verify Password fields, enter the user's password. These fields are also used to change an exist- ing user's password, as follows:

Select the desired user. Clear the existing values in the pass- word fields. Enter the desired password in both the Password and Verify Password fields. If no password is required, leave both fields blank. Click the Update button. When creating a new user, enter the desired password in both of these fields. Check the Create matching Group and Share Folder (Private Folder) to create a Group and a Share with the same name as the user when creating a new user. This field allows you to choose which disk is used for the Share. Read/Write access will be granted to the Share. The Users screen on the

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