Linksys NSLU2 Administration Tab Advanced, Administration Tab Groups, Mail Alerts, New Group

Chapter 3

Configuration

•• Click Restart Now to restart (reboot) the Storage Link. This will break all existing connections. The Storage Link will immediately restart, and will not be available again until after the restart is complete. None of your data will be saved.

•• •Click ViewLogto view the log file in a separate window. The log file is a record of the Storage Link’s activity, which can help in management and troubleshooting. Click Refresh to refresh the screen. Click Clear Log to clear all of the log’s data.

Shutdown  Use these fields to set up a shutdown schedule, if desired. The available options are:

•• Never  This means that scheduled shutdowns will not be performed.

•• Every Day  Select this to shutdown each day, at the specified time.

•• Every Monday, Every Tuesday, ...  Select this to shutdown once per week, on the specified day.

Use the time fields (hour, minute, am/pm) to specify when the shutdown should be performed.

Restart  Use these fields to set up a restart schedule, if desired. The options for Restart are the same as those for Shutdown.

Disk 1/Disk 2  This displays the types of drives connected as well as how much space remains.

E-Mail Alerts

Check the box next to Send E-Mail alerts... to enable the Storage Link to send alerts via e-Mail. Alerts will be sent when there is some problem requiring the Administrator’s attention. Enter the Administrator’s e-mail address(es) in the E-Mail Address field(s). In the Subject field, you can enter the text you wish to appear in the Subject field of e-Mail generated by e-mail alerts.

Click Save to save any changes. Click Cancel to clear anything that you entered. Click Refresh to update the data shown on the screen. Click Details to open a new window that displays further status details, including a list of all PCs and other devices that have been allocated an IP address by the DHCP Server function (if enabled). Click Help to get more information about this screen.

Administration Tab > Advanced

When you click the Advanced tab on the Administration tab, several other tabs will appear: Groups, Shares, Backup, Disk, Upgrade, and Setup. These are intended for advanced users and are described below.

Administration Tab > Groups

The Administration > Groups screen allows you to manage the User Groups assigned on the Storage Link.

Administration > Groups

New Group

Use this area to create a new group. Enter the desired name for the new group in the Name field and click Create.

Existing Groups

This shows the list of all Groups.Two groups, administrators and everyone, refer to those who are administrators and the group of all users, respectively. These always exist and cannot be deleted.

Click Access to display the shares that the members of the current Group are able to access. You can then assign, remove, or modify the access rights for this group. Click Members to display the users who are members of the selected Group. You can then add or delete members. The everyone Group contains all users, but you cannot add or remove members. Click Delete to delete a selected Group. The administrators and everyone Groups cannot be deleted. Click Help to get more information about this screen.

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