MicroNet Technology MaxNAS manual System Control Functions, Batch User and Group Creation

3-Administering the MaxNAS

4.3.1 Creating Users

To create a new user, click Add in the User Configuration screen. In the following screen (see illustration right) enter the new username, password in the “Password” and “Confirm” fields, and assign group membership by selecting the desired groups from the “Group List” pane and clicking the button. Please note that spaces, slashes or commas are not valid for user names. Click Apply to finalize the action or Back to abort.

4.3.2 Removing Users

To remove a user, select the group in the Local User Configuration screen to remove and click Delete .

4.3.3 Modifying Existing Users

You may change user passwords and group assignment by clicking the Modify button.

•To change a user password, enter the new password in the “Password” and “Confirm”

fields. Click Apply to finalize the action or Back to abort.

•To modify a user’s group membership, highlight the desired group in the “Group List” pane and click the button to add a new group membership. To remove a group membership from the selected user, highlight the desired group in the “Group Member”

pane and click	the	button. When changes to the user’s group membership are
complete, click	Apply	to finalize the action or	Back	to abort.

4.4 Batch User and Group Creation

The MaxNAS can import lists of users and groups for batch user and group creation. The list must be a comma-separated plain text (*.txt) in this line format:

[USERNAME], [PASSWORD], [GROUP]

To import a user list for batch creation, navigate to “Accounts” -> “Batch Mgmt”. Select the text file previously created, or click Edit to create the list manually or edit the loaded file. Click

Import to complete the operation.

5. System Control Functions

The system control functions, accessible from the “System” menu, facilitate the following functions via submenus:

•Remote Notification Configuration

•Event Logs

•System Time

•Save/Recover System Setting

•Configure Add-on Modules

•Reset MaxNAS to Factory Default

• Upgrade Firmware	• Change Administrator Password
• Reboot/Shutdown	• Schedule On/Off
• Logout from Administration	• Change the user Interface Language
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