NETWORK STORAGE MANAGER: ADVANCED - 87
WD SHARESPACE
USER MANUAL
Network Storage Manager: Advanced
Advanced Mode provides access to additional options not available in the Basic
Mode. When in Basic Mode, click Advanced Mode on the toolbar to view WD
ShareSpace’s Network Storage Manager in Advanced Mode.
The Advanced Mode page include six tabs, each having several icons providing more
management options for maximum flexibility and security of the device. The table
below describes the tab options available in Advanced Mode.
Tab Description
System The System tab allows you to configure the general system settings, set e-mail or window
alerts, change the administrator password, perform firmware upgrades, perform system
configuration file backups, restore system to factory defaults, activate or deactivate the
system LEDs, generate an SSL certificate, enable power saving, and perform device
shutdown or reboot. For more details, see “System Tab” on page 88.
Network The Network tab has access to all network configuration options, such as setting DHCP /
Static mode, changing the IP address, netmask, gateway, DNS server IP address, configuring
jumbo frames, and configuring membership in a domain or workgroup. For more details
“Network Tab” on page 101.
Storage The Storage tab provides a list of all supported drives it locates on the system. It also allows
you to configure the RAID capability of the hard drives, manage file share preferences, set the
backup destination folder, set disk quotas, and set a share folder for users. For more details,
see “Storage Tab” on page 109.
Media The Media tab allows you to enable or disable the streaming option in iTunes or access the
Twonky Media server. For more details, see “Media Tab” on page 125.
Users The Users tab allows you to add, modify, and delete users and groups, and change all user
and group permissions (read/write, read only, no access) to shares/folders and USB storage
devices. For more details, see “Users Tab” on page 128.
Status The Status tab displays general information about the system such as device name, firmware
version, current date/time, machine up-time, memory and swap activity, and load averages.
This tab also allows viewing of logs from the system, Common Internet File System (CIFS), or
File Transfer Protocol (FTP). For more details, “Status Tab” on page 136.
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