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Shares

16.1 Overview

A share is a set of access permissions mapped to a specific folder on a volume. It is equivalent to the Windows concept of a shared folder. You can map a share to a network drive for easy and familiar file transfer for Windows users.

16.2What You Can Do

Use the Shares screen (Section 16.3 on page 297) to navigate a list of shares created on the NSA.

Use the Add Shares screen (Section 16.3.1 on page 299) to create additional shares on the NSA.

Use the Recycle Bin screen (Section 16.4 on page 301) to configure and clean up the recycle bins.

Use the Edit Share screen (Section 16.3.1 on page 299) to edit a share’s properties.

Use the Share Browser screen (Section 16.5 on page 302) to navigate, add and edit the contents in a share.

16.3The Shares Screen

Click Sharing > Shares in the navigation panel to open the following screen. This screen lists all shares created on the NSA.

Figure 170 Sharing > Shares

 

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