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Shares

17.1 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.

17.2What You Can Do

Use the Shares screen (Section 17.3 on page 317) to navigate a list of shares created on the NSA.

Use the Add Shares screen (Section 17.3.1 on page 319) to create additional shares on the NSA.

Use the Recycle Bin screen (Section 17.4 on page 321) to configure and clean up the recycle bins.

Use the Edit Share screen (Section 17.3.1 on page 319) to edit a share’s properties.

Use the Share Browser screen (Section 17.5 on page 322) to navigate, add and edit the contents in a share.

17.3The Shares Screen

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

Figure 174 Sharing > Shares

 

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