Acer Altos EasyStore - Getting Started

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Getting started with your storage system involves the following general steps:
1 . Set up your storage system.
This involves attaching any optional USB devices, attaching the storage system to your
network, and powering up the system.
2 . Install the S t orage System Console on a computer in the same subnet as your
storage system and initialize the hard disks on your storage system.
Initializing the hard disks involves installing the operating system and other sof t ware from
a file on your installation CD to each of the hard disks in your storage system. (Altos
easyStore comes already configured)
For information about this step, refer to “Initializing your storage system.”
3 . A ccess the Web-based management interface (the Manager) and log in.
For information about this step, refer to “Accessing the Manager”
and
“Logging in to t he
Manager.”
4 . Add users.
This is necessary only if you’re using local authentication mode and want to control
access to the shared folders, or if some users in your network use Linux
or Macs other than those running OS X.
For information about this step, refer to “Adding users.”
5 . Create shared folders.
By default, the storage system includes a shared folder named public .
However , you might want to create other shared f olders as well. For example, in an office
environmen t, you might wan t to create a shared folder for company policies that everyone
can view , and separate folders for confidential business documents tha t only selected
individuals can view or change. In a home environmen t, you might want t o se t up separate
folders for dif f erent types of
files, like photos, videos, or music.
For information about this step, refer to “Creating shared folders.”