Acer Altos EasyStore - Managing Your Storage System

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Managing Your Storage
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The Web-based storage system Manager enables you perform a number o f t asks to
help you get the most f rom your storage system:
l Managing users—Add , modify , or remove users; put users into groups; or
change
the authentication mode.
l Managing shared f olders—Create shared folders, rename existing shared
folders, change which users can access existing shared folders or t heir access
rights,
or delete shared folders that you no longer want to keep .
l Managing backups—View which computer disks are backed up , change t he
password
for recovering a backup, specify which backup to remotely boot from,
or delete a backup or backup client.
l Setting up e-mail alerts—Specify whether or not e-mail notifications should be
sent
when a problem occurs, and who should receive the notifications.
l Upgrading the firmware—Upgrade your storage system f irmware to the latest
version.
l Disconnecting USB devices—If you’re using optional USB devices, you must
disconnect
them using t he Manager before you physically unplug them.
l Changing the system settings—Change the storage system name or time and
date
settings, as well as the user name or password for logging in to the
Manager
.
l Changing the network settings—Change the workgroup name, the storage
system’s
IP address, the gateway or DNS server settings, or the settings t hat
allow
the storage system to act as a DHCP server or FTP server .
l Reconfiguring your storage system disks—Change the proportions o f your
storage
system that are allocated to shared folders and backups , or change
your
disk configuration.
l Viewing system status informa t ion—See de t ails about CPU and memory usage,
how
long t he storage system has been running , disk temperatures, etc.
l Logging out of the Manager—Log ou t of the Manager so that no one else can
use
your computer to make changes to the storage system .
l Shutting down the storage system—Shut down the storage system using the
Manager rather t han pushing the power button on the storage system manually .