Acer Altos EasyStore - Working with Shared Folders; Accessing Shared Folders

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Working with Shared
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Accessing shared folders
Once you have added users and created shared f olders (as described in “Adding
users” and “Creating shared folders”), the users need to perform some simple steps to
be able to access those folders. The procedure for doing this varies, depending on the
user’s operating system. Each user can access only t hose shared folders that the user
is authorized to access.
Notes:
l If t he storage system uses Active Directory authentication mode, and the
clocks
of the storage system and the Active Directory server dif f er by more
than
five minutes , errors will occur when users try to access the shared
folders. You must adjust the storage system time, time zone, or both to ensure
tha
t they match (as described in “Changing the system settings”) .
l If you change the IP address of the storage system, users who accessed the
shared
f olders using t he previous IP address will be disconnected and must
repeat
the procedures described here using the new IP address.
W i ndows users
If you’re using Windows, you have two options for accessing shared f olders: you
can use My Computer/Windows Explorer to map a drive letter to the shared folder ,
or you can install the Console and use t hat utility to map a drive letter to the shared
folder
. With the Console, you don’t have to worry about remembering the name of
the storage server or the shared folders; it displays them automatically . However ,
the computer where you install the Console must be on the same subnet as the
storage
system.
Note: If your storage system uses Active Directory authentication mode (as
described
in “Changing t he authentication mode”) , only the public
folder is accessible via the Console. To access all other shared folders, you must
use
My Computer/Windows Explorer .