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Creating a CIFS share, Table 6 Authentication settings

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5. Make changes, as required and click Update. Refer to the next section for worked examples for the various Authentication types. NOTE: When switching authentication modes the user must log out and back into the Windows client before the new authentication settings will work. Table 6 Authentication settings No authentication Setting authentication to None provides a simple CIFS server configuration that allows for the creation of shares with no protection. All users can access the shares created on the HP StoreOnce Backup System with this authentication setting. Setting authentication to user provides a method of securing the CIFS shares so that they can be accessed only by specified "local" users. Once the server has been set to User mode, it is possible to create new local users by selecting Create User and providing a username and password. These users can then be individually allowed to access any of the shares that are created. User authentication NOTE: When creating a new share in User Authentication mode, the user must log out and back into Windows before they can access the newly created share. Active Directory (AD) authentication Setting authentication to AD allows the CIFS server to join a Windows Active Directory domain. Access to individual CIFS shares is then managed from the Windows domain controller server which can provide the names of domain users that will have access. See "Configuring users on AD (CIFS shares only)" on page 34 for detailed instructions. Creating a CIFS share 1. Log on to the Web Management Interface for the appliance. 2. Select NAS and display the Shares tab. This tab is used to manage all shares for both CIFS and NFS servers. Backup System user guide 31

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5.
Make changes, as required and click
Update
. Refer to the next section for worked examples for
the various Authentication types.
NOTE:
When switching authentication modes the user must log out and back into the Windows
client before the new authentication settings will work.
Table 6 Authentication settings
Setting authentication to
None
provides a simple CIFS server configuration that allows for
the creation of shares with no protection. All users can access the shares created on the HP
StoreOnce Backup System with this authentication setting.
No authentica-
tion
Setting authentication to
user
provides a method of securing the CIFS shares so that they
can be accessed only by specified
local
users. Once the server has been set to
User
mode, it is possible to create new local users by selecting
Create User
and providing a
username and password. These users can then be individually allowed to access any of
the shares that are created.
NOTE:
When creating a new share in User Authentication mode, the user must log out and
back into Windows before they can access the newly created share.
User authentica-
tion
Setting authentication to
AD
allows the CIFS server to join a Windows Active Directory
domain. Access to individual CIFS shares is then managed from the Windows domain
controller server which can provide the names of domain users that will have access. See
Configuring users on AD (CIFS shares only)
on page 34 for detailed instructions.
Active Directory
(AD) authentica-
tion
Creating a CIFS share
1.
Log on to the Web Management Interface for the appliance.
2.
Select
NAS
and display the
Shares
tab. This tab is used to manage all shares for both CIFS and
NFS servers.
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