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Enabling the Guest Account, Type of, User Acct, Description, Shared Folders, Remote, Access, HP Photo

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24 Chapter 3 Type of User Acct Description Guest Everyone uses the same account. There is typically no password, so no logon is required. Individual Each family member has a unique user name and password. They logon to use home computers. Shared Folders Remote Access Everyone has Full Cannot use access to all with remote shared folders. access. Each person can be set up with different shared folder access. Available. Requires a strong password. HP Photo Webshare Cannot use with Webshare. Available. Requires a strong password to be a Webshare Manager. Enabling the Guest Account If you want everyone to use the same logon account to access the HP MediaSmart Server, enable the guest account. If the guest account is enabled with no password, family members are not required to logon when they use home computers. IMPORTANT: If you enable the guest account, everyone that connects to your home network has the same privileges. That may mean that they all have full access to shared folders and other resources on your server. To protect your home network from unwanted connections, see Securing your server from intruders in the Troubleshooting section of the User's Guide. 1 Click the User Accounts tab at the top of the page. The User Accounts Setup dialog displays. 2 Click Enable Guest.

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Chapter 3
Type of
User Acct
Description
Shared Folders
Remote
Access
HP Photo
Webshare
Guest
Everyone uses the same
account. There is typically no
password, so no logon is
required.
Everyone has Full
access to all
shared folders.
Cannot use
with remote
access.
Cannot use with
Webshare.
Individual
Each family member has a
unique user name and
password. They logon to use
home computers.
Each person can
be set up with
different shared
folder access.
Available.
Requires a
strong
password.
Available.
Requires a strong
password to be a
Webshare
Manager.
Enabling the Guest Account
If you want everyone to use the same logon account to
access the HP MediaSmart Server, enable the guest
account. If the guest account is enabled with no
password, family members are not required to logon
when they use home computers.
IMPORTANT:
If you enable the guest account, everyone
that connects to your home network has the same privileges.
That may mean that they all have full access to shared folders
and other resources on your server. To protect your home
network from unwanted connections, see
Securing your
server from intruders
in the
Troubleshooting
section
of the
User’s Guide
.
1
Click the
User Accounts
tab at the top of the page.
The User Accounts Setup dialog displays.
2
Click
Enable Guest
.