Lacie 300673 User Manual - Page 29

LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual Advanced Management of Users, Groups and Shares page 29 8. Advanced Management of Users, Groups and Shares 8.1. Listing Local Users A user is any individual with a valid username and password who, once authenticated, has access to those shares on the LaCie Ethernet Disk to which (s)he is allowed. In the Web Administration Page, click on Users to have access to the list of the local users on your LaCie Ethernet Disk (Fig. 34). 8.1.1. Creating a User In the Web Administration Page, click on the Users tab. From the lower-right corner of the page, click on Add a user to create a new user (please refer to 7.4. Using the Advanced Mode for more information): 1. Enter the new username. It must be unique to the local machine. 2. Enter a description. 3. Enter a password and confirm it. 4. Press the Create the user button. 5. Your new user has been created, and by default, it will belong to the Users group. Fig. 34 IMPORTANT INFO: By default, a user belongs to the Users group. If you want a user to become an administrator, add that user to the Administrators group. 8.1.2. Editing a User 1. From the list of local users, click on the button next to the username that you wish to edit. 2. Edit the username, password and description as you like. 3. Assign groups to the user. 4. Submit the changes. 8.1.3. Deleting a User Edit the user, then, from the bottom of the page, click on the Delete button.