Lacie 300673 User Manual - Page 30

LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual Advanced Management of Users, Groups and Shares page 30 8.2. Listing Local Groups A group is a collection of users with the same access rights. Putting users in the same group allows you to collectively manage them, thus more quickly and easily. In the Web Administration Page, click on the Groups tab to have access to the list of local groups on your LaCie Ethernet Disk (Fig. 35). 8.2.1. Creating a Group In the Web Administration Page, click on the Groups tab. From the lower-right corner of the page, click on Add a group to create a group (please refer to 7.4.3. Sharing Your LaCie Ethernet Disk in Advanced Mode for more information). 1. Enter the new group name. It must be unique to the local machine. 2. Leave the domain group blank, or fill it in if you want to create a domain group (you will need to have access rights to the domain if you create it as such. Ask your system administrator for more information). For default settings, leave it blank. 3. Enter a description. 4. Press the Create the group button. 5. Your group is now created, and by default, it belongs to the Users group. Fig. 35 IMPORTANT INFO: There are a few fixed groups on the LaCie Ethernet Disk, and they can not be deleted. They are: Administrators, Guests, Power Users and Users. 8.2.2. Editing a Group 1. From the list of local groups, click on the button next to the group name that you wish to edit. 2. Change the description as desired. 3. Submit the changes. 8.2.3. Deleting a Group Edit the group, then, from the bottom of the page, click the Delete button.