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LaCie d2 Network 2 • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Administering Your LaCie d2 Network 2 page 37 4.6. Dashboard: General Settings This page allows the administrator to modify some of your d2 Network 2's general parameters. Machine Name: Modify the machine name. The machine name identifies your d2 Network 2 in LaCie Network Assistant and on the local network. IMPORTANT INFO: The machine name is limited to 15 characters. Date (mm/dd/yy): Change the date. Time: Change the time. Language: Change the Dashboard language. Time zone: Change the time zone. NTP Server: Click the box, then click the field to the right and type the address of a Network Time Protocol server to provide the time for the d2 Network 2 automatically. While NTP is selected, you can't modify the time and date settings. Workgroup: Modify the Windows workgroup name to set your d2 Network 2 to belong to a certain workgroup. Domain: See section 4.6.1. Active Directory. TECHNICAL NOTE: Mac users connected to a network with Windows comp uters can also access shares this way by selecting in the Finder Network > [Workgroup] > LaCie-d2 where "[Workgroup]" is the name of the Windows workgroup. Toggle Services: Turn the various services off or on. By default, all these services are enabled. However, UPnP and Time Machine services also need to be enabled at the share level in order to be operative (4.9. Dashboard: Shares). This setting can be overridden at the Share level. See 4.9. Dashboard: Shares for details. ✦✦ SMB: Toggle this feature to activate/deactivate the SMB network transfer protocol. ✦✦ AFP: Toggle this feature to activate/deactivate the AFP (Apple Filing Protocol). ✦✦ FTP Service: Toggle this feature on/off to allow your d2 Network 2 to be accessible via File Transfer Protocol (FTP). Refer to section 3.5. Accessing Shares through the Internet for details on FTP access. continued on the next page >> Fig. 42