Lacie d2 Network 2 User Manual - Page 43

LaCie d2 Network 2 • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Administering Your LaCie d2 Network 2 page 43 4.9. Dashboard: Shares Shares - network folders - comprise the storage capacity of the d2 Network 2. Out of the box, it has two shares, Share and Public, and USBShare is created automatically when storage is allocated to the USB connection. The Shares page in the Dashboard allows the administrator to assign quotas and access rights to users and groups, and to toggle share-level access protocols (Fig. 54). TECHNICAL NOTE: It's not necessary to create shares in order to use the product. Simply use the default Share, Public, and/or USBShare. 4.9.1. Adding a New Share To create a new share, click the green plus sign, then fill in the group name, description (optional), and quota (optional). If you do not set a quota, the size allocated to the share is unlimited (until the drive is filled). Then, decide on whether the share will be public or private. If you choose public, all users and guests will have Read/Write access to the share. IMPORTANT INFO: If you do not select the Public check box, then no user will have access to the share until you assign access rights. Fig. 54 Fig. 55 4.9.2. Modifying a Share To modify a share's name, description, or quota, click on the field and begin typing (Fig. 55). For details on changing access rights, see 4.9.4. Setting/Modifying Access Rights for Users/Groups. 4.9.3. Deleting a Share To delete a share, click the edit icon to the right of the share's listing. In the window that opens, click Delete this Share. Confirm deletion in the dialogue window (Fig. 56). Note that deleting a share will erase any files stored on the share. Fig. 56