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Windows Services, Share Aggregation

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CONFIGURING SETTINGS Windows Services The Windows Services section of the Network screen allows you to configure Window Services applications on your My Cloud device. Workgroup The Workgroup feature allows devices in the same workgroup to access one another. This option is only available for Windows operating systems. Each time you add a device to your network, assign it the same workgroup name to enable access. 1. Enter the name of the WORKGROUP. 2. Click Apply. Local Master Browser The Local Master Browser feature allows you to collect and record resource and/or service information across multiple subnets.  To enable/disable the Local Master Browser, click the toggle button to ON. Max SMB Protocol The Max SMB Protocol feature allows you to select the maximum Server Message Block (SMB) protocol you'd like to use for your device.  Select the Max SMB Protocol from the drop-down menu. Share Aggregation Share aggregation (similar to Distributed File System [DFS]) consolidates shares from other My Cloud devices, or network devices that support the SMB protocol. Enabling this function allows you to improve data availability. Distributed File System is disabled by default. 1. To enable Share Aggregation, click the toggle button to ON. 2. In the Share Aggregation Settings window, enter the Root Folder Name to create a container for the linked, remote shares. Click Apply. 3. Click Add Link to connect to add links to aggregate remote shares.  Enter the Local Folder Name for the folder displayed under the Root Folder.  Enter the Remote Host hostname, or, the IP address of the target device.  Manually enter the Remote Share name, or, click Get Remote Share Folder to display Remote Host shares.  Click Apply. MY CLOUD USER MANUAL  81

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CONFIGURING SETTINGS
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MY CLOUD USER MANUAL
Windows Services
The Windows Services section of the Network screen allows you to configure Window Services
applications on your My Cloud device.
Workgroup
The Workgroup feature allows devices in the same workgroup to access one another. This option is
only available for Windows operating systems. Each time you add a device to your network, assign
it the same workgroup name to enable access.
1.
Enter the name of the WORKGROUP.
2.
Click
Apply
.
Local Master Browser
The Local Master Browser feature allows you to collect and record resource and/or service
information across multiple subnets.
To enable/disable the Local Master Browser, click the toggle button to
ON
.
Max SMB Protocol
The Max SMB Protocol feature allows you to select the maximum Server Message Block (SMB)
protocol you’d like to use for your device.
Select the Max SMB Protocol from the drop-down menu.
Share Aggregation
Share aggregation (similar to Distributed File System [DFS]) consolidates shares from other My
Cloud devices, or network devices that support the SMB protocol. Enabling this function allows
you to improve data availability. Distributed File System is disabled by default.
1. To enable Share Aggregation, click the toggle button to
ON
.
2.
In the Share Aggregation Settings window, enter the Root Folder Name to create a container
for the linked, remote shares. Click
Apply
.
3.
Click
Add Link
to connect to add links to aggregate remote shares.
Enter the Local Folder Name for the folder displayed under the Root Folder.
Enter the Remote Host hostname, or, the IP address of the target device.
Manually enter the Remote Share name, or, click
Get Remote Share Folder
to display
Remote Host shares.
Click
Apply
.