Western Digital Sentinel DS5100 Administrator and Maintenance Guide - Page 45
General, Anywhere Access, Enabling Anywhere Access
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MANAGING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER (DASHBOARD) Following is a summary of the purpose of each of the Server Settings pages. General Shutdown or restart the server-This is the safest method to shut down or restart the server. It insures that the RAID system shuts down cleanly. See "Shutting Down and Rebooting the Server" on page 40 for instructions. Change the date, time, and location of the server-You can change the settings you established at initialization. Change the behavior of the Windows update-You can change the settings for updating the Microsoft software. Anywhere Access Anywhere Access enables your network users to access WD Sentinel server resources from any location with an Internet connection, at any time, and on any device. You can access shared folders and files (that you have permission for) on the server as well as on your networked computer. Enabling Anywhere Access Use the following steps to enable Anywhere Access on the Settings page. Anywhere Access is turned off by default. Note: The Home page provides a Setup task for enabling Anywhere Access by clicking the Setting Up Anywhere Access link. 1. Under Settings, click Anywhere Access in the panel on the left. 2. Click Configure and complete the wizard to set up your router, set a domain name, and change Internet settings. 3. Grant Remote Web Access privileges if you want a user to access the WD Sentinel server, shared folders, computers, media, Home page links, and the Dashboard (administrators only) when you create or update a user account. To view a user's current privileges, click the Users icon in the Navigation bar. Note: The Guest account cannot have Remote Web Access. Note: Refer to Microsoft Online Help for detailed information about setting up remote web access and for troubleshooting connection issues. WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100 39 ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE