
Setting Up Your Seagate® NAS Getting Started Tasks
Seagate Business Storage NAS Administrator Guide 13
Note: If you want to set up your Seagate NAS as a media server, do not remove the Public shared
folder. This is the default shared folder used to store media; it is not configurable in the media
server.
In the NAS Manager, go to Storage > Shared Folders, and then click Add Shared Folder.
You need to supply the following information for each shared folder you create:
• Shared Folder Name: Enter a descriptive and easy to remember name for the new
shared folder.
• Description: Enter a description of the shared folder.
• Services: Click the service(s) you want for this new shared folder.
Note: Review a detailed explanation in “Creating User Accounts” on page 11
• Volume: Select the volume in which to create the shared folder.
• Recycle Bin Service: Protect files on the share from being accidentally deleted. Deleted
files can be restored by the administrator.
• Media Service: Use your Seagate NAS to share digital photos, videos and music with
people on your local network and stream iTunes music.
• Encrypt Shared Folder: Protect the shared folder so that it is only accessible with the use
of an encryption key. The encryption process places the security key on a user-supplied
USB drive that is connected to the NAS. If the NAS is powered off, you must insert the
USB drive into the NAS’s port to “unlock” the secured share. The USB drive can be
removed after the share is encrypted, but must be used if the NAS is restarted.
• Shared Folder Access: Set up access control after creating this shared folder.
In the NAS Manager, go to Users & Groups > Shared Folder Permissions to set up
access control. Click the Edit icon next to the shared folder you want to modify. Ensure
that the Public Access checkbox is not selected. Options display allowing you to:
• Grant access to specified users only.
• Limit some users to read-only access. Read-only access means that a user can view
files on the shared folder, but can’t edit those files or upload files to the shared folder.
• Granting full access to the shared folder, which allows the user to save and back up
files to the shared folder, edit files on the shared folder, and download any files from
the shared folder to a computer or to a USB/USM drive connected to the NAS.
Creating User Groups
You can make it faster and easier to manage shared folder access by sorting Seagate NAS
users into groups.
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