4 accessing from macos – PLANET NAS-3410 User Manual

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Upload File: uploads files to the current path if the login user has the access right.

Help: opens a new browser window with help information

File Browsing

When the user page is opened, the file-browsing window shows all the shares in the server. All the

folders and files are presented as hyperlinks. If a folder is clicked, it will show its content in the

same window. When a file is clicked, it will either open the file in another browser window or pop

up a dialog-box for download. To move to the upper level of directory, click the

Up Directory

icon.

To delete files or folders, check the checkboxes in the Delete column. And click the Delete icon

to delete them.

To rename a file or folder, click the Rename icon

, input the name and press the Enter key.

If a user has the Full Control access right for a file or folder, he can modify its ACL by clicking the

ACL icon

in the

Permission column.

8.4 Accessing from MacOS

After setting the NAS-3410 to operate in the workgroup mode or the domain mode, follow the

steps below to configure for MacOS user access.

1. Enable the Macintosh Network support (the AFP protocol).

Open the administration page and enter the Network

ÆMacintosh menu. Check the Enable

Macintosh Network check-box and specify the security policy and the AppleTalk zone. Then

click Apply. In the workgroup mode you can only select Local account authentication as

the security policy. In the domain mode, you can select either one.

2. Create local user accounts or retrieve domain accounts from the domain controller,

depending on whether the NAS-3410 is in the workgroup mode or the domain mode.

3. Share the volume to network users.

Go to the Security

ÆFile/Folder menu. Find the volume01 entry and click Create in the

Sharing column (or click Modify if the volume has been shared). On the Property page,

check the Macintosh Network (AFP) check-box and click Apply.

4. Set the share permissions.

After sharing the volume, specify the access rights of local users/groups and domain

users/groups.

After the configuration is done, MacOS 8 or OS 9 users can use the MacOS Chooser or Network

Browser to access the NAS-3410. Mac OS X users can use the Connect to Server function to

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