Adding and Editing Network Shares

To add or edit a network share

1. In the Configuration tab's navigation pane, click Share > Shares.

   The Share > Shares page appears.

   

2. Do one of the following:
   • To add a new network share, click New Share.
   • To edit an existing network share, click on its name.

   The Network Share Wizard opens, displaying the Select a Folder to Share dialog box appears.

   

3. Do one of the following:
   • Select the folder on which you want to create the network share.
   • To add a folder on which to create the network share, do the following:
     1. Select the parent folder in which to create the new folder.
     2. Click New Folder.

        The Create a New Folder dialog box opens.

        

     3. In the Folder Name field, type a name for the folder.
     4. Click Save.

        The new folder appears in the Select a folder to Share dialog box.

4. Click Next.

   The Specify the Network Share Name dialog box appears.

   

5. In the Network Share Name field, type a name for the share.
6. (Optional) In the Comment field, type a description of the network share.
7. Click Next.

   The Sharing Protocols dialog box appears.

   

8. Select the protocols through which you want to expose the network share.

   Windows File Sharing is selected by default and cannot be unselected.

9. In the Windows File Sharing drop-down list, specify the permitted level of access to the network share via Windows File Sharing, by selecting one of the options described in Share Access Options.
10. Click Next.

    The NFS (UNIX File Sharing) dialog box appears.

    

11. To enable NFS access to the network share, do the following:
    1. Select the Enable NFS Access check box.
    2. Add the IP addresses of clients that should be allowed NFS access to network share, by doing the following:
       1. Click New.

          A row appears in the table.

          

       2. Click in the Host column and type the IP address.
       3. Click in the Netmask column and edit the netmask.
       4. Click in the Permission column and select the permitted level of access to the network share via NFS.

          Options include None, Read Only, and Read/Write.

    3. Remove client host IP addresses, by selecting the desired IP address and clicking Remove.

       	Tip
       	The NFS mount path for the network share is specified at the top of the dialog box.

12. Click Next.

    The Configure Permissions dialog box appears.

    

13. Add each user and user group who should have access to the network share, by doing the following:
    1. In the Local Users drop-down list, select one of the following:
       • Local Users. Search the users defined locally on the appliance.
       • Domain domain Users. Search the users belonging to the domain called domain.
       • Local Groups. Search the user groups defined locally on the appliance.
       • Domain domain Groups. Search the user groups belonging to the domain called domain.
    2. In the Quick Search field, type a string that appears anywhere within the name of the user or user group you want to add, then click .

       A table of users or user groups matching the search string appears.

       

    3. Select the desired user or user group in the table.

       The user or user group appears in the Quick Search field.

    4. Click Add.

       The user or user group is added to the list of users and user groups who should have access to the network share.

       For information on editing users, see Adding and Editing Users.

14. To remove a user or user group, in their row, click .

    The user or user group is removed from the table.

15. In each user and user group's row, click in the Permission column, then select the desired access level from the drop-down list.

    Options include None, Read Only, and Read/Write.

16. Click Next.

    The Wizard Completed screen appears.

    

17. Click Finish.

    The network share is added.

Share Access Options