Using Clientless Backup

To back up a network share using Clientless Backup

1. In the Configuration tab's navigation pane, click Local Backup > Clientless Backup.

   The Local Backup > Clientless Backup page appears, displaying all computers in the network neighborhood.

   

   	Tip
   	Computers for which Clientless Backup is defined, but which are currently unavailable, appear in gray.
   	Tip
   	If your computer is missing in the list or appears in gray, see Enabling File Sharing on a PC.

2. To rescan the network, click .
3. Next to the desired computer, click to expand the node.
   • If the share requires authentication, a pop-up window will open.

     

     Enter the user name and password.

   • The network shares on the computer are displayed.
4. Select the desired network share, and click Define Sync.

   The Clientless Backup Wizard opens displaying the Clientless Backup dialog box.

   

5. Specify the user or user group that should be allowed access to the backed up files, by doing the following:
   • To specify an existing user or user group, type the name of the user or user in the Quick Search field.
   • To add a new user, click New User.

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

   • To search for a user or user group:
     1. In the Select 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.

6. Click Finish.
   • The folder's icon changes to , and the synchronization status is indicated.
   • At the bottom of the workspace, the Destination field indicates the folder on the appliance to which files will be backed up. The Local Disk Space Usage field indicates the amount of used space on the disk after the next Clientless Backup operation, out of the total amount of space available on the disk.