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... 23 Removing a VLAN's Access to the NSS 25 Configuring the NSS Network Identification 26 Configuring DNS or WINS for Name Resolution 28 Joining the NSS to a Network Information System (NIS) Domain 30 Editing Access Control Lists (ACLs) from Windows Explorer: Restrictions 32 Running Diagnostics of your Physical Links 32 Configuring the Network... within your Network 49 Exporting Storage to your Network 50 Creating Virtualized Storage 51 Unexporting Storage 52 Volume Management 53 Linksys Business Series NSS4000 and NSS6000 Network Storage System Administrator Guide 2
... 23 Removing a VLAN's Access to the NSS 25 Configuring the NSS Network Identification 26 Configuring DNS or WINS for Name Resolution 28 Joining the NSS to a Network Information System (NIS) Domain 30 Editing Access Control Lists (ACLs) from Windows Explorer: Restrictions 32 Running Diagnostics of your Physical Links 32 Configuring the Network... within your Network 49 Exporting Storage to your Network 50 Creating Virtualized Storage 51 Unexporting Storage 52 Volume Management 53 Linksys Business Series NSS4000 and NSS6000 Network Storage System Administrator Guide 2
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... Page Does not Appear in Internet Explorer 165 Handling an Unexpected (Unclean) Shutdown 165 Boosting the Performance of NFS Transfers 166 Rejoining the ADS Domain after a Failed to Join 167 Appendix B: Specifications 168 Appendix C: Where to Go From Here 169 Chapter D: Glossary of Storage-related Terms and Acronyms 170 Linksys Business Series...
... Page Does not Appear in Internet Explorer 165 Handling an Unexpected (Unclean) Shutdown 165 Boosting the Performance of NFS Transfers 166 Rejoining the ADS Domain after a Failed to Join 167 Appendix B: Specifications 168 Appendix C: Where to Go From Here 169 Chapter D: Glossary of Storage-related Terms and Acronyms 170 Linksys Business Series...
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... features that are available for example, you must set the User and Group ID ranges must take place before you join the NSS to the domain. Recommended Installation Sequence Installing the NSS system involves a series of groups/users from setting up the hardware to configure ... up local users). Skip this enables you are already equipped with a RAID5 array. c. If you have an NSS4100 or NSS6100 as it is a NSS6000 series unit), and you have multiple NSS units (one of which is preconfigured with disk drives. g. Connect the Ethernet link(s). Create the volume(s). c....
... features that are available for example, you must set the User and Group ID ranges must take place before you join the NSS to the domain. Recommended Installation Sequence Installing the NSS system involves a series of groups/users from setting up the hardware to configure ... up local users). Skip this enables you are already equipped with a RAID5 array. c. If you have an NSS4100 or NSS6100 as it is a NSS6000 series unit), and you have multiple NSS units (one of which is preconfigured with disk drives. g. Connect the Ethernet link(s). Create the volume(s). c....
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Adding the NSS to configure the DNS sever information. This is where you join the NSS to synchronize with the ADS server. To configure the NSS network identity: STEP 1 From the Manager Menu, click Network Identification. The Network ... • Configure the IP and DNS information. From the Manager Menu, click Access Time. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 26 See "Configuring DNS or WINS for both domain users and local users. Before you configure the network identity of the NSS, including the hostname and...
Adding the NSS to configure the DNS sever information. This is where you join the NSS to synchronize with the ADS server. To configure the NSS network identity: STEP 1 From the Manager Menu, click Network Identification. The Network ... • Configure the IP and DNS information. From the Manager Menu, click Access Time. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 26 See "Configuring DNS or WINS for both domain users and local users. Before you configure the network identity of the NSS, including the hostname and...
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... minutes until the domain users and groups appear in the GUI Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 27 Username: Enter the username of an account that has more than 1000 users and groups. (This is being joined. ! Adding the... NSS to your users. Enable Support for Large ADS Domains: Check this option...
... minutes until the domain users and groups appear in the GUI Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 27 Username: Enter the username of an account that has more than 1000 users and groups. (This is being joined. ! Adding the... NSS to your users. Enable Support for Large ADS Domains: Check this option...
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... Update. If you click Update, the domain join occurs. For example, the hostname "myserver" might have at least 512 MB of up to 8,000 users for the NSS4000 and 16,000 users for the NSS6000. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 28 ...The NSS configuration interface displays the status of servers exist within your network. Configuring how the NSS works with the ADS domain join. If you need to connect ...
... Update. If you click Update, the domain join occurs. For example, the hostname "myserver" might have at least 512 MB of up to 8,000 users for the NSS4000 and 16,000 users for the NSS6000. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 28 ...The NSS configuration interface displays the status of servers exist within your network. Configuring how the NSS works with the ADS domain join. If you need to connect ...
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... field is optional. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 29 This field is optional. • Alternate WINS server: If your network has a secondary WINS server, enter its address. If you are joined to a domain, enter the IP address into this to assign...or Alternate DNS Server fields. • Primary WINS server: If your network has a WINS server, enter its address. If you are joined to a domain, enter the controller name into this field. • Alternate DNS Server: Enter the IP address of a second DNS server to be found...
... field is optional. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 29 This field is optional. • Alternate WINS server: If your network has a secondary WINS server, enter its address. If you are joined to a domain, enter the IP address into this to assign...or Alternate DNS Server fields. • Primary WINS server: If your network has a WINS server, enter its address. If you are joined to a domain, enter the controller name into this field. • Alternate DNS Server: Enter the IP address of a second DNS server to be found...
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...the Primary or Alternate WINS Server fields. This minimizes the risk of collisions of user or group IDs within your Network Joining the NSS to a Network Information System (NIS) Domain 3 • Assign automatically via DHCP: Select this to assign the IP address for NIS: STEP 1 From the... Manager Menu, click Network NIS. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 30 Joining the NSS to a Network Information System (NIS) Domain To join the NSS to a NIS domain, you set up or make sure that you need to configure and enable it...
...the Primary or Alternate WINS Server fields. This minimizes the risk of collisions of user or group IDs within your Network Joining the NSS to a Network Information System (NIS) Domain 3 • Assign automatically via DHCP: Select this to assign the IP address for NIS: STEP 1 From the... Manager Menu, click Network NIS. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 30 Joining the NSS to a Network Information System (NIS) Domain To join the NSS to a NIS domain, you set up or make sure that you need to configure and enable it...
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...server you want the NSS to use, click this option, and then enter the address of the NSS. Adding the NSS to your Network Joining the NSS to three different NIS servers. STEP 5 Click Update. The Bind State field shows the current bind status of up to a Network... Information System (NIS) Domain 3 STEP 2 Select Enable NIS. STEP 3 Enter the NIS domain name in the NIS Domain Name field. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 31
...server you want the NSS to use, click this option, and then enter the address of the NSS. Adding the NSS to your Network Joining the NSS to three different NIS servers. STEP 5 Click Update. The Bind State field shows the current bind status of up to a Network... Information System (NIS) Domain 3 STEP 2 Select Enable NIS. STEP 3 Enter the NIS domain name in the NIS Domain Name field. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 31
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...NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 78 Setting up End-User Access Integrating Users from an ADS, NTv4, or NIS Domain 5 STEP 3 The username is taken from the user's domain profile versus the Primary Group field in the user's profile. After you join the NSS to a domain, you join... the NSS to an ADS, NTv4, or NIS domain, a list of existing domain users is joined to an ADS, NTv4, or NIS domain. You can only edit or delete locally created users (not domain users). STEP 4 Click Update. ...
...NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 78 Setting up End-User Access Integrating Users from an ADS, NTv4, or NIS Domain 5 STEP 3 The username is taken from the user's domain profile versus the Primary Group field in the user's profile. After you join the NSS to a domain, you join... the NSS to an ADS, NTv4, or NIS domain, a list of existing domain users is joined to an ADS, NTv4, or NIS domain. You can only edit or delete locally created users (not domain users). STEP 4 Click Update. ...
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... required. For example, if the NSS hostname is "NASadmin" and the local username is joined to be domain users. To delete an existing user profile: STEP 1 From the Manager Menu, click Access Users. Lynksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 79 As an administrator, you delete a user profile...
... required. For example, if the NSS hostname is "NASadmin" and the local username is joined to be domain users. To delete an existing user profile: STEP 1 From the Manager Menu, click Access Users. Lynksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 79 As an administrator, you delete a user profile...
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... as this might lead to any configured shares. Lynksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 84 After you join the NSS to a domain, you delete a group, the group is joined to an ADS, NTv4, or NIS domain. To delete a group: STEP 1 From the Manager Menu, click Access Groups. For example...
... as this might lead to any configured shares. Lynksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 84 After you join the NSS to a domain, you delete a group, the group is joined to an ADS, NTv4, or NIS domain. To delete a group: STEP 1 From the Manager Menu, click Access Groups. For example...
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..., you also need to define which volume you should not change the range after the domain has been joined. To set up before you create any local users or join a NIS, NTv4, or ADS domain as you are using to store your user and group IDs, it is no longer active...for the various types of users and groups (i.e., local, NIS domain, and Windows domain). The Network Filters page appears. The filter is important to remove. Setting up the ID ranges and home directory location: Lynksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 99 STEP 2 The Active...
..., you also need to define which volume you should not change the range after the domain has been joined. To set up before you create any local users or join a NIS, NTv4, or ADS domain as you are using to store your user and group IDs, it is no longer active...for the various types of users and groups (i.e., local, NIS domain, and Windows domain). The Network Filters page appears. The filter is important to remove. Setting up the ID ranges and home directory location: Lynksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 99 STEP 2 The Active...
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... ID range should match the range of IDs defined in this range before you join the NTv4 or ADS domain. Lynksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 100 The User/Group Settings page appears. 5 STEP 2 Set up End-User Access Configuring the User/Group Settings STEP 1 ...
... ID range should match the range of IDs defined in this range before you join the NTv4 or ADS domain. Lynksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 100 The User/Group Settings page appears. 5 STEP 2 Set up End-User Access Configuring the User/Group Settings STEP 1 ...
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...STEP 12 Click OK. If you want to a share. STEP 2 Click Edit for shares set up to the share. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 105 To edit a share: STEP 1 From the Manager Menu, click Shares Shares. The double angled bracket "" moves ... "" moves the entire list in the direction of the bracket.) NOTE Setting individual user and group permissions on NFS shares only works when joined to an NIS domain. • Read-Only Users: These users have read-only access to the share. • Read-Write Users: These users have full...
...STEP 12 Click OK. If you want to a share. STEP 2 Click Edit for shares set up to the share. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 105 To edit a share: STEP 1 From the Manager Menu, click Shares Shares. The double angled bracket "" moves ... "" moves the entire list in the direction of the bracket.) NOTE Setting individual user and group permissions on NFS shares only works when joined to an NIS domain. • Read-Only Users: These users have read-only access to the share. • Read-Write Users: These users have full...
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...time manually, skip to maintain the NSS time, click Automatically (via DHCP. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 141 Otherwise, the NSS will not join the domain. To configure the time settings for the NSS: STEP 1 From the Manager Menu, click Admin Time.... The NTP Configuration page appears. STEP 2 To use an NTP server to step 4. NOTE If the NSS joins to the ADS domain, you must enter the IP address of the domain controller into the NTP server field and uncheck Assign automatically via NTP).
...time manually, skip to maintain the NSS time, click Automatically (via DHCP. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 141 Otherwise, the NSS will not join the domain. To configure the time settings for the NSS: STEP 1 From the Manager Menu, click Admin Time.... The NTP Configuration page appears. STEP 2 To use an NTP server to step 4. NOTE If the NSS joins to the ADS domain, you must enter the IP address of the domain controller into the NTP server field and uncheck Assign automatically via NTP).
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... CIFS/SMB 8 STEP 2 From the Login window, enter the user name "admin" and then enter your password.) STEP 3 Click OK. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 150 STEP 3 Click OK. To access the NSS storage using CIFS/SMB: STEP 1 Choose one of these options to... not need to a network drive. If your user profile is set up locally (that is, through the NSS configuration interface) and the NSS is not joined to a domain, you can access any shares to your user profile is set up can begin using the NSS storage.
... CIFS/SMB 8 STEP 2 From the Login window, enter the user name "admin" and then enter your password.) STEP 3 Click OK. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 150 STEP 3 Click OK. To access the NSS storage using CIFS/SMB: STEP 1 Choose one of these options to... not need to a network drive. If your user profile is set up locally (that is, through the NSS configuration interface) and the NSS is not joined to a domain, you can access any shares to your user profile is set up can begin using the NSS storage.
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...hostname of accessible shares appears as individual directories. When your username and password. STEP 2 Click Connect. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 152 However, they have FTP access enabled and the individual share must be set up to enter ...shares to which they cannot rename folders when using the NSS storage. To rename a folder, use CIFS or NFS if it is joined to a domain, you can access the shares on the NSS storage using FTP. STEP 4 When the Login window appears, enter your FTP client has...
...hostname of accessible shares appears as individual directories. When your username and password. STEP 2 Click Connect. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 152 However, they have FTP access enabled and the individual share must be set up to enter ...shares to which they cannot rename folders when using the NSS storage. To rename a folder, use CIFS or NFS if it is joined to a domain, you can access the shares on the NSS storage using FTP. STEP 4 When the Login window appears, enter your FTP client has...
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... STEP 2 Create a mount point directory for the mount if you must have the NSS joined to the way that the NSS implements NFS file access privileges, only NFSv3 is supported. NOTE...Storage by typing "mount -v -t nfs -o nfsvers=3,rsize=32768,wsize=32768 : ". Due to an NIS domain. You can access shares on the NSS through FTP: STEP 1 Log into the user account on the ...NSS appears in the Shares page. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 153 Accessing the Storage UNIX/Linux Users: Accessing the ...
... STEP 2 Create a mount point directory for the mount if you must have the NSS joined to the way that the NSS implements NFS file access privileges, only NFSv3 is supported. NOTE...Storage by typing "mount -v -t nfs -o nfsvers=3,rsize=32768,wsize=32768 : ". Due to an NIS domain. You can access shares on the NSS through FTP: STEP 1 Log into the user account on the ...NSS appears in the Shares page. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 153 Accessing the Storage UNIX/Linux Users: Accessing the ...
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... Manager Menu, click Network Identification. The NTP Configuration page appears. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 167 Rejoining the ADS Domain after a Failed to Join To rejoin to the ADS domain after a Failed to Join A • /mnt/client is the mount point on the client • The size of...
... Manager Menu, click Network Identification. The NTP Configuration page appears. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 167 Rejoining the ADS Domain after a Failed to Join To rejoin to the ADS domain after a Failed to Join A • /mnt/client is the mount point on the client • The size of...