About Security, User Groups, And Users; Configure The Global Security Access Mode - NETGEAR ReadyDATA 5200 Software Manual

About Security, User Groups, and Users

The security settings determine which users can access a share, and if they have read-only
or read/write access to the share. However, before you can set security settings at the share
level, you first need to configure the global security settings that determine whether the
ReadyDATA 5200 uses its local user database or an Active Directory.
Note: Access to LUNs is not regulated by the local user database or an
Active Directory. For information about LUN access options, see
Assign LUNs to LUN Groups and Manage Access Rights
page 103.
The local database lets you manage up to 60,000 users and up to 60,000 user groups. You
need to create and maintain the user groups and accounts on the ReadyDATA 5200. A
ReadyDATA 5200 in an Active Directory environment can serve up to 65,535 users.
Accounts for these users are created and maintained in the Active Directory, and are pulled
into the ReadyDATA 5200.

Configure the Global Security Access Mode

The ReadyDATA 5200 lets you use its local user database or an Active Directory for
authentication of user and group access to shares. You configure either one or the other:
• Local user database.
The local user database lets you create user groups and accounts on the ReadyDATA
5200. You set access rights to shares at the share level (see
Shares on page 80). NETGEAR recommends that you first create user groups, and then
create user accounts, so you can assign users to groups.
• Active Directory.
If your network includes a centralized Windows-based Active Directory server, this option
is available to you. The ReadyDATA 5200 forms a trusted relationship with the Active
Directory server and allows all user authentications to occur there. Users and groups are
displayed in the Access section of the Properties pane on the Shares screen. You set
access rights to shares at the share level (see
page 80).
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To configure the local user database settings:
1. Select System > Settings > Security.
2. From the Access type drop-down list, select Local users.
Except for the Workgroup Name field, all fields are dimmed. The following figure shows
only the upper part of the Settings screen with the local database settings:
ReadyDATA OS 1.2
Manage User Groups and User Accounts
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Set Up Access Rights to
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