SmartStor NS4600 Product Manual - Promise Technology, Inc.

Setting up UNIX/Linux Access
Setting up UNIX/Linux Service
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Chapter 7: PASM
To set up access from a UNIX or Linux PC:
1. In the Tree, click the + beside the File & Print icon to expand the Tree.
2. Click the Protocol Control icon, then click the UNIX/Linux tab.
3. Click the Enable option button.
4. Optional. To join a NIS Domain, click the UNIX/Linux tab, then click the
Enable option button beside Services.
Note: If you join an NIS Domain, you automatically disable your AD Domain
settings. See “Setting up Windows Access” on page 137.
5. Enter the Domain name into the field provided.
See your Network Administrator for help with this information.
6. Click the OK button to save your settings.
7. Click the OK button in the confirmation box.
Setting up File Sharing
File access from UNIX and Linux PCs is controlled by specifying the IP address
of each PC that can access a given folder.
You must designate the IP addresses for each folder individually. You can have
up to 256 IP addresses for all of your folders.
To set up UNIX/Linux file sharing:
1. In the Tree, click the Sharing Setup icon, then click the UNIX/Linux
Sharing tab.
2. Choose a folder from the Folder Name dropdown menu.
3. In the New IP Address field, type the IP address of the UNIX or Linux PC
from which you will access this folder, then click the Add button.
4. Click the OK button to save your settings.
5. In the confirmation box, click the OK button.
You can now access the folder you chose from a UNIX or Linux PC.
See “Chapter 3: Connecting to the SmartStor” on page 29 for information
about the settings that you must make on your UNIX or Linux PC.