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5. Access Right Management
Domain Security
Users
User Groups
Share Folders
Quota
5.1 Domain Security
The NAS supports user authentication by local access right management, Microsoft Active Directory
(Windows Server 2003/2008), and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory. By joining
the NAS to an Active Directory or a LDAP directory, the AD or LDAP users can access the NAS using
their own accounts without extra user account setup on the NAS.
No do m a in s e curity
Only the local users can access the NAS.
A ctiv e Dire ctory a uthe ntic ation (d o m a in m e m b e rs)
Join the NAS to an Active Directory. The domain users can be authenticated by the NAS. After joining
the NAS to an AD domain, both the local NAS users and AD users can access the NAS via the following
protocols/services:
Samba (Microsoft Networking)
AFP
FTP
Web File Manager
WebDAV
LDA P a uthe ntic a tio n
Connect the NAS to an LDAP directory. The LDAP users can be authenticated by the NAS. After
connecting the NAS to an LDAP directory, either the local NAS users or the LDAP users can be
authenticated to access the NAS via Samba (Microsoft Networking). Both the local NAS users and LDAP
users can access the NAS via the following protocols/services:
AFP
FTP
Web File Manager
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