User Manual

• If access restrictions are set for users and groups from the authentication server, guest and anonymous

connections will not be possible with AFP connections.

• FTP connections do not support authentication with an external SMB server.

• If using a Windows PC for external authentication, the default Windows SMB security settings may need to be

changed. An easy way to do this is to run the File Sharing Security Level Change Tool, available from this product’s

download page on the Buffalo website. This utility will let you easily change or restore your Windows security

settings to work with external authentication.

Converting Local Users into External Users

If using an external SMB server for authentication, you may convert any local users into external users. This way, the

LinkStation will have a user list that matches the users in the external SMB server, and access restrictions for this

LinkStation’s shared folders may be assigned to the converted “external” users.

Follow the procedure below to convert a local user into an external user. If a local user is converted, their user

information (including passwords) will be removed from the LinkStation. External users cannot be reverted to local

users.

Note: External authentication should be enabled before local users can be converted. For more information on

external authentication, refer to the “User Authentication with an External SMB Server” section.

1 From Advanced Settings, click File Sharing.

2 Click to the right of “Users”.

3 From the user list screen, select the checkboxes of any users to be converted to an external user, then click

Convert to External User.

4 Click OK.

5 The “Confirm Operation” screen will open. Enter the confirmation number, then click OK.

Converted users are displayed under the “External Users” tab. You can then configure access restrictions for external

users.

Chapter 3 File Sharing