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• Choose a “BuffaloNAS.com Name” and “BuffaloNAS.com Key” for your WebAccess account. Names and keys
may contain between 3 to 20 alphanumeric characters, underscores (_), and hyphens (-).
• If “Exclusive Session” is enabled, users cannot log multiple computers in to WebAccess. Only the last login
will be active.
• Enter a time in minutes (1 to 120 or “Unlimited”) before inactive users are logged out of WebAccess.
5 Move the WebAccess switch to the position to enable WebAccess.
6 Click to the right of “Folder Setup”.
7 Select a shared folder to publish.
Notes:
• For best results, create a new dedicated share for WebAccess.
• When accessing shared folders through WebAccess from a remote location, the username and password
may be required for certain operations. For best results, create a user account with permissions on the
WebAccess share before using WebAccess.
8 Click Edit.
9 Under “LAN Protocol Support”, select the “WebAccess” checkbox.
10 Select the desired WebAccess security level for “WebAccess Public Mode”.
Allow anonymous: Anyone can access (view) shared folders. (Access restrictions configured for shared folders
will not work.)
Allow all groups and users: All groups and users registered on the Buffalo NAS device can use WebAccess.
(Access restrictions configured for shared folders will not work.)
Use inherited folder permissions: Users and groups have the same access permissions with WebAccess that
they do locally. If access restrictions are not set for the shared folder, then this option will not be shown.
Whether a user or group can access a folder through WebAccess depends on a combination of WebAccess
settings and the shared folder’s settings.
Not logged in
Access restrictions for the logged-in users
No access Read-only Read and write
WebAccess
public mode
Allow anonymous R R/W R/W R/W
Allow all groups
and users
- R/W R/W R/W
Use inherited
folder permissions
- - R R/W
R: Read-only, R/W: Read and write, -: No access
11 Click OK.
There are many ways to access WebAccess folders depending on your device.
• From a computer, supported browsers include Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer 9
or later, Safari 9 or later. Refer to the help guide at the BuffaloNAS.com website after connecting with your
BuffaloNAS.com name for more detailed information.
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