User`s manual

Sans Digital – MN4L+ Admin Guide

Network Settings - Microsoft Networking

By default, the CIFS/SMB service is enabled and given access to all the MN4L+ logical volumes. If you wish to disable this service and only

support other file systems, login to command line and type:

#service smb stop

To join Microsoft Workgroup, Domain, or Active Directory Service, follow the steps below:

Workgroup (for local user):

1. Select Workgorup networking radio button

2. Enter Workgroup name in the Workgroup or Domain Name field

Remarks: When a Windows client does not belong to a Domain or an ActiveDirectory, this client is a local user.

Domain (PDC):

1. Select Domain networking radio button

2. Enter the domain name in the Workgroup or Domain Name field. For domain networking, a Primary Domain Controller

(PDC) must be available on your network

3. Enter the name of the PDC in the Controller field

4. Enter account name in the Account field and password in the Password field

Active Directory Service (ADS):

1. Select ADS networking radio button

2. Enter the domain name in the Workgroup or Domain Name field. For ADS networking, an Active Directory Service (ADS)

must be available in your network.

3. Enter the IP address of the ADS server in the Controller field

4. Enter account name in the Account field and password in the Password field

To apply changes, click on Apply at the bottom of the screen. To exit without applying changes and return to the home page, click on Cancel

NOTE-1: Synchronizing with PDC or ADS will place all users and user groups in the PDC, or ADS server into the MN4L+. When access to

MN4L+ is attempted by either PDC or ADS users, MN4L+ will communicate with PDC or ADS server to authenticate the user and pass

through the proper permission.

NOTE-2: It is either PDC or ADS but not both

NOTE-3: With PDC, it is the Domain name to be entered. With ADS, it is the IP of the AD Server to be entered.

NOTE-4: In the case that synchronization to PDC or ADS fails, reset the MN4L+ account from the PDC or ADS server and retry.

Sometimes, resetting the administrator’s password also resolves the synchronization problem.

An other possible reason for the failure would be due to system time for MN4L+ and ADS Server are different. Time for MN4L+ and ADS

server must be the same down to the minute. If that is not the case, please use the NTP function to sync the time between the NAS and the

ADS Server.

Lastly, check your input for domain name, server IP address (or name for PDC), UID and password.

NOTE-5: MN4L+ seeks and lists users and groups in the order of Local, LDAP, NIS, and ADS/PDC. In the event where you have UID

duplicated, above order will be used to list and accept duplicated users and groups.

CAUTION: When using SFM configuration, ENABLE ADS synchronization before turning on SFM. If ADS synchronization should require

disabling, DISABLE SFM before disabling ADS synchronization.