Configuring Windows File Sharing
1 In the CONFIGURATION tab, select Share > Windows File Sharing in the navigation pane.
The Windows File Sharing page is displayed.
Where:
Enable SMB (Windows File Sharing) – Enable or disable Windows file sharing. If Windows file sharing is disabled, Windows shared folders, defined via Share > Shares, as described in Defining Network Shares, are no longer accessible.
Previous Versions Mode – The type of snapshots that should be exposed:
Automatic – For gateways running versions prior to version 6.0.696.26, for volumes that are NEXT3 snapshot enabled, displays NEXT3 snapshots for all shares. For volumes that are not NEXT3 snapshot enabled, displays cloud snapshots for all shares.
Local Snapshots – For gateways running versions prior to version 6.0.696.26, NEXT3 snapshots stored locally on a NEXT3-snapshot-enabled volume.
Cloud Snapshots – Cloud snapshots stored in the portal using CTERA’s Cloud Backup service.
For more information on snapshots, see Volume Snapshots.
Packet Signing – Whether SMB packet signing is required or not, or whether it is dependent on the agreement of the client.
Client Idle Disconnect Time (minutes) – The amount of time in minutes after which a client should be disconnected, if the connection is idle. There is usually no need to change this setting. The default is 10 minutes.
Use compatibility mode – Enable access by Windows versions 2000 or earlier. Enabling this option reduces security.
Unix Extensions Mode – Enable clients running Unix-like operating systems (such as Linux and Mac OS/X) to set permission masks for files using the "chmod" utility, over the CIFS protocol.
Hide unreadable files and folders – Hide unreadable files or folders, or shares to which users do not have access, when users access shares via Windows File Sharing.
2 Click Save to save the Windows File Sharing settings.
3 Specify the Active Directory information:
Assigned to – The name of an Active Directory domain or Windows workgroup to which the gateway's Windows File Sharing service is connected.
Operation Mode – Whether the gateway's Windows File Sharing service is connected to an Active Directory domain or to a Windows workgroup.
Status – The status of the connection to an Active Directory domain or Windows workgroup.
Advanced Mappings – See Defining Users From an Active Directory Tree or Forest.
4 Click Connect to Domain/Workgroup to join an Active Directory domain or Windows workgroup:
For a network with no domain controller, see Configuring Windows File Sharing for a Workgroup for details.For a network with a single domain controller, Configuring Windows File Sharing for Active Directory for details.For an Active Directory multi-domain environment: a tree or forest, see Defining Users From an Active Directory Tree or Forest.