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E Series Installation Guide
Configure Features: Work Folders
Setup Wizard
The wizard provides the steps to configure Work Folders settings for the E Series Cloud Edge Security
Appliance. It covers the minimum functionality common to most deployments; however, an individual
organization may need different or additional configuration.
Work Folders setup requires configuration in the following places:
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The domain controller
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The E Series Appliance web UI
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Windows Server Manager
The information below covers each of these components: complete the tasks in the order presented to
deploy the feature efficiently.
provides necessary information about setup.
General Information
The following deployment notes provide information to understand Work Folders configuration.
Domain Terminology Disambiguation
The terms below describe components that are used in documentation.
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A Sync server has the Work Folders role installed. It can contain multiple sync shares.
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A Sync share is a collection of user folders that use the same policy settings.
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On-premises domains are sometimes referred to as AD domains, but documentation uses the
term
internal domain
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Servers configured with the role Active Directory Domain Services may be referred to as the
domain controller (DC) or designated by the acronym AD DS. The acronym AD is used as a gen-
eral referent for the internal domain directory.
Deployment Assumptions
Information presented in the E Series setup instructions is based on the following:
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The Work Folders feature has been installed through the web UI.
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Deployment is a single sync server with a single sync share.
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The user security group is created prior to setting up the sync share.
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If DNS is configured for Work Folders access, it is completed before using the setup wizard.