Device Identification
The Device Identification page for your Iomega StorCenter px4-300r Console displays and enables you to change the Storage Device Name, the Storage Device
Descriptive Name, and the Workgroup Name.
You can also configure an Active Directory Domain on this page.
Change any of these by editing the text fields. Click
Apply
to save your changes.
Device Name
Enter a name for the Iomega StorCenter px4-300r. Use a name that will help you identify it on your network.
Device Descriptive Name
Enter a descriptive name for the Iomega StorCenter px4-300r device. This should be a more descriptive name.
Workgroup Name
Enter a name for the Iomega StorCenter px4-300r. The workgroup name identifies a group of computers that share information with each other. You
would only need to change the workgroup name if you explicitly defined a workgroup on your network. Most users will not want to change this, unless
they have explicitly defined a different workgroup on their other computers.
Configuring Active Directory
If you have an existing Active Directory user organization, you can incorporate it into the Iomega StorCenter px4-300r Console.
When you configure Active Directory, you enable security on your Iomega StorCenter px4-300r.
1. To configure Active Directory, manually add the Iomega StorCenter px4-300r to your DNS server. Set the Iomega StorCenter px4-300r DNS setting to
point to your DNS server. On the Network page, uncheck
Automatically configure all network settings
, type the IP address of your DNS Server in the
text box, and click
Apply
to save your settings.
2. Configure the Iomega StorCenter px4-300r to join the Active Directory domain.
Active Directory
— select this mode if you already have an existing
user organization, such as Active Directory, that you want to incorporate into the Iomega StorCenter px4-300r.
3. Provide the following connectivity information:
Domain Name
— the actual name you used for your Active Directory domain, for example, sohoad.com.
Domain Controller
— the actual name or IP address of your Active Directory Server, for example, ad-server.sohoad.com or 10.14.50.12.
Organizational Unit
— an optional predefined subset of directory objects with an Active Directory domain.
Administrator Username
— the Active Directory username with domain administrator privilege.
Administrator Password
— the Active Directory password for the specified Active Directory username.
Users/Groups Refresh Interval
— how often the Iomega StorCenter px4-300r should refresh the list of available users and groups from the
Active Directory server.
Enable Trusted Domains
— enables your Iomega StorCenter px4-300r to allow access to other domains.
4. Click
Apply
to save your settings.
Enabling Active Directory Trusted Domains
By enabling Active Directory trusted domains on your Iomega StorCenter px4-300r, you can enable the importing of users and groups from other trusted
domains to your Iomega StorCenter px4-300r device. Those users and groups from other domains will then have access to features on your Iomega StorCenter
px4-300r, including accessing folders and documents in Shares, and joining any Personal Cloud of which the device is a member.
Now that you have enabled access to all trusted domains, you can add users and groups from those trusted domains to your Iomega StorCenter px4-300r. For
more information, refer to
Manage Users and Groups with Active Directory
.
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