Configuring Your ix2 Network Storage to Use Active
Directory
If you have an existing Active Directory user organization, you can incorporate it into the ix2 Management
Console. Your ix2 can work in a high availability environment, which means it can work with multiple
AD servers should one server fail or go offline.
When you configure Active Directory, you
enable security
on your ix2.
1. To configure Active Directory, manually add the ix2 to your DNS server. Set the ix2 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 ix2 to join the Active Directory domain. Open the Domain Management page from
Network or System and click ON to enable Active Directory.
3. Provide the following connectivity information for the existing AD user organization that you want
to incorporate into the ix2:
●
Domain Name — the actual name of your Active Directory domain, for example, sohoad.com.
●
Preferred Server — 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 within 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 ix2 should refresh the list of available users
and groups from the Active Directory server.
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Local Network Encryption (SSL) — enforces encryption on your local network.
●
Remote Network Encryption (SSL) — enforces encryption outside your local network, such
as through the internet. Choices for both encryption types are Not required and Always
(encryption is always enforced). Always encrypting communication is safest, but can impact
performance.
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Enable trusted domains — enables your ix2 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 ix2, you enable the importing of users and groups
from other trusted domains to your ix2 device. Those users and groups from other domains will then have
access to features on your ix2, including accessing folders and documents in Shares, and joining any
Personal Cloud of which the device is a member.
Setting up Your ix2 Network Storage
Configuring Your ix2 Network Storage to Use Active Directory
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Summary of Contents for Iomega ix2
Page 1: ...ix2 Network Storage with LifeLine 4 0 User Guide ...
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Page 11: ...Setting up Your ix2 Network Storage Setting up Your ix2 Network Storage 1 CHAPTER 1 ...
Page 30: ...Setting up Your ix2 Network Storage 20 Setting up Personal Cloud Security and File Sharing ...
Page 31: ...Sharing Files Sharing Files 21 CHAPTER 2 ...
Page 48: ...Sharing Files 38 Getting Content from a USB External Storage Device ...
Page 54: ...iSCSI Creating IP Based Storage Area Networks SAN 44 Deleting iSCSI Drives ...
Page 55: ...Drive Management Drive Management 45 ...
Page 58: ...Drive Management 48 Managing Drives ...
Page 59: ...Backing up and Restoring Your Content Backing up and Restoring Your Content 49 CHAPTER 5 ...
Page 68: ...Backing up and Restoring Your Content 58 Backing up Your ix2 Network Storage ...
Page 97: ...Sharing Content Using Social Media Sharing Content Using Social Media 87 CHAPTER 8 ...
Page 103: ...Media Management Media Management 93 CHAPTER 9 ...
Page 115: ... Delete a torrent job Click to delete the torrent download Media Management Torrents 105 ...
Page 120: ...Media Management 110 Videos ...
Page 125: ...Upgrading Your ix2 Network Storage Upgrading Your ix2 Network Storage 115 CHAPTER 11 ...
Page 127: ...being accessed Upgrading Your ix2 Network Storage Software Updates 117 ...
Page 128: ...Upgrading Your ix2 Network Storage 118 Software Updates ...
Page 131: ...Hardware Management Hardware Management 121 CHAPTER 13 ...
Page 140: ...Hardware Management 130 Troubleshooting Routers ...
Page 141: ...Additional Support Additional Support 131 CHAPTER 14 ...
Page 144: ...AdditionalSupport 134 Support ...
Page 145: ...Legal Legal 135 CHAPTER 15 ...