MANAGING THE WD SENTINEL SERVER (DASHBOARD)
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WD SENTINEL RX4100
ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE
Performing Dashboard Tasks
The Administrator uses the Dashboard to perform administrative tasks such as creating user
accounts, setting up access privileges to shared folders and other server resources,
managing shared folders, and monitoring the WD Sentinel server.
For information about an additional task, backing up a computer to the WD Sentinel server,
see “Backing up (Windows PC)” on page 58.
Using the Home Page
The main part of the Home page lists some of the recommended tasks to perform the first
time you sign in to the Dashboard. To perform these tasks from the Home page, just click
the relevant links. The panel on the right offers easy access to the WD Sentinel RX4100
community and to WD resources. The rest of this chapter discusses the tasks the
Administrator can perform on the Dashboard.
For a full description of the typical components of a page, including the Critical, Warning,
and Informational Alert icons, see the
Important:
Ensure that you perform the tasks outlined on the Home tab Getting Started
Tasks prior to performing other tasks.
