Configuring File Server Preferences

To configure server preferences, you can perform the following actions:

To disable your file server:

  1. Go to Modules > File Server > Status.
  2. Click the Disable button.

To view the current status of your file server:

  1. Go to Modules > File Server > Status.
  2. In the Current statistics section, view whether your file server is started or stopped. The statistics on the current connections to shared directories is provided in the table with the following columns:

To view and edit the file server preferences:

  1. Go to Modules > File Server > Status > Preferences. The page that opens displays the preferences of your file server.
  2. To change the workgroup for your server on the Microsoft network, click in the Workgroup field and enter the name of a workgroup. If needed, edit the description in the Description field containing an optional description of your file server.
  3. You can also configure the following security parameters for your Samba server:

To refresh data on the current connections to your file server:

  1. Go to Modules > File Server > Status.
  2. Click the Refresh button. The list of current connections and file server status will be refreshed.