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StephenB's avatar
StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Mar 26, 2016

Are you using share security mode or user security mode?

 

Does the share name match the PC user name or the PC computer name?

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Krissos
Star
Mar 26, 2016

Under security I found the following setting

 

 Share. Fit for home or small office. Select this option if you would like to restrict share access with the use of an optional share password. Each user accesses the shares on the device as a common guest user and will have the same read/write privilege as other users. This option supports setting disk quotas on a per-share basis.

 

 User. Fit for medium-size office or workgroup. Select this option if you would like to control access to shares based on user or group accounts and your network does not utilize a domain controller for authentication. If you select this option, you will need to create a user account for anyone accessing this device. This option supports setting disk quotas on a per-user or per-group basis.
  
 Domain. Fit for department or corporate environment. Select this option if you would like to control access to shares based on user and group accounts and your Windows network utilizes a centralized domain controller or active directory service (ADS) for login authentication. Do not select this option if you are unsure.

 

and SHARE is the one selected

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