Please, Help a Beginner to Space Allocation

I believe the best thing to do is to create users, create a share for each user and setup permissions on the NAS.

Here's the manual and where you can find them, I belive you can configure it following the order below:

http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/ ... ec2014.pdf

Create users and groups - page 130

Create a share - page 42

Shared Folder Access Rights - page 47

Access NAS using a MAC OSX - page 61

Thank you for your answer !

So all I have to do is creating a shared folder per person and then just using the access rights to block the other users and it should be okay ?

I've read the pages you sent me but I cannot find where to put a maximum size allowed... Is it in the access rights ?
Because one goal would be to ensure that the people that can access the NAS have a specific space allowed (like 200Gb for exemple).

I've taken a big HDD and I know I won't use it all. The problem is that it seems that I cannot be sure that they won't be able to take more space than 200Gb according to what I've read...

You can't create space quotas on ordinary shares. My guess is that Netgear will add that feature in the future, but it requires some facilities in the BTRFS file system that aren't fully stable yet.

If you want uses to have shares that only they can access, the NAS can be set up to do this automatically (creating "private" shares for each user you configure on the NAS).

Thank you for your answer !

If I understand well, it is not yet possible to allocate a specific space for a user but it might be integrated within a further update ?
Too bad for now then...
But still, thanks for your answer !

I'll try to create some folders within the NAS and use the permitions to ensure that only the right user can go to that specific folder and I'll check by myself to see how large the folder is then.

One last thing, can the users have a specific ID and password to access their files with a mobile device or a computer with the desktop internet portal ?
Because I know the adminiatrator can with the whole NAS but since it is for a unique folder (or maybe more if I share a folder with multiple users) does it work ? Can they have their own ID and password to access their onw files ?

Thank you for helping me !

TennantSmith

How you set this up depends in part of whether you use ReadyCloud or not. I don't use it, instead I use FTP (actually FTPS).

You can use your login with FTP, and get to your home folder. There are several apps that can handle this, including ES File Explorer (android) and goodreader (ios).

You do need to forward some ports to the NAS in the router, and get a dynamic DNS name (noip.com will give you a free one).

Personally I allow all family members full access to all files, so my security is set differently from yours.

Based on what you want, you could activate HOME shares for each user. You can set up default quota for each home share. Keep in mind though, HOME shares are not accessible from ReadyCLOUD. However, they are accessible using ReadyNas Remote (incorrectly called ReadyDROP).

If I understand weel, quota would be a way to ensure that the users cannot use more than a limited size on the HDD ?

But, what is the difference between ReadyCLOUD and ReadyDROP ?
Because I know that members of my familly will access their datas with a tablet at home and perhaps when they are not home, if possible, with a ID directly in the internet, is it more ReadyCLOUD or ReadyDROP ?

User HOME share quota would limit the amount of space each user could consume on the NAS (this is available on older systems like DUO v1). This would include space for their personal Time Machine backup. I think this limit is identical for all users.

ReadyCLOUD is a web interface to browse the SHARE folders that the ReadyCLOUD user has been granted access to. NAS user and ReadyCLOUD user cannot be linked. ReadyCLOUD user cannot access NAS user HOME share. Access to each SHARE is controlled through rights assigned using the ReadyCLOUD interface.

ReadyNas Remote (incorrectly called ReadyDROP) is a web access portal that allows NAS users to access SHARE folders,including their HOME share, using a file explorer with drag & drop functionality (e.g. Windows Explorer). This requires a user to login to ReadyNas Remote with ReadyCLOUD username and then to Login to the the NAS / SHARE with their NAS user name. Access to each SHARE folder is controlled through rights assigned using the NAS web / admin GUI.

rovingmedic wrote:
User HOME share quota would limit the amount of space each user could consume on the NAS. This would include space for their personal Time Machine backup. I think this limit is identical for all users.

Doesn't exist in 6.2.2, for the reasons noted above. Time Machine quotas do exist, but I think CoW cannot be enabled on those folders.

I'm sorry, what do you mean by "CoW" ? @StephenB

So ReadyDROP is to be used on a computer a bit like a USB stick BUT with an ID and a password (which means it only can be used on the same internet connection as the NAS) whereas ReadyCloud is the online internet portal to connect from everywhere ? I am right ?

But then, ReadyDROP can be used
with an application on a tablet for example as long as the tablet is at home ? But the online portal to access from anywhere isn't possible ?

So, finally I don't quite get it, are they any possibilities for quotas ?

If not, I have to create a folder that I would allow for only one user (as it will be his personal files) but that user will only have the possibility to access his files from the same internet connection as the NAS ?

So much to learn.. Thanks for helping me !