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| ==Summary== | | ==Summary== |
− | The Network Shares section is used to manage Network-attached storage (NAS) such as USB drives and hard drives. The router supports the following file system architectures:
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− | *FAT
| + | The <b>Network Shares</b> section is used to manage Network-attached storage (NAS) such as USB drives and hard drives. The {{{name}}} device supports the following file system architectures: |
− | *FAT32
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− | *NTFS
| + | <ul> |
| + | <li>FAT</li> |
| + | <li>FAT32</li> |
| + | <li>NTFS</li> |
| + | </ul> |
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− | ==General== | + | ==Samba== |
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− | ===Samba===
| + | <b>Samba</b> is a software solution for using the Server Message Block (SMB) networking protocol, which provides shared file access between nodes on a computer network. Refer to the figures and table below for more information about Samba configuration. |
− | ----
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− | Samba is a software solution for using the Server Message Block (SMB) networking protocol, which provides shared file access between nodes on a computer network. Refer to the figures and table below for more information about Samba configuration. | |
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− | [[File:Networking_rutx_manual_samba_v2.png|border|class=tlt-border]] | + | [[File:Networking_rutos_manual_network_shares_samba_general_settings.png|border|class=tlt-border]] |
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| <table class="nd-mantable"> | | <table class="nd-mantable"> |
| <tr> | | <tr> |
− | <th>field name</th> | + | <th>Field</th> |
− | <th>value</th> | + | <th>Value</th> |
− | <th>description</th> | + | <th>Description</th> |
| </tr> | | </tr> |
| <tr> | | <tr> |
| <td>Enable</td> | | <td>Enable</td> |
− | <td>off {{!}} on; default: '''off'''</td> | + | <td>off | on; default: <b>off</b></td> |
− | <td>Toggles Samba ON or OFF.</td> | + | <td>Turns Samba on or off.</td> |
| </tr> | | </tr> |
| <tr> | | <tr> |
| <td>Hostname</td> | | <td>Hostname</td> |
− | <td>Default: '''Router_share'''</td> | + | <td>string; default: <b>Router_share</b></td> |
| <td>Name of the Samba server.</td> | | <td>Name of the Samba server.</td> |
| </tr> | | </tr> |
| <tr> | | <tr> |
| <td>Description</td> | | <td>Description</td> |
− | <td>Default: '''Router share'''</td> | + | <td>string; default: <b>Router share</b></td> |
− | <td>Short server description.</td> | + | <td>Short description about the Same server.</td> |
| </tr> | | </tr> |
| <tr> | | <tr> |
| <td>Workgroup</td> | | <td>Workgroup</td> |
− | <td>Default: '''WORKGROUP'''</td> | + | <td>string; default: <b>WORKGROUP</b></td> |
| <td>Name of the server's workgroup.</td> | | <td>Name of the server's workgroup.</td> |
| </tr> | | </tr> |
| <tr> | | <tr> |
− | <td>Share home-directies</td> | + | <td>Share home-directories</td> |
− | <td>off {{!}} on; default: '''on'''</td> | + | <td>off | on; default: <b>on</b></td> |
− | <td>Allow system users to reach their home directories via network shares.</td> | + | <td>Allows system users to reach their home directories via network shares.</td> |
| </tr> | | </tr> |
| </table> | | </table> |
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− | In '''Edit Template''' window you can edit the template that is used for generating the samba configuration. This is the content of the file '/etc/samba/smb.conf.template' from which your samba configuration will be generated. Values enclosed by pipe symbols ('|') should not be changed. They get their values from the 'General Settings' tab.
| + | ===Edit Template=== |
| + | ---- |
| + | The <b>Edit Template</b> section is used to make modifications to the template that is used for generating the Samba configuration. This is the content of the <i>/etc/samba/smb.conf.template</i> file from which your Samba configuration will be generated. Values enclosed by pipe symbols ('|') should not be changed. They get their values from the 'General Settings' tab. |
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| + | [[File:Networking_rutos_manual_network_shares_samba_edit_template.png|border|class=tlt-border]] |
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− | [[File:Networking_rutx_manual_samba_edit_template_v2.png|border|class=tlt-border]] | + | ===Format USB=== |
| + | ---- |
| + | The <b>Format USB</b> section contains only one button that is used for formatting an attached USB drive. |
| + | |
| + | [[File:Networking_rutos_manual_network_shares_samba_format_usb.png|border|class=tlt-border]] |
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| ===Shared directories=== | | ===Shared directories=== |
| ---- | | ---- |
| + | The <b>Shared Directories</b> section is used to configure access to connected storage drives or individual directories contained in those drives. A shared directory must be added before it can be configured. You can simply do that by pressing the 'Add' button. |
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− | The '''Shared Directories''' section is used to configure access to connected storage drives or individual directories
| + | [[File:Networking_rutos_manual_network_shares_samba_shared_directories.png|border|class=tlt-border]] |
− | contained in those drives. A shared directory must be added before it can be configured. You can simply do that by
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− | pressing '''Add''' button.
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− | [[File:Networking_rutx_manual_samba_shared_directories_v2.png|border|class=tlt-border]] | |
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| <table class="nd-mantable"> | | <table class="nd-mantable"> |
| <tr> | | <tr> |
− | <th>field name</th> | + | <th>Field</th> |
− | <th>value</th> | + | <th>Value</th> |
− | <th>description</th> | + | <th>Description</th> |
| </tr> | | </tr> |
| <tr> | | <tr> |
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| <tr> | | <tr> |
| <td>Read-only</td> | | <td>Read-only</td> |
− | <td>off | on; default: '''off'''</td> | + | <td>off | on; default: <b>off</b></td> |
| <td>Makes the directory read-only, which means the shared directory can only be accessed to view and read files.</td> | | <td>Makes the directory read-only, which means the shared directory can only be accessed to view and read files.</td> |
| </tr> | | </tr> |
| <tr> | | <tr> |
| <td>Browseable</td> | | <td>Browseable</td> |
− | <td>off | on; default: '''on'''</td> | + | <td>off | on; default: <b>on</b></td> |
| <td>This controls whether this share is seen in the list of available shares in a net view and in the browselist.</td> | | <td>This controls whether this share is seen in the list of available shares in a net view and in the browselist.</td> |
| </tr> | | </tr> |
| <tr> | | <tr> |
| <td>Allow guests</td> | | <td>Allow guests</td> |
− | <td>off | on; default: '''off'''</td> | + | <td>off | on; default: <b>off</b></td> |
| <td>Enables guest access, which allows anonymous connections to the shared directory.</td> | | <td>Enables guest access, which allows anonymous connections to the shared directory.</td> |
| </tr> | | </tr> |
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| </tr> | | </tr> |
| </table> | | </table> |
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| + | To connect to the router's SAMBA server from Windows, specify the address in this format: |
| + | |
| + | \\smb_server_address\share_name |
| + | |
| + | Replace <i>smb_server_address</i> with the IP address of this device or SAMBA share hostname; replace <i>share_name</i> with the name of the "share" (as specified in the 'Name' field). For example: |
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| + | <i> |
| + | \\192.168.1.1\my_share |
| + | \\Router_share\johns_files |
| + | </i> |
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| ==Users== | | ==Users== |
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− | In this section you can create users that can be granted access to shared directories. To add a new user, enter a custom username, password and click the '''Add''' button. | + | In this section you can create users that can be granted access to shared directories. To add a new user, enter a custom username, password and click the 'Add' button. |
− | [[File:Networking_rutx_manual_network_shares_users_v3.png|border|class=tlt-border]] | + | |
| + | [[File:Networking_rutos_manual_network_shares_users.png|border|class=tlt-border]] |
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− | You can change user's password by pressing '''Edit''' button. | + | You can change user's password by clicking the 'Edit' button next to that user. |
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− | [[File:Networking_rutx_manual_network_shares_user_edit_v2.png|border|class=tlt-border]] | + | [[File:Networking_rutos_manual_usb_tools_network_shares_users_user_settings.png|border|class=tlt-border]] |
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| [[Category:{{{name}}} Services section]] | | [[Category:{{{name}}} Services section]] |