Configuring File Server

This section describes how to perform the following operations:

To view the current status of your file server:

  1. Go to Extensions > 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 configure the file server:

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

To disable your file server:

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