Western Digital WD ShareSpace User Manual

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Protocol) Service. You can also manually specify the IP address of the NTP servers to 
which you want to synchronize. 
To configure system general setup settings:
1. Assign a device name for this storage device in the Device Name field. The 
device name can contain up to 15 characters, including alphabetic, numeric, and 
hyphens only.
2. Enter a brief description for this storage device in the Device Description field. 
The maximum length of the description must not be more than 256 alphanumeric 
characters.
3. In web access protocol, select either of the following web access protocols:
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is a communications protocol for the transfer of 
information on the intranet and the World Wide Web.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer or HTTPS is a URL scheme 
used to indicate a secure HTTP connection. HTTPS is syntactically identical to the http:// 
scheme normally used for accessing resources using HTTP. All traffic between the managing 
computer and the WD ShareSpace is encrypted. HTTPS provides a more secure means of 
configuring your device, but it may affect the responsiveness of the user interface.
4. To set the date and time manually, deselect Enable next to NTP Service. 
5. Select a time zone from the Time Zone list. 
6. Adjust the date and time manually in the Date & Time lists. 
7. Click Submit.