Iomega DataSafe Network Device User Manual

3. From the list of users in the 

 

table (see Figure 37 on page 95), select the user 
account you wish to modify. 

4. In the 

 list, click 

. 

5. Make any changes to the 

 you 

require, then click OK. 

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“Initial DataSafe NAS Configuration” on page 13 

A local user or group account is an account that exists 
on the DataSafe NAS and can be granted permissions 
from your computer. The DataSafe NAS can also be 
configured to allow access to domain users and 
groups. Domain users and groups are users and 
groups that exist in a Microsoft Windows NT 4 or 
Microsoft Active Directory domain. You can add local 
users, domain users, and domain groups to local 
groups. However, you cannot add local users and 
groups to domain groups.
Users and groups are important in Microsoft Windows 
Powered security because you can limit the ability of 
users and groups to perform certain actions by 
assigning them permissions. A permission is a rule 
associated with an object (usually a file, folder, or 
share) that regulates which users can access the 
object and in what manner. Any local or domain user 
who is a member of the local Administrator group on 
the DataSafe NAS has administrative privileges for the 
DataSafe NAS. Likewise, any member of a group that 
has been assigned to the Administrator group on the 
local computer has administrative privileges for that 
computer. For example, you could assign the 
TeamLeads group, consisting of Tom, Mary, Hazel and