The SMB network storage option allows you to use an existing SMB server as additional storage space.
Adding the SMB network storage
In the desired domain, navigate to the ACCOUNTS > Network Storage module. Click on the Add button, or right click anywhere in the grid area and select Add from the pop-up menu. In the Add Network Storage dialog window, select SMB as the Protocol, then click on OK. The Add "SMB" Network Storage dialog will appear as depicted in the image below.
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Basic
Name - The unique name for this network storage.
Connection
Host/IP - The remote hostname or IP address for this network storage.
Port - The remote port for this network storage.
Timeout - The maximum time (in minutes) for establishing a connection to a remote server.
Authentication
Enter credentials - If selected, allows the administrator to set static credentials to connect to the remote FTP server.
| • | Username - The username for connecting to the remote server. |
| • | Password - The password for connecting to the remote server. |
Replay credentials - If selected, uses the current user's credentials instead of a static Username and Password to connect to the remote FTP server. Note: This feature will not work for users who authenticate to the SFTP service via public key authentication.
Domain - The Domain name
Advanced
Remote directory - If selected, maps the local virtual path to a specific remote path on the target server.
Map current local directory to remote directory - If selected, maps the local virtual path to remote path having the same name as the local virtual path. For example, if network storage is mapped to virtual path /path, then when connecting to the network storage, it will drop the user in /path directory on target server.
Debug log directory - If checked, this is the directory where debug logs will be stored for this network storage.
Tags
Tags - If specified, this is the one or more tags that are used to limit which administrators have access to the network storage.