Administrators will choose the Users tab to create, revise, and delete user accounts on the LaCie professional server. To access the User tab:

1. Launch the Dashboard (see Access the Server).
2. Click on Users.
   
3. The User tab is available to manage user accounts.
   

To create a user:

1. From the Users tab, click on Add a user account.
   
2. Enter the name of the user, the user account name, and the password. The account name will be the user's login. It is recommended that administrators select user account names and passwords on the server that are identical to the user's login on the workstation. Matching logins and passwords will allow the user to easily access Shared Folders. If they do not match, the user will have to enter his login and password each time a Shared Folder is accessed.
   
   
3. Click Next.
4. Select the type of access the user will have to each Shared Folder: no access, read only, or read/write. The Shared Folders in the screenshots below are the default Shared Folders. The list will not be the same for you if you have created new Shared Folders (see Shared Folders).
   
   
   
5. Click Next.
6. You can give the user access to the server from remote locations. Click Next once you have selected the remote access options.
   
7. The user has been created. Click Close to exit.
   
8. Each user created by the administrator will appear on the list within the User tab.
   
   

An administrator can adjust user settings at any time. Once a change has been made, click Apply if you wish to make additional changes or OK to apply and exit.

To modify user settings:

1. From the Users tab, right click on the user to select View the account properties.
   
2. There are three tabs: General, Shared Folders, and Remote Web Access. From the General tab, administrators can change the user's name, password, and status. If the user will not access the server for an extended period of time, deselect the checkbox next to User is active. His status will change from Active to Inactive.
   
3. The Shared folders tab should be used to change the access rights to specific Shared Folders.
   
4. Certain work environments allow users to log onto company servers from remote locations. The Remote Web Access enables the administrator to turn the feature on or off for a user as well as manage the type of access available while outside the network.
   

If a user is not expected to access the server for an extended period of time, the administrator can move the status from Active to Inactive.

1. Right click on the user to select Deactivate the user account.
   
2. Click Yes at the confirmation window.
   
3. The user's status is now Inactive.
   

When the user requires access to the server, the administrator will change the status from Inactive to Active.

1. Right click on the user to select Activate the user account.
   
2. Click Yes at the confirmation window.
   
3. The user is now Active.

To change a user's password:

1. Right click on the user to select Change the user account password.
   
2. Enter the new password then click Change password.
   
   

To delete a user:

1. Right click on the user to select Remove the user account.
   
2. Confirm the user deletion by clicking on Delete account.