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WD SENTINEL DS5100/DS6100
ADMINISTRATOR AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE
Connecting the Server and Getting Started
User Roles and Responsibilities
How the WD Sentinel Fits into Your Office
Connecting the WD Sentinel Server to Your Network
Setting up your WD Sentinel Server (one time only)
Connecting your Computers
This chapter steps you though the process of connecting and setting up your
WD Sentinel DS5100/DS6100 server and connecting it to computers in your network.
User Roles and Responsibilities
Types of WD Sentinel DS5100/DS6100 Users
At a high level there are two categories of users who need to access one or more features of
your WD Sentinel server.
Administrator—This is the person who performs the setup and routine
management tasks on the WD Sentinel server. This person is also the holder of the
Administrator password of your WD Sentinel server.
Users—You can have up to 25 user accounts on your WD Sentinel server. These
can be:
- Internal Users – The internal users are typically the employees (including the
Administrator) in your office, working locally or occasionally from a remote loca-
tion (e.g. Sales Staff), who need to access business data and server resources.
- External Users – The external users are the customers and business
partners with whom you need to exchange business data.
The WD Sentinel server offers different paradigms for each type of user. The table below
provides a view into the usage model and tasks for each category of users.
Administrator
(e.g., Business Owner)
Internal Users
(e.g., Employees)
External Users
(e.g., Clients or Business
Partners)
Primary Setup Tasks
• Physically connects the
WD Sentinel server to the
network.
• Configures the
WD Sentinel server itself. This
is a one-time procedure.
• Creates the Business
Infrastructure by setting the
Primary Domain names for the
business.
Example: Contoso.com
• Joins a Mac or Windows PC to
the Domain and WD Sentinel
server storage by installing
Connector software on it.
Primary Setup Tasks
• None
Primary Setup Tasks
• None