Working with Settings

Working with Settings


The Settings section allows you to configure core modules.


Schedules



SoftNAS includes a task scheduler, used to execute various tasks on a periodic basis; e.g., scheduled snapshots, scheduled replication, etc.
For more information, refer to the following link.
Managing Schedules

Administrator


The administrator settings enable the SoftNAS administrator to make settings for standard server and network administration.
For more information
Administrator

Schedules


SoftNAS includes a task scheduler, used to execute various tasks on a periodic basis; e.g., scheduled snapshots, scheduled replication, etc.
For more information
Managing Schedules

Change Password




You can configure and manage all users's passwords from Passwords panel.
For more information, refer to the following link.
Managing Passwords

Identity and Access Control



You can use identity and Access Control to configure the following:

  • idmapd daemon

  • LDAP Server

  • LDAP client

  • Kerberos

 

idmapd daemon:


Configuration file for libnfsidmap. Used by idmapd and svcgssd to map NFSv4 name to and from ids.
For more information
idmapd configuration

LDAP Server:


LDAP Server enables you to configure the fields of the LDAP configuration.
SoftNAS provides support for NFSv4 Kerberos and LDAP Support, which enables multi-user security access rights to files and directories managed by the SoftNAS filer.
For more information
LDAP Server

LDAP client:


For more information
LDAP Client

Kerberos:


The Kerberos helps in communicating over a non-secure network to prove identity to one another in a secure manner. You can configure Kerberos from SoftNAS.
For more information, refer to the following link.
Configuring Kerberos
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Firewall



The Firewall in SoftNAS helps you to control the incoming and outgoing network traffic in VPN.
For more information, refer to the following link.
Managing Firewall

Licensing



You can enter license key and activate your copy of SoftNAS.
For more information, refer to the following link.
Activating License