For details, including screen shots, see Administering Filr
in the Filr 1.0.1 Hands-on Guide for Windows.
The Active Directory users that you created must be synchronized to Filr through an LDAP synchronization process.
In the administrative browser, access the following URL:
https://Filr-appliance-IP-address:8443
Sign in as admin with : admin, then change the password as prompted.
:Set the synchronization options: , , and .
Click
.Click
.Remove filrproxy from the list.
For details, see My Files (Personal Storage)
in the Filr 1.0.1 Hands-on Guide for Windows.
Net Folders provide access to the files and folders that you prepared earlier.
Net Folder Servers are connections to Windows Shares on your file servers.
Under Management, click .
A caution icon indicates that a Net Folder has a problem, specifically in this case, that no proxy user is assigned.
Click the
share name next to the icon.Type the DN and password of the filrproxyuser. Then click > > > .
The warning icon should disappear.
A Net Folder Server provides access to a Windows Share through Filr.
Under , then , starting with Dev.
, click
Share |
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Dev |
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filrproxyuser DN For example: cn=filrproxyuser,ou=testusers,dc=filr-lab,dc=local |
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For example: N0v3llfi!r |
IS |
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filrproxyuser DN For example: cn=filrproxyuser,ou=testusers,dc=filr-lab,dc=local |
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For example: N0v3llfi!r |
Mrktg |
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filrproxyuser DN For example: cn=filrproxyuser,ou=testusers,dc=filr-lab,dc=local |
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For example: N0v3llfi!r |
Sales |
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filrproxyuser DN For example: cn=filrproxyuser,ou=testusers,dc=filr-lab,dc=local |
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For example: N0v3llfi!r |
Click
to verify that the information is typed correctly.Click
, set the synchronization schedule, then click .Repeat from Step 1 for each of the exercise shares.
Click
to populate the database with metadata for the Net Folder Servers.Net Folders are connections to specific directories on Net Folder Servers that are similar to traditional mapped drives.
Click Add, then enter the information for a Net Folder (starting with reviews). Be sure to test each Net Folder connection for accuracy.
Net Folder Name |
Server |
Relative Path |
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reviews |
Development |
personnel\reviews |
comp planning |
Development |
personnel\salaries |
projects |
Development |
projects |
training |
IS |
training\quick_starts |
cool stuff |
Mrktg |
advertising\brochures |
projections |
Sales |
revenue\projections |
2013 tracking |
Sales |
revenue\quotas |
Enable the Net Folder for indexing and just-in-time synchronization. Indexing causes significant processing overhead, but the exercises files and folders are small.
In the Rights tab, assign the following sharing rights for the user indicated.
Name |
User |
Sharing Rights |
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reviews |
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comp planning |
ared |
Allow Access |
projects |
ared |
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training |
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cool stuff |
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projections |
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2013 tracking |
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Click Step 2 until all seven Net Folders are created.
, then repeat fromAllowing users to share files and folders requires that you enable sharing for the Filr site.
The basic email service functionality that Filr provides is outlined in Filr Email Notifications
in the How Filr Works–Overview Guide.
If you want to do the exercises that involve email, see the setup procedures in (Optional) Setting Up Email Communication with the Filr VM
in the Filr 1.0.1 Hands-on Guide for Windows.