12.1 Setting Up Sharing
Before any sharing can happen, it must first be enabled at the Filr system level. After that, the system-level settings define the upper limit of sharing that can be enabled at lower levels.
After sharing is enabled for the system, sharing of My Files is automatically available up to the limits granted at the system level. Sharing files from Net Folders must be enabled on an individual Net Folder basis.
12.1.1 System-Level Sharing Must Be Set Up First
The Filr Administrative Console provides access the Share Settings dialog. Some Filr administrators prefer to enable sharing and set its upper limits on an individual-user and individual-group basis. Others prefer to enable sharing at a global level by leveraging the All Internal Users and All External Users groups.
In the first case, My Files sharing will be limited to only those users and groups that have sharing enabled at the system level. In the second case, all internal and external users will have My Files sharing enabled.
In both cases, Net Folder sharing must be configured for each Net Folder individually.
Figure 12-2 Setting Up System-Level Sharing Rights
12.1.2 My Files Sharing Is Automatic
After sharing is enabled at the system level for users individually or as members of groups, then if those users have personal storage enabled, they can share their files and folders within the limitations set for the system.
Figure 12-3 My Files Share Settings
12.1.3 Net Folder Sharing Must Be Explicitly Allowed
After sharing is enabled at the system level for users individually or as members of groups, then before they can share files in their assigned Net Folders, they must have sharing enabled on those Net Folders. A Filr administrator can assign any or all sharing rights when setting up Net Folder access, but the effective rights will not exceed those set at the system level, as illustrated in Figure 12-4. Note that although Public sharing and re-sharing were enabled for user red, red’s effective sharing rights do not include those privileges.
Figure 12-4 An Example of Net Folder Sharing
