Configuring access to file servers

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Updated: February 15, 2013

Applies To: Unified Access Gateway

Some of the Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 SP3 features discussed in this article may be deprecated and may be removed in subsequent releases. For a complete list of deprecated features, see Features Deprecated in Forefront UAG SP3.

The following procedure describes how to configure which domains, servers, and shares, are enabled for remote access.

To configure access to domains, servers, and shares

  1. In the File Access console, in the left pane of the File Access window, under General, click Configuration. To refresh the display, click Refresh.

  2. In the right pane of the File Access window, select the domains which will be accessible to remote users through File Access, and click Apply.

    Note

    If the network includes Novell NetWare Services, the following services are available for selection in the Domains window:

    • Novell Directory Services

    • NetWare Servers

    You can use the File Access window to enable access only to NetWare Servers; you cannot enable access to Novell Directory Services through the File Access option.

  3. In the left pane of the File Access window, click Servers.

    The network is browsed. In the File Access window, all the servers in the domains you selected are displayed, arranged under their respective domains.

  4. In the right pane of the File Access window, select the servers that will be accessible to remote users through File Access, and click Apply.

  5. In the left pane of the File Access window, click Shares.

    The network is browsed. In the File Access window, all the shares that are enabled on the selected servers are displayed, arranged under their respective servers.

    Note

    If you have previously configured shares in this window to be accessible to remote users, and have clicked Apply in either the Domains or the Servers windows, all the shares in this window appear unselected, including the shares that are accessible to remote users. To refresh the view, click Reset, and then click Refresh.

  6. In the right pane of the File Access window, select the shares which will be accessible to remote users through File Access, and click Apply.

    Note

    If there are no shares in a selected server, the text “No shares on this server” appears under that server name.

  7. When you have finished configuring the administration settings, in the File Access window, click Close.

    After you activate the configuration, remote users will be able to access the selected domains, servers, and shares through the File Access interface, depending on their access permissions within the organization.