Managing your SoftNAS® Instance

SoftNAS allows you to manage your storage and your SoftNAS® instance in an intuitive and easy to use interface, with all functions reachable from our Storage Administration pane. For most administrative functions not related directly to managing your storage, simply navigate to Settings. 

The following section outlines the available administrative functions and explains how to use these functions to manage your SoftNAS® instance. 

• Managing Files
• Configuring Network Settings
• Managing Firewall
• Changing Default Passwords
• Registering SoftNAS®
• Updating Software
• Activating Your SoftNAS License
• Updating to Latest Version
• Applying CHAP Authentication to iSCSI ACLs
• Advanced_Performance Configuration
• Changing Monitoring Notification Frequency
• Identity and Access Control
• Configuring System Time
• Configuring General System Settings
• Administrator
• Managing User Accounts
• Managing System Services
• Authentication
• Configuring Consistent Backup and Restore
• Administration: SoftNAS on VMware Vsphere
• Administration: SoftNAS on Microsoft Azure
• How to set up a SoftNAS instance/VM behind a Proxy Server
• How to Add/Change Root Certificates
• Connecting a SoftNAS Instance/VM to Active Directory from CLI