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 ====== Setting up Users / Resources: Detailed walkthrough ====== ====== Setting up Users / Resources: Detailed walkthrough ======
  
-This is an overview of how to setup users and folder resources (or buckets / containers if using object storage) for an external cloud provider and assign each to a different user resource within the File Fabric.+This is an overview of how to setup users and folder resources (or buckets / containers if using object storage) for an external cloud provider and assign each to a different user resource within Access Anywhere.
  
 This is a more detailed guide [[organisationcloud/usermanagement#_adding_new_users_web_|to the default]] overview of user space when setting up users. This tutorial also outlines a setup in which Administrators can also have access to user private file resources which is not the case for the default setup. This is a more detailed guide [[organisationcloud/usermanagement#_adding_new_users_web_|to the default]] overview of user space when setting up users. This tutorial also outlines a setup in which Administrators can also have access to user private file resources which is not the case for the default setup.
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 For the purpose of this tutorial we will use Amazon S3 as the Storage resource. For the purpose of this tutorial we will use Amazon S3 as the Storage resource.
  
-===== 1 Setting up the external Cloud (in this example S3) =====+===== 1 Adding a storage provider to Access Anywhere  =====
  
 +How to setup the various Storage Providers are documented elsewhere on our Wiki but it is fairly simple, when logged in as Administrator navigate to the DashBoard, choose to 'Add a new storage provider' and follow the wizard. For the purposes of this example refer to the documentation for the [[cloudproviders/amazons3]].
  
-{{:/organisationcloud:resourceallocation:steps:sme_1_setting_up_the_exter.png}}+Note that if you are using the hosted version of Access Anywhere you may wish to use the newly added Amazon S3 storage provider as the nominated 'default' storage for Access Anywhere rather than the NAA provided storage (which is added on sign up). \\ 
  
-How to setup Cloud Providers is documented on our Wiki. Please see: [[cloudproviders/amazons3]] +Simply navigate to the Dashboard, after login to the web as Administrator, and choose to set the S3 Cloud as the Primary Storage Cloud by clicking the tick icon to the left of the settings cog symbol. Once this is done you will see 'def' marked next to the Amazon S3 cloud that shows it is now the nominated default storage cloud.
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-Note that it is likely you will wish to use this as the default storage cloud rather than the SME provided storage. To do this navigate to the Cloud Dashboard after login to the web and choose to set the S3 Cloud as the Primary Storage Cloud as in the above graphic.+
  
  
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-After logging into the web as the Cloud Admin, users can be setup for the Cloud File Server. Choose the Users option from the right sidebar.+After logging in to Access Anywhere as the Administrator, users can be setup by choosing the Users option from the right sidebar.
  
  
-===== 3 Mapping users to Roles =====+===== 3 Mapping Users to Roles =====
  
  
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-If you wish you can map users to Roles either by creating the roles from the â€˜Roles’ option in the sidebar.\\ \\ This can be done prior to creating the users or by creating the Roles afterwards and then going back to the users screen, editing the users and choosing to assign the role.  \\ \\ Roles are a way of being able to easily assign permissions to a group of users for folder resources.\\ +Users can be added to 'Role's by selecting or creating New 'Roles' from the 'Roles'™ option in the sidebar.\\ \\ This can be done prior to creating 'Users' or by creating the 'Roles' afterwards and then going back to the Users screen, editing the users and choosing to assign the role.  \\ \\ 'Roles' are a way of being able to easily assign permissions to a group of users for folder resources.\\If an external Identity Management system is being used such as Active Directory or LDAP then 'Groups' can be imported and will automatically create, and be mapped to, 'Roles' in Access Anywhere.
  
 ===== 4 Default User Storage Space ===== ===== 4 Default User Storage Space =====
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 By default each user's files are stored on the default provider. If this is an external provider then each users files are stored in what is set to be the default folder or bucket for that provider. By default each user's files are stored on the default provider. If this is an external provider then each users files are stored in what is set to be the default folder or bucket for that provider.
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