User accounts (elementary question)

[scottcpa]

How does the NAS authenticate a user? When I try to access a privilege folder I am denied. My first question is "How do I identify myself as the privileged user?" Do I somehow associate a Windows computer name with the user name? Is there a login screen where I can claim to be the particular privileged user and not part of the default user group? (I'm not a great tekkie but can usually fool around with things to make them work. If there is another thread that addresses this question, then please refer me to that thread.) TYVM.

[TommyN]

If it's a SMB share you want to access from a computer, the easiest thing to do is to create a user on the DS with the same credentials as on the computer.

Otherwise when you browse the network and try to access a folder you should be asked to enter username and password.