Creating a Credential to Access a Network Drive

You can create a credential to access a network drive that you want to assign as the backup location for disk storage. You can also specify a user or a member of a user group who can modify the credential information, such as the credential password and the security permissions. The owner can also assign a new credential owner.

Procedure

1. Access the Backup Location dialog box using one of the following methods:

   • Configuring disk storage as a storage target

   • Adding additional backup locations

   • Modifying disk access paths

2. Click Network to use a network drive as the disk access path.

3. Move the Use saved credentials toggle key to the right.

4. Click the + sign to create new credentials to access a network drive.

   The Add credential dialog box appears.

5. Enter the following information:

   • In the Credential name box, enter a name for the credential.

   • In the User name and Password boxes, type the credentials for a user who has write access to the network device.

   Note

   For user name in domain accounts, use the domain\username format.

6. Click Save.