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Affected Roles: Owner, Administrator
Related Digital Watchdog VMS Apps: DW Spectrum® IPVMS
Complexity: Medium
Software Version: DW Spectrum® IPVMS v4.1 or higher
Last Edit: February 9, 2021
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When both the computer hosting the DW Spectrum® Server and the Samba NAS have the same workgroup name, the NAS device will show as invalid storage and be unavailable to DW Spectrum® for storage.
The SMB Protocol will specify that there might be conflicts between the Windows host and the Samba shares.
This article will outline how to return the NAS to an available status for DW Spectrum® storage.
To make the NAS device available for DW Spectrum® storage: