Controlling access by guests

If you turn on guest access, users who aren't registered on your server can visit your Web site and connect via anonymous FTP service, AppleShare services, or Windows file sharing. To secure your information from unauthorized access and prevent people from introducing software that might damage your information or equipment, take the following precautions:

•	Share individual folders instead of entire disks.
•	Assign the None privilege to the Everyone category for folders that guests should not access.
•	Put all files available to guests in one folder or set of folders. Assign the Everyone category the Read Only privilege for that folder.
•	Assign the Read Only privilege to the Everyone category for your Web folder.
•	Assign Read & Write privileges to the Everyone category for a folder only if guests must be able to change or add items in the folder. Make sure you keep a backup copy of information in this folder. Check this folder frequently for changes and additions, and check the server regularly with a virus protection program.

Allowing access only to registered users

To give access to shared items to all registered users and no guests:

1	Turn off guest access for Macintosh users.
2	Turn off guest access for Windows users.
3	Turn off guest access for FTP.
4	Assign None to the User/Group category for the shared items.
5	Assign Read Only, Write Only, or Read & Write privileges to the Everyone category for the shared items.