LS210 - Question on setting up Users

[babybio]

I have an LS210. I want to use it as data storage that I can then access from several PCs with the NAS connected to my home router. Usually it is just myself that has access to the router but sometimes we may have guests who will access the internet through the router. I don't want them to have access to the NAS so I want to create a protected shared folder and then obviously to access it myself using a user account created on the LS210 with access rights.

Reading the manual section on creating users I saw something that puzzles me. One of the notes says "Use the same username and password for both Windows and the LinkStation or you may be unable to access shared folders." Is this really necessary?

With Win 10 the user password is also the Microsoft acc password and gives access to possibly emails, payment details, paid for services etc I feel uneasy using that password in the NAS. As the LS210 is mine and just connected to my home router it probably doesn't matter but it still makes me uneasy from a security pov.

So the first question is do I really have to use my Windows/Microsoft account name and password or can I setup a user on the LS210 with different credentials and then enter those when connecting to the NAS from windows? Or am I being too paranoid about using my Windows/MS details to set up a user on the NAS?

My second question is linked to the first. As I said I want to use the NAS from several PCs and different OS installs both windows and linux. Is it ok to user the same user account on the LS210 with all of my OS installs or should I have a different user for each OS/PC? If I use the same user from different PCs can I access the NAS ok if I am using more than one PC at the same time?

thanks

[oxygen8]

"Use the same username and password for both Windows and the LinkStation or you may be unable to access shared folders." Is this really necessary?

This is the easyest way. You will not asket for a password.

But you can use every other username and password. Windows an Linux will ask you, while you connect to the share.
Now you can safe the login and you will never asked for it.

[babybio]

Thanks for the reply. So using the windows name and password to set up the LS user just avoids having to put details into windows when wanting access. I can see the convenience as I have 3 windows machines but entering details once for each machine isn't going to take long.

I think I will set up a user with separate credentials and enter them into Windows.