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# Modify SMB shares

Network-attached storage is a file-level storage architecture that makes stored data more accessible to networked devices.

## About this task

See Understanding PowerMax File for storage systems for an overview of PowerMax File.

## Steps

1. Select a storage system that supports PowerMax File.
2. Select Storage > File.
3. Select the SMB SHARES tab.
4. Select an SMB share and click Modify.
5. Modify the description and the Umask value. Select a value for Online availability. Select one or more of the following checkboxes: Access Based Enumeration, Continuous Availability, Protocol Encryption, and Branch Cache Enabled.
6. Click OK.