--- title: "Configuring Storage Access for SMB Clients" slug: "configuring-storage-access-for-smb-clients-tg" updated: 2026-10-27T17:23:03Z published: 2026-10-27T17:23:03Z canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/configuring-storage-access-for-smb-clients-tg" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.vastdata.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Configuring Storage Access for SMB Clients To configure SMB client access to storage directories with or without shared access from other protocols, follow the high level workflow described in [Workflow for Enabling Client Protocol Access](/docs-5-3/docs/workflow-for-enabling-client-protocol-access-tg).