Services
The Services menu allows you to manage various services for share access. This in effect controls
the type of clients you wish to allow access to the ReadyNAS.
You will notice three tabs at the top:
Standard File Protocols
,
Streaming Services
, and
Discovery Services
. These different services are explained below.
Standard File Protocols
The standard file protocols are common file sharing services that allow your workstation clients file
transfer to and from the ReadyNAS using built-in file manager over network file protocols on the
client operating system. The available services are:
CIFS
, or Common Internet File Service, and often referred to as SMB. This protocol is a
predominant protocol used by Microsoft Windows clients, and sometimes used by Mac
OS X clients. Under Windows, when you click on My Network Places or Network
Neighborhood, you’re going across CIFS. This service is enabled by default and cannot be
disabled.
NFS
, or Network File Service. NFS is used by Linux and Unix clients. Mac OS 9/X users
can access NFS shares as well through console shell access. The ReadyNAS supports NFS
v3 over UDP.
AFP
, or Apple File Protocol. Mac OS 9 and OS X works best using this protocol as it
handles a large range of character set. The ReadyNAS supports AFP 3.1.
FTP
, or File Transfer Protocol. Widely used in public file upload and download sites.
ReadyNAS supports anonymous or user access for FTP clients, regardless of the security
mode selected. If you wish, you can elect to set up port-forwarding to a non-standard
ports for better security when accessed over the Internet.
HTTP
, or Hypertext Transfer Protocol. Used by web browsers. ReadyNAS supports
HTTP file manager, allowing web browsers to read and write to shares using the web
browser. This service can be disabled in lieu of HTTPS to allow for a more secure
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