QNAP TS-1079 Pro, Software User Manual

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5.5 Domain Security
The NAS supports user authentication by local access right management, Microsoft
Active Directory (Windows Server 2003/2008), and Lightweight Directory Access
Protocol (LDAP) directory. By joining the NAS to an Active Directory or a LDAP
directory, the AD or LDAP users can access the NAS using their own accounts without
extra user account setup on the NAS.
No domain security: Only the local users can access the NAS.
Active Directory authentication (domain members): Join the NAS to an Active
Directory. The domain users can be authenticated by the NAS. After joining the
NAS to an AD domain, both the local NAS users and AD users can access the NAS
via the following protocols/services:
o
Samba (Microsoft Networking)
o
AFP
o
FTP
o
File Station
LDAP authentication: Connect the NAS to an LDAP directory. The LDAP users can
be authenticated by the NAS. After connecting the NAS to an LDAP directory,
either the local NAS users or the LDAP users can be authenticated to access the
NAS via Samba (Microsoft Networking). Both the local NAS users and LDAP users
can access the NAS via the following protocols/services:
o
AFP
o
FTP
o
File Station