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Group Management and going to File and Print / Share Management. This
dialogue is explained later in this reference section.
File and Print
This group of settings allows for naming the Windows Workgroup, enabling
certain server protocols (such as FTP, NFS, and print server), as well as
providing full control over the creation and management of folders (shares)
on the drive.
File Server
Enter the main screen of File Server Setting by selecting Control Panel / File
and Print / File Server. This screen presents options for Windows Workgroup
and Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS), for enabling File Transfer
Protocol (FTP), and Network File System (NFS) server.
Each subgroup of settings is described below. After completing the form
you must press
Save
to save your changes.
Windows Setting
With these settings you can enable or disable the NETBEUI transport
protocol, which is required for SMB/CIFS fi le sharing in Windows. For
example, for shared folders to be visible in “My Network Places”, this
protocol needs to be running. It is enabled by default.
When Windows Setting is enabled, you can modify the Windows
Workgroup name and description. If a WINS server is available, you may
optionally fi ll in its IP address.
FTP Server Setting
You can enable or disable the FTP server support. If enabled, you can enter
the port number you will use for FTP.
Once FTP is enabled, you can remotely login to the NAS drive via FTP
using your username and password. You will then have FTP access to those
folders for which you have access privileges.
If you login to FTP anonymously and Guest Access is enabled (see below)
you will access the guest-share folder.
In order to reach the FTP server through the WAN, a public IP address
should be assigned to the NAS, or alternatively you can confi gure a
