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Chapter 6: Share
Configuring the NSS for FTP Access
Network Storage System (NSS) Administrator Guide
Chapter
6
Configuring the NSS for FTP Access
You can configure the NSS to allow the FTP protocol to be used for file transfers between the NSS
over the Internet. The NSS supports both FTP (faster but not as secure) and FTPS (not as fast as FTP
but more secure). Note that the NSS only supports Explicit FTPS (versus Implicit FTPS). The NSS does
not support SFTP. After you globally enable FTP access, you can allow or disallow FTP access on a
per-share basis.
NOTE:
The default setting is to disable FTP access. You must enable FTP access before your
users can access the NSS storage through FTP regardless of their per-share settings.
To set up the FTP protocol:
1. From the
Manager Menu
, click
Share
FTP Setup.
The
FTP Setup
page appears.
2. To enable FTP, click
Enable FTP
. This enables both FTP and FTPS access and activates the
remaining FTP configuration settings on this page.
3. In the
Banner Message
box, enter a message that appears when a user first connects to the
NSS.
4. To allow only file transfers using FTPS (FTP over SSL), click
Allow only FTPS Connections
(make
sure the
Allow Anonymous Access
checkbox is deselected).
