Shares
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ReadyNAS for Home RAIDiator 5.3
File-Sharing Protocols
Shares in your ReadyNAS system are accessed over a network. Network access to data
stored on your ReadyNAS system is managed by file-sharing protocols, which handle the
transfer of data. Your ReadyNAS storage system supports the following file-sharing
protocols:
•
SMB (Server Message Block)
. Used mainly by Microsoft Windows computers and
sometimes by Mac OS X computers. This protocol is sometimes referred to as the CIFS
(Common Internet File Service)
file-sharing protocol.
•
AFP (Apple File Protocol)
. Used by Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X computers. Your
ReadyNAS system supports AFP 3.3.
When users access a share, it appears in their computer like a hard disk, and users can
interact with it like they interact with a hard disk.
Access Rights
For each share you create, you can determine each user’s access rights for that share. The
following table lists access rights options available to you.
Table 3. Access rights options
Access right
Description
Read-only
The user with this permission can read files on this share, but cannot edit or create
files on this share.
Read/write
A user with this permission can read, edit, and create files on this share.
Read-only for everyone
with exceptions
Access to this share is read-only for all users except for one or more users who are
granted read/write permission.
Read/write for everyone
with exceptions
Access to this share is read/write for all users except for one or more users who are
granted read-only permission.
File and Folder Names
A share can contain folders to help you organize your data and files that contain your data.
Ensure that the files stored on your ReadyNAS system use file and folder names with no
more than 255 characters if all characters in the file or folder name are alphanumeric. If you
use other kinds of characters, the maximum length might be reduced. For example, if a file or
folder name uses Kanji or Hanzi characters, maximum file name length might be 83
characters.
