File-Sharing Protocols - NETGEAR READYNAS NV+ RND4425v1 Software Manual

File-Sharing Protocols

Shares can be 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. You can
access a share on your ReadyNAS from other network-attached devices (for example, a
laptop or a tablet) if the share is enabled for a file-sharing protocol that the network-attached
device supports. You can enable a share to support more than one fire-sharing protocol.
The following table lists the file-sharing protocols that your ReadyNAS storage system
supports.
Table 2. Supported file-sharing protocols
Protocol Description
CIFS Used mainly by Microsoft Windows
(Common Internet computers and sometimes by Mac OS X
File Service) computers, this protocol is enabled by
default. It is sometimes referred to as the
SMB (Server Message Block) file-sharing
protocol.
NFS Used by Linux and Unix computers. Your
(Network File ReadyNAS system supports NFS v3 over
Service) UDP and TCP.
AFP Used by Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X
(Apple File Protocol) computers. Your ReadyNAS system supports
AFP 3.2.
FTP Used by many public file upload and
(File Transfer download sites. FTPS is more secure than
FTP.
Protocol) and
FTPS
(FTP with SSL
encryption)
HTTP Used on the Internet. HTTPS is more secure
(Hypertext Transfer than HTTP.
Protocol) and
HTTPS
(HTTP with SSL
encryption)
Rsync Fast file-transfer protocol that uses a
delta-transfer algorithm that sends only the
differences between the source file and the
existing file.
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Recommendation
If Windows users will access your storage
system, enable this protocol.
If Linux or Unix users will access your
storage system, enable this protocol.
If only Mac OS 9 and OS X users will
access your storage system, enable this
protocol. However, in a mixed Windows
and Mac environment, NETGEAR
recommends using CIFS only.
If users will access your storage system
using FTP, enable this protocol.
If users will access your storage system
from a device with a web browser,
including a smart phone or tablet
computer, enable this protocol.
HTTPS is enabled by default and cannot
be disabled because FrontView uses
HTTPS to manage your ReadyNAS
system.
If users will access your storage system
from a device that supports Rsync, enable
this protocol.