What You Need To Know - ZyXEL Communications NSA 210 User Manual

Chapter 9 Applications

9.3 What You Need to Know

FTP
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a file transfer service that operates on the Internet.
A system running the FTP server accepts commands from a system running an
FTP client. FTP is not a secure protocol. Your file transfers could be subject to
snooping.
FTPES (File Transfer Protocol over Explicit TLS/SSL)
File Transfer Protocol over Explicit TLS/SSL (FTPES) is a file transfer service that
uses either TLS (Transport Layer Security) or SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) for
secure transfers across the Internet. It requests for a mutual method of
encryption from the FTP server for its file transfer sessions. Your FTP client must
be set to use FTPES as in the following example.
Figure 92 FTP Client Example
Media Server
The media server feature lets anyone on your network play video, music, and
photos from the NSA (without having to copy them to another computer). The
NSA can function as a DLNA-compliant media server and/or an iTunes server. The
NSA streams files to DLNA-compliant media clients or computers using iTunes. The
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is a group of personal computer and
electronics companies that works to make products compatible in a home
network.
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