Figure 138 Storage > External Storage > Volume > Create; Table 36 Storage > External Storage > Volume Create - ZyXEL Communications NSA-2401 User Manual

Keep an encrypted volume's password or USB key in a safe place. Without the
password or USB key, you cannot access the volume if it becomes locked. All
of the volume's data will be unusable.
Figure 138 Storage > External Storage > Volume > Create
If you use a USB key, make sure you create a backup copy (you can only
create backup copies when you create the USB key). Do not use the USB key
for anything else (do not store data on it or format it).
The following table describes this screen.
Table 36 Storage > External Storage > Volume Create
LABEL
Available Disk(s)
Volume Name
File System
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DESCRIPTION
Select the external (USB) device upon which you want to create the
volume.
Type a volume name from 1 to 31 characters. To ease management, it is
highly recommended that each volume use a unique name.
Acceptable characters are all alphanumeric characters and " " [spaces],
"_" [underscores], and "." [periods].
The first character must be alphanumeric (A-Z 0-9).
The last character cannot be a space " ".
Select the file system you want the new volume to use. If you plan to also
use the USB device with another computer, it is recommended that you
select the file system that the other computer uses.
Windows file systems
fat32: Newer, and more efficient than FAT16. Supports a volume size
of up to 2 TB (Tera Bytes) and individual file sizes of up to 4 GB.
fat16: Compatible with older Windows operating systems. Supports
volume and file sizes of up to 2 GB.
ntfs: The newest Windows file system.
Linux file systems
ext2: Older file system.
ext3: The same as EXT2, but adds a journaled file system and is more
robust.
reiserfs: Offers better performance for small files.
xfs: Offers good performance for larger files. You can also have the
NSA encrypt a volume that uses the xfs file system.
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