NETGEAR RNDP6620-100NAS - ReadyNAS Pro RNDP6620 Business Edition Software Manual page 32

ReadyNAS for Business RAIDiator 4.2.17
CIFS (Common Internet File Service)
Sometimes referred to as SMB, CIFS is used mainly by Microsoft Windows clients, and
sometimes by Mac OS X clients. Under Windows, My Network Places and Network
Neighborhood uses CIFS. This service is enabled by default.
NFS (Network File Service)
NFS is used by Linux and Unix clients. Mac OS 9/X users can access NFS shares through
console shell access. ReadyNAS supports NFS v3 over UDP and TCP.
AFP (Apple File Protocol)
Mac OS 9 and OS X work best using this protocol because it handles an extensive character
set. However, in a mixed PC and Mac environment, NETGEAR recommends CIFS/SMB over
AFP, unless enhanced character set support is necessary for the Mac. ReadyNAS supports
AFP 3.2.
FTP/FTPS (File Transfer Protocol and FTP with SSL encryption)
Widely used in public file upload and download sites. ReadyNAS supports anonymous or
user access for FTP clients, regardless of the security mode selected. You can elect to set up
port forwarding to nonstandard ports for better security when you access files over the
Internet. Alternately, use an FTPS client for secure and encrypted login and data transfers.
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
ReadyNAS supports HTTP file manager, allowing read/write access to shares using the
browser. This service can be disabled in lieu of HTTPS to allow for a more secure
transmission of passwords and data. With the redirect option, access to http://readynas_ip
can be automatically redirected to a share. This is useful if you do not want to expose your
default share listing to outsiders. To redirect to a share, create an index file, such as
index.htm or index.html, in your target share. You can also enable or disable login
authentication to this share.
HTTPS (HTTP with SSL encryption)
This service is enabled by default and cannot be disabled. Access to FrontView is strictly
through HTTPS. If you want remote Web access to FrontView or your HTTPS shares, specify
a nonstandard port (the default is 443) that you can forward on your router for better security.
You can also regenerate the SSL key based on the hostname or IP address that users use to
address ReadyNAS. This allows you to bypass the default dummy certificate warnings
whenever users access the ReadyNAS over HTTPS.
Rsync
Rsync is an extremely popular and efficient form of incremental backup made popular on the
Linux platform, but is now available for various other Unix systems, as well as Windows and
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