Ftp/Ftps Access; Supported Ftp Clients - Overland Storage SnapServer Administrator's Manual

SnapServer 7.0 Administrator's Guide
Options
Enable NIS
NIS Domain Name Enter the NIS domain name.
NIS Server
3. Click OK to update the settings immediately.

FTP/FTPS Access

FTP and FTPS settings are configured on the Network > FTP page of the Web Management
Interface. FTPS adds encryption to FTP for increased security. By default, FTP and FTPS
clients can access the server using the anonymous user account, which is mapped to the
SnapServer's guest user account and AllUsers group account. You can set share access and
file access for anonymous FTP users by modifying permissions for these accounts. For more
granular control over FTP access, you must create local user accounts for FTP users.
SnapServer also supports explicit FTPS (such as, FTPES or Auth TLS).
NOTE: If standard FTP is enabled, only the data channel is encrypted for FTPS connections – the

Supported FTP Clients

SnapServers have been tested with the most common FTP clients and work as expected
based on the commands required by RFC 959. SnapServers have been proven to work with
these products for standard FTP: Internet Explorer 6.0 and later, Safari 2.0 and later, and
Firefox 2.0 and later, and Chrome 1.0 and later.
NOTE: Most standard FTP clients do not support FTPS. A client designed to support FTPS is
To Configure FTP/FTPS Access
1. Go to Network > FTP .
2. Edit the settings shown in the following table:
Option
Enable FTP
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Description
Check the Enable NIS checkbox to enable NIS, leave the checkbox
blank to disable NIS.
To bind to an NIS server, select either:
Broadcast and Bind to Any NIS server to bind to any available NIS
•
servers.
• Broadcast and Bind to the following NIS server enter the NIS
server IP address in the field provided.
control channel (including user password) is not encrypted. To force FTPS to encrypt the
control channel as well, disable standard FTP.
required for FTPS connections.
Settings
Check the
leave the checkbox blank to disable access to this server via
standard FTP.
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Enable FTP checkbox to enable standard FTP services;
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