Glossary - Seagate Business Storage 1-Bay NAS Administrator's Manual

Glossary

7. Glossary
access level
Also known as permission level, the amount of access any person has to the Seagate® NAS.
NAS Manager application has two permission levels: administrator and user.
administrator
A NAS administrator is responsible for the NAS server and all its settings. An administrator
can set up or delete user accounts, group accounts, and shares; assign or remove access
permissions; modify any setting on the server; and create other administrators. See also
user.
archive backup
See RSA key.
CIFS
Common Internet File System. A file system that lets people with different computers running
Windows operating systems share files without having to install special software.
domain
A group of computers administered as a single unit from a central location.
event
A problem or change in setting on the NAS. A change in the NAS's name or the failure of a
disk drive are both server events.
external USB hard drive
See USB drive.
firmware
Software that's built into hardware.
format
To format a disk drive is to prepare it for reading and writing data. Formatting erases
background information from a disk drive, tests it, and prepares it for use. Formatting may
destroy existing files on a disk drive. You must format a disk drive before you can use it.
FTP
File Transfer Protocol. A format for exchanging files over the Internet. FTP is commonly used
to upload files to or download files from a server over the Internet.
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