Before You Begin - ZyXEL Communications P-660H-61 User Manual

Chapter 20 File Sharing
Shares
When settings are set to default, each USB device connected to the ZyXEL Device is given a folder,
called a "share". If a USB hard drive connected to the ZyXEL Device has more than one partition,
then each partition will be allocated a share. You can also configure a "share" to be a sub-folder or
file on the USB device.
File Systems
A file system is a way of storing and organizing files on your hard drive and storage device. Often
different operating systems such as Windows or Linux have different file systems. The file-sharing
feature on your ZyXEL Device supports File Allocation Table (FAT) and FAT32 file systems.
Windows/CIFS
Common Internet File System (CIFS) is a standard protocol supported by most operating systems
in order to share files across the network.
CIFS runs over TCP/IP but uses the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol found in Microsoft
Windows for file and printer access; therefore, CIFS will allow all applications, not just Web
browsers, to open and share files across the Internet.
The ZyXEL Device uses Common Internet File System (CIFS) protocol for its file sharing functions.
CIFS compatible computers can access the USB file storage devices connected to the ZyXEL Device.
CIFS protocol is supported on Microsoft Windows, Linux Samba and other operating systems (refer
to your systems specifications for CIFS compatibility).
NFS
Network File System (NFS) is a protocol most commonly used on Unix-like systems in order to
share files across the network.
Samba
SMB is a client-server protocol used by Microsoft Windows systems for sharing files, printers, and
so on.
Samba is a free SMB server that runs on most Unix and Unix-like systems. It provides an
implementation of an SMB client and server for use with non-Microsoft operating systems.
File Transfer Protocol
This is a method of transferring data from one computer to another over a network such as the
Internet.

20.1.3 Before You Begin

Make sure the ZyXEL Device is connected to your network and turned on.
Connect the USB device to one of the ZyXEL Device's USB ports. Make sure the ZyXEL Device is
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connected to your network.
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