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Chapter 7 Applications
FTPS (File Transfer Protocol over TLS)
File Transfer Protocol over TLS (FTPS) is a file transfer service that uses TLS
(Transport Layer Security) for secure transfers across the Internet.
Media Server
The media server feature lets anyone on your network play video, music, and
photos from the NSA (without having to copy them to another computer). The
NSA can function as a DLNA-compliant media server and/or an iTunes server. The
NSA streams files to DLNA-compliant media clients or computers using iTunes.
The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is a group of personal computer and
electronics companies that works to make products compatible in a home
network.
iTunes Server
The NSA iTunes server feature lets you use Apple's iTunes software on a computer
to play music and video files stored on the NSA. You can download iTunes from
www.apple.com.
Download Service
The NSA's download service downloads files from the Internet directly to the NSA.
You do not have to download to your computer and then copy to the NSA. This can
free up your computer's system resources.
The NSA can download using these protocols.
• HTTP: The standard protocol for web pages.
• FTP: A standard Internet file transfer service.
• BitTorrent: A popular distributed peer-to-peer files sharing protocol.
BitTorrent
The NSA includes a BitTorrent client for fast downloading and sharing of large files
(such as educational public domain videos). With BitTorrent, you share while
you're downloading the file. BitTorrent breaks up the file and distributes it in
hundreds of chunks. You start sharing the file as soon as you have downloaded a
single chunk.
Web Publishing
Web publishing lets you "publish" shares (containing folders and files) on the NSA
so people can access the files using a web browser without having to log into the
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