MicroNet Technology MaxNAS - Manual (Page 33)

MaxNAS Owner’s Manual 33
3.3.1 SMB/CIFS
The Server Message Block network protocol is the most
widely used network protocol. It is used by all variants of
the Microsoft Windows operating system, Apple Macintosh
OS X, and most Unix and Linux variants include support
for it even if using a different networking protocol. You may enable or disable SMB/CIFS
support by navigating to “Network” -> “Service.” Click
Apply to complete the operation.
3.3.2 Webdisk/Secure Webdisk
The Webdisk functionality allows your shares to be accessible
from any web browser with a path to the MaxNAS. This is
a powerful networking option and must be used with care
in networks that are externally accessible to the internet.
Webdisk and Secure Webdisk must have different TCP ports
in order to be used simultaneously. You may enable or
disable Webdisk and Secure Webdisk support as well as user
definable TCP ports by navigating to “Network” -> “Service.”
Click
Apply to complete the operation.
3.3.3 UPNP Universal Plug and Play
UPNP allows automatic discovery of the MaxNAS
Administration Interface by clients that support the protocol.
You may enable or disable UPNP support by navigating to
“Network” -> “Service.” Click
Apply to complete the operation.
3.3.4 Apple File Protocol Services
The AFP protocol is used by Apple Mac OS 9.x and prior for
networking and is supported by all Mac OS-X hosts as well.
To enable AFP support navigate to “Network” -> “Apple
Network Configuration.” You may enable, disable, set the
character languageset, and specify zone (optional). Click
Apply to complete the operation.
3.3.5 NFS Services
NFS (Network File System) is a network file system protocol
originally developed by Sun Microsystems in 1983 allowing
a user on a client computer to access files over a network
as easily as if the network devices were attached to its local
disks. It is most commonly used on Unix and Linux based
networks. You may enable or disable NFS server support by navigating to “Network” ->
“NFS.” Click
Apply to complete the operation.
3.3.6 FTP Services
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a commonly used, open
standard protocol for exchanging files over any network
that supports the TCP/IP protocol (such as the Internet or
an intranet). Virtually every computer platform supports the
FTP protocol. This allows any computer connected to a TCP/
3-Administering the MaxNAS