Select the file sharing protocol you wish to enable. In general, disable the protocols you do not intend to use. You can always enable them later. Click Help for more information.
CIFS, or Common Internet File System, used predominantly by Windows. Mac OS X also supports this protocol though it may be referred to as SMB.
NFS, or Network File System, widely used in Unix or Linux environments. Mac OS X also supports this protocol.
AFP, or Apple Filing Protocol, popular in Mac environments. AFP provides better support for a larger range of characters in filenames and is preferred where this is important.
Advertise AFP service over Bonjour
Advertise AFP service over AppleTalk
FTP, or File Transfer Protocol, used extensively for basic file upload and downloads. If you will be making FTP service available to this device outside the firewall, you can specify a custom port for added security.
Port:
Authentication mode:
Allow upload resumes:
Passive ports:
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Masquerade as:
HTTP, or Hypertext Transfer Protocol, used everywhere web browsers exist. Default access to the NAS over HTTP will show a share list. If you want to use the NAS as a web server, you can specify a share where access will be redirected and you can enable or disable login authentication to that share. Please keep in mind that you will only be allowed to redirect to a share that is set up for read-only access over HTTP.
Redirect default web access to this share:
Login authentication on this share:
HTTPS, or HTTP with SSL encryption, used where secure web access is desired. If you will be making HTTPS service available to this device outside the firewall, you can specify an additional port for this purpose for added security.
Port 1:
Port 2:
SSL key host:
Rsync, a popular incremental backup protocol used in Unix and Linux environments.
