This article discusses the File-Sharing Protocols that are supported on OS 6, and provides links to other information sources.
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SMB (Server Message Block) used by Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X computers. This protocol is enabled by default. It is sometimes referred to as the CIFS (Common Internet File Service) file-sharing protocol. SMB uses TCP/IP. It is recommended that this protocol be enabled if Windows users access your NAS. For more information about SMB, visit Wikipedia.
AFP (Apple File Protocol) Mac OS X computers use AFP. ReadyNAS OS 6 supports AFP 3.3. It is recommended that this protocol be enabled if only Mac OS X users access your storage system. However, in a mixed Windows and Mac environment, NETGEAR recommends using SMB only. For more information about AFP, visit Wikipedia.
NFS (Network File Service) Linux and Unix computers use NFS. Mac OS X users can access NFS shared folders through console shell access. Your ReadyNAS system supports NFS v3 over UDP and TCP and NFS v4 over TCP. It is recommended that this protocol be enabled if Linux or Unix users access your storage system. For more information about NFS, visit Wikipedia.
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) and FTPS (FTP with SSL encryption) Many public file upload and download sites use FTP. The ReadyNAS supports anonymous or user access for FTP clients. You can elect to setup port forwarding to non-standard ports for passive FTP, allowing clients to initiate a connection to the ReadyNAS. If users access your storage system using FTP, enable this protocol. For more information about FTP, visit Wikipedia.
Rsync Rsync is a fast file-transfer protocol that uses a delta-transfer algorithm that sends only differences between source files and the existing files. If users access your NAS from a device that supports Rsync, enable this protocol. For more information about rsync, visit rsync's "How rsync works" article or Wikipedia.
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) and HTTPS (HTTP with SSL encryption) Used on the World Wide Web. If users access your storage system from a device with a web browser, including a smartphone or tablet computer, enable this protocol. For generic information about the HTTP protocol, visit Wikipedia.
SSH SSH allows you remotely manage a ReadyNAS over an SSH connection. For security reasons, NETGEAR recommends that you do not enable SSH. For more information about SSH, visit Wikipedia.