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File and Folder Names, File-Sharing Protocols, Table 4. Supported file-sharing protocols

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ReadyNAS OS 6.7 • Documents • Music • Pictures • Videos These folders are not automatically created on rack-mount ReadyNAS storage systems. If you want, you can delete or rename these shared folders.You can create other shared folders to organize your data. File and Folder Names A shared folder can contain subfolders to help you organize your data files. If all characters in the file or folder name are alphanumeric, the maximum length of the name is 255 characters. If you use other kinds of characters, the maximum length might be reduced. For example, if a file or folder name uses Kanji or Hanzi characters, the maximum length of the name might be 83 characters. File-Sharing Protocols You can access shared folders over a LAN or WAN network. Network access to data stored on your ReadyNAS system is managed by file-sharing protocols, which handle the transfer of data. You can access a shared folder on your ReadyNAS from other network-attached devices (for example, a laptop or a tablet) if you enable the file-sharing protocol that the network-attached device uses to access the ReadyNAS. You can enable multiple protocols for an individual shared folder, allowing users to access the shared folder through various methods. Some file-sharing protocols, UPnP, SNMP, SSH and antivirus, apply to the ReadyNAS system as a whole, not to indvidual folders. For information about how to configure and enable file-sharing protocols for shared folders, see Set Network Access Rights to Shared Folders on page 57. For information about how to configure UPnP, SNMP, SSH, and antivirus, see Configure Global Settings for System Services on page 172. The following table lists the file-sharing protocols that your ReadyNAS storage system supports. Table 4. Supported file-sharing protocols Protocol Description Recommendation SMB (Server Message Used mainly by Microsoft Windows computers If Windows users access your storage Block) and sometimes by Mac OS X computers, this system, enable this protocol. protocol is enabled by default. It is sometimes referred to as the CIFS (Common Internet File Service) file-sharing protocol. SMB uses TCP/IP. AFP (Apple File Protocol) Mac OS X computers can use AFP, but Apple This protocol is enabled by default. However, now recommends SMB.Your ReadyNAS system Apple fully supports SMB for Mac OS X, and supports AFP 3.3. in a mixed Windows and Mac environment, We recommend using SMB only. NFS (Network File Service) Linux, Windows, and Unix computers use NFS. If Linux or Unix users access your storage Mac OS X users can access NFS shared folders system, enable this protocol. through console shell access. Your ReadyNAS system supports NFS v3 over UDP and TCP and NFS v4 over TCP. Shared Folders 48

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Documents
Music
Pictures
Videos
These folders are not automatically created on rack-mount ReadyNAS storage systems.
If you want, you can delete or rename these shared folders.You can create other shared folders to organize
your data.
File and Folder Names
A shared folder can contain subfolders to help you organize your data files. If all characters in the file or
folder name are alphanumeric, the maximum length of the name is 255 characters. If you use other kinds
of characters, the maximum length might be reduced. For example, if a file or folder name uses Kanji or
Hanzi characters, the maximum length of the name might be 83 characters.
File-Sharing Protocols
You can access shared folders over a LAN or WAN network. Network access to data stored on your
ReadyNAS system is managed by file-sharing protocols, which handle the transfer of data.You can access
a shared folder on your ReadyNAS from other network-attached devices (for example, a laptop or a tablet)
if you enable the file-sharing protocol that the network-attached device uses to access the ReadyNAS.You
can enable multiple protocols for an individual shared folder, allowing users to access the shared folder
through various methods. Some file-sharing protocols, UPnP, SNMP, SSH and antivirus, apply to the
ReadyNAS system as a whole, not to indvidual folders.
For information about how to configure and enable file-sharing protocols for shared folders, see
Set Network
Access Rights to Shared Folders
on page 57. For information about how to configure UPnP, SNMP, SSH,
and antivirus, see
Configure Global Settings for System Services
on page 172.
The following table lists the file-sharing protocols that your ReadyNAS storage system supports.
Table 4. Supported file-sharing protocols
Recommendation
Description
Protocol
If Windows users access your storage
system, enable this protocol.
Used mainly by Microsoft Windows computers
and sometimes by 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.
SMB (Server Message
Block)
This protocol is enabled by default. However,
Apple fully supports SMB for Mac OS X, and
in a mixed Windows and Mac environment,
We recommend using SMB only.
Mac OS X computers can use AFP, but Apple
now recommends SMB.Your ReadyNAS system
supports AFP 3.3.
AFP (Apple File
Protocol)
If Linux or Unix users access your storage
system, enable this protocol.
Linux, Windows, 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.
NFS (Network File
Service)
Shared Folders
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