Seagate BlackArmor NAS 440 User Guide - Page 57

8. Glossary access level Also known as permission level, the amount of access any person has to the BlackArmor® server. BlackArmor Manager has two permission levels: administrator and user. administrator A BlackArmor administrator is responsible for the BlackArmor server and all its settings. An administrator can set up or delete user accounts, group accounts, and shares; assign or remove access permissions; modify any setting on the server; and create other administrators. See also user. archive backup See Remote access can also refer to shutting down or resetting the server using BlackArmor Manager instead of physically pressing the Power button. See also local access.. CIFS Common Internet File System. A file system that lets people with different computers running Windows operating systems share files without having to install special software. domain A group of computers administered as a single unit from a central location. event A problem or change in setting on the BlackArmor server. A change in the server's name or the failure of a disk drive are both server events. external USB hard drive See USB drive firmware Software that's built into hardware. format To format a disk drive is to prepare it for reading and writing data. Formatting erases background information from a disk drive, tests it, and prepares it for use. Formatting may destroy existing files on a disk drive. You must format a disk drive before you can use it. FTP File Transfer Protocol. A format for exchanging files over the Internet. FTP is commonly used to upload files to or download files from a server over the Internet. BlackArmor® NAS 440/420 User Guide (Version 3) 61