Addonics Technologies NAS40ESU manual SMB Windows Sharing, FTP Server, MLDonkey Basic Setup

Sharing Files Using the NAS Unit

SMB (Windows Sharing)

Connecting to the NAS for direct file access through Windows Explorer is very similar to sharing files between Windows systems. Typing “\\ADDNAS” (or the NAS unit's hostname if changed from the default) or the double-backslash followed by the NAS unit's IP address is the easiest way to gain direct access quickly. After pressing Enter, the Explorer Window should show a list of the shares available. Opening any of the shares is like opening any other folder, except when accessing a share for the first time, Windows may request a username and password for access to the share (unless “Everyone” permissions have been changed from the default setting of NONE). Entering a valid username and password will open the folder with appropriate access rights to that user. If “NONE” permissions are set for that user on that share, Another username and password prompt will appear. After connecting to a share, Windows will use the same username and password for all connections until the Windows user logs off of Windows.

On Mac systems, on the Finder's Go menu choose “Connect to Server...” then in the server address box type “smb://” followed by the NAS unit's IP address. On Linux systems, use the “Connect to share...” dialog found on the Nautilus or “File Manager” menu bar, then select Windows Share for the type and complete the remaining fields for share name, username and password. Information required to complete the connection and the system's response vary from one version of Linux to another, and should be expected to work about the same way as connecting to a share on an actual Windows PC.

FTP Server

The NAS FTP Server requires the "User Home Directory Drive" is defined under the Sharing Tab to function. Anonymous login is supported with no user home directory and access to any shares with read-only or read and write access to "Everyone" for FTP. Authenticated users will have read and write access to their home folder and any other shares defined under the Sharing tab with read-only or read and write access for the user for FTP, as well as "Everyone."

Getting Started with MLDonkey

MLDonkey is a powerful, multi-protocol Peer-to-Peer (P2P) client included with the NAS unit. The features and capabilities of this tool are beyond the scope of this user guide, the steps below will show how to get MLDonkey up and running. For more information on how to use MLDonkey, visit http://mldonkey.sourceforge.net.

MLDonkey Basic Setup

The MLDonkey client requires one partition formatted with either ext3 or XFS. The NAS unit's format utility can format one physical unit with a single partition using all space if needed.