Iomega Network Device manual Appendix B Cifs Overview, Manual caching for documents

Appendix B: CIFS Overview

The Common Internet File System (CIFS) protocol is used by clients running Windows. When you share a folder, you can choose permissions that will allow or deny other network users access to the files in that folder. For client computers running Microsoft Windows, you can also specify whether other Windows users will be able to make the shared folder available offline.

To make a shared network file available offline, a version of the file is stored in a reserved portion of client computer disk space called a cache. The computer can access this cache regardless of whether the computer is connected to the network. When sharing files, you can use three caching options:

Manual caching for documents

Manual Caching for Documents provides offline access to only those files that someone using your server appliance shared folder specifically (or manually) identifies. This caching option is ideal for a shared server appliance folder containing files that are to be accessed and modified by several people. This is the default option when a shared folder is set up to be used offline.

Automatic caching for documents

Automatic Caching for Documents makes every file in your shared server appliance folder available offline to others who open the files.

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