ioSafe R4 Streaming Services

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 CIFS (Common Internet File Service). Sometimes referred to as SMB. This protocol is
used mainly by Microsoft Windows clients, and sometimes used by Mac OS X clients.
Under Windows, when you click on My Network Places or Network Neighborhood,
you’re going across CIFS. This service is enabled by default and cannot be disabled.
 NFS (Network File Service.) NFS is used by Linux and Unix clients. Mac OS 9/X users
can access NFS shares as well through console shell access. The ioSafe R4 supports NFS
v3 over UDP and TCP.
 AFP (Apple File Protocol). Mac OS 9 and OS X works best using this protocol as it
handles an extensive character set. The ioSafe R4 supports AFP 3.1.
 FTP (File Transfer Protocol). Widely used in public file upload and download sites. The
ioSafe R4 supports anonymous or user access for FTP clients, regardless of the security
mode selected. If you wish, you can elect to set up port-forwarding to non-standard ports
for better security when accessing files over the Internet.
 HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol). Used by web browsers. The ioSafe R4 supports
HTTP file manager, allowing web browsers to read and write to shares using the web
browser. This service can be disabled in lieu of HTTPS to allow for a more secure
transmission of passwords and data. With the option to redirect default web access to a
specified share, you can transparently force access to http:// iosafe_ip to
http:// iosafe_ip/share . This is useful if you do not want to expose your share listing to
outsiders as well as allowing you to redirect all default web access to a share dedicated to be
your website. All you need in the target share is an index file such as index.htm or
index.html . You have the option of enabling or disabling login authentication to this
share.
 HTTPS (HTTP with SSL encryption). This service is enabled by default and cannot be
disabled. Access to FrontView is strictly through HTTPS for this reason. If you want
remote web access to FrontView or your HTTPS shares, you have the option of specifying
a non-standard port that you can forward on your router for better security. You can also
regenerate the SSL key based on the hostname or IP address that users will address the
ioSafe R4. This allows you to bypass the default dummy certificate warnings whenever you
access the ioSafe R4 over HTTPS.
 Rsync . An extremely popular and efficient form of incremental backup made popular in
the Linux platform but is now available for various other Unix systems as well as Windows
and Mac. Enabling rsync service on the ioSafe R4 will allow clients to use rsync to initiate
backups to and from the ioSafe R4.
Streaming Services
The built-in streaming services on the ioSafe R4 allow you to stream multi-media content directly
from the ioSafe R4, without the need to have your PC or Mac powered on.