ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition User Guide
Setting Up and Managing Your ReadyNAS Pro 2-9
v1.0, December 2008
•AFP (Apple File Protocol). Mac OS 9 and OS X works best using this protocol as it handles
an extensive character set. However, in mixed PC and Mac environments, it is advisable to use
CIFS/SMB, unless enhanced character set support is necessary on the Mac.The ReadyNAS
Pro Pioneer Edition supports AFP 3.1.
•FTP (File Transfer Protocol). Widely used in public file upload and download sites.
ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition supports anonymous or user access for FTP clients. If you
wish, you can elect to set up port forwarding to nonstandard ports for better security when
accessing files over the Internet.
•HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol). Used by Web browsers. ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition
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://readynas_ip to http://
readynas_ip/share. This is useful if you do not want to expose your default share listing page
to outsiders. 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 can specify a nonstandard port (default
is 443) that you can forward on your router for better security. Yo u can also regenerate the SSL
key based on the hostname or IP address that users will use to address the ReadyNAS Pro
Pioneer Edition. This allows you to bypass the default dummy certificate warnings whenever
users access the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition over HTTPS.
•Rsync. An extremely popular and efficient form of incremental backup made popular in the
Linux platform but now available for various other Unix systems as well as Windows and
Mac. Enabling rsync service on the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition allows clients to use rsync
to initiate backups to and from the ReadyNAS Pro Pioneer Edition.