ReadyNAS OS 6.1

The following table lists the file-sharing protocols that your ReadyNAS storage system supports.

Table 4. Supported file-sharing protocols

Protocol

Description

Recommendation

 

 

 

SMB

Used mainly by Microsoft Windows

If Windows users access your

(Server Message Block)

computers and sometimes by Mac OS X

storage system, enable this protocol.

 

computers, this protocol is enabled by

 

 

default. It is sometimes referred to as the

 

 

CIFS (Common Internet File Service)

 

 

file-sharing protocol. SMB uses TCP/IP.

 

NFS

Linux and Unix computers use NFS. Mac

If Linux or Unix users access your

(Network File Service)

OS X users can access NFS shared

storage system, enable this protocol.

 

folders through console shell access.

 

 

Your ReadyNAS system supports NFS

 

 

v3 over UDP and TCP and NFS v4 over

 

 

TCP.

 

AFP

Mac OS X computers use AFP. Your

If only Mac OS X users access your

(Apple File Protocol)

ReadyNAS system supports AFP 3.3.

storage system, enable this protocol.

 

 

However, in a mixed Windows and

 

 

Mac environment, NETGEAR

 

 

recommends using SMB only.

 

 

 

FTP

Many public file upload and download

If users access your storage system

(File Transfer Protocol)

sites use FTP. The ReadyNAS supports

using FTP, enable this protocol.

and FTPS

anonymous or user access for FTP

 

(FTP with SSL

clients. You can elect to set up port

 

encryption)

forwarding to nonstandard ports for

 

 

passive FTP, allowing clients to initiate a

 

 

connection to the ReadyNAS.

 

 

 

 

Rsync

Fast file-transfer protocol that uses a

If users access your storage system

 

delta-transfer algorithm to send only the

from a device that supports Rsync,

 

differences between the source file and

enable this protocol.

 

the existing file.

 

HTTP

Used on the World Wide Web.

If users access your storage system

(Hypertext Transfer

 

from a device with a web browser,

Protocol)

 

including a smartphone or tablet

and

 

computer, enable this protocol.

HTTPS

 

 

(HTTP with SSL

 

 

encryption)

 

 

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NETGEAR READYNAS 316, READYNAS 716X, READYNAS 516, READYNAS 312, READYNAS 314, READYNAS 102 Supported file-sharing protocols

READYNAS 314, READYNAS 102, READYNAS 516, EDA 500, READYNAS 312 specifications

The NETGEAR ReadyNAS series encompasses a range of NAS (Network Attached Storage) solutions designed to provide reliable data storage, backup, and sharing options for both home and business users. Among the prominent models are the ReadyNAS 104, ReadyNAS 4220, ReadyNAS 316, ReadyNAS 716X, and ReadyNAS 312, each tailored to specific needs and use cases while delivering advanced features and technologies.

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