Appendix C

Glossary

AFP

AppleTalk Filing Protocol\ is the standard way Mac OS 9 and earlier versions share

 

files across the network.

CIFS

Common Internet File System, a standard protocol that Windows users use to share

 

files across the network. Mac OS X also has the capability to share files using CIFS.

FTP

File Transfer Protocol, a common protocol adopted by many OS to enable remote file

 

download and upload for public sharing.

HTTP

Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the protocol Web browsers use to connect to Web

 

servers for file access, typically Web pages.

HTTPS

HTTP with SSL encryption is used where secure Web access is desired.

NFS

Network File System, a common way Unix and Linux systems share files by making

 

remote file systems appear to reside locally.

Quota

Amount of volume space allocated to a particular user or group account, or to a

 

particular share. The user, group, or share with a set quota cannot exceed disk usage

 

beyond this limit. Quota is typically specified to ensure that no one user, group, or

 

share abuses the available storage space.

RAID

Redundant Array of Independent Disks. Basically it is a method of storing data on

 

multiple disks in a way that if one disk fails, data can still be accessed from the other

 

disks. A RAID level selects how data will be kept redundant, the most popular of

 

which are levels 0, 1, and 5. Contrary to the RAID acronym, RAID level 0 does not

 

provide any redundancy. For more information, see Appendix A, “RAID Levels

 

Simplified.”.

Share

A folder on a NAS volume that can be shared among different network file services

 

such as CIFS for Windows, AFP (AppleTalk File Protocol) for Macs, NFS for Unix/

 

Linux, FTP, and HTTP. Access to the share can be customized on a user or group or

 

host-level basis.

Snapshot

An instantaneous, non-changing, read-only image of a volume. Snapshots are useful

 

for backups.While a snapshot is being taken, the original volume can continue to

 

operate normally. Snapshots can also be utilized as a temporary backup in case of

 

viruses. Files can be restored from the snapshot volume if current files are corrupted.

Volume

A file system built on top of a RAID set. This file system consists of shares that are

 

made available through various network file services.

X-RAID

NETGEAR patent-pending Expandable RAID technology.

Glossary

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RN10223D-100NAS, RN31400-100NAS, RN31441E-100NAS, RN10400100NAS specifications

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