Web Services Configuration

From the Network menu, choose the Services item, and the Web Service screen appears. This screen displays the service support parameters of the system. You can change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings. A description of each item follows:

Web Service

Item

Description

HTTP (WebDisk)

Enable or disable WebDisk support. Enter the port number if this

Support

option is enabled.

HTTPs (Secure

Enable or disable Secure WebDisk support. Enter the port if this

WebDisk) Support

option is enabled.

UPnP

Enable or disable Universal Plug and Play protocol. UPnP helps to

 

find the IP address of the N199.

NOTE

Disable HTTP support and Enable Secure HTTP support to guarantee secure access.

Windows Network Configuration (SMB/CIFS)

The N199 can act as a Samba server, enabling users to share files using the SMB/CIFS protocol. From the Network menu, choose the SMB/CIFS item, and the SMB/CIFS screen appears. You can change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings. A description of each item follows:

SMB/CIFS

Item

Description

Sharing

If you are using Microsoft Windows®, enable this service to

 

access the files on the N199 by mapping a network drive.

WINS Server

Specify the WINS server IP address, if your network has a WINS

 

server installed. The N199 will automatically register its name

 

and IP address with WINS service.

Work Group / Domain

Enable or disable SMB/CIFS protocol for Windows, Apple, Unix

Name

drive mapping.

NOTE

SMB/CIFS service also allows file sharing from Mac OSX and Linux platforms.

Once a Mac OS accesses a share folder, it will create a file named .DS_Store, and directories named Temporary items, Network Trash Folder, .Apple Double, Apple Desktop and AppleDB in the share folder.

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