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Package Management

11.1 Overview

Package Management can be used to set up more useful applications in your NSA. The NSA can download multiple packages/files at once and automatically goes through all the installation steps.

11.2What You Can Do

•Use the Package Management screen (Section 11.4 on page 230) to download and install applications from the web.

•Use the eMule screens (Section 11.5 on page 233) to configure the server, task and search settings for the eMule application.

•Use the DyDNS screen (Section 11.6 on page 247) to configure the domain name settings of your NSA.

•Use the NFS screen (Section 11.7 on page 248) to configure the Network File System (NFS) settings of your NSA.

•Use the SMART screens (Section 11.8 on page 251) to view your NSA hard disk(s) statistics and monitor their performance.

•Use the Protect screens (Section 11.9 on page 255) to configure and schedule the backup and restore jobs of your NSA.

11.3What You Need to Know

This feature enables you to use the following applications:

•eMule - eMule is an open-source peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing application similar to eDonkey, which can be used to download files from the Internet. It uses the Kad protocol.

•DyDNS - This gives your NSA a domain name with a dynamic IP address. At the time of writing, this package supports accounts from the following service providers: DynDNS, NoIP, 3322, ZoneEdit, and DHS.

•Gallery - This web-based application allows your NSA to host pictures. You can upload images in your local computer or shares to this application. Use the administrator account of your NSA to log in to the Gallery console. The administrator can then create accounts for other users.

•NFS - NFS (Network File System) is a file-sharing protocol most commonly implemented on Unix-like systems.

•PHP-MySQL-phpMyAdmin - This tool can be used to manage MySQL through the web. Enter 'root' as the username and '1234' as the password to log in. This includes MySQL 5.1.30, PHP 5.2.8 and phpMyAdmin 3.1.1.

 

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