Chapter 4 Web Configurator Basics

Table 18 Screens Summary (continued)

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SCREEN

FUNCTION

Applications

FTP Server

Enable FTP file transfer to/from the NSA, set the number of FTP connections

 

 

allowed, an FTP idle timeout, and the character set.

 

 

 

 

Media Server

Enable or disable the sharing of media files and select which shares to share.

 

 

 

 

Download

Have the NSA handle large file downloads.

 

Service

 

 

 

 

 

Web

Let people use a web browser to access files in shares without logging into the

 

Publishing

Home screens.

 

 

 

 

Broadcatching

Subscribe the NSA to feeds to download frequently updated digital content like

 

 

TV programs, radio talk shows, Podcasts (audio files), YouTube videos, or even

 

 

P2P downloads.

 

 

 

 

Print Server

View and manage the NSA’s list of printers and print jobs.

 

 

 

 

Copy/Sync

Copy or synchronize files between a USB device and the NSA.

 

Button

 

 

 

 

 

Package

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.

 

 

 

 

Auto Upload -

Upload files in selected shares to your Flickr and/or YouTube accounts.

 

Flickr/YouTube

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Upload -

Upload files in selected shares to FTP servers.

 

FTP Uploadr

 

 

 

 

Sharing

Users

View, create and edit administrator and user accounts to let people use the

 

 

NSA.

 

 

 

 

Groups

View, create and edit groups. Groups allow you to organize users into specific

 

 

groups. You can create shares accessible only by the group members.

 

 

 

 

Shares

View, create and edit shares. Shares are shared folders to which you can allow

 

 

specific users read/write access rights.

 

 

 

Maintenance

Power

Configure power saving settings for the NSA and have the NSA turn itself off

 

 

and on or reboot according to the schedules you configure.

 

 

 

 

Log

View the NSA’s logs and configure how you want to receive the log reports.

 

 

 

 

Configuration

Back up and/or restore the NSA configuration file.

 

 

 

 

SSL

Configure HTTPS and the NSA’s SSL certificate.

 

 

 

 

FW Upgrade

Upload/upgrade new firmware to your NSA.

 

 

 

 

Shutdown

Restart the NSA or shut it down.

 

 

 

Logout

 

Click this to exit the web configurator. This is recommended to prevent

 

 

unauthorized administrator access to the NSA.

 

 

 

4.5.3 Main Window

The main window ( 3 ) shows the screen you select in the navigation panel. It is discussed in the rest of this document.

The Status screen is the first administration screen to display. See Chapter 6 on page 153 for more information about the Status screen.

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