Go to "Control Panel" > "Network Services" > "Win/Mac/NFS" to configure networking services.
In this chapter, the following topics are covered: Microsoft Networking
Apple Networking NFS Service
Microsoft Networking
To allow access to the NAS on Microsoft Windows Network, enable file service for Microsoft networking. Also specify how users will be authenticated.
Standalone Server
Use local users for authentication. The NAS will use local user account information (created in "Privilege Settings" > "Users") to authenticate users who access the NAS.
Server Description (optional): Describe the NAS so that users can easily identify it on a Microsoft Network.
Workgroup: Specify the workgroup to which the NAS belongs. A workgroup name supports up to 15 characters but cannot contain: " + = / \ : | * ? < > ; [ ] % , `
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Use Microsoft Active Directory (AD) to authenticate users. To use this option, enable Active Directory authentication in "Privilege Settings" > "Domain Security" and join the NAS to an Active Directory.
LDAP Domain Authentication
Use an LDAP directory to authenticate the users. To use this option, enable LDAP
authentication and specify the settings in "Privilege Settings" > "Domain Security". When this option is enabled, you need to select either the local NAS users or the LDAP users that can access the NAS via Microsoft Networking.
Advanced Options
WINS server: If you have a WINS server on your network and want to use this server,
enter the WINS server IP. The NAS will automatically register its name and IP address with the WINS service. Do not enable this option if you are unsure about the settings.
Local Domain Master: A Domain Master Browser is responsible for collecting and
recording resources and services available for each PC on the network or a workgroup of Windows. When you find the waiting time for loading network resources to be too long, it may be caused by a failure of an existing master browser or a missing master browser on the network. If there is no master browser on your network, select the option "Domain Master" to configure the NAS as the master browser. Do not enable this option if you are unsure about the settings.
Allow only NTLMv2 authentication: NTLMv2 stands for NT LAN Manager version 2.
When this option is enabled, login to the shared folders by Microsoft Networking will only be allowed using NTLMv2 authentication. If the option is disabled, NTLM (NT LAN
Manager) will be used by default and NTLMv2 can be negotiated by the client. The default setting is disabled.
Name resolution priority: You can select to use DNS server or WINS server to resolve
client host names from IP addresses. When you set up your NAS to use a WINS server or to be a WINS server, you can choose to use DNS or WINS first for name resolution. When WINS is enabled, the default setting is "Try WINS then DNS". Otherwise, DNS will be used for name resolution by default.
Login style: DOMAIN\USERNAME instead of DOMAIN+USERNAME for FTP, AFP,
and File Station: In an Active Directory environment, the default login formats for the domain users are:
o Windows shares: domain\username o FTP: domain+username
o File Station: domain+username o AFP: domain+username
When you enable this option, users can use the same login name format (domain\username) to connect to the NAS via AFP, FTP, and File Station.
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Automatically register in DNS: When this option is enabled and the NAS is joined to
an Active Directory, the NAS will automatically register itself in the domain DNS server. This will create a DNS host entry for the NAS in the DNS server. If the NAS IP changes, the NAS will automatically update the IP in the DNS server.
Enable trusted domains: Select this option to load users from trusted Active Directory
domains and specify their NAS access permissions in "Privilege Settings" > "Shared Folders". Domain trusts are only set up in Active Directory, not on the NAS.)
Apple Networking
To connect to the NAS from Mac OS X, enable Apple Filing Protocol. If the AppleTalk network uses extended networks and is assigned with multiple zones, assign a zone name to the NAS. Enter an asterisk (*) to use default settings. This setting is disabled by default. To allow access to the NAS from Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, enable "DHX2 authentication support". Click "Apply" to save the settings. You can use the Finder to connect to a shared folder from Mac. Go to "Go" > "Connect to Server", or simply use the default keyboard shortcut
"Command+k". Enter the connection information in the "Server Address" field, such as "afp://YOUR_NAS_IP_OR_HOSTNAME". Here are some examples:
afp://10.8.12.111 afp://NAS-559
smb://192.168.1.159
Note: Mac OS X supports both Apple Filing Protocol and Microsoft Networking. To connect to the NAS via Apple Filing Protocol, the server address should start with "afp://". To connect to the NAS via Microsoft Networking, please use "smb://".
NFS Service
To connect to the NAS from Linux, enable the NFS service. To configure NFS access rights to shared folders on the NAS, go to "Privilege Settings" > "Share Folders" and click the Access Permission button on the "Action" column. Select NFS host access from the drop-down menu on the top of the page and specify the access rights. If you select "No limit" or "Read only", you can specify the IP address or domains that are allowed to connect to the folder by NFS. No limit: Allow users to create, read, write, and delete files or folders in the shared folder
and any subdirectories.
Read only: Allow users to read files in the shared folder and any subdirectories but they are not allowed to write, create, or delete any files.
Deny access: Deny all access to the shared folder.
Connecting to the NAS by NFS On Linux, run this command:
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mount -t nfs <NAS IP>:/<Shared Folder Name> <Directory to Mount> For example, if the IP address of your NAS is 192.168.0.1 and you want to link the shared folder "public" under the /mnt/pub directory, use this command:
mount -t nfs 192.168.0.1:/public /mnt/pub
Note: You must login as the "root" user to use the above command.
Login as the user ID you define, you can use the mounted directory to connect to your shared files.
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FTP
Go to "Control Panel" > "Network Services" > "FTP" to Configure the FTP server.
FTP Service
When you enable the FTP service, you can specify the port number and the maximum
number of users that are allowed to connect to the NAS by FTP at the same time. To use the FTP service of the NAS, enable this function. Open an IE browser and enter ftp://NAS IP. Enter the username and the password to login the FTP service.
Protocol Type: Select to use standard FTP connection or SSL/TLS encrypted FTP. Select
the correct protocol type in your client FTP software to ensure successful connection.
Port number: Specify the port number of the FTP service.
Unicode Support: Toggles Unicode support. The default setting is No. If your FTP client
does not support Unicode, it is recommended to disable this option and select the
specified language in "General Settings" > "Codepage" so that the file and folder names can be correctly displayed. If your FTP client supports Unicode, enable this option for both your client and NAS.
Enable Anonymous: Enable this option to allow anonymous access to the NAS by FTP.
Anonymous users can connect to files and folders which are open for public access. If this option is disabled, users must enter an authorized username and password to connect to the NAS.
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Connection: Enter the maximum number of allowed FTP connections for the NAS and a
single account and check "Enable FTP transfer limitation" to specify the maximum upload and download rates.
Note: The maximum number of FTP connections varies based on the size of RAM installed on the NAS:
If the NAS memory =< 1 GB, the maximum is 256. If the NAS memory = 2 GB, the maximum is 512. If the NAS memory >= 3 GB, the maximum is 1024.
Advanced
Passive FTP Port Range: You can use the default port range (55536-56559) or specify
a port range larger than 1023. When using this function, make sure you have opened the ports on your router or firewall.
Respond with external IP address for passive FTP connection request: Enable
this function when a passive FTP connection is in use, the FTP server (NAS) is behind a router, and a remote computer cannot connect to the FTP server over the WAN. When this is enabled, the NAS replies with the specified IP address or automatically detects an external IP address so that the remote computer is able to connect to the FTP server.
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