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Reminder: A valid ASUSTOR ID is required for downloading any apps from the App Central or
applying Cloud ID service.
Services
Here you can configure network related services such as FTP server, Web server and MySQL server.
Windows
After enabling Windows File Service, you can access your NAS via any Windows operating system
(i.e., Windows 7). Windows File Service is also known as CIFS or SAMBA. If you are using Windows
Active Directory (hereafter referred to as “AD”), you can add your NAS to your AD domain.
Workgroup: This is the workgroup on your local area network that your NAS belongs to.
WINS server: Microsoft Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) is a NetBIOS name-to-IP-
address mapping service. Window users will locate the system more easily on TCP/IP networks if
the system has been configured to register with a WINS server.
Max protocol for Windows File Service: Here you can set the highest SMB level that will be
supported by your ASUSTOR NAS depending on your network environment.
SMB 3: SMB 3 has been supported since Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. It is the enhanced
version of SMB 2.
SMB 2: SMB (Server Message Block) 2 has been supported since Windows Vista and is the
enhanced version of SMB. SMB 2 adds the ability to compound multiple SMB actions into a single
request to reduce the number of network packets and enhance performance.
Local Master Browser: After enabling this option, your NAS will, from your local area network,
collect the names of all other computers in its workgroup.
Reminder: Enabling this feature may prevent your hard disk(s) from going into hibernation.
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