User Manual

Table 11. Supported System Services (Continued)
RecommendationDescriptionProtocol
If users access your storage system using
FTP, enable this protocol.
Many public file upload and download sites use FTP.
The ReadyNAS supports anonymous or user access
for FTP clients.You can elect to set up port forwarding
to nonstandard ports for passive FTP, allowing clients
to initiate a connection to the ReadyNAS.
FTP (File Transfer
Protocol) and FTPS
(FTP with SSL
encryption)
If you want iTunes clients to use your
ReadyNAS server as a media server,
enable this protocol.
With the iTunes system service enabled, iTunes
clients can stream media files from your ReadyNAS
system.
iTunes
If you want RLNA players to use your
ReadyNAS server as a media server,
enable this protocol.
The ReadyDLNA service lets you stream media on
your ReadyNAS system to DLNA players such as the
Sony
ReadyDLNA
If users access your storage system from
a device that supports Rsync, enable this
protocol.
Fast file transfer protocol that uses a delta-transfer
algorithm that sends only the differences between the
source file and the existing file.
Rsync
If you want clients using UPnP to discover
your ReadyNAS system, enable this
protocol.
UPnP (Universal Plug-n-Play) allows UPnP-enabled
clients to discover your ReadyNAS system on your
LAN.
UPnP
If users access your storage system from
a device with a web browser, including a
smartphone or tablet computer, enable this
protocol.
Used on the World Wide Web.HTTP (Hypertext
Transfer Protocol)
and HTTPS (HTTP
with SSL
encryption)
If you want to use SNMP-based
management systems to monitor your
ReadyNAS system, or want to use UPS
services, enable this service.
You can use SNMP management systems for remote
monitoring of your ReadyNAS system. UPS
monitoring also uses SNMP services. SNMP-based
remote management is not possible.
SNMP
For security reasons, we recommend that
you do not enable SSH. If you enable SSH
root access, NETGEAR reserves the right
to deny you technical support.
Lets you remotely manage the ReadyNAS over an
SSH connection.
SSH
If you want to use the supplied antivirus
software, enable this service.
Your ReadyNAS system comes with free antivirus
software that provides real-time virus scans using
signature and heuristic algorithms.The antivirus
software helps protect your system from viruses,
malware, worms, and Trojans.
Antivirus
If you might do file searches on your
ReadyNAS, enable this protocol.
From the local admin page, you can search the files
on your ReadyNAS system for file name, content, file
type, file extension, size, and dates. If your ReadyNAS
system is attached to a Mac, you can also use the
Finder to search the files on the ReadyNAS.
File Search
By default, SMB and AFP are enabled and FTP and NFS are disabled.
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