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5. Click the Source or Destination tab.
6. In the Type menu, select remote.
7. Select the protocol.
DescriptionItem
Source or destination is a share on a Windows computer.
Incremental backups with this protocol use time stamps to determine whether files will
be backed up.
Windows/NAS
(Timestamp)
Source is a share on a Windows computer. (Note that this protocol is not available for
the remote destination.)
Incremental backups with this protocol use the archive bit of files, similar to Windows,
to determine whether they will be backed up.
Windows (Archive Bit)
Source or destination is an FTP site or a path from that site.FTP
Source or destination is on a Linux or UNIX device accessed using NFS.
Mac OS X users can also use this option by setting up an NFS share from the console
terminal.
NFS
Source or destination is accessed using an Rsync server.
Rsync was originally available for Linux and other UNIX-based operating systems, but
is also popular under Windows and Mac for its efficient use of incremental file transfers.
Using Rsync is the preferred backup method when you are backing up from one
ReadyNAS device to another.
Rsync server
Source or destination is accessed using an Rsync server.
Rsync data transfers to go through a secure, encrypted SSH tunnel. We recommend
using remote SSH when backups are being transferred over the Internet.
Rsync over Remote SSH
8. In the Host field, enter the remote host name.
9. In the Path field, enter the folder path according to the following:
• If you select a Windows protocol, use a forward slash (/) to separate directories, for example:
/<share name>/<folder name>
• If you select the FTP protocol and you want to specify an absolute path, start with a forward slash
(/). A relative path cannot start with a forward slash. For example:
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