SSH

Secure Shell (SSH) is a network protocol used for securely accessing network services over an unsecured network. Enabling SSH allows users to connect to the NAS using an SSH-encrypted connection or a SSH client such as PuTTY.

SNMP

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is used to collect and organize information about managed devices on a network. Enabling the SNMP service allows for the immediate reporting of device events, such as warnings or errors, to a Network Management Station (NMS).

Service Discovery

You can enable the following services:

• Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Discovery Service: UPnP is a networking technology that enables the discovery of networked devices connected to the same network. After enabling this service, devices supporting UPnP can discover the this device.

  Note:

  The UPnP Service is not available on the Application Store.

• Bonjour: Bonjour is a networking technology developed by Apple that enable devices on the same local area network to discover and communicate with each other.

  Note:

  The Bonjour Service is not available on the Application Store.

NTP

The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a networking protocol for synchronizing clocks between computer systems to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Samba

Samba is a Microsoft networking protocol that allows data to be accessed over a computer network and provides file and print services to Windows clients.

FTP

The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol for transferring files between servers and clients on computer networks.

NFS

The Network File System (NFS) is a file system protocol that allows data to be accessed over a computer network. Enabling the NFS service allows Linux and FreeBSD users to connect to the device.

WebDAV

The Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) is an extension of HTTP that allows clients to perform remote web content authoring operations.