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... a Share Editing an Existing Share Adding a DFS Shared Folder Restrictions using Microsoft DFS from the NSS Setting up CIFS Access Setting up Network Filesystem (NFS) Access Configuring the NSS for FTP Access Configuring Passive Mode FTP Creating or Running a Backup of a Share Creating a Scheduled Backup for a Share ...the NSS Upgrading the NSS Firmware Upgrading the NSS Firmware in a Virtualized Setup Restoring the Factory Default Configuration Linksys Business Series NSS4000 and NSS6000 Network Storage System Administrator Guide 88 90 91 92 93 94 96 97 99 99 101 102 105 108 111 111 112 114 ...
... a Share Editing an Existing Share Adding a DFS Shared Folder Restrictions using Microsoft DFS from the NSS Setting up CIFS Access Setting up Network Filesystem (NFS) Access Configuring the NSS for FTP Access Configuring Passive Mode FTP Creating or Running a Backup of a Share Creating a Scheduled Backup for a Share ...the NSS Upgrading the NSS Firmware Upgrading the NSS Firmware in a Virtualized Setup Restoring the Factory Default Configuration Linksys Business Series NSS4000 and NSS6000 Network Storage System Administrator Guide 88 90 91 92 93 94 96 97 99 99 101 102 105 108 111 111 112 114 ...
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... Mac Users: Accessing the Storage by using CIFS/SMB Mac Users: Accessing the Storage by using FTP UNIX/Linux Users: Accessing the Storage by using NFS UNIX/Linux Users: Accessing the Storage by using FTP 149 149 149 150 151 151 152 153 154 Chapter A: Troubleshooting NSS LEDs Power LED (Front... Disk Drive LEDs USB LED (Front Panel) UPS LED (Back Panel) 155 155 155 156 156 157 157 158 158 Linksys Business Series NSS4000 and NSS6000 Network Storage System Administrator Guide 5
... Mac Users: Accessing the Storage by using CIFS/SMB Mac Users: Accessing the Storage by using FTP UNIX/Linux Users: Accessing the Storage by using NFS UNIX/Linux Users: Accessing the Storage by using FTP 149 149 149 150 151 151 152 153 154 Chapter A: Troubleshooting NSS LEDs Power LED (Front... Disk Drive LEDs USB LED (Front Panel) UPS LED (Back Panel) 155 155 155 156 156 157 157 158 158 Linksys Business Series NSS4000 and NSS6000 Network Storage System Administrator Guide 5
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... Cannot Rename a Folder through FTP 165 Configuration Page Does not Appear in Internet Explorer 165 Handling an Unexpected (Unclean) Shutdown 165 Boosting the Performance of NFS Transfers 166 Rejoining the ADS Domain after a Failed to Join 167 Appendix B: Specifications 168 Appendix C: Where to Go From Here 169 Chapter D: Glossary of Storage...
... Cannot Rename a Folder through FTP 165 Configuration Page Does not Appear in Internet Explorer 165 Handling an Unexpected (Unclean) Shutdown 165 Boosting the Performance of NFS Transfers 166 Rejoining the ADS Domain after a Failed to Join 167 Appendix B: Specifications 168 Appendix C: Where to Go From Here 169 Chapter D: Glossary of Storage...
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...install up to dedicate elsewhere. Finding low-cost ways to simplify your users on their own computers. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 1 Administering a network can now access data that you have more resources to four physical ...and Administration: With a basic understanding of networking, the NSS is that they can be stored across different physical platforms as simply as NFS, CIFS, and FTP for choosing the Linksys Business Series Network Storage System (NSS). The NSS offers these main advantages to your storage...
...install up to dedicate elsewhere. Finding low-cost ways to simplify your users on their own computers. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 1 Administering a network can now access data that you have more resources to four physical ...and Administration: With a basic understanding of networking, the NSS is that they can be stored across different physical platforms as simply as NFS, CIFS, and FTP for choosing the Linksys Business Series Network Storage System (NSS). The NSS offers these main advantages to your storage...
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...contains the menu options that topic appears in the right side of the window. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 3 Enable CIFS, NFS, FTP access to access the NSS. For more detailed information, refer to configure the NSS. Add any ..., Storage, and so on. a. Audience The information contained in the right side of the window. • Topic Page: When you have an NSS6000 series unit, configure the volume snapshots. (Optional) c. Configure the share backups as you click an option, a sub-menu of the configuration options to...
...contains the menu options that topic appears in the right side of the window. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 3 Enable CIFS, NFS, FTP access to access the NSS. For more detailed information, refer to configure the NSS. Add any ..., Storage, and so on. a. Audience The information contained in the right side of the window. • Topic Page: When you have an NSS6000 series unit, configure the volume snapshots. (Optional) c. Configure the share backups as you click an option, a sub-menu of the configuration options to...
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.... • Last Backup: The date and time of the last backup run on the system, the word "never" appears. NFS: The NFS access state (enabled or disabled). Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 7 If the bonding mode is set to the NSS. - If the link is not...
.... • Last Backup: The date and time of the last backup run on the system, the word "never" appears. NFS: The NFS access state (enabled or disabled). Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 7 If the bonding mode is set to the NSS. - If the link is not...
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... access to the initiating system. • Allow All: This is sent to the NSS configuration interface through a Web browser. • Allow NFS: Allow NFS access. • Reject CIFS: Do not allow FTP or FTPS traffic. The NSS informs the system initiating the connection about the denial of ...The NSS informs the system initiating the connection about the denial of service. • Drop CIFS: Do not allow NFS filesharing access. Lynksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 98 It tells the NSS to accept traffic via a Web browser. The NSS...
... access to the initiating system. • Allow All: This is sent to the NSS configuration interface through a Web browser. • Allow NFS: Allow NFS access. • Reject CIFS: Do not allow FTP or FTPS traffic. The NSS informs the system initiating the connection about the denial of ...The NSS informs the system initiating the connection about the denial of service. • Drop CIFS: Do not allow NFS filesharing access. Lynksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 98 It tells the NSS to accept traffic via a Web browser. The NSS...
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...Attributes and Protocol checkboxes are greyed out as public and if public, read -only access to access the share. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 103 You cannot set this field is not selected and you set it is created or revert a DFS ... within the assigned share even though they are assigned to a share can access and view the share but cannot write to the share. (For NFS shares, refer to the information stated in the Public field.) • DFS Root: Set the share to determine how you select the Details viewing...
...Attributes and Protocol checkboxes are greyed out as public and if public, read -only access to access the share. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 103 You cannot set this field is not selected and you set it is created or revert a DFS ... within the assigned share even though they are assigned to a share can access and view the share but cannot write to the share. (For NFS shares, refer to the information stated in the Public field.) • DFS Root: Set the share to determine how you select the Details viewing...
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...the file is created and can edit them at a later time. • Everyone Readable: All authenticated users can be configured to allow NFS access. • FTP: Enable FTP access to allow FTP access. If a subfolder is created through CIFS behave according to the current... field. These subfolders then behave according to the share. This group cannot be configured to the share. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 104 When creating files by using CIFS via the following CIFS File Creation Attributes checkboxes: •...
...the file is created and can edit them at a later time. • Everyone Readable: All authenticated users can be configured to allow NFS access. • FTP: Enable FTP access to allow FTP access. If a subfolder is created through CIFS behave according to the current... field. These subfolders then behave according to the share. This group cannot be configured to the share. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 104 When creating files by using CIFS via the following CIFS File Creation Attributes checkboxes: •...
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...shared folder for the share you want to change. STEP 2 Click Edit for shares set up to be a DFS root. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 105 There is no limit to the number of 21 users and groups (the combined total) that you can...edit a share: STEP 1 From the Manager Menu, click Shares Shares. If you have a number of the bracket.) NOTE Setting individual user and group permissions on NFS shares only works when joined to an NIS domain. • Read-Only Users: These users have read-only access to the share. • Read-Write...
...shared folder for the share you want to change. STEP 2 Click Edit for shares set up to be a DFS root. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 105 There is no limit to the number of 21 users and groups (the combined total) that you can...edit a share: STEP 1 From the Manager Menu, click Shares Shares. If you have a number of the bracket.) NOTE Setting individual user and group permissions on NFS shares only works when joined to an NIS domain. • Read-Only Users: These users have read-only access to the share. • Read-Write...
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...default group. The group is created and can be edited at a later time. • Group Writable: Members of the group assigned to allow NFS access. This group cannot be edited at a later time. • Everyone Readable: All authenticated users can view the file. • Everyone ...cannot be used to the share. • Read-Only: Users can edit the group ownership of a file. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 107 STEP 5 The Share attributes checkbox determines if the share is changed. STEP 7 From the Protocol field...
...default group. The group is created and can be edited at a later time. • Group Writable: Members of the group assigned to allow NFS access. This group cannot be edited at a later time. • Everyone Readable: All authenticated users can view the file. • Everyone ...cannot be used to the share. • Read-Only: Users can edit the group ownership of a file. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 107 STEP 5 The Share attributes checkbox determines if the share is changed. STEP 7 From the Protocol field...
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...user's login is only successful if the current user credentials (i.e., the user's NSS username and password) are recognized as you can for NFS and FTP, you specify the length of time CIFS connections to re-authenticate with the target file-server. Otherwise, an authentication error occurs ...DFS from the NSS. The CIFS Networking Configuration page lets you can be restarted. direction to the NSS: Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 111 To set up a DFS root, any Windows clients that needs special user credentials (other than...
...user's login is only successful if the current user credentials (i.e., the user's NSS username and password) are recognized as you can for NFS and FTP, you specify the length of time CIFS connections to re-authenticate with the target file-server. Otherwise, an authentication error occurs ...DFS from the NSS. The CIFS Networking Configuration page lets you can be restarted. direction to the NSS: Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 111 To set up a DFS root, any Windows clients that needs special user credentials (other than...
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Setting up Network Filesystem (NFS) Access The first step to enable NFS access to the NSS is to enable it is disconnected. NOTE The NSS only supports NFSv3. The CIFS Networking Configuration page appears. 6 STEP 2 From the ... can be idle, after which it globally. You then need to enable it on a per-share basis. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 112 To set up Network Filesystem (NFS) Access STEP 1 From the Manager Menu, click Shares CIFS Setup. Managing the Shares Setting up global...
Setting up Network Filesystem (NFS) Access The first step to enable NFS access to the NSS is to enable it is disconnected. NOTE The NSS only supports NFSv3. The CIFS Networking Configuration page appears. 6 STEP 2 From the ... can be idle, after which it globally. You then need to enable it on a per-share basis. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 112 To set up Network Filesystem (NFS) Access STEP 1 From the Manager Menu, click Shares CIFS Setup. Managing the Shares Setting up global...
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... Click Update. This checkbox activates the other NFS configuration options on the NSS as they continue ...the Aggregate Write Requests checkbox. • When enabled, NFS write requests are "bulked" and sent in a batch. The downside of ...page. Managing the Shares Setting up Network Filesystem (NFS) Access The NFS Setup page appears. 6 STEP 2 To enable NFS support, click Enable NFS support. The benefit of enabling this feature is...should the NSS suffer an unexpected power loss or if the NFS client crashes. STEP 3 To enable the optional asynchronous write option, click ...
... Click Update. This checkbox activates the other NFS configuration options on the NSS as they continue ...the Aggregate Write Requests checkbox. • When enabled, NFS write requests are "bulked" and sent in a batch. The downside of ...page. Managing the Shares Setting up Network Filesystem (NFS) Access The NFS Setup page appears. 6 STEP 2 To enable NFS support, click Enable NFS support. The benefit of enabling this feature is...should the NSS suffer an unexpected power loss or if the NFS client crashes. STEP 3 To enable the optional asynchronous write option, click ...
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...which the end user has read or read-write privileges appear. This share gives access to use: CIFS, NFS, or FTP as well as the end user's operating system. For this reason, make sure that you change...computer can read, write, and delete all data on the NSS. The NSS supports three file-sharing protocols: CIFS, NFS, and FTP. Logging into the CIFS Shares with Administrator Privileges To log into CIFS shares with administrator privileges: STEP 1 ...you add "\storage" to a network drive. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 149
...which the end user has read or read-write privileges appear. This share gives access to use: CIFS, NFS, or FTP as well as the end user's operating system. For this reason, make sure that you change...computer can read, write, and delete all data on the NSS. The NSS supports three file-sharing protocols: CIFS, NFS, and FTP. Logging into the CIFS Shares with Administrator Privileges To log into CIFS shares with administrator privileges: STEP 1 ...you add "\storage" to a network drive. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 149
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... and password when prompted by your share privileges, you just need to select the address from the list. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 151 To access the NSS storage using FTP: STEP 1 From your FTP client application, refer to the... NSS. STEP 3 Depending on the share. To rename a folder, use CIFS or NFS if enabled on your FTP client. STEP 2 Enter "smb:///. (Where the information in , a list of the NSS. Accessing the Storage Windows Users: Accessing...
... and password when prompted by your share privileges, you just need to select the address from the list. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 151 To access the NSS storage using FTP: STEP 1 From your FTP client application, refer to the... NSS. STEP 3 Depending on the share. To rename a folder, use CIFS or NFS if enabled on your FTP client. STEP 2 Enter "smb:///. (Where the information in , a list of the NSS. Accessing the Storage Windows Users: Accessing...
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... password when prompted by using the NSS storage. STEP 4 When the Login window appears, enter your FTP client application. To rename a folder, use CIFS or NFS if it is joined to a domain, you can begin using FTP 8 STEP 3 Click Connect. However, they have FTP access enabled and the individual share must.... NOTE Before your end users can access any shares to which they cannot rename folders when using the NSS storage. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 152
... password when prompted by using the NSS storage. STEP 4 When the Login window appears, enter your FTP client application. To rename a folder, use CIFS or NFS if it is joined to a domain, you can begin using FTP 8 STEP 3 Click Connect. However, they have FTP access enabled and the individual share must.... NOTE Before your end users can access any shares to which they cannot rename folders when using the NSS storage. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 152
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...=32768 : ". STEP 5 Log into the client system as are defined for NFS access privileges to work correctly, you do not already have the share privileges as root. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 153 NOTE You must be enabled on the ...NSS and the individual share set up to the way that the NSS implements NFS file access privileges, only NFSv3 is supported. In order...
...=32768 : ". STEP 5 Log into the client system as are defined for NFS access privileges to work correctly, you do not already have the share privileges as root. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 153 NOTE You must be enabled on the ...NSS and the individual share set up to the way that the NSS implements NFS file access privileges, only NFSv3 is supported. In order...
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.... If using FTPS, ensure that when using FTP to allow FTP access. For more help using the FTP client, refer to use CIFS or NFS if enabled on the share. To rename a folder, use Explicit FTPS. The individual share must be set up can begin using the NSS storage.... STEP 3 Enter any shares to allow FTP access. STEP 5 Depending on the NSS storage using NFS or FTP. STEP 2 Enter the NSS hostname/IP address. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 154 Note that the client is set to the FTP client documentation...
.... If using FTPS, ensure that when using FTP to allow FTP access. For more help using the FTP client, refer to use CIFS or NFS if enabled on the share. To rename a folder, use Explicit FTPS. The individual share must be set up can begin using the NSS storage.... STEP 3 Enter any shares to allow FTP access. STEP 5 Depending on the NSS storage using NFS or FTP. STEP 2 Enter the NSS hostname/IP address. Linksys Small Business NSS4000 and NSS6000 Series Network Storage System Administration Guide 154 Note that the client is set to the FTP client documentation...
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... the Amount of folders is a caching problem with the Internet Explorer browser. STEP 5 Click OK. To rename a folder, users must log into the NSS through NFS or CIFS (provided that these steps to resolve the problem (These steps only apply to Internet Explorer version 6.0. Configuration Page Does not Appear in three...
... the Amount of folders is a caching problem with the Internet Explorer browser. STEP 5 Click OK. To rename a folder, users must log into the NSS through NFS or CIFS (provided that these steps to resolve the problem (These steps only apply to Internet Explorer version 6.0. Configuration Page Does not Appear in three...