Create A Share - NETGEAR ReadyDATA 5200 Software Manual

File-Sharing Protocols to Access Shares
The availability of a file-sharing protocol for shares depends on the global file-sharing
protocol setting. If a protocol is globally disabled, you can configure it for a share, but it does
not take effect until you enable the protocol globally. For information about global file-sharing
protocols, see Configure Global File-Sharing Protocols
Shares are accessed over a LAN or WAN network connection. Network access to data
stored on the ReadyDATA 5200 is managed by file-sharing protocols, which also handle the
transfer of data. You can enable multiple protocols for an individual share, allowing users to
access the share through various methods. The ReadyDATA 5200 supports the following
file-sharing protocols for share access:
• SMB (Server Message Block). Used mainly by Microsoft Windows computers and
sometimes by Mac OS X computers. SMB uses TCP/IP.
• AFP (Apple File Protocol). Used by Mac OS X computers.
• NFS (Network File Service). Used by Linux and Unix clients. Mac OS X users can
access NFS shares through console shell access. The ReadyDATA 5200 supports NFS
over UDP and TCP.
• FTP. The ReadyDATA 5200 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 ReadyDATA 5200.

Create a Share

After you create a volume (see
can create shares on that volume.
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To create a share:
1. Select Shares.
2. Click the Data Set button (with four cubes,
ReadyDATA OS 1.2
Create a Volume and Select the RAID Level
Manage Shares and LUNs
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