Western Digital My Cloud EX4 User Manual - Manual (Page 127)

CONFIGURING SETTINGS
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USER MANUAL
SMB2 Server Message Block, version 2. Select this option to support
Windows File History in Windows 8.
• To enable/disable SMB2, click the toggle button .
Note: If you enable SMB2, read/write performance will be
impacted.
FTP Access File Transfer Protocol enables the transfer of data from one
computer to another through a network. FTP is disabled by
default.
1. To enable/disable FTP Access, click the toggle button .
2. Click Configure.
3. On the FTP Settings screen, enter the following
information:
• Maximum Users: Select the maximum number of
users you’d like to have FTP access from the pull-down
menu.
• Idle Time: Enter the amount of time, in minutes, you’d
like the FTP to be idle before it times out.
• Port: Enter the port to be used for FTP access.
• Flow Control: Select either Unlimited or Customize.
If you select Customize, enter a Flow Control value.
4. Click Next.
5. In the Passive Mode field, select either Default or
Customize. If you select Customize, enter Passive Mode
values.
6. Select the check box if you’d like to report external IP in
PASV mode, then click Next.
7. Enter the following information:
• Client Language: Select the client language from the
pull-down menu.
• SSL/TLS: Select this check box if you’d like to allow
only SSL/TLS connections.
• FXP: To enable FXP, click the toggle button .
8. Click Next.
9. Enter all IP address that you’d like to block from FTP
access, then select either Permanent or Temporary from
the pull-down menu. Click Save to save your entries.
10. Click Finish.
AFP Service Apple File Protocol. AFP Service is automatically enabled if you
are set up for Time Machine backups.
• To enable/disable AFP Service, click the toggle button .
WARNING! Mounting or ejecting a USB drive while
performing an NFS or AFP file transfer
will interrupt the file transfer process.
NFS Service Network File System. Select this option to enable NFS Service
for your network.
• To enable/disable NFS Service, click the toggle button .
WARNING! Mounting or ejecting a USB drive while
performing an NFS or AFP file transfer
will interrupt the file transfer process.