Netgear EDA 500 User Manual

Network access to data stored on your ReadyNAS system is managed by file-sharing protocols, which
handle the transfer of data. For shares, you can enable several protocols. For LUNs, the protocol is always
iSCSI. (iSCSI is enabled by default.) The ReadyNAS can handle a maximum of 1,024 concurrent
connections.

Global settings for file-sharing protocols apply to your entire ReadyNAS system. Share settings for
file-sharing protocols apply to individual shares.

When you enable a file-sharing protocol for an individual shared folder, the protocol is also enabled
globally. When you disable a file-sharing protocol for an individual shared folder, the protocol remains
enabled globally so that you can still access other folders that might be using the protocol.

If a protocol is disabled globally, you can configure its settings for individual shares, but the settings are
not effective until you enable the protocol. For information about how to configure and enable file-sharing
protocols for individual shares, see 

 on page 48.

For best performance, enable only those file-sharing protocols that you use. Disable the file-sharing
protocols that you do not use to maximize system memory and improve system performance. For example,
if you do not use Linux or Unix computers to transfer files to and from your ReadyNAS system, disable
the NFS file-sharing protocol.

The ReadyNAS supports the following file-sharing protocols: