FTP
Router
Netzwerk
The FTP protocol is one of the oldest ways for file transfer in the internet. It is fast and
could easily be used to access the HDD even via the internet. A huge set of different
software clients exists even for exotic operating systems using this simple but fast
protocol. Most internet access routers used in small offices and at home offer a
mechanism called port forwarding (virtual server, etc.) which could be easily used to
expose the ICY BOX IB-NAS2001's storage to the internet. The FTP protocol offers access
control based on user and groups.
NFS
In the Unix world the NFS protocol is common to share disk space via network. This
protocol could be used to mount natively network storage to all kinds of Unix operating
systems like Linux, Solaris, etc. The NFS protocol is fast but does not provide a User or
Group based access control server sided. Access control is limited to the definition of
singular or a set of IP-Addresses (host addresses).
More than a NAS
The ICY BOX IB-NAS2001 is not only an easy to use network storage device. It is a truly
double functional HDD box. It offers a complete USB 2.0 HDD access chipset, offering
greater flexibility. Users have the option of using it as a NAS where a network connection
is available or connect it via the much faster USB 2.0 Interface in the same way they do
it with a conventional external hard drive. This dual-functional design provides a
maximum of flexibility to access the data on the ICY BOX anytime anywhere.
USB
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