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Advertise AFP service over Bonjour:
Bonjour, also known as zero-configuration networking, has been widely used in Apple related
products. It will scan your vicinity for other Apple devices and then let you directly connect to
them without having to know their actual IP addresses.
After enabling this service, you will be able to see your NAS in the left hand panel of the Finder
under “Shared”. Simply click on your NAS to connect to it.
Service name is the name of the NAS in Finder.
Enable Time Machine Support:
ASUSTOR NAS devices support Time Machine and can back up almost any mac. Quotas can be
set to ensure that NAS drives are not filled up. See NAS 159 – Time Machine: Best Practice for
guidance. for further guidance when dealing with multiple mac devices.
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NFS
After enabling NFS, you will be able to access your NAS via UNIX or Linux operating systems.
After enabling NFS service, you can configure access rights using the Shared Folders setting
found in the Access Control system app (see section Access Control). This option will be hidden
if NFS service has not been enabled.
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NAS 102 - Introduction to File Transfer Protocols
NAS 108 - Using NAS with Apple macOS
NAS 159 - Time Machine: Best Practice
NAS 102 - Introduction to File Transfer Protocols
NAS 109 - Using NAS with Linux