Section 1: Introduction
StorPoint NAS 100 User’s Manual
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Features and Benefits
File Server
Independence
The StorPoint NAS is connected as a node in a 10 or 100 Mbit
Ethernet network. To the network the StorPoint NAS acts as a file
server. This means that it is independent of other file servers, i.e. the
communication takes place directly between the network client and the
StorPoint NAS. This results in high performance, reliability and
independence of other equipment.
Plug and Play
The file server independent approach makes the installation quick and
convenient. In most environments the physical connection to the
network is the only installation required prior to starting work with the
StorPoint NAS. No software needs to be installed on clients or file
servers. Your computer will see the StorPoint NAS as another network
file server, and you access it using the standard commands used in your
network operating system.
Environments
The StorPoint NAS can be used simultaneously from NetWare,
Windows, OS/2, DOS, UNIX and Internet/intranet clients. It supports
basic messaging and network protocols:
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NCP over IPX and IP
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SMB over NetBIOS/NetBEUI
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SMB over NetBIOS/TCP/IP
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NFS over UDP/IP
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HTTP over TCP/IP.
