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not be restricted.

• To use NFS folders with VMware ESX/ESXi or Citrix, navigate to Services - Edit and change the operation mode

from "User Mode" to "Kernel Mode".

• Async is the default for NFS rules. Sync is available only when the device is in kernel mode.

• To restrict access to a NFS share for specific clients, navigate to File Sharing - NFS - NFS Rules and click Add Rule.

Choose the folder to restrict access to, and enter the clients that will have restricted access in the "Hosts" field.

Clients may be entered by hostname, IP address, or IP address range. Wildcards are supported. Separate multiple

entries with commas. You may assign read-only or read & write access to the listed clients. Rules override settings

and click Edit; under "LAN Protocol Support", check "FTP" and click OK. Enable SSL security in the setup screen for your

FTP client. The procedure depends on the FTP client software.

SSL Keys

SSL keys are used during setup screen operations and FTP communication. SSL (Secure Socket Layer) is a type of

encryption system called public key encryption. Generally, SSL is managed by the two files below.

server.crt (SSL Certificates)

The TeraStation sends the file to a computer, and the computer uses it to perform encryption. The TeraStation receives

the encrypted data and uses server.key ( the private key) to decrypt the data.

In SSL, this key contains the server certificate, and depending on your computer environment, a check may be

performed to determine the trustworthiness of the certificate. The server certificate included in the TeraStation in the