Network storage - Almond+ 2014
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SMB/CIFS and FTP
The Almond+ has a pair of USB 3.0 ports and they can be used for attaching storage devices to the Almond+. Both USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 devices can be used and if you need more than two, a powered USB 3.0 hub can also be used. You'll get the best performance from USB 3.0 devices and USB 3.0 RAID enclosure can be used if you need a lot of space.
Currently the Almond+ only supports FAT32 and NTFS formatted drives, as well as ext3 if you're a Linux user.
The Almond+ supports two network storage protocols, SMB/CIFS and FTP. SMB/CIFS is using a Linux files server known as Samba and in this section we'll explain how to enable the Samba and FTP servers on the Almond+ so you can access the storage device(s) you have connected.
There will be a common section describing how to get to the corresponding parts in the web UI of the Almond+ and then separate sections describing how to configure things for the two different servers and what client requirements there are.
Common steps
To access a USB drive connected to the Almond+ you have to set a few things up in the web admin UI of your Almond+. This is done by accessing the IP address of your router in a web browser.
You can find the IP address of your Almond+ by tapping on Status in the LCD UI and then Web Admin. This will not only display the IP address of your Almond+, but also the login credentials.
Once you've successfully logged in to the web UI of your Almond+ you need to click on the Advanced tab.
Now click on FTP/SAMBA and you'll see the following screen.
By default, both the FTP server and the Samba server are disabled. To enable one or the other server, simply put a tick in the corresponding tick box and then click on Save.
The permission can be changed from read+write to read only.
The default username is almondplus and in the current firmware, this can not be changed. The default password is password, but this can be changed by typing a new password in the password box, followed by clicking on Save.
