MU-5000FS A2
Network File Server
till leaving your computers on 24-hours per day
for file sharing? Looking to buy a computer to
work as a FTP and file server? Look no further.
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For less money than the electricity cost of leaving
your computers constantly on, you can buy our MU5000FS file server. Best of all, it is more powerful and
user friendly than your PC's file sharing solutions.
Share your Flash driver, USB HD, and CD-ROM
The MU-5000FS file server allow your USB storage device such as Flash Drive, MP3 player, DSC, USB HD
and USB CD-ROM* to be shared on your local network or over the Internet. Unlike some competitor's
solution that use the EXT.3 format that can't be read on Windows machine, the MU-5000FS use standard
FAT32 format to allow cross platform compatibility. You can even support up to 8 USB devices when using
USB HUBs (power adapter required).
Network Drive on Microsoft Network
The MU-5000FS features Samba capability allowing MU-5000FS to work in Microsoft Network environment.
Clicking on "My Network" and the File Server will be visible on the Microsoft network. You can add any File
sharing accounts with different access right for different users (Read/Write/Both/Open). Moreover, you can
even assign any session as a network drive and access it as if it is a Hard Drive on your PC. Session can be
the entire drive or just one sub-directory.
FTP Server for Remote Sharing
The MU-5000FS also offer a simple way to share files on the Internet. The built-in FTP server provide open
or account access to let other users share the files easily. The remote users can just type the FTP command
on the web browser or use FTP client software for easy sharing on the Internet. You can even define the
access bandwidth to safeguard your Internet connection speed. (*note: the FTP server limit sharing to one
directory only. The FTP and Samba have different access rules).
Easy Management
Having enough headache with managing access right in your PC's file server? With MU-5000FS's simple
web management and auto-detect utility, managing file server is no longer a difficult task. In addition, the
WinXP UPnP support further simplify the setup process. The file server support multiple platforms including
Win98/ME/NT/2K/XP, Linux SMB and Macintosh*.
Scheduled Backup from your PC or Internet
The MU-5000FS feature an unique capability to download files from the Internet or your PC at the scheduled
time. So it can backup your FTP and Web server content regularly and automatically. Now, you don't have
to worry about your Internet server crashed and lost all the contents.
For a surprisingly affordable price, you can now setup your file server on your network running on the
reliable Linux platform. It is the device built for the most reliable and easy to configure file server.
*Macintosh require installation of the Samba client. The File Server has 2GB single file size limitation.
MU-5000FS vs. Storage Link vs. NAS Comparison Table
MU-5000FS
Share external USB HD,
CD-ROM, MP3 player,
Card readers between
the device and the PC
Share Files on LAN
Share Files on Internet
Compatible with
Microsoft Network
Create Network Drive Yes Yes Yes
FTP server Yes Unknown Depending on model
Backup from both
Internet and Local PC
Built-in Hard Drive
Protection from the fast
price reduction of the
Hard Disk drive
Yes No No
Yes
Yes Yes Depending on model
Yes Yes Yes
Yes No
No No Yes
Yes Yes No
Link
Yes
NAS (Network Area Storage) Another Maker's Network Storage
Yes
No
Specification
Features
· Compatible with USB1.1/2.0 (20Mbps
throughput)
· one 10/100Mbps auto-MDIX fast Ethernet
LAN port
· Support Hot-plug.
· Open mode and Account mode support
· Auto-IP supported
· IP assignment support for DHCP and
Auto-IP
· IP address filtering for Ethernet access
with either DENY or ALLOW setting.
· Support USB storage (Hard-disk, flash
disk, CDROM)
Supported Format
· FAT16
· FAT32
· *NTFS not supported
Management Interface
· Web Management
· Auto Search Windows Utility
Software Features
· User Account Management
· Add User
· Modify User
· Remove User