Still 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. For less money than the electricity cost of leaving your computers constantly on, you can buy our MU-5000FS 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 | Another Maker's Network Storage Link | NAS (Network Area Storage) | Share external USB HD, CD-ROM, MP3 player, Card readers between the device and the PC | Yes | No | No | Share Files on LAN | Yes | Yes | Yes | Share Files on Internet | Yes | Yes | Depending on model | Compatible with Microsoft Network | Yes | Yes | Yes | Create Network Drive | Yes | Yes | Yes | | FTP server | Yes | Unknown | Depending on model | | Backup from both Internet and Local PC | Yes | No | No | Built-in Hard Drive | No | No | Yes | Protection from the fast price reduction of the Hard Disk drive | Yes | Yes | No |
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