AFP
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The Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) is a network protocol that offers file services for Mac computers. Before configuring this service, you should first create your Apple (AFP) Shares. After configuring this service, go to Services → Control Panel to start the service. The AFP shares will not be available on the network if this service is not running.
Starting this service will open the following ports on the FreeNAS® system:
- TCP 548 (afpd)
- TCP 4799 (cnid_metadata)
- UDP 5353 and a random UDP port (avahi)
Figure 8.2a shows the configuration options which are described in Table 8.2a:
Figure 8.2a: AFP Configuration
Table 8.2a: AFP Configuration Options
| Setting | Value | Description |
| Server Name | string | server name that will appear to Mac clients; by default it is freenas |
| Guest Access | checkbox | if checked, clients will not be prompted to authenticate before accessing the AFP share |
| Guest Account | drop-down menu | select account to use for guest access; the selected account must have permissions to the volume/dataset being shared |
| Max. Connections | integer | maximum number of simultaneous connections |
