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The network drive
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The Network Drive
NAS Reborn runs a real SMB server, which is the file-sharing protocol built into macOS, Windows and the Files app. Your computers connect with what they already have and there is no client software to install.
Connecting from a Mac
The server appears in the Finder sidebar under Network as
"NAS Reborn (device name)". Click it, choose Connect As…
and sign in with a device account. If
browsing does not show the server, use Go → Connect to Server… and
enter the smb://… address shown on the Share tab.
Connecting from an iPhone or iPad
In the Files app on another device, tap the ⋯ button, choose
Connect to Server and enter the server's smb://… address
from the Share tab. Sign in as a registered user with the device account.
The shared folders then appear as a location in Files.
Connecting from Windows
The server announces itself and appears in the Network view of
Windows Explorer. You can also type its address on the form
\\NAME directly into the Explorer address bar. The Share tab
shows the exact name and a plain \ip-address alternative
that always works. Sign in with the device account.
What is shared
Every served top-level folder in the tree appears as a share with the same name, alongside a "Time Machine" share for backups. Folders switched Off disappear from the drive. Git repositories are shares like any other folder and hold the checked-out files, so a push from your laptop changes what the Finder shows. An account narrowed to part of the server sees only its own shares, and the rest are neither offered nor possible to connect to. You can customize the server's name as it appears on the network in Settings with the Pro unlock.
The Share tab shows who is connected and how much data is moving, and you can copy its addresses or send them with the share sheet. When someone signs in with a wrong username or password, the Share tab points this out and offers the fix.
Security
Connections use modern SMB 2 and 3 with mandatory signing, and encryption when the client supports it. There is no guest access, as every connection signs in with a device account. SMB is still a protocol meant for a trusted home network: