# File Server

## General Considerations

Before installing, you should consider the following:

There are different Vault Types

- PUB (public)
  Public vault with direct read access for all users via mounts or client programs. The file is saved with its original file name in the sub-directory 'pub'. Write access is only given to ROOT and the File Server user. Every user has read access.
- FMS
  Standard vault, encrypted machine-dependent vault (with predefined names). Read and write access is only given to the ROOT and the File Server user.
- EIF
  Extended storage area, encrypted machine-dependent vault (with cache directories); meta files are created for each file.

'EIF' or 'PUB'. must be on the same machine where the File Server is executable.

- AREA
  Extended vault with caching subdirectories, crypted file names and included meta data, which are defined in EIF. This offers the ability to crypt/compress the content of a file before transmission. This vault will be found in the installation directory with the name 'area'.

| You are strongly advised not to use any mounted hard discs as vaults. If you do so, you loose performance and reliability, producing a lot of unnecessary net traffic. All needed and mentioned subdirectories will be created when starting the File Server for the first time. All vaults can be handled by a single executable, the File Server itself. Therefore, we recommend to use only one File Server executable on one computer, as a thread will be created with each request. If you enable the logging mechanism of the File Server, be aware that there might be confidential information contained. You should restrict the read/write access. Windows-NT systems only support NTFS drives!