Advantech RouterApp Samba Manual

Product Overview

This document is the user manual for the Samba application module designed for Advantech RouterApp devices. Samba is a standard Windows interoperability suite of programs for Linux and Unix, enabling the creation of a Samba server on the router.

Note: The Router app is not included in the standard router firmware. Instructions for uploading this router app are detailed in the Configuration manual, which can be found in the Related Documents section.

Used Symbols

⚠️ Danger: Information regarding user safety or potential damage to the router.
❗ Attention: Problems that can arise in specific situations.
ℹ️ Information: Useful tips or information of special interest.
? Example: Example of function, command or script.

Changelog

Samba Changelog

v1.0.0 (2019-12-13): First release.
v1.1.0 (2020-10-01): Updated CSS and HTML code to match firmware 6.2.0+.
v1.2.0 (2022-11-03): Reworked license information.
v1.3.0 (2023-02-15): Updated to version 4.17.5.

Module Description

Samba is the standard Windows interoperability suite of programs for Linux and Unix. The Router app Samba handles the creation of a Samba server on the Advantech router.

[Image: Samba logo]

Web Interface

Once the installation of the Samba module is complete, its Graphical User Interface (GUI) can be accessed by clicking the module name on the Router apps page of the router's web interface.

The left side of the GUI presents a menu with the following sections:

Status: System Log
Configuration: Samba
Information: Licenses
Customization: Contains only the 'Return' item, which switches back from the module's web page to the router's main web configuration pages.

[Image: Screenshot of the main menu with items: Status, System Log, Configuration, Samba, Information, Licenses, Customization, Return]

Configuration

Global Settings

All Samba router app settings can be configured by selecting the 'Global' item in the main menu of the module's web interface. The following configurable items are available:

[Image: Screenshot of the Samba Configuration form]

Table 1: Configuration items description
Item	Description
Enable Samba server	Enables creation of Samba server.
Work group	Enter workgroup name where Samba server will operate.
Netbios name	Enter name of the Samba server.
Drive name	Enter drive name.
User	Enter username for connection to Samba server.
Password	Enter password for connection to Samba server.
Interface eth0	Enable Samba interface of eth0 port.
Interface eth1	Enable Samba interface of eth1 port.

Information

Licenses

This section summarizes the Open-Source Software (OSS) licenses used by this module.

[Image: Screenshot of the SAMBA Licenses table]

SAMBA Licenses
Project	License	More Information
samba	samba	License

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