EtherShare G8

Server installation

• Easy menu-driven setup
• Easy administration 

Client Installation

• No special drivers for file and print services required
• Optional TCP Bonjour printer driver 

Server Administration

• Remote administration from macOS, Windows, UNIX via HELIOS Admin
• Manage users, groups, volumes, printers, server settings, and logs
• System and printer administrator groups
• Volume and printer sharing
• Server auditing/monitoring support
• TCP/IP access lists management
• Drag-and-drop spool queue management
• Detailed printer accounting

HELIOS “dt” Utilities

Mac files are handled correctly with enhanced “dt” commands (rm, mv, cp, set, ls, mkdir, touch, chmod, chown, chgrp, sync, etc.). This enables powerful scripted workflows to support Mac data, resources, and Windows file streams.

File Services

EtherShare supports AFP privileges, fast “Find File”, aliases, and more. All server disk space – including NFS volumes – can be re-shared. Mac files are stored in a way that Mac, Windows, and UNIX clients can fully share documents. Performance is exceptional: over 80 MB/s to individual Mac clients on Gigabit Ethernet, with sustained total server throughput exceeding 1000 MB/s.

Server Features

• AFP 3.3 compatibility including long file names, large files, server reconnect, sleep/wake support, and full UNIX permissions
• TCP/IP print spooler and Bonjour printer drivers for macOS
• User authentication for local, LDAP, NIS, and AD/PDC users via the included authentication server
• Desktop database for ultra-fast “Find File” and Mac file ID support
• Smart permissions that automatically inherit from the parent folder
• Windows NTFS file stream support for copy/move operations
• UTF-8 Unicode for consistent file names across UNIX, Windows, Mac, web, and mobile clients
• Quota support
• Network analysis tools (e.g., HELIOS LanTest)
• “HELIOS Meta” extension for file comments (Mac Finder, Windows Explorer, Web)

Advanced Printing System

HELIOS Base provides a powerful printing system used by all HELIOS products. EtherShare offers flexible remote queue management and PPD support per spool queue, allowing full use of special printer features. It accepts text, PostScript, and raw print jobs. Details in HELIOS Base.

Optional Printing Features

• Create PDF Server automatically generates PDF files from each print job
• PrintPreview produces a PDF bitmap proof of every job
• PDF separation printing and OPI image replacement

HELIOS Base Benefits

The EtherShare file server uses HELIOS Base, which provides these core HELIOS technologies: Server fail fafety, Unicode support, networking, and more.  

Flexible Licensing Scheme

The server license is tied to a specific machine and a certain number of users. Base licenses are available for 10 or 30 users. User expansions are offered in increments of additional 10, 50, or 100 users. Optional maintenance agreements include Software Upgrade Service and cold-spare licenses.