PCShare G8

Server Installation

• Easy menu-driven setup
• Easy administration  

Client Installation

• No installation necessary – PCShare works with the built-in Windows networking software
• Optional installer for HELIOS Explorer extensions (Spotlight search, file permissions, color labels, and comments via the Windows file properties)
   

Server Administration

• Remote administration from Windows, macOS, and UNIX via HELIOS Admin
• Manage users, groups, volumes, printers, server settings, and logs
• System and printer administrator groups
• Volume and printer sharing
• Configure DHCP server settings
• Server auditing/monitoring support
• WINS server/client configuration
• TCP/IP access lists management

Security Options

PCShare supports TCP/IP access lists to allow or deny networks and individual nodes. Custom access lists can be defined per volume. Secure NTLMv2 authentication is supported.

File Services

PCShare delivers extremely fast file services, enabling hundreds of PCs to work simultaneously on a single server. All server disk space – including NFS volumes – can be re-shared. Server directories appear as Windows drives.

Spotlight Search

HELIOS Index Server finds file names, text content, and metadata in seconds, even in very large volumes.

• Windows Explorer context menu
• “Find file” tool on server and client

Server Features

• SMB1/CIFS compatibility for file and printer sharing
• User authentication for local, LDAP, NIS, and Windows AD/PDC accounts
• Complete file and record locking
• Advanced file caching with opportunistic locks (“oplocks”)
• Windows NTFS file stream support
• Windows file/directory attributes (Creation date, Hidden, System, Read-only, Archive)
• Full UNIX permissions and quota
• UTF-8 Unicode for consistent file names across UNIX, Windows, Mac, web, and mobile clients
• Automatic name service routing across multiple network ports
• WINS client, server, and proxy

Print Services

Print to Windows local printers, server-connected HELIOS printer queues. PostScript and raw printing is supported.

DHCP Support

PCShare clients can automatically receive DNS, router, WINS, and TCP/IP address settings from the HELIOS DHCP server (HELIOS Base).

HELIOS Base Benefits

PCShare leverages HELIOS Base for core technologies including server fail-safety, Unicode support, advanced 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.