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Product: WS5020 IoT 2019 | WS5020 IoT 2025 | TS5010 Series | TS6000 Series | TS5020 Series | TS71210 Series | TS3010 Series | TS3020 Series | TS-Essentials Series 2022 | TS3030 Series | TS Essentials Series 2025

Mounting TeraStation NFS volume in Windows Server IoT


 Configuring the TeraStation NFS share and allows access from your WS5020IoT 

1.    Logon to the TeraStation web interface. At the File Sharing tab, click the configuration widget next to “Folder Setup”.
 
 
2.    From the “Shared Folder List”, you can either create a new Share by clicking the “Create Folder” button on the upper left, or modify an existing Share by click on the existing share folder name. Either case will bring up the "Share Folder Settings” dialog box.

  
3.    On the Folder Settings dialog box, make sure the NFS option is checked. In this case we have disabled the recycle bin (recommended) and turned off all other protocols.
Note that the NFS path is shown. Remember this information as it will be needed later. Click OK to save the configuration.

  
4.    At File Sharing tab, make sure the slide switch next to NFS is blue to indicate that NFS is enabled. Click the configuration widget next to the slide switch to set options for NFS.

 

5.    (Only applies to TeraStation 5020/3030 Series) At the Services tab, click Edit.


6.    (Only applies to TeraStation 5020/3030 Series) Ensure your TeraStation is configured to allow NFSv3 connections. Which provides better compatibility for the Windows NFS client.

Also, configure whether to enable root user access, then click OK. For security reasons, enable root user access only if required.
Note: When the root user access is enabled and also configure guest permission after navigating to Rules > Add, guest permission settings will take prior.

        
7.    Switch to Client Settings tab. Then click the Add button to add a new NFS client.

  
8.    Enter your Windows server hostname and it’s IP Address. Click OK to complete.

  
9.    Switch to the NFS Rules tab. Click the Create button to add a new NFS rule.

  
10.    At the NFS Rule dialog box, click the browse button.

  
11.    Select the NFS Share you want to restrict access to then click OK.

  
12.    At the Hosts column, enter the Windows server hostname or IP address which entered at Step.7 that will have the restricted access.  Separate multiple entries with commas.

  
  -You may assign read-only or read and write access to the listed clients.
  -"Guest permission”: “Ignored" - no_root_squash (Default).   
   "Guest Permission” : “Forced” - all_squash,  anonuid=65534,  anongid=65534
  Leave the settings as default if you are not sure. Once correctly set click the “OK” button.

13.    Configuration at TeraStation side is completed.

  
 

To mount a Network File System (NFS) volume from a NAS in Windows Server IoT 2025, you first need to install the Client for NFS feature. Once installed, you must use the mount.exe command in Command Prompt or PowerShell to connect. The mapped drive will then appear in File Explorer.


Install the "Client for NFS" Feature 
The NFS client is not installed by default on Windows Server. You'll need to add it as a feature using Server Manager.

1. Open Server Manager. Click Manage in the top-right corner and select Add Roles and Features.

2. Click Next through the wizard until you reach the Features section. Scroll down the list and check the box for Client for NFS. Then Click Next.

Click Add Features if a dialog box appears.

3. Click Install to complete the installation. A server restart is typically not required.


 

Mount the NFS Share 

1. Open Command Prompt or PowerShell as an Administrator.

2. Use the mount.exe command with the following syntax:

Example:

Note: Windows uses backslashes \ for the server path, even though the NFS path on the NAS uses forward slashes /. The mount command handles this conversion automatically.

To make the mount persistent across reboots, use the mount.exe -p option:



Verify the Mount 
After mounting, open File Explorer and check under This PC. You should see the newly mapped network drive with the letter you assigned. You can now access the files on your NAS just like any other local drive.

 

Unmounting the NFS Share

1. Open Command Prompt or PowerShell as an Administrator.

2. Use the umount command followed by the drive letter.

Example:

umount X: /span>

If the drive is in use, you may need to force the disconnection with the -f switch:

umount -f X:

X