Quickly turn your local file server into an Internet file share server. Share files online with existing Active Directory users and retain permission control.
This white paper describes Gladinet Triofox, which businesses can use to quickly enable secure remote access and secure file sharing to local file servers without using a VPN. It also does not require the lengthy copying or synchronization to external storage services such as Office 365, Dropbox, or Box.
With more and more businesses practicing social distancing guidelines during a global pandemic, there is an increased interest in faster ways to facilitate work from home without compromising data privacy, security, or compliance.
Whether it's employees collaborating from home or the marketing team sharing creative work with the sales team, Triofox will quickly enable your mobile workforce to share files efficiently and securely over the Internet.
Triofox mobilizes your local file server and turns it into a company-wide "web file server" or a corporate-wide "share server."
Wait, I already have a VPN. Why do I need this?
VPN can be costly in efficiency and productivity.
How many times has your support team been overwhelmed by VPN tickets? For most non-technical people, VPN is too complicated. First, you need to establish a connection, which differs from PC and Mac devices. A user needs to understand a file server, network share, and map a drive to a network share. Lastly, this process would need to be repeated with any glitch in the Internet connection, costing the company time and money.
Without a solution, employees may often select an unauthorized third-party solution to facilitate productivity and efficiency. However, copying company documents and files onto personal storage drives creates problems with data sprawling and compliance.
Your mobile workforce is typically actively engaged in both internal and external company functions. The sales team may need to visit customers, showing them the white paper, solution brief, and datasheets while also collecting customer requirements to save onto central file servers. The marketing department may create sales collateral and marketing materials in the office to save on-premise local file servers. Your sales team and your marketing team need a file sharing solution based on your on-premise file server in both cases.
The current workflow of your employees may depend on collaborating on local file servers. Some applications such as Adobe Creative Cloud, AutoCAD, or other line-of-business applications need to work on the file servers. As you depend on your file servers for daily work, it is more efficient and effective to turn those file servers into file-sharing servers for mobile and on-premise workers.
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A solution that adds iPhone application, web browser interface, Windows mapped drive, and Mac Finder volume to Windows file server and turn Windows File Server into a corporate cloud file server solution.
Creates a mapped drive on the user's desktop without the need to use a VPN.
Triofox includes mobile applications for file and folder access from mobile devices such as iPhone or Android phones.
Lock files-in-use or checking out files for offline access. Either way, file locking is a necessary feature for team collaboration.
Web browser-based file manager is an integral part of the solution. It is responsive, interactive, and straightforward to use.
Triofox is a web server that accepts client agents' file requests over the HTTPS/SSL protocol. It translates them into Active Directory, and access to the file server network shares protected by NTFS permissions. The file is sent back via HTTPS/SSL to the client agents when all permission checks have passed. Triofox uses this approach to combine the power of cloud file sharing with the simplicity of web browsing and the security of a local file server!
Triofox creates a web server front end accepting client agent requests from remote Windows, Mac, web browser, iOS, and Android devices. Client agents provide drive mapping functionality.
Client agents send HTTPS/SSL requests to the Triofox server. Triofox server can log the requests for auditing purposes and also coordinate the file access and sharing demands.
Triofox checks the Active Directory and NTFS permissions whether the file requests are allowed. After that, file requests are satisfied and returned via HTTPS/SSL to client agents.
It's easy for my users. I can tell clients, go to your "M" folder; all your files are there. They get it. They can also download the app on any mobile device - it's just straightforward to set up and use. It's also easy to manage.
Triofox integrates with Office 365 for web-based co-editing and co-authoring for files inside the shared folder.
It reduces costs with VPN (virtual private network) support.
It combines Windows file server security and control with the cloud's ease of use and productivity.
It has a more straightforward permission migration and configuration strategy than SharePoint, Dropbox, or Google Drive - inherit it directly from the file server.
Combines NTFS permissions, Active Directory users, and drive mappings with remote access from any device.
Maintains data privacy by providing the option to keep data on-premises in traditional file server shares.
The folder sharing solution extends the current internal Windows file server's reach to remote locations via HTTPS and web protocols. It is privacy by default.
The same corporation owns the internal Windows file server and existing IT infrastructure, including the new Triofox server. The files and folders on the file server are also privately owned.
The internal Windows file server is the data repository for the newly added private folder sharing service. For employees, the files at work are the same files available remotely on mobile devices.
Since files never leave the current on-premise file servers, it is much easier to pass compliance auditing. The new private file sharing service is the only component that needs additional work.
The same NTFS permissions that were in place to protect the internal Windows file server files will be the same permission control in place to protect the private file sharing service.
Turn existing file server folders into web links for online sharing.
Full support for file locking from the cloud. Encrypt remote agent caches or revoke the agent access privileges from a central management console.
Access files and folders over web browsers and via mobile devices.
Combines NTFS permissions, Active Directory users, and drive mappings. Advanced reports and usage audits on file-sharing activity from a centralized management console.
Simplified remote access from iOS/Android/PC/Mac/ mobile devices. At any location, with any device.
Files and folders stay with existing file servers and remain within the protection of existing IT infrastructure.
Seamlessly integrates into current file-based enterprise networks and work-flow environments.
Existing file servers continue to be the central data repository and avoid splitting data into internal-facing and external-facing silos.
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