About Your CTERA Cloud Attached Storage Appliance

CTERA appliances are ideal for small businesses, branch offices, and workgroups that want to share files, synchronize folders across their network, and enjoy secure, transparent, and disaster-proof backup of critical data.

The CTERA appliances covered in this guide include the CTERA C200, C400, and C800.

Combining the functionalities of a standalone Network Attached Storage (NAS) device, file server, and backup tape drive in a single appliance, the CTERA appliance allows you to do all of following:

• Share files across your network
• Synchronize folders across your network and the cloud
• Back up files online, securely and automatically
• Restore multiple file versions
• Access backed-up files from anywhere, using a Web browser

Using the appliance, data is synchronized between your computer and the appliance drives, then transparently backed up to an offsite storage facility in the cloud. Backups are encrypted using high-grade AES encryption and encoded to maximize bandwidth utilization. Users can recover files stored locally on the appliance, and even in the event that the appliance is damaged, the files can easily be restored from cloud backup using a Web browser.

Once installed, the CTERA appliance can easily be controlled using an intuitive Web-based interface or managed centrally through the CTERA Portal.