What is ASIP ?

Okay, stupid question... and I already searched this board as well as Apple's website, but got no clear answer. So what is and which purpose has ASIP ? It sounds being a protocol to manage the server, but not sure if this only applies to the administrator-side or also user-side.

Is there a closer documentation about this web-based admin panel (or whatever it is), when calling https://server.tld:311/ ? I not tried it yet, because I'm a bit concerned about and first want to learn more before I open another port in my server's firewall.

The background of this question is that I look for a way allowing my users (only ftp access) to change their (ftp/mail) passwords without the need to bother me.

Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Posted on Jan 19, 2007 1:53 PM

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Jan 19, 2007 2:17 PM in response to slowfranklin

Thanks for the hint, I'll go on and have a look there... originally I intended to use WebMail and a plugin that was recommended to me, but this appeared too complex (at least for me 😉

By the way, I was busy during the last weeks, so I haven't had time to give you a call regarding the RAID issue, but intend to do so the upcoming week. Hope your offer is still valid 🙂

Jan 19, 2007 7:25 PM in response to tobias Eichner

ASIP stands for AppleShare IP, a version of Apple's AppleShare protocol that bridged the gap between the original AppleTalk-based protocol and IP networks. IP has since become the standard model of networking and ASIP is used as the back-end protocol - users shouldn't need to worry about it.

You'll need to open the port if you want to manage your server remotely (without the use of a VPN), but it isn't needed for end-user access.

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