JPY Knowledge Based / Support Articles.
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Is Apple AFP Still Relevant in 2026?
Read more: Is Apple AFP Still Relevant in 2026?For many Mac admins and media pro’s, AFP still feels like the “native” way to connect Macs to shared storage. For years, Apple Filing Protocol provided a smoother experience than SMB in creative workflows, particularly in Mac-only environments. But in 2026, the situation is really quite different and we’ll explore here in some detail. Apple…
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Migrate Archiware P5 from old host to new
Read more: Migrate Archiware P5 from old host to newNote: Archiware.com also has a detailed support document detailing this process: Migrating Archiware P5 to a New Server Note: Archiware.com also has a detailed support document detailing this process: Migrating Archiware P5 to a New Server This guide describes how to take an existing Archiware P5 installation and move it to a new server. Since…
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Downloading Archiware Support Data
Read more: Downloading Archiware Support DataIf you need to report any kind of problem with Archiware P5 to us, we’ll often request that you download and send ‘support data’ to our support team. The support data consists of a ZIP file which you download via the admin web interface. The screenshot here shows the option is found in the ‘P5’…
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Calculating network data transfer speeds
Read more: Calculating network data transfer speedsBeing in the business of selling data-management products, we’re often asked how long it takes to transmit x-Gigabytes of data to a remote sites and other similar ‘how long is a piece of string’ questions. The answer can always be obtained providing you’re armed with some knowledge of units of data, and can translate between…
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Connecting P5 running on Windows to network shares
Read more: Connecting P5 running on Windows to network shareshello world
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AFP versus SMB/Samba
Read more: AFP versus SMB/SambaAlso consider reading: Is Apple’s AFP protocol still relevant in 2026? Mac OS X clients can connect to network file servers using both the Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) and the Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) protocol. (SMB is also known as Common Internet File System or CIFS). Mac OS X clients can also use other…