Using network drives to manage content

Out-of-the-box installation comes with web client, where you can connect to the Alfresco repository through a web-based application. Apart from a web client, Alfresco supports various client applications to access repository content using protocols, such as FTP, WebDAV, and CIFS.

CIFS

Microsoft's Server Message Block (SMB), is the standard way for computer users to share files across intranets and the Internet. CIFS enables collaboration on the Internet by defining a remote file-access protocol that is compatible with the way applications already share data on local disks and network file servers.

CIFS supports the usual set of file operations, such as open, close, read, write, and seek. CIFS also supports file and record lock and unlocking. CIFS allows multiple clients to access and update the same file while preventing conflicts by providing file sharing and file locking. CIFS servers support both anonymous transfers and secure, authenticated access...