Leading SMB client and SMB server solutions—YNQ™

YNQ™

YNQ™ is the Visuality Systems Embedded SMB brand name that provides SMB Server and SMB Client solutions developed for non-Windows embedded systems to provide interoperability with Windows-based machines.

Designed with the flexibility to integrate into virtually any environment, be it an operating system, a CPU or a compiler, YNQ™ file sharing enables multiple embedded devices to remotely browse each other’s SMB shared folders and to read, write, edit, copy, delete and update each other’s files. All operations are executed without the need to transfer the entire file to/from the device’s local disk or memory

Whilst desktop computers and servers such as Windows and Macintosh natively benefit from SMB connectivity, the situation in the embedded world is more complicated. A device may be developed on top of Linux/Unix (see NQ for Linux here) or on any other vast variety of RTOS’s – such as VxWorks, ThreadX, Integrity, QNX, plus various Operating Systems, for example, iOS and Windows CE. Once hooked into a Windows network, a YNQ™ supported device gains visibility over the network, allowing users to perform file-sharing functions.

YNQ™ fully complies with Microsoft SMB/SMB2/SMB3 specifications and supports the latest SMB dialects. From the very beginning in 1998, Visuality Systems and the Microsoft Corporation have held a close relationship, ensuring customers that the Visuality SMB solutions will always be updated and current to market requirements. Visuality Systems YNQ™ customers are fully protected from any undue risk arising out of patent exposure and do not at any time require to contact Microsoft for SMB IP rights.

The Visuality Systems non-GPL SMB stack carries a small footprint in contrast to the open-source Samba, and is up to date to meet the current market scenarios and requirements. The Visuality Systems Embedded SMB solutions are the most trusted name in the SMB commercial market with more than 90% of world market share. YNQ™ runs in millions of embedded devices such as scanners, printers, home routers, mobile devices, X-ray machines, automation devices, automotive, aerospace and defence and virtually any device that is required to perform full file-sharing functions in a Microsoft Windows networking environment.

COMPLIANCE AND CONNECTIVITY

YNQ™ fully complies with Microsoft SMB/SMB2/SMB3 specifications, supports all SMB dialects, from NTLM 0.12 to 3.1.1. This grants connectivity from all client versions of Microsoft, Apple Macintosh and Samba.

YNQ™ is available for integration. Acquiring the commercial, non-GPL, YNQ™ network stack off-the-shelf allows our customers to save time and money on expensive R&D, and stay focused on their core technology.

YNQ™ PRODUCTS AND COMPONENTS

Being a modular library, the YNQ™ is composed of four separate products:

Standalone Client

Full SMB client functionality

Corporate Client

Full SMB client functionality with the ability to register the machine to the corporate Active Directory

Standalone Server

Full SMB server functionality

Corporate Server

Full SMB server functionality with the ability to register the server to the corporate Active Directory and has the pass-through authentication ability.

YNQ™ may be seen as an SMB Server, an SMB Client or a NetBios Daemon.