Sorry to say we do not have this product NAS-R3 SOHO, we only have NAS-R3 Enterprise. We do support the AppleTalk protocol to access shares on the NAS-R3 Enterprise Server. I have not seen any issue in our records with the 2GB max share size with our software either.

For testing and verifying the NAS-R3 Enterprise, I would download the Demo-CD from the website below. This will take a very short time to evaluate to give your customer verification that he needs. When accessing the link you will be sent an access code then re-enter the site. In the downloads section you will see a Quick Start Guide, please read this.

http://www.open-e.com/data_storage_s...l_cd_downloads

Just to give you a short version of our help section on AFP.

How to use AppleTalk with the NAS server:
• In the setup -> NAS server enable AppleTalk,
• In setup ->NAS resources menu select a share that you want to be shared with AppleTalk,
• Enable AppleTalk for this share.
'''How to connect to the NAS AppleTalk server:'''
In MAC OS 9:
• Open the Chooser (APPLE MENU->Chooser),
• Click on AppleShare,
• If the Server "NAS" does not appear in the fileserver list click "Server IP address" and enter the NAS server IP,
• Click "OK" and choose a login type. Enter a user name and password if you want to login as a specified user,
• From available options select shares that you want to mount,
• The icon of the mounted share will appear on the desktop,
• To open the share click on its icon,
• To unmount the share drop its icon onto the trash.
In MAC OSX 10.3:
• Click on the MAC HD, then Applications then Utilities,
• From the Directory Access check if AppleTalk is active; if not -> activate it,
• If the server "NAS" does not appear in the Network list, open a web browser and enter the IP address of the AppleTalk server. afp://192.168.1.3 (very important --> "afp://" ),
• Choose a login type. Enter a user name and password when you want to login as a specific user,
• If you can not log in, click on the Directory Access/Authentication and change the path to search for authentication information,
• From available shares select all you want to mount,
• The icon of any mounted share will appear on the desktop.
or second example is:
• Click on "Connect to server" from the Finder (GO submenu),
• Enter: afp://address_ip,
• You can add a link to the AFP server by clicking on the "+" sign. This adds a link to the computer in the Favorite Servers field,
• Choose a login type, enter a password if you want to login as a specific user,
• From available shares select all you want to mount,
• The icon of the mounted share will appear on the desktop.
Location
CONFIGURATION -> NAS settings -> Function: AppleTalk (AFP) Settings.