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To upgrade the firmware:
1. Click
Advanced Setting
from the navigation menu at the left
side of your screen.
2. Under the
Administration
menu, click
Firmware Upgrade
.
3. In the
New Firmware File
field, click
Browse
to locate the new
firmware on your computer.
4. Click
Upload
. The uploading process takes about three
minutes.
Upgrading the firmware
NOTE:
Download the latest firmware from the ASUS website
at
NOTE:
If the upgrade process fails, the ADSL router
automatically enters the rescue mode and the power LED
indicator at the front panel flashes slowly. To recover or restore
the system, use the Firmware Restoration utility.
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Restoring/Saving/Uploading settings
To restore/save/upload the settings:
1. Click
Advanced Setting
from the navigation menu at the left
side of your screen.
2. Under the Administration menu, click
Restore/Save/Upload
Setting
.
3. Select the tasks that you want to do:
•
To restore to the default factory settings, click
Restore
, and
click
OK
in the confirmation message.
•
To save the current system settings, click
Save
, and click
Save
in the file download window to save the system file in your
preferred path.
•
To restore previous system settings, click
Browse
to locate
the system file that you want to restore, then click
Upload
.
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Sharing files from a USB storage device
Creating a user account
You need to create user accounts before you can share the files or
data in the USB storage device.
To create a user account:
1. Click
Advanced Setting
>
USB Application
from the
navigation menu at the left side of your screen.
2. Click
Share with account
, and click
OK
to enable the sharing
feature.
3. Click the Add account icon
.
4. In the
Account
and
Password
fields, key in the name and
password of the client/computer in your network. Retype the
password to confirm. Click
Add
to add the account to the list.
Assigning access rights
To assign access rights:
1. Click
Advanced Setting
>
USB Application
from the
navigation menu at the left side of your screen.
2.
Select the account that you want to assign access rights to.
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3.
From the list of file folders, select the type of access rights that
you want to assign for specific file folders:
•
R/W
: Select this option to assign read/write access for a
specific file folder.
•
R
: Select this option to assign read only access for a specific
file folder.
•
None
: Select this option if you do not want to share a
specific file folder.
4. Click
Apply
to apply the changes.
5. From the
Miscellaneous setting
tab, set the Work Group to
WORKGROUP
to enable all computers within
WORKGROUP
to
access the ADSL router’s USB storage device.
6. Launch
My Network Place
from a computer connected to the
ADSL router. Click
view work group computers
to view the
ADSL router in the Workgroup category. All files on the USB
storage device are now shared to computers in your network.
Sharing files via the FTP server
The ASUS ADSL router enables you to share files from your USB
storage device via the FTP server with computers in LAN or
through the Internet.
IMPORTANT!
To use this feature, you need to insert a USB
storage device, such as a USB hard disk or USB
flash drive, to the
USB2.0 port on the rear panel of your ADSL router. Ensure that
the USB storage device is formatted and partitioned properly.
Refer to the ASUS website at
http://www.asus com
for the HD file system support table.
NOTE:
Ensure that you safely remove the USB disk. Incorrect
removal of the USB disk may cause data corruption.
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To share files via the FTP server:
1.
Ensure that you have set up your FTP server through AiDisk.
NOTE:
For more details, refer to the section
Using AiDisk for
an FTP Server and Network Neighborhood setup
in this user
manual.
2.
Enable the DDNS service for FTP server access. To do this, follow
these steps:
a.
From the navigation menu, click
Advanced
>
WAN
>
DDNS
tab.
b.
In the
Enable the DDNS Client?
field, tick
Yes
.
c.
Key in your
User Name or E-mail Address
and
Password
or DDNS key
.
d.
Key in your
Host name
. The format should be
xxx.asuscomm.com
, where xxx is your host name.
e.
When done, click
Apply
.
3. From the navigation menu, click
Advanced Setting
>
USB
Application
>
FTP Share
tab and select the account that you
want to assign access rights to.
4.
From the list of files/folders, select the type of access rights that
you want to assign for specific files/folders:
•
R/W
: Select this option to assign read/write access for a
specific file/folder.
•
W
: Select this option to assign write only access for a specific
file/folder.
•
R
: Select this option to assign read only access for a specific
file/folder.
•
None
: Select this option if you do not want to share a
specific file/folder.
5. Click
Apply
to apply the changes.
6.
To access the FTP server, key in the ftp link
ftp://<hostname>.asuscomm.com
and your user name and
password on a web browser or a third-party FTP utility.

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