AVM FRITZ-Box-Fon-WLAN-7570 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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USB Mass Storage Devices

8.4

USB Mass Storage Devices

USB mass storage devices include hard drives and memory

sticks.

File Systems

The USB mass storage supports the file systems FAT, FAT32

and NTFS.

Connecting

A USB storage device can be connected either directly to

the USB port or via the USB hub (see the section “USB

Hub” on page 55).

Please also see the “Tips for Using USB Devices” on

page 56.

Access Rights and Password Protection

Access Rights and

Password

Protection

On the FRITZ!Box user interface you can configure access

rights and password protection for the USB storage de-

vices.

1.

Start a web browser.

2.

Enter

fritz.box

in the address field.

3.

Select the “Advanced Settings” menu in the “Set-

tings” area.

4.

Select the “USB Devices / Mass Storage Devices”

menu.

5.

Configure the access rights and password protection

for the USB mass storage devices.

The access rights and password protection are valid for all

USB mass storage devices. It is not possible to assign a dif-

ferent password for each individual mass storage device.

The access rights and password protection are not enabled

if the USB remote connection is enabled for all USB mass

storage devices.

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Accessing the Data in the USB Mass Storage Devices

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Accessing the Data in the USB Mass Storage Devices

USB storage devices connected to the FRITZ!Box directly or

via a USB hub are displayed with their device name in the

“USB Devices / Overview of Devices” menu on the user in-

terface.

FTP (File Transfer

Protocol)

All of the computers in the network can access the data in

the USB mass storage simultaneously via FTP.

Click the name of the USB storage device in the “USB Devic-

es / Overview of Devices” menu or open a web browser and

enter

FTP://fritz.box

in the address field. The folder struc-

ture of the USB storage device is displayed in the web

browser.

The data in the USB storage device can be accessed via FTP

using any FTP client.

Files from the USB storage device cannot be executed or

opened in a suitable program until they have been copied

to your computer or your local network.

USB Network

Memory

The FRITZ!Box offers you the possibility of making USB

mass storage devices available in the Windows network as

network drives (Samba). Files in the USB memory then can

be opened and processed directly on the USB mass storage

device.

Files are supported up to a size of 4 GB.

FRITZ!Musikbox

With this feature music files on the USB storage device can

be played back by compatible devices (streaming). The

hard drive with the music collection is simply connected to

the USB port of the FRITZ!Box and a suitable playback de-

vice is integrated into the local network.

Access via FTP is possible only if the USB remote connec-

tion is disabled for USB storage devices.

Access to USB network memory is only possible if the USB

remote connection is disabled for USB storage devices.

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USB Printers

The devices automatically communicate via Universal Plug

and Play (UPnP). This technology allows the devices con-

nected to each other by cable or radio network to perform

automatic detection, recognize events, and exchange data

with each other accordingly. With UPnP AV this technology

has been expanded to audio and video contents.

The FRITZ!Musikbox makes files available in the MP3, WMA

or WAV format.

8.5

USB Printers

You can connect a USB printer to the USB port and either

enable the USB remote connection, or use the USB printer

as a network printer.

If you enable the USB remote connection for USB printers,

then you can use the printer on another computer just as if

it were connected directly to your computer.

When configured as a network printer, the USB printer can

be used simultaneously by all of the computers connected

to the FRITZ!Box.

If you would like to connect a USB printer, please note the

following:

°

Only printers that can be addressed with the device

class “Printer” are supported as network printers. This

is not the case for some all-in-one printers, for in-

stance combined fax-scanner-printers.

°

Host-based printers that work according to the GDI

system, for instance, and require bidirectional com-

munication for status messages, can only be used via

the USB remote connection. These printers usually

can be used only with an operating system for which

the printer manufacturer has provided driver software.

Such printers connected to the FRITZ!Box are not sup-

ported as network printers.

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USB Printers

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°

When the USB remote connection is enabled, all-in-

one printers (printers with supplementary fax or scan-

ner functions) can also be used for faxing and scan-

ning.

If the USB printer is operated as a network printer, on-

ly the printing function is supported.

°

If your printer is equipped with a status monitor, you

can use this feature when the USB remote connection

is enabled.

If the printer is used as a network printer, it may not be

possible to utilize the status monitor.

°

For computers with Linux:

The printer must be supported by CUPS (Common

UNIX Printing System) software and be detected cor-

rectly at the USB port of the FRITZ!Box.

°

For Apple computers:

The only printers that can be used are the ones whose

drivers can be selected in the “Printer” utility or for

which a compatible driver is available there.

If you want to use the printer as a network printer, the print-

er port must be configured, and the suitable printer drivers

installed, on every computer. Print jobs are forwarded to

the IP address of the printer server in the local network via

the printer port.

If you want to use the printer with the USB remote connec-

tion enabled, then any computer that is to use the printer

must have the program for the USB remote connection (see

page 44) and the suitable printer drivers installed.

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Configuring the Printer Port in the Windows Operating Systems

Configuring the Printer Port in the Windows Operating

Systems

If the “FRITZ!Box” entry is already listed in the “Programs”

group of the start menu of the computer, this means that

the printer port is already configured on this computer.

Otherwise, work through the following steps to configure

the printer port:

1.

Insert the FRITZ!Box CD in your CD-ROM drive.

The installation Help is started.

2.

Click the “View CD Contents” button.

3.

Click the “Start Menu Entry” button.

The printer port designated “AVM: (FRITZ!Box USB

Printer Port)” will be configured.

Now you can install the printer driver of the printer connect-

ed to FRITZ!Box for this printer port.

Installing Printer Drivers in Windows Vista

1.

Click the “Start” button in the task bar and select the

“Control Panel”.

2.

Select “Printers”.

3.

Click “Add Printer”.

4.

Select “Add a local printer”.

You must make this selection because the printer port

on the computer functions as a local port.

5.

Select the setting “Use an existing port” and then

choose the entry “AVM: (FRITZ!Box USB Printer Port)”

from the list. Click “Next”.

6.

Select the manufacturer for the USB printer connected

to the FRITZ!Box from the “Manufacturers” list and

then select the exact model from the “Printers” list.

If the manufacturer or the model is not included in the

lists, use an installation disk or CD with the required

files and click “Have Disk...”.

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