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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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