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3.
Under
Group Management
, click
Create New Group
°
4.
Complete the
Group Name
and
Description
fields°
5.
From the
Access
drop-down list, select
read-only
to grant read-only
rights to the group, or select
read-and-write
to grant read and write
rights to the group°
6.
Click
Create
° The group is now created, and its access rights are displayed
in the
Access
column°
7.
To change a group’s name or access rights, click
Edit
next to the group
name°
8.
To delete a group, click
Delete
next to the group name°
How to create a new user
Two user accounts (
Admin
and
Guest
) are preconfigured for router access° The
password for the
Admin
user is the same password that you use to access the
router° By default, the user
Admin
is a member of the group named
Admin
,
and the user
Guest
is a member of the group named
Guest
° To keep it simple,
consider creating user accounts on your router that use the same user names
and passwords that are used by your computer’s operating system°
NOTE
Users can be a member of only one group°
To create a new user:
Storage > Administration
1.
Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based
utility” on page 22)°
2.
Click the
Storage
tab, then click the
Administration
page°
3.
Under
User Management
, click
Create New User
°
4.
Complete the
Name
,
Full Name
, and
Description
fields°
5.
Enter and confirm a password°
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6.
From the
Group Member
drop-down list, select the group to assign the
user to, then click
Create
° The new user is displayed in the user list°
7.
To change the user name, description, or group membership, or to
temporarily disable the account, click
Edit
°
8.
To delete the user, click
Delete
°
How to grant group access to a share
To grant group access to a share
Storage > Disk
1.
Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based
utility” on page 22)°
2.
Make sure that
Anonymous Disk Access
has been disabled° (See “How to
disable anonymous disk access” on page 45°)
3.
Click the
Storage
tab, then click the
Disk
page°
4.
In the
Shared Folder
section, click
Edit
next to the shared folder you want
to change group access for°
5.
To grant a group access the shared folder, click the group’s name in the
Available Groups
column, then click
>>
to move the group to the
Groups
with Access
column°
6.
To remove a group’s access to the shared folder, click the group’s name
in the
Groups with Access
column, then click
<<
to move the group to the
Available Groups
column°
7.
Click
Save Settings
to apply your changes°
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How to configure your router’s storage
for remote access
For
E3200
E4200
Why would I need to access my router’s storage remotely?
If your router’s
storage is set up for remote access, you can access your files anywhere you
have an Internet connection° To do this, you must enable the router’s built-in
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) server° After your router is set up, you can access
files from anywhere by using either a web browser or FTP software°
To set up your router for remote file access, you need to:
1.
Configure the FTP server
2.
Select folders (or the entire drive) to share and set access rights for those
folders
How to configure the FTP server
To configure the FTP server:
Storage > FTP Server
1.
Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based
utility” on page 22)°
2.
Click the
Storage
tab, then click the
FTP Server
page°
3.
Next to
FTP Server
, click
Enabled
°
TIP
If you used Cisco Connect to set up your router, the FTP Server
Name field is already completed with the name of your wireless
network° If you set up your router manually, the default name is
Cisco followed by the last five digits of the router’s serial number°
4.
You can also:
•
Change the
FTP Port
(default is
21
) for the FTP server
•
Change the
Encoding
(character set) for the transfer of files in other
languages° The router supports:
•
Unicode (UTF-8) (default)
•
Chinese Simplified (GB18030)
•
Vietnamese (CP1258)
•
ISO 8859_1°
TIP
For field descriptions, click
Help
on the right side of the screen°
5.
To apply your changes, click
Save Settings
°
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How to share folders and set access rights
You can select which folders to share° You can also select which users can
access the folders° For more information on managing access rights, see “How
to configure storage” on page 44°
To configure FTP and control folder access:
Storage > FTP Server
1.
In the
Storage
tab’s
FTP Server
page, click
Specify Folder
°
The
FTP Folder
screen opens in a separate window°
2.
In the
Display Name
field, enter a unique name for the FTP folder° The
name must use only alphanumeric characters (letters A to Z and numbers
0 to 9) and can be up to 15 characters long°
3.
To share the entire drive, click
Share Entire Partition
°
– OR -
To share only specific folders:
•
Click
Select
next to the folder you want to share°
•
To navigate to a previous folder, click
Return to Upper Folder
°
•
To view and select folders within a folder, click
Enter into Folder
next
to the folder name°
4.
To create a folder, enter a unique folder name into the
New Folder
box,
then click
Create
°
5.
To change group access, select a group in the
Available Groups
or
Groups
with Access
column, then click
>>
or
<<
to move the group to the other
column°
6.
To apply your changes and enable FTP access, click
Save Settings
°
7.
To apply your changes and create the shared folder for FTP access, click
Save Settings
° You are returned to the
FTP Server
page, where a summary
of shared folders is displayed°
8.
To modify shared folder settings:
•
To change a FTP folder’s name or group access, click
Edit
°
•
To delete an FTP folder, click
Delete
°
•
To see a detailed summary of FTP folders, click
Summary
° A separate
window opens and shows the folder’s
Display Name
,
Partition
,
Share
Folder
, and
Groups with Access
° Click
Close
to close the window°
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How to access files remotely
For
E3200
E4200
To access files remotely, you must first attach a USB drive to your router and set
up that storage for remote access° For instructions, see “How to configure your
router’s storage for remote access” on page 48° You can then access files from
anywhere on the Internet°
To access files remotely:
1.
Make sure that your router is configured to share files° For more
information, see “How to configure your router’s storage for remote
access” on page 48°
2.
Make sure that your router has user accounts set up, and that you have
taken note of the user name and password you will use to access the
router’s storage° If you have enabled Anonymous FTP (not recommended),
you will not need a user name and password° For more information, see
“How to configure storage” on page 44°
3.
Take note of the IP address of your router° To view your router’s IP address,
open the browser-based utility, click the
Status
tab, then click the
Router
page and take note of the numbers in the
Internet IP Address
field°
– OR –
If you have
DDNS
(Dynamic Domain Name Service), take note of the
domain name registered to your router° For more information, see “How
to find your network on the Internet” on page 27°
4.
At any remote location where you can access the Internet, you can:
•
Use FTP (File Transfer Protocol) client software to connect to your
router° You will need to enter your router’s IP address° If access to your
router requires a user name and password, you will also need to enter
those details° For more information on using the FTP client software,
see its documentation or help°
– OR –
•
Type the router’s IP address into a web browser’s Internet address
field, press
Enter
, then enter your user name and password°
FTP software and web browsers display FTP content in many ways,
but you can usually use these common actions to navigate through
FTP folders:
•
Click a folder name to open it°
•
Click a double period (°°) or
Up to a higher level directory
to
open a parent folder°
•
Click or right-click a file to download or view it°
•
Drag a file from another window and drop it into the FTP window
to upload it° (To upload a file, your user account must have write
access°)
How to set up your router as a media
server
For
E4200
What is a media server and how would I use it?
A media server lets you share
media content across your network° Your router can act as a media server if
it has a USB drive attached if you have UPnP AV (Audio and Video)-enabled
or DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance)-certified devices in your home°
Examples of UPnP AV-enabled devices include digital media players, gaming
consoles with a built-in media player, and digital picture frames°
For example, if you have a digital media adapter that sends content to your
entertainment system, and if your router’s set up as a media server, then the
digital media adapter can access your router’s attached USB drive°
You can specify which folders are used by the media server, add and delete
folders, and specify how often the folders are scanned for new content°
To configure your router as a media server:
Storage > Media Server
1.
Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based
utility” on page 22)°
2.
Click the
Storage
tab, then click the
Media Server
page°
3.
Click
Enabled
to enable the media server°

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