FRITZ WLAN-7340 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick

8.3

FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick

The FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick N, the FRITZ!WLAN USB

Stick N 2.4 and the FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick are WLAN

adapters manufactured by AVM for connection to a com-

puter. Using a WLAN adapter you can connect the comput-

er wirelessly with the FRITZ!Box.

All FRITZ!WLAN USB Sticks from AVM master the

Stick & Surf method, making it easy to establish a secure

WLAN connection: The FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick is inserted

briefly into one of the USB ports on the FRITZ!Box, where it

receives all of the security settings required for the WLAN

connection to this FRITZ!Box.

For instructions on establishing a WLAN connection using

Stick & Surf, see the section “Connecting the

FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick” from page 18. For more informa-

tion on the various FRITZ!WLAN USB Sticks by AVM and

the WLAN standards each of them supports, see the

FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick N manual, the FRITZ!WLAN USB

Stick N 2.4 manual, or the manual for the FRITZ!WLAN USB

Stick.

8.4

USB Mass Storage Devices

USB storage devices include hard drives, memory sticks,

and card readers.

File Systems

Access to USB memory devices connected to the

FRITZ!Box is possible via the File Transfer Protocol (FTP),

network storage and USB remote connection functions.

USB storage devices using the file systems FAT, FAT32 and

NTFS are supported. Files in the FAT and FAT32 file sys-

tems are supported up to a size of 4 GB. This limit does

not apply in the NTFS file system, where even larger files

can be accessed.

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Access Rights and Passport Protection

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Access Rights and Passport Protection

You can define access rights and password protection for

the USB storage devices. These settings are valid for all

USB storage devices connected to the FRITZ!Box. It is not

possible to assign specific read or write access or an indi-

vidual password to each storage device.

Configuring

Proceed as follows to define access rights and password

protection for the USB storage devices:

1.

Start a web browser.

2.

Enter

fritz.box

in the address field.

3.

Select the “Home Network / Storage (NAS)” menu.

4.

Configure the access rights and password protection

for the USB mass storage devices on the “Security”

page.

Accessing the Data on the USB Mass Storage

USB storage devices connected to the FRITZ!Box directly

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

the “Home Network / USB Devices” menu on the “Over-

view of Devices” page.

FRITZ!NAS

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

the USB mass storage simultaneously via FTP.

Click the “Home Network / Storage (NAS)” menu and en-

able the “Storage (NAS) enabled” setting. The folder struc-

ture of the storage devices available via FRITZ!NAS is dis-

played in the browser.

Now select the USB storage device desired and double-

click the files to display them.

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.

The access rights and password are are not enabled if the

USB remote connection is enabled for all USB storage de-

vices.

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Accessing the Data on the USB Mass Storage

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 in the “Ho-

me Network / USB Devices” menu on the “Overview of De-

vices” page or open a web browser and enter

ftp://fritz.box

in the address field. The folder structure 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

storage devices available in the Windows network as net-

work drives. Files on the USB storage device then can be

opened and processed directly on the USB storage device.

Media Server

With this option music, image and video files on the USB

storage device can be played back by compatible devices

(streaming). The USB storage device with the media col-

lection is simply connected to the USB port on the

FRITZ!Box and a suitable playback device is linked to the

local network.

The devices automatically communicate via Universal Plug

& 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.

With the media server, media files of all kinds of formats

can be made available from the connected USB storage

device via UPnP.

The USB network storage, media server and FTP functions

can be used only if the USB remote connection is not en-

abled for USB storage devices.

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USB Printer

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8.5

USB Printer

To connect a USB printer to one of the USB ports of the

FRITZ!Box, you can either enable the USB remote connec-

tion or use the USB printer as a network printer.

USB Printer at the USB Remote Connection

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 (virtual cable

replacement).

•

If you want to use the printer with the USB remote

connection enabled, then the program for the USB re-

mote connection (see page 62) and the suitable

printer drivers must be installed on any computer

that is supposed to use the printer.

•

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

one printers (printers with supplementary fax or

scanner functions) can also be used for faxing and

scanning.

•

If your printer is equipped with a status monitor, you

can use this feature when the USB remote connection

is enabled.

•

Host-based printers, like those that expect printer

status message responses from the system (bidirec-

tional communication as in the GDI system, for in-

stance), can only be used via the USB remote con-

nection. These printers usually can be used only with

an operating system for which the printer manufac-

turer has provided driver software. Such printers con-

nected to the FRITZ!Box are not supported as network

printers.

USB Printer as a Network Printer

When you connect a USB printer to the FRITZ!Box and set it

up without using the “USB Remote Connection” software,

the FRITZ!Box manages the printer itself and makes it

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USB Printer as a Network Printer

available as a network printer to all computers connected

to the FRITZ!Box. Please note the following for the printer

setup:

•

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

printer connection must be configured, and the suit-

able 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.

•

Only printers that can be addressed with the device

class “Printer” are supported as network printers.

This is generally not the case for some multi-function

devices, for instance combined fax-scanner-printers.

•

If your printer is equipped with a status monitor, it

may not be possible to use the status monitor if the

printer is operated as a network printer.

•

For multi-function devices (printers with additional

functions like fax or scanning), only the printing func-

tion is supported for network printers.

Configuring the Windows Printer Port for a Network

Printer

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.

Open a web browser and enter

fritz.box

in the ad-

dress field.

The FRITZ!Box user interface opens.

2.

Click the “Home Network / Network / Programs”

menu entry.

3.

On the “Programs” page, click the link to the “Printer

Port”. The program is downloaded to your computer.

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