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The previous figure shows a USB device attached to the modem router.
6.
In the Available Network Folders table, select a device.
7.
Click the
Edit
button.
8.
Change the settings in the fields as needed.
For more information about the settings, see
Add a Network Folder on a Storage Device
on page
168.
9.
Click the
Apply
button.
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Your settings are saved.
10.
Click the
Close Window
button.
The pop-up screen closes.
Approve USB Devices
For more security, you can set up the modem router to share only USB devices that you
approve.
To allow approved USB devices only to connect to the modem router and specify
which USB devices are approved:
1.
Make sure that the USB device or devices that you want to approve are attached to the
modem router.
2.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the
network.
3.
Type
.
A login screen displays.
4.
Enter the modem router user name and password.
The user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
5.
Click the
OK
button.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
6.
Select
ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > USB Settings
.
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7.
Click the
No
radio button.
By default the
Yes
radio button is selected. This setting lets you connect and access all
your USB devices.
8.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.
9.
Click the
Approved Devices
button.
10.
In the Available USB Devices table, select the USB device that you want to approve.
11.
Click the
Add
button.
The USB device is added to the Approved USB Devices table.
12.
To approve a second USB device that is attached to the modem router, repeat
Step
10
and
Step
11
.
13.
Select the
Allow only approved devices
check box.
14.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.
To approve another USB device that is not connected to one of the two USB ports, first
remove one of the USB devices (see
Safely Remove a USB Device
on page
173), connect
the other USB device, and repeat this procedure.
Safely Remove a USB Device
Before you physically disconnect a USB device from the USB port on the modem router, log
in to the modem router, and take the drive offline.
To remove a USB device safely:
1.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the
network.
2.
Type
.
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A login screen displays.
3.
Enter the user name and password for the modem router.
The user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
4.
Click the
OK
button.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
5.
Select
ADVANCED > USB Functions > ReadySHARE Storage
.
The previous figure shows a USB device attached to the modem router.
6.
In the Available Network Folders table, select a device.
7.
Click the
Safely Remove USB Device
button.
The device goes offline and a pop-up screen displays.
8.
Click the
OK
button.
9.
Physically disconnect the USB device.
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8.
Access Storage Devices Through
the Internet
With Dynamic DNS, you can use the Internet and a personal domain name to access a USB
storage device that is attached to a USB port on the modem router when you are not home. If
you know the IP address of the modem router (and the IP address did not change), you can also
access the USB storage device by using the IP address.
This chapter includes the following sections:
•
Set Up and Manage Dynamic DNS
•
Access Storage Devices Through the Internet
Note:
For information about how to connect the device and specify its settings,
see
Chapter 7, Share a Storage Device
.
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