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Run Diagnostic Utilities
The modem router has a diagnostics feature. Select
Maintenance >
Diagnostics
to display
the following screen.
You can perform the following functions:
Ping an IP address to test connectivity to see if you can reach a remote host.
Perform a DNS lookup to test if an Internet name resolves to an IP address to verify that
the DNS server configuration is working.
Display the Routing table to identify what other modem routers the modem router is
communicating with.
Reboot the modem router to enable new network configurations to take effect or to clear
problems with the modem router’s network connection.
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USB Storage
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6.
USB Storage
This chapter describes how to access and configure a USB storage drive attached to your
modem router.
Figure 13. USB port on rear panel.
The USB port on the modem router can be used only to connect USB storage devices like flash
drives or hard drives. Do not connect computers, USB modems, printers, CD drives, or DVD
drives to the this USB port.
This chapter includes the following sections:
USB Drive Requirements
File-Sharing Scenarios
USB Storage Basic Settings
Edit a Network Folder
USB Storage Advanced Settings
Unmount a USB Drive
Approved USB Devices
Connect to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer
Connect to the USB Drive with Microsoft Network Settings
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USB Drive Requirements
The modem router works with 1.0 and 1.1 (USB Full Speed) and 2.0 (USB High Speed)
standards. The approximate USB bus speeds are shown in the following table.
Bus
Speed/Second
USB 1.1
12 Mbits
USB 2.0
480 Mbits
Actual bus speeds can vary, depending on the CPU speed, memory, speed of the network,
and other variables. The modem router should work with USB 2.0-compliant or 1.1-compliant
external flash and hard drives. For the most up-to-date list of USB drives supported by the
modem router, go to
.
When selecting a USB device, bear in mind the following:
The USB port on the modem router can be used with one USB hard drive at a time. Do
not attempt to use a USB hub attached to the USB port.
According to the USB 2.0 specification, the maximum available power is 5V @ 0.5A. If a
USB device exceeds this requirement, it might not function or might function erratically.
Check the documentation for your USB device to be sure.
The modem router supports FAT, FAT32, NTFS (read only), and NTFS with compression
format enabled (read only).
File-Sharing Scenarios
You can share files on the USB drive for a wide variety of business and recreational
purposes.
Share Photos within Your Home Network
You can create your own central storage location for photos and multimedia. This eliminates
the need to log in to (and pay for) an external photo-sharing site.
1.
Insert your USB drive into the USB port on the modem router either directly or with a
USB cable.
Computers on your local area network (LAN) can access this USB drive using a Web
browser or Microsoft networking.
2.
If you want to specify read-only access, or to allow access from the Internet, see
USB
Storage Advanced Settings
on page
67.
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Share Large Files with FTP via Internet
1.
To protect your network, set up security if someone else will be downloading the files.
Create a user name and password with appropriate access.
2.
If you want to limit USB drive access to only read access, from the modem router USB
Storage (Basic Settings) screen, click
Edit a Network folder
. In the Write Access field,
select
admin
, and then click
Apply
.
The password for admin is the same one that you use to access the modem router. By
default it is
password
.
3.
Enable FTP via Internet in the USB Storage (Advanced Settings) screen. See
USB Storage
Advanced Settings
on page
67.
USB Storage Basic Settings
You can view or edit basic settings for the USB storage device attached to your modem
router.
1.
Select
USB > Basic Settings
. The following screen displays:
By default, the USB device is available to all computers on your local area network (LAN).
2.
To access your USB device, do one of the following:
Click the network or device name.
Click the share name.
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Type
\\readyshare
in the address field of your Web browser.
Network/device name:
Share name:
\\readyshare
\\readyshare\USB_Storage
If you logged in to the modem router before you connected your USB device, you might not
see your USB device in the modem router screens until you log out and then log in again.
Basic Settings Screen Fields and Buttons
Network Device Name
. The default is \\readyshare. This is the name used to access the
USB device connected to the modem router.
Folder Name
. Full path of the used by the Network folder.
Volume Name
. Volume name from the storage device (either USB drive or HDD).
Total/Free Space. Shows the current utilization of the storage device.
Share Name
. You can click the name shown, or you can type it in the address field of
your Web browser.
If Not Shared is shown, then the default share has been deleted and no other share for
the root folder exists. Click the link to change this setting.
Read/Write Access
. Shows the network folder permissions and access controls.
-
All no password allows all users to access the network folder.
-
admin uses the same password that you use to log in to the modem router main
menu.
Edit
. You can click the
Edit
button to edit the Available Network folder settings. See
Edit
a Network Folder
on page
65.
Safely Remove USB Device
. Click this button to safely remove the USB device attached
to your modem router. See
Unmount a USB Drive
on page
69.
Edit a Network Folder
This process is the same from both the USB Storage (Basic Settings) and (Advanced
Settings) screens.

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