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1.
Click the
Edit
button to open the Edit Network Folder screen:
2.
You can use this screen to select a folder, to change the share name, or to change read
access or write access from All-no password to admin.
The password for admin is the same one that is used to log in to the modem router main
menu. By default it is password.
3.
Click
Apply
for your changes to take effect.
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USB Storage Advanced Settings
To configure advanced USB settings, select
USB > Advanced Settings
. The USB Storage
(Advanced Settings) screen displays:
You can use this screen to specify access to the USB storage device. The settings are as
follows:
•
Network Device Name
. The default is readyshare. This is the name used to access the
USB device connected to the modem router from your computer.
•
Workgroup
. If you are using a Windows Workgroup rather than a domain, the workgroup
name is displayed here.
Access Method
•
Network Connection
. Enabled by default, this allows all users on the LAN to have
access to the USB drive.
•
HTTP
. Disabled by default. If you enable this setting, you can type
http://readyshare
to
access the USB drive.
•
HTTP (via Internet)
. Disabled by default. If you enable this settings, remote users can
type
http://readyshare
to access the USB drive over the Internet.
•
FTP
. Disabled by default.
•
FTP (via Internet)
. Disabled by default. If you enable this settings, remote users can
access the USB drive via FTP over the Internet.
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Available Network Folders
•
Folder Name
. Full path of the Network folder.
•
Volume Name
. Volume name from the storage device (either USB drive or HDD).
•
Total Free Space
. The space currently available on the storage device.
•
Share Name
. You can click the name shown or you can type it into 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 permissions and access controls on the Network folder.
Selecting
All no password
allows all users to access the Network folder. You are
prompted to enter the same password that you use to log in to the modem router.
Create a Network Folder
1.
From the USB Storage (Advanced Settings) screen, click the
Create Network Folder
button to open the Create a Network Folder screen:
2.
Create a folder.
•
You can specify the folder’s share name, read access, and write access from All-no
password to admin.
•
The password for admin is the same one that is used to log in to the modem router
main menu. By default it is password.
3.
Click
Apply
so that your changes take effect.
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Unmount a USB Drive
To unmount a USB disk drive so that no users can access it, from the USB Settings screen,
click the
Safely Remove USB
button. This takes the drive offline.
CAUTION:
Unmount the USB drive before physically unplugging it from the modem
router. If the USB disk is removed or a cable is pulled while data is being
written to the disk, it could result in file or disk corruption.
Approved USB Devices
You can specify which USB devices are approved for use when connected to the modem
router.
1.
Select
Advanced > USB Settings
.
2.
Click
Approved Devices
.
3.
On the USB Drive Approved
Devices screen, select the USB
device from the Available USB
Devices list.
4.
Click
Add
.
5.
Select the
Allow only approved
devices
check box.
6.
Click
Apply
so that your change
takes effect.
If you want to approve another USB
device, you must first use the
Safely
Remove USB Device
button to unmount the currently connected USB device. Connect the
other USB device, and then repeat this process.
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Connect to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer
To connect to the USB drive from remote computers using a Web browser, you use the
modem router’s Internet port IP address.
Locate the Internet Port IP Address
The Router Status screen shows the Internet port IP address:
1.
Log in to the modem router.
2.
Select
Maintenance > Router Status
.
3.
Record the IP address that is listed for the Internet port. This is the IP address you can use
to connect to the modem router remotely.
Access the Modem Router’s USB Drive Remotely with FTP
You can connect to the modem router’s USB drive using a Web browser:
1.
Connect to the modem router by typing
ftp://
and the Internet port IP address in the
address field of Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator, for example,
. If
you are using Dynamic DNS, you can type the DNS name rather than the IP address.
2.
Type the name and password of the account that has access rights to the USB drive.
The directories of the USB drive that your account has access to display, for example,
share/partition1/directory1. You can now read and copy files from the USB directory.
Connect to the USB Drive with Microsoft Network Settings
You can access the USB drive from local computers on your home or office network using
Microsoft network settings. You must be running Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, or older
versions of Windows with Microsoft networking enabled. You can use normal Explorer
operations such as dragging and dropping, opening files, or cutting and pasting files from:
•
Microsoft Windows Start menu, Run option
•
Windows Explorer
•
Network Neighborhood or My Network Place
Enabling File and Printer Sharing
Each computer’s network properties have to be set to enable network communication with
the USB drive. File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft networking have to be enabled, as
described in the following sections.

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