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Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Router
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4.
Select
ADVANCED > USB Functions > ReadySHARE Storage
.
5.
Click the
Edit
button.
The Edit Network Folder page displays the same settings shown in the Add a Network
Folder page.
6.
Change the settings in the fields as needed.
7.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your changes are saved.
Safely Remove a USB Drive
Before you physically disconnect a USB drive from the router USB port, log in to the router
and take the drive offline.
To remove a USB disk drive safely:
1.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.
2.
Type
or
.
A login window opens.
3.
Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
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Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Router
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Smart
WiFi
Router
4.
Select
ADVANCED > USB Functions > ReadySHARE Storage
.
5.
Click the
Safely Remove USB Device
button.
This takes the drive offline.
6.
Physically disconnect the USB drive.
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7.
Access the Router’s USB Drive
Through the Internet
With Dynamic DNS, you can use the Internet to access a USB hard drive attached to the router’s
USB port router when you’re not home. This chapter includes the following sections:
•
Access the USB Drive Through the Internet
•
Dynamic DNS
•
Your Personal FTP Server
•
Set Up Your Personal FTP Server
For information about how to connect the USB drive and to specify its settings, see
Chapter 6,
Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Router
.
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Access the Router’s USB Drive Through the Internet
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Access the USB Drive Through the Internet
You can access the USB drive through the Internet when you’re not home.
To access the USB drive from a remote computer:
1.
Launch a web browser on a computer that is not on your home network.
2.
Connect to your home router:
•
To connect with Dynamic DNS, type the DNS name.
To use a Dynamic DNS account, you must enter the account information in the
Dynamic DNS page. See
Dynamic DNS
on page
88.
•
To connect without Dynamic DNS, type the router’s Internet port IP address.
You can view the router’s Internet IP address on the BASIC Home page.
You can use FTP to share files on a USB drive connected to the router.
Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet
To set up FTP access:
1.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.
2.
Type
or
.
A login window opens.
3.
Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
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Access the Router’s USB Drive Through the Internet
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WiFi
Router
4.
Select
ADVANCED > USB Functions > ReadySHARE Storage
.
5.
Select the
FTP (via Internet)
check box.
6.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your changes are saved.
7.
To limit access to the admin user, click the
Edit
button.
8.
In the
Read Access
menu, select
admin
.
9.
In the
Write Access
menu, select
admin
.
10.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your changes are saved.
Access the USB Drive Through the Internet with FTP
You must first set up FTP through Internet access as described in t
Access the USB Drive
Through the Internet with FTP
on page
87.
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