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1.

Local Web browser — users on the local area network can use the USB drive’s local IP

address from a Web browser. LAN access rights are read/write unless you restrict access on a

file or directory basis. See

“Connecting to the USB Drive from a Local Web Browser” on

page 5-11

.

2.

Remote Web browser — users outside your local network can access files on the USB drive

from a Web browser at its WAN IP address. WAN access is by FTP and is read only or read/

write according to the user access rights you set. See

“Connecting to the USB Drive from a

Remote Computer” on page 5-11

.

3.

Microsoft Network access — allows users on the local area network to access files on the USB

drive from Windows Explorer. Windows Explorer rights are read/write unless you restrict

access on a file or directory basis. See

“Connecting to the USB Drive From Your Home/Office

Network” on page 5-12

.

Connecting to the USB Drive from a Local Web Browser

You can connect to the USB drive from local computers using a Web browser.

1.

Type \\ followed by the router’s IP address:

\\192.168.1.1

2.

Type the account name and password that has access rights to the USB drive.

3.

The root directories of the USB drive that the login account has access to will be displayed, for

example:

\\192.168.1.1\share\partition1

4.

You can now read and copy files from the USB directory. If the account has write access, you

can also post files to the USB drive directory.

Connecting to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer

To connect to the USB drive from remote computers using a Web browser, you must use the

router’s Internet port IP address rather than the local IP address.

Locating the Internet Port IP Address

The Router Status screen shows the Internet port IP address:

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Log in to the WGT634U router at its default LAN address of

with its default

user name of

admin

and default password of

password

, or using whatever LAN address and

password you have assigned.

2.

Under the Maintenance section in the left navigator, click

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 router remotely.

Accessing the Router’s USB Drive Remotely Using FTP

You can connect to the router’s USB drive using a Web browser:

1.

Connect to the 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 account name and password that has access rights to the USB drive.

3.

The directories of the USB drive that your account has access to will be displayed, for

example, share/partition1/directory1. You can now read and copy files from the USB

directory.

Connecting to the USB Drive From Your Home/Office

Network

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

drag and drop, file open, or cut/paste files from:

•

Microsoft Windows Start Menu, Run option

•

Windows Explorer

•

Network Neighborhood or My Network Places

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Enabling File and Printer Sharing

Each computer’s network properties must be set to enable network communication with the USB

drive. File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks must be enabled, as described below.

Note:

In Windows 2000 and Windows XP, File and Printer Sharing is enabled by default.

Configuring Windows 98SE and Windows ME

The easiest way to get to your network properties is to go to your desktop, right click on ‘Network

Neighborhood’ and click Properties.

File and printer sharing for Microsoft Windows should be listed. If not, click Add and follow the

installation prompts.

Note:

If you have any questions on File and Printer Sharing, please contact Microsoft for

assistance.

Configuring Windows 2000 and Windows XP

Right click on the network connection for your local area network. File and Printer Sharing for

Microsoft Windows should be listed. If not, click Install and follow the installation prompts.

Accessing the USB Drive from the Windows Start Menu

To access the USB Drive using Microsoft network connections, click Windows Start > Run and

type:

\\ipaddress

The ipaddress entered is the local IP address or name of the router, for example, \\192.168.1.1 or

\\WGT634U. A new Explorer window will pop up displaying the root folders your account has

access to.

Accessing the USB Drive from Windows Explorer

Typing \\ipaddress or \\hostname in Windows Explorer will display the root folders granted access

to on the USB drive. The hostname entered is the Host Name specified in the USB Drive Settings

screen of the WGT634U administrator console, for example, WGT634U.

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Accessing the USB Drive from My Network Places

You can use Windows Network Neighborhood or Network Connections to view files on the USB

drive locally. For example, to connect to the USB drive from local computers using Windows XP:

1.

From the Start Menu, open My Network Places.

2.

Open the folder containing the files to access, for example:

share/partition1/folder1

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Chapter 6

Content Filtering

This chapter describes how to use the content filtering features of the 108 Mbps Wireless Media

Router WGT634U to protect your network. These features can be found in the Content Filtering

section in the main menu of the browser interface.

The 108 Mbps Wireless Media Router WGT634U provides you with Web content filtering options,

plus browsing activity reporting and instant alerts via e-mail. Parents and network administrators

can establish restricted access policies based on time of day, Web addresses and Web address

keywords. You can also block Internet access by applications and services, such as chat or games.

Blocking Access to Internet Sites

The WGT634U Wireless Media Router allows you to restrict access based on Web addresses and

Web address keywords. Up to 255 entries are supported in the Keyword list. The Block Sites menu

is shown below:

Figure 6-1:

Block Sites menu

To enable keyword blocking, select either “Per Schedule” or “Always”, then click Apply. If you

want to block by schedule, be sure that a time period is specified in the Schedule menu.