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USB Storage
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When you launch the USB Control Center Utility, a screen similar to the following displays:
This is the main screen, which shows a device icon, the description for this USB device, and
its status.
Available
. The device is available from the computer that you are using.
Waiting to Connect
. You need to connect to this device from the computer that you are
using. If this is the first time you are connecting, you might be prompted to install the device
driver.
Menu selections:
•
System
. Exit the utility.
•
Tools
. Access the Control Center Configuration to set up your shared USB device. See
the following section,
Control Center Configuration
.
•
About
. View details about the USB Control Center software.
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Control Center Configuration
Select
Tools >Configuration
to display the following screen:
Automatically execute when logging on Windows
. Enable this utility to start automatically
when you are logged in to Windows.
Timeout
. Specify the timeout value for holding the USB resource when it is not in use.
Language
. Select the display language for this utility.
USB Printer
The first time you use a printer, you need to click
Connect
. You might be asked to install the
driver for this printer. After the driver is installed, the printer status changes to Available.
Note:
Some USB printers (for example: HP and Lexmark printer) request
that Do not connect the USB cable until you are prompted by the
installation software in their installation.
If the USB printer is detected and connected automatically, you need to disconnect the
printer, and then wait for the prompt asking you to click
Connect
.
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Once the printer shows Available status, it is no longer grayed out in a Paused state in the
Windows Printers window.
This USB printer is ready. The utility does not need to always hold the connection of this USB
printer. Once there is any print job for this printer, the USB utility connects to this USB printer
automatically then prints. After the print job is done, the printer status returns to the Paused
state.
Scan with a Multi-Function Printer
You can use the scan feature of a multi-function printer.
1.
Make sure that the printer’s status shows as Available status.
2.
Click the
Network Scanner
button.
This activates the scanner window to perform scans.
USB Speaker
To control a USB speaker:
1.
Select the USB speaker.
2.
Click the
Connect
button to connect this speaker, or click
Disconnect
to disconnect the
speaker.
If you click Connect, and someone else is already connected to the speaker, a request is
sent to that person. The person who receives the request can click an Accept or Reject
button.
If someone is connected to the speaker and it is not being used (the router does not detect
any activity), the router holds the connection for the amount of time that is in the timeout
value, and then makes it available.
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USB Storage Advanced Settings
You can set up the device name, workgroups, and network folders for your USB device. On
the Advanced tab, select
USB Storage >
Advanced Settings
to display the following
screen:
You can use this screen to specify access to the USB storage device.
•
Network Device Name
. The default is readyshare. This is the name used to access the
USB device connected to the router.
•
Workgroup
. If you are using a Windows workgroup rather than a domain, the workgroup
name is displayed here. The name works only in an operating system that supports
NetBIOS, such as Microsoft Windows.
•
Access Method
. The access methods are described here.
Network Connection
. Enabled by default, this connection allows all users on the LAN to
have access to the USB drive.
HTTP
. Enabled by default. You can type
to
access the USB drive.
HTTP (via internet)
. Disabled by default. If you enable this setting, remote users can
type
http://
public
IP address
/shares (for example,
) or a URL
domain name to access the USB drive over the Internet. This setting supports file
uploading only.
FTP
. Disabled by default.
FTP (via internet)
. Disabled by default. If you enable this setting, remote users can
access the USB drive through FTP over the Internet. This setting supports both
downloading and uploading of files.
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Available Network Folders
You might need to scroll down to view this section of the screen:
•
Share Name
. If only 1 device is connected, the default share name is USB_Storage. You
can click the name shown or you can type it in the address field of your Web Browser. If
Not Shared is shown, 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:
All - no password (the default) allows all users to access the network folder. The
password for admin is the same one that you use to log in to the router.
•
Folder Name
. Full path 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.

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