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Result
The
Shared
folder and its subfolders are now accessible using FTP. The other folders are not accessible via FTP.
If you are connected to the Internet, the link to the FTP server is displayed under FTP Server:
On the Technicolor Gateway network, you can also access the FTP server using its local address (192.168.1.253).
Additional configuration
Because most service providers use dynamic IP addresses, the IP address of your Internet connection may change
frequently. This implies that the link to the FTP server will also change every time the public IP changes. With
Dynamic
DNS
, you can assign a host name to the IP address (for example
mygateway.dyndns.org
). For more information, see
“8.3 Dynamic DNS” on page 69
.
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7.4
Managing your Shared Content
Managed Partition
When your USB storage device is permanently connected to the Technicolor Gateway, you may want to
If you select your drive or partition as managed partition, users only have access to the following folders:
Media
Shared
All other folders will be hidden from the user. These hidden folders are still on the USB storage device, but you can not
access them. If you connected more than one USB storage device, those devices will also be hidden.
Media folder
Use the
Media
folder to share your audio, video and picture files. This folder can only be accessed via the following servers:
The Network File Server
For more information, see
“7.1 The Network File Server”
.
UPnP AV Media Server.
For more information, see
“7.2 The UPnP AV Media Server”
.
Shared folder
The
Shared
folder is a folder to share files both on the
local network and the Internet
. This folder can only be accessed via
the following server:
The Network File Server
For more information, see
“7.1 The Network File Server”
.
FTP Server
For more information, see
“7.3 The FTP Server”
.
Ummanaged vs. managed
The following table compares the two modes:
Setting up the managed partition
Proceed as follows:
1
Browse to the
Technicolor Gateway GUI
.
2
On the
Tools
menu, click
Content Sharing
.
3
In the
Navigation bar
, click
Configure
.
If your partition is managed, the UPnP AV server will only use the media files that are located in the
Media
folder.
The FTP Server can only be used with a managed partition.
Access via
Accessible folders
Unmanaged
Managed
Network File Server
All
Media
and
Shared
folder.
UPnP AV Media Server
All
Media
folder.
FTP Server
Not available in this mode.
Shared
folder.
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4
Under
List of connected disks
, click the radio button next to the partition you want to configure as
Managed Partition
.
5
Click
Apply
.
Result
The Technicolor Gateway creates following folders:
Media
:
Use this folder to share your media files with others users on your network. You can store your media files in following
subfolders:
Movies
Music
Pictures
Shared
:
Use this folder to share your other data with other users on your network. Optionally, users can also access this folder
using FTP. For more information, see
“7.3 The FTP Server” on page 54
.
If the above folders already exist, the existing folders are used.
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7.5
Safely Removing your USB Storage Device
Introduction
If you just unplug your USB storage device from the Technicolor Gateway you may loose your data. To avoid this you must
first stop your USB storage device.
Stopping your USB storage device
Proceed as follows
1
Browse to the
Technicolor Gateway GUI
.
2
On the
Toolbox
menu, click
Content Sharing
.
3
In the
Navigation bar
, click
Configure
.
4
Click
Stop
.
5
Unplug your USB storage device from the Technicolor Gateway.
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Technicolor Gateway Network Services
In this chapter
In this chapter we will take a closer look at following features:
Feature availability
Depending on the configuration offered by your service provider, some features may not be available on your Technicolor
Gateway. For more information, contact your service provider.
Topic
Page
8.1 UPnP
60
8.2
Assigning a service (HTTP, FTP,...) to a Computer
67
8.3
Dynamic DNS
69

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