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Accessing the shared content on Windows
Proceed as follows:
1
Open
Windows Explorer
.
2
In the address bar type two backslashes followed by the name that you entered in the
Server Name
box
(in our example:
\\Thomson
).
3
All storage devices that are attached to your Thomson Gateway are listed as folders.
If the storage device has multiple partitions an index number will be added at the end (for example:
Disk_a
1
and Disk_a
2
).
If the partition is a managed partition, the
Media
and
Shared
folders will be displayed instead:
For more information on managed partitions, see
“5.4 Managing your Shared Content” on page 40
.
4
If you plan to frequently use this folder, it might be useful to map this folder as a network drive. For more
information, see your operating system’s help.
If you did not provide a server name, type
\\192.168.1.253
.
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Accessing the shared content on Mac
Proceed as follows:
1
On the
Go
menu, click
Connect To Server
.
2
The
Connect To Server
window appears.
3
In the
Server Address
box, type
smb://<server name>
, where <server name> is the Server Name you
assigned to your USB storage device. So in our example we will type
smb://Thomson
.
4
The
SMB Mount
window appears.
Select the shared folder you want to mount and click
OK
.
5
The
SMB/CIFS Filesystem Authentication
window appears. You do not need to authenticate, click
OK
.
6
Your USB storage device is now mounted and is displayed on your desktop.
If you did not provide a server name, type
smb://192.168.1.253
.
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5.2
Using the UPnP AV Media Server
UPnP AV protocol
UPnP AV (AV stands for Audio and Video) is a protocol especially designed to share
media
files on your
local
network
.
UPnP AV network components
A UPnP AV network consists of the following components:
±
The
UPnP Server
is directly connected to your media files and makes them available on the network. In
your network the Thomson Gateway will fulfil this role.
±
The
UPnP client
is a software application or hardware device that allows you to play or view the media
files provided by your UPnP AV media server.
Setting up the UPnP AV server
Proceed as follows:
1
Browse to the
Thomson Gateway GUI
.
2
On the
Tools
menu, click
Content Sharing
.
3
In the
Navigation bar
, click
Configure
.
4
Under
UPnP AV Media Server
, click
Server Enabled
.
5
Click
Apply
.
Result
The Thomson Gateway lists all audio, video and picture files located on the connected USB storage device.
All UPnP AV clients that are connected to your network are now able to view this list and play or view items
from this list.
On your UPnP AV client, the Thomson Gateway’s UPnP AV media server will be listed as
THOMSON TGXXX
or
Thomson MediaGateway
. Below you can find a screenshot taken on a smartphone with a UPnP AV client.
Via this entry, you can browse to your media files.
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5.3
Using the FTP Server
Introduction
The Thomson Gateway allows you to access your shared content by FTP. This can be useful if you want to be
able to access your shared content from the Internet.
Via FTP you can
download or upload
all types of files both from your
local network and the Internet
.
Setting up the FTP server
Proceed as follows:
1
Protect your account with a password
.
2
Enable the FTP Server and select the managed partition
.
Protect your account with a password
If you did not yet configure your login to the
Thomson Gateway GUI
with a password:
1
Browse to the
Thomson Gateway GUI
.
2
On the
Toolbox
menu, click
User Management
.
3
In the
Pick a task
list, click
Change my password
.
4
Leave the
Old Password
box empty.
5
Type your new password both in the
New Password
box and
Confirm New Password
box.
Enable the FTP Server and select the managed partition
Proceed as follows:
1
Browse to the
Thomson Gateway GUI
.
2
On the
Tools
menu, click
Content Sharing
.
3
In the
Navigation bar
, click
Configure
.
4
Under
FTP Server
, click
Server Enabled
.
5
Under
List of connected disks
, click the radio button next to the partition that you want to access using
FTP.
6
The Thomson Gateway now creates a
Media
and
Shared
folder on the selected partition. The
Shared
folder will be used as root location for FTP sessions.
7
Click
Apply
.
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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 Thomson 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
“6.3 Dynamic DNS” on page 52
.
19216811.live