Thomson TG787 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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4.1

Sharing Content on your Network

Introduction

The Thomson Gateway allows you to store your data on a centralised place in the network. This way you can

share your files with everyone that is connected to your network.

What do I need?

A FAT32 formatted USB storage device.

Procedure

Proceed as follows:

1

Connect your USB storage device to the Thomson Gateway

.

2

Configure Content Sharing on the Thomson Gateway

.

Connect your USB storage device to the Thomson Gateway

Plug your USB memory stick or external hard disk in (one of) the USB master port(s) of your Thomson

Gateway.

To format your device for FAT32, consult the help of your operating system. Make sure to make a

copy of your data before you doing this. Formatting your device will erase all data.

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Configure Content Sharing on the Thomson Gateway

If you want to:

±

Simply share your data and media with other users on the network, proceed with

“4.1.1 Setting Up the

File Server” on page 32

.

±

Share your media with media devices like an IP Set-Top Box, proceed with

“4.1.3 Using UPnP AV to Share

Content with Media Devices” on page 36

.

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4.1.1

Setting Up the File Server

Introduction

If you want to allow users to change the content on your USB storage device, you have to enable the

Network File Server

on your Thomson Gateway. This way, all users connected to your Thomson Gateway

will be able to access your USB storage device and make changes to it.

Procedure

To enable the Network File Server:

1

Browse to the

Thomson Gateway Web Interface

.

2

On the

Tools

menu, click

Content Sharing

.

3

In the

Navigation Bar

, click

Configure

.

4

Under

Network File Server (Windows Networking)

, click

Server Enabled

. It is also recommended to

complete in following fields:

²

Server Name

:

You will use this name to access the Thomson Gateway. If you leave this field empty you can only

access your USB storage device by entering the IP address (by default: 192.168.1.253)

²

Server Description

:

Here you can add a short description for what kind of data is stored on the USB storage device.

²

Workgroup

:

Enter the same workgroup as your computer(s).

5

Click

Apply

.

6

All users connected to the Thomson Gateway can now connect to your SUB storage device. If you want

to limit the number of folders users can access, continue with

“4.1.2 Managing your Shared Content” on

page 35

.

7

If your computer runs:

²

Microsoft Windows, continue with

How to access the shared content on Windows

.

²

Mac, continue with

How to access the shared content on Mac

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How to access 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

“4.1.2 Managing your Shared Content” on page 35

.

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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How to access 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.

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