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4.1.2
Managing your Shared Content
Introduction
To prevent that users start creating folders on your USB storage device and to keep the directory structure
clean and transparent, the Thomson Gateway allows you to configure your USB storage device as
Managed
Partition
.
Managed Partition
If you select your drive or partition as managed partition, users will only be able to access following folders:
±
Media
±
Shared
All other folders will be hidden from the user. If you connected more than one USB storage device, those
device will be hidden.
If these folders are not on your USB storage device. The Thomson Gateway will create them automatically.
Procedure
Proceed as follows:
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
List of connected disks
, click the radio button next to the partition you want to configure as
Managed Partition
.
5
Click
Apply
.
Result
The Thomson 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:
²
Movies
²
Music
²
Pictures
±
Shared
:
Use this folder to share your data with other users. Optionally, users can also access this folder using FTP.
For more information, see
“4.1.4 Accessing your Shared Content by FTP” on page 37
.
If the above folders are already exist, the existing folders are used.
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Using UPnP AV to Share Content with Media Devices
Introduction
If you want to share your media files with media devices like IP Set-Top Boxes, you have to configure the
Thomson UPnP AV Server
.
Thomson UPnP AV Server
The Thomson UPnP AV Server is a server that shares media files with devices that are connected to the same
network. These media files are stored on a USB storage device connected to the Thomson Gateway.
Procedure
Proceed as follows:
1
Enable UPnP AV on the Thomson Gateway
.
2
Select your USB storage device as managed partition
.
Enable UPnP AV on the Thomson Gateway
Proceed as follows:
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
UPnP AV Media Server
, click
Server Enabled
.
Select your USB storage device as managed partition
Proceed as follows:
1
Under
List of connected disks
, click the radio button next to the partition of which you want to share the
media files.
2
Click
Apply
.
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4.1.4
Accessing your Shared Content by FTP
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.
Procedure
Proceed as follows:
1
Protect your Thomson Gateway Web Interface login account with a password
.
If you have already configured a password for your login account, you can continue with the next step.
2
Configure FTP access for your shared content
.
Protect your
Thomson Gateway Web Interface
login account with a password
If your login account is not yet configured with a password:
1
Browse to the
Thomson Gateway Web Interface
.
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.
Configure FTP access for your shared content
Proceed as follows:
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
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 is now accessible using 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 FTP to the local address (192.168.1.253).
Additional configuration
As you may know the IP address of your Internet connection changes 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
“4.5 Dynamic DNS”
on page 55
.
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4.2
Telephony Features
Contents
In this chapter we will have a closer look at some interesting telephony features:
Topic
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Address Book
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Telephony services
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Viewing Telephony Statistics
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