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Figure 5-46 File Sharing



Sharing Account



Use Login Account -

Select this radio button, and the sharing account is the same with

the login account.



Use Following Account -

Select this radio button, then you have to specify the new

username and password in the

Username

and

Password

fields for sharing account.



Sharing Settings



Network/Media Server Name -

Show the name of the network/media server.

This is the

name used to access the USB device connected to the router.



Access Method -

Select the check boxes for the access methods that you want.

1)

Network Neighborhood:

This method is enabled by default. To access the USB drive

for example from a Windows computer:

i.

Select

Start > Run

.

ii.

Enter

\\192.168.0.1

in the dialog box and click the

OK

button.

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2)

FTP:

This method is disabled by default. If you select this check box and click the

Save

button, the LAN users can access the USB drive through FTP. To access the USB drive

for example from a Windows computer:

i.

Select

Start > Run

.

ii.

Enter

ftp://192.168.0.1:21

in the dialog box and click the

OK

button.

3)

FTP (Remote):

This method is disabled by default. If you select this check box,

remote users can access the USB drive through FTP over the Internet. This feature

supports both downloading and uploading of files. To access the USB drive for

example from a Windows computer:

i.

Select

Start > Run

.

ii.

Enter

ftp://WAN IP:port

in the dialog box and click the

OK

button.



Note:

If the port for FTP (Remote) is changed, the port for FTP will be changed to the same

port.



Sharing Mode

1)

If

Share All

is selected, all the folders in the USB drive will be shared. Besides

Authentication

will appear for you to choose or not.

2)

If

Share Selected Folders

is selected, only the folders you specified will be shared. You

have to click the

Create Share Folder

appeared to specify folders allowed to be shared

in the next screen.

Figure 5-47 Add or Modify Share Folder

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

Allow Guest Network Access

-

Select this checkbox is selected, guests are

allowed to access the sharing file.



Enable Authentication -

If this checkbox is selected, then the file sharing is need

authentication.



Enable Write Access -

If this checkbox is selected, then the sharing file is allowed

write access.



Enable Media Sharing -

Select this checkbox to enable media sharing.

To specify the folders:

i.

Select the volume desired to share from the Volume Name drop-down list.

ii.

Create a share name, e.g. Movie.

iii.

Select the checkboxes according to your needs.

iv.

Select the folder allowed to be shared, e.g. Movies.

v.

Click the

Save

button.

5.8.3

Print Server

Choose menu “

Advanced

→

USB Settings

→

Print Server

”, you can enable or disable print server

on the screen below.

Figure 5-48 Pint Server Setting

5.9

NAT Boost

Choose “

Advanced

→

NAT Boost

”, and you can enable or disable the NAT boost. It is enabled by

default.

If NAT boost is enabled, the router's NAT throughput will be highly improved, but “

Advanced

→

Bandwidth Control

” and “

Advanced

→

System Tools

→

Statistics

” will become . If NAT boost if

disabled, Bandwidth Control and System Tools -> Statistics will become effective and perform

better. We do recommend turning Status Enabled to get optimal performance.

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Figure 5-49 NAT Boost

5.10 Forwarding

Figure 5-50 The Forwarding menu

There are four submenus under the Forwarding menu:

Virtual Servers

,

Port Triggering

,

DMZ

and

UPnP

. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

5.10.1

Virtual Servers

Choose menu “

Advanced

→

Forwarding

→

Virtual Servers

”, and then you can view and add

virtual servers in the next screen shown in Figure 5-51. Virtual servers can be used for setting up

public services on your LAN. A virtual server is defined as a service port, and all requests from

Internet to this service port will be redirected to the computer specified by the server IP. Any PC

that was used for a virtual server must have a static or reserved IP address because its IP

address may change when using the DHCP function. If you want the Virtual Servers

configuration take effect, please make sure the NAT is enabled.

Figure 5-51 Virtual Servers

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

Service Port

- The numbers of External Service Ports. You can enter a service port or a

range of service ports (the format is XXX – YYY; XXX is the Start port and YYY is the End

port).



Internal Port

- The Internal Service Port number of the PC running the service application.

You can leave it blank if the

Internal Port

is the same as the

Service Port

, or enter a

specific port number when

Service Port

is a single one.



IP Address

- The IP address of the PC running the service application.



Protocol

- The protocol used for this application, either

TCP

,

UDP

, or

All

(all protocols

supported by the router).



Status

- The status of this entry, "Enabled" means the virtual server entry is enabled.



Common Service Port

- Some common services already exist in the drop-down list.



Modify

- To modify or delete an existing entry.

To setup a virtual server entry:

1.

Click the

Add New...

button.

2.

Select the service you want to use from the

Common Service Port

list. If the

Common

Service Port

menu does not list the service that you want to use, enter the number of the

service port or service port range in the

Service Port

field.

3.

Enter the IP address of the computer running the service application in the

IP Address

field.

4.

Select the protocol used for this application in the

Protocol

drop-down list, either

TCP

,

UDP

,

or

All

.

5.

Select the

Enabled

option in the

Status

drop-down list.

6.

Click the

Save

button.

Figure 5-52 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry