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clicked,

Inactive

will be displayed in the Status field, which means volume cannot be shared.



Action:

When the volume is shared, you can click the

Deactivate

to stop sharing the volume;

when volume is non-shared, you can click

Activate

to share the volume.

Click

Disconnect

to safely remove the USB storage device that is connected to USB port.



Note:

Before removing the USB storage device, you should click “Disconnect” to make sure that all your

data have been saved completely. Removing device directly may cause your USB storage device

crashed.

4.10.2 User Accounts

You can specify the user name and password for Storage Sharing and FTP Server users on this

page. Storage Sharing users can access the folders by entering the following URL into the

address field of your browser or Windows Explorer, such as. \\192.168.1.1. FTP Server users can

log into the FTP Server via FTP Client.

There are five users here, which provide means to control the access to the USB mass storage by

Storage Sharing or FTP. The Super User has the right to read and write to Storage Sharing and

FTP Server.

Figure 4-55

To add a new user account, please follow the steps below:

1.

Choose the index from the drop-down list of

Choose Index

.

2.

Self-define a

New

Username

.

3.

Enter the password in the

New

Password

field.

4.

Re-enter the password in the

Confirm password

field.

5.

Click the

Set

button,

and then a new entry will be added in the table.

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To delete an existing user account, please click

Delete

in the

Action

column.

4.10.3 Storage Sharing

Choose menu “

USB Settings

”

→

“

Storage Sharing

”, you can configure a USB disk drive

attached to the modem router and view volume and share properties on this page as shown

below.

Figure 4-56



Server Status:

Indicates the Storage Sharing's current status.



Anonymous access to all the volumes:

This function is enabled by default, so users can

access all activated volumes of Storage Sharing without accounts. If you want to add a

shared folder which does not allow anonymous login, uncheck the box to disable this

function. And

Folder Table

will be displayed

as shown below.

Figure 4-57



Share Name:

This folder's display name.



Directory:

The real full path of the specified folder.



User Access:

The authorization of the user is displayed.

* Users mean Super Users who have the full-access permission to all activated volumes and

share folders. Grey users mean the users who have no right to use this function. Others are

common users.

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

Status:

The status of the entry is enabled or disabled.



Edit:

Click

Edit

in the table, and then you can modify the entry.

To add a new folder, follow the instructions below.

1.

Click

Add New Folder

in Figure 4-57.

Figure 4-58

2.

Click the

Browse

button, and then select the

Select Volume

from the drop-down list.

3.

Enter display name of the share folder in

Share Name

filed.

4.

Click the

Apply

button to apply the settings.

You can click the

upper

button to go to the upper folder.

Click the

Enable/Disable Selected

button to enable or disable the selected entries.

Click the

Delete Selected

button to delete the selected entries.



Note:

1.

The max share folders number is 10. If you want to share a new folder when the number has

reached 10, you can delete an existing share folder and then add a new one.

2.

If you want to change the Storage Sharing settings, you can click the Apply button to make

the changes take effect.

4.10.4 FTP Server

Choose menu “

USB Settings

”

→

“

FTP Server

”, you can create an FTP server that can be

accessed from the Internet or your local network.

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Figure 4-59



Server Status:

Indicates the FTP Server's current status.



Internet Access:

If

Internet Access

is enabled, user(s) in public network can access FTP

server via

Internet Address

.



Internet Address:

If

Internet Access

is enabled, WAN IP will be displayed here.



Service Port:

Enter the FTP Port number to use. The default is 21.



Share Name:

This folder's display name.



Directory:

The real full path of the specified folder.



User Index:

The authorization of the user is displayed.



Status:

The status of the entry is enabled or disabled.



Edit:

Click

Edit

in the table, and then you can modify the entry.

To add a new folder, follow the instructions below.

1.

Click

Add New Folder

in Figure 4-59.

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Figure 4-60

2.

Click the

Browse

button, and then select the

Select Volume

from the drop-down list.

3.

Enter display name of the share folder in

Share Name

filed.

4.

Click the

Apply

button to apply the settings.

You can click the

upper

button to go to the upper folder.

Click the

Enable/Disable Selected

button to enable or disable the selected entries.

Click the

Delete Selected

button to delete the selected entries.



Note:

1.

The max share folders number is 10. If you want to share a new folder when the number has

reached 10, you can delete an existing share folder and then add a new one.

2.

If you want to change the FTP settings, you can click the Apply button to make the changes

take effect.

4.10.5 Media Server

Choose menu “

USB Settings

”

→

“

Media Server

”, you can create media server that allows you to

share stored content with other computers and devices on your home network and on the Internet.

Figure 4-61