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Note: The Power LED flashes and stays on green when ready to reconfigure. Follow the

instructions provided by your ISP to reprogram your modem.

Note: The VDSL Router’s back sticker displays the default LAN IP address, username, and

password.

Firewa l Example: Edit Rule: Destination Address

2.13

How to Use File Sharing on the VDSL Router

These sections cover how to use file sharing to allow LAN users to access a USB storage device

connected to the VDSL Router as if it was directly connected to their computers.

Note: Remember to control physical access to the USB drive so someone doesn’t access

files by simply connecting it to a computer.

2.13.1

Set Up File Sharing

1

Connect your USB device to the USB port at the back panel of the VDSL Router.

2

Click

Wireless network > Classic configuration > Advanced Setup > USB Services > File

Sharing

and enable file sharing. Click

Add new user

to set up a new file sharing user account.

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3

Enter a user name and password and click

Apply

.

4

Disable the root account and click

Apply/Save

.

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2.13.2

Access Your Shared Files From a Computer

Note: This example uses Microsoft’s Windows 7 to browse your shared files.

1

Open Windows Explorer and in the address bar type a double backslash “\\” followed by the VDSL

Router’s LAN IP address and press [ENTER].

2

A login screen displays. Type the user name and password you set up for file sharing and click

OK

.

Note: Once you log into the file share via your VDSL Router, you do not have to log in

again unless you restart your computer or the VDSL Router.

3

Double-click the

usbshare

folder and browser its contents.

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2.14

Using the Media Server Feature

The media server streams video, music, and photo files from a USB storage device to DLNA-

compliant media clients on your network. Connect the USB storage device to the VDSL Router’s

USB port. This section gives examples of using the media server with the following media clients:

•

Microsoft (MS) Windows Media Player

•

ZyXEL DMA-2500, a digital media adapter - see the DMA-2500 Quick Start Guide to set up the

DMA-2500 to work with your television (TV) before using the instructions here.

2.14.1

Configuring the VDSL Router

Click

Wireless network > Classic configuration > Advanced Setup > USB Services > Media

Server

. The digital media server settings display. Enable the digital media server and click

Apply/

Save

.

Tutorial: USB Services > Media Server

2.14.2

Using Windows Media Player

This section shows you how to play the media files on the USB storage device connected to your

VDSL Router using Windows Media Player.

Tutorial: Media Server Setup (Using Windows Media Player)

2.14.2.1

Windows Vista

1

Open Windows Media Player and click

Library > Media Sharing

as follows.

Computer with

VDSL Router

USB Storage Device

Windows Media Player

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Tutorial: Media Sharing using Windows Vista

2

Select

Find media that others are sharing

in the following screen and click

OK

.

Tutorial: Media Sharing using Windows Vista (2)

3

The VDSL Router displays as a playlist in the

Library

screen’s left panel. Click the category icons in

the right panel to display the media files in the USB storage device attached to your VDSL Router.