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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.
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