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File-Sharing Scenarios
You can share files on the USB drive for a wide variety of business and recreational 
purposes. The files can be any Windows computer, Mac, or Linux file type including text files, 
Word, PowerPoint, Excel, MP3, pictures, and multimedia. USB drive applications include:
•     Sharing multimedia, such as MP3 files, pictures, and so on, with friends and family who 
are local or remote.
•     Sharing resources on your network. You might want to store files in a central location so 
that you do not need to power up a computer to perform local sharing. In addition, you 
can share files between Macintosh, Linux, and Windows computers by using the USB 
drive as a go-between across the systems.
•     Sharing files such as Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, and text files with 
remote users.
A few common uses are described in the following sections.
Sharing Photos 
You can create your own central storage location for photos and multimedia. This eliminates 
the need to log in to (and pay for) an external photo sharing site.
To share files with your friends and family:
1. Insert your USB drive into the USB port on the router either directly or with a USB cable.
Computers on your local area network (LAN) can automatically access this USB drive 
using a web browser or Microsoft Networking.
2. If you want to specify read-only access or to allow access from the Internet, see USB 
Storage Advanced Settings on page 54.
Storing Files in a Central Location for Printing
This scenario is for a family that has one high-quality color printer directly attached to a 
computer, but not shared on the local area network (LAN). This family does not have a print 
server.
•     One family member has photos on a Macintosh computer that they want to print.
•     The photo-capable color printer is directly attached to a Windows computer, but not 
shared on the network.
•     The Mac and Windows computer are not visible to each other on the network.
To print photos from a Mac on the printer attached to a Windows computer:
1. On the Mac, access the USB drive by typing \\readyshare in the address field of a web 
browser. Then copy the photos to the USB drive.
2. On the Windows computer, use a web browser or Microsoft Networking to copy the files 
from the USB drive to the Windows computer. Then print the files. 
						

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Sharing Large Files over the Internet
Sending files that are larger than 5 MB can pose a problem for many email systems. The 
router allows you to share large files such as PowerPoint presentations or .zip files over the 
Internet. FTP can be used to easily download shared files from the router.
Sharing files with a remote colleague involves 

the following considerations:
•      The
re are two user accounts: admin and guest. The password for admin is the same one 
that you use to access the router. By default, it is  password. The guest user account has 
no password.
•      On the
 FTP site, the person receiving the  files should use the guest user account and 
enter any password (FTP requires that y ou type something in the password field).
•      Be sure to
  select the FTP (via Internet)  check box in the USB Storage (Advanced 
Settings) screen. This option supports both downloading and uploading of files. 
Note:  You can enable the HTTP (via Internet) option on the USB Storage 
(Advanced Settings) screen to share large files. This option supports 
downloading files only.
Basic Settings
You can view or edit basic sett ings for the USB storage device attached to your router. 
You can access this feature through  Ba
 sic > ReadySHARE, or through Advanced > USB 
Storage > ReadySHARE . 
The USB Storage (Basic Settings) screen displays: 
						

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By default, the USB storage device is available 
to all computers on your local area network 
(LAN). 
To access your USB device:
1.  Click the ne
 twork device name or the share name in your computer’s network folders 
list.
2.  For SMB://readyshare, click  Connect. 
Note:  If you logged in to the router before you connected your USB 
device, you might not see your U SB device in the router screens 
until you log out and then log back in again.
Add or Edit a Network Folder
1. You can access this feature by selecting Basic > ReadyShare > Edit , or Advanced > 
USB Storage > Advanced Settings.
2.  Specify the changes that you want to make: 
						

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•     
To add a folder, click  Create Network Folder .
•     To edit a folder, select its radio button, and click  Edit.
3.  Y
ou can use this screen to select a folder, to change the share name, or to change the read 
access or write access from All 
– no password to  admin. 
The user name (account name) for All – no  p
 assword is guest. The password for admin is 
the same one that is used to log in to the router. By default, it is password.
4.  Click  Apply  
 for your changes to take effect.
USB Storage Advanced Settings
You can set up the device name, workgroups, and network folders for your USB device. On 
the Advanced tab, select  USB Storage > Advanced Settings  to display the following 
screen:
You can use this screen to specif y access to the USB storage device.  
						

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Network Device Name . The default is readyshare. This  is the name used to access the 
USB device connected to the router. 
•      Wo
rkgroup . If you are using a Windows workgroup rather than a domain, the workgroup 
name is displayed here. The name works only in an operating system that supports 
NetBIOS, such as Microsoft Windows.
•      Access
  Method. The access methods are described here.
Network Connection . 
 Enabled by default, this connection allows all users on the LAN to 
have access to the USB drive.
HTTP . Enab
 led by default. You can type  http://readyshare.routerlogin.net/shares  to 
access the USB drive.
HTTP (via Internet) . Disa
 bled by default. If you enable this setting, remote users can 
type  http://< public IP address> /shares (for example,  http://1.1.10.102/shares) or a 
URL domain name to access the USB drive over  the Internet. This setting supports file 
uploading only.
FTP . Disabled by defa
 ult.
FTP (via Internet) . Disabled
  by default. If you enable this setting, remote users can 
access the USB drive through FTP over the Internet. This setting supports both 
downloading and uploading of files.
Available Network Folders
You might need to scroll down to view this section of the screen:
•      Share Name . If only 1 device is connected, the default share name is USB_Storage. You 
can click the name shown, or y ou can type it in the address field of your web browser. If 
Not Shared is shown, the default share has been deleted, and no other share for the root 
folder exists. Click the link to change this setting. 
						

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Read/Write Access . Shows the permissions and access controls on the network folder: 
All - no password (the default) allows all users to access the network folder. The 
password for admin is the same one that  you use to log in to the router.
•      Fol
der Name. Full path used by the network folder. 
•     V
olume Name . Volume name from the storage device (either USB drive or HDD).
•      T
otal/Free Space . Shows the current utilization of the storage device.
Safely Remove a USB Drive
To safely remove a USB disk drive so that no users can access it, select  USB Storage > 
Basic Settings, and click the  Safely Remove USB Device button. This takes the drive 
offline.
Specify Approved USB Devices
For more security, you can set up the router to share approved USB devices only. You can 
access this feature from the Advanced Setup menu on the Advanced tab.
To set up approved USB devices:
1.  Select  Advance
 d > Advanced Setup > USB Settings . The following screen displays: 
						

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2. 
Click the Approved Devices  button. The USB Drive Approved Devices screen displays:
This screen shows the approved USB device s and the available USB devices. You can 
remove or add approved USB devices.
3.  T
o add an approved USB device, select it from the Available USB Devices list and click 
Add .
4.  Select th
 e Allow only approved devices  check box.
5.  Click  App
 ly so that your change takes effect.
If you want to work with another USB device, you have to click the  Safely Remove US
 B 
Device  button for the currently connected USB device. Connect the other USB device and 
repeat this process.
Connect to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer
To connect to the USB drive from remote computers with a web browser, you have to use the 
router’s Internet port IP address. If you are  using Dynamic DNS, you can type the DNS name 
rather than the IP address. You can view the router’s Internet IP address from the dashboard 
on the Basic Home screen or the Advanced Home screen.
Access the Router’s USB  Drive Remotely Using FTP
To connect to the router’s USB drive using a web browser:
1. Con
nect to the router by typing ftp://  and the Internet port IP address in the address 
field of Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator, for example:
ftp://10.1.65.4 
If you are using Dynamic DNS,  you can type the
  DNS name rather than the IP address. 
						

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2. Type the account name and password that has access rights to the USB drive. The user 
name (account name) for All – no password is guest.
3. The directories of the USB drive that your account has access to are displayed, for example, 
share/partition1/directory1. You can now read and copy files from the USB directory. 
						

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6.   Security
Keeping unwanted content out of your network
This chapter explains how to use the basic firewall features of the router to prevent objectionable 
content from reaching the PCs and other devices connected to your network. 
This chapter includes the following sections:
•     Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic 
•     Block Services (Port Filtering) 
•     Schedule Blocking 
•     Security Event Email Notifications  
						

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Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic
Use keyword blocking to prevent certain types of HTTP traffic from accessing your network. 
The blocking can be always or according to a schedule.
1. 
Select  Advance
 d > Security > Block Sites  to display the following screen:
2. Select one of the keyword blocking options:
•      Per Schedu
 le. Turn on keyword blocking according to the Schedule screen settings.
•      Al
ways . Turn on keyword blocking all the time, independent of the Schedule screen.
3.  In
 the Keyword field, enter a keyword or domain, click  Add Keyword, and click Apply.
The Keyword list supports up to 32 entries. Here are some sample entries:
•      S
pecify XXX to block http://www.badstuff.com/xxx.html.
•     S
pecify .com if you want to allow only sites  with domain suffixes such as .edu or .gov.
•      Ente
r a period ( .) to block all Internet browsing access.
To delete a keyword or domain:
1.  Select the keyword
  you want to delete from the list.
2.  Click  Delete Keyword  and Ap
 ply to save your changes.
To specify a trusted computer:
You can exempt one trusted computer from  blocking and logging. The computer yo
 u exempt 
must have a fixed IP address.
1.  In the T
 rusted IP Address field, enter the IP address.
2.  Click  Apply
  to save your changes.