Chapter 6: USB Storage
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N300 Wireless Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN3500 User Manual
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 PC, Mac, or Linux file type including text files, Word,
PowerPoint, Excel, MP3, pictures, and multimedia. USB drive applications include:
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Sharing multimedia with friends and family — sharing MP3 files, pictures, and other
multimedia with local and remote users.
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Sharing resources on your network — storing files in a central location so that you do not
have to power up a computer to perform local sharing. In addition, you can share files
between Macintosh, Linux, and PC computers by using the USB drive as a go-between
the systems.
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Sharing files with offsite coworkers — 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 with Friends and Family
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:
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Insert your USB drive into the USB port on the wireless modem 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.
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If you want to specify read only access, or to allow access from the Internet, see
Configuring USB Storage Advanced Settings
on page 94.
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 PC,
but not shared on the local area network (LAN). This family does not have a print server:
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The daughter has some photos on her Macintosh computer that she wants to print.
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The mother has a photo-capable color printer directly attached to her PC, but not shared
on the network.
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The mother and daughter’s computers are not visible to each other on the network.
How can the daughter print her photos on the color printer attached to her mother’s PC? This
is where the USB drive on the wireless modem router can save you time and effort.
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The daughter accesses the USB drive by typing
\\readyshare
in the address field of her
Web browser. Then she copies the photos to the USB drive.
2.
The mother uses a her Web browser or Microsoft Networking to transfer the files from the
USB drive to the PC. Then she prints the files.