ZyXEL Communications P-660HN-F1, User Manual

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Chapter 7 Home Networking
ADSL Series User’s Guide
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7.1.2.3 About File Sharing
User Account
This gives you access to the file sharing server. It includes your user name and password.
Workgroup name
This is the name given to a set of computers that are connected on a network and share resources
such as a printer or files. Windows automatically assigns the workgroup name when you set up a
network.
Shares
When settings are set to default, each USB device connected to the ZyXEL Device is given a folder,
called a “share”. If a USB hard drive connected to the ZyXEL Device has more than one partition,
then each partition will be allocated a share. You can also configure a “share” to be a sub-folder or
file on the USB device.
File Systems
A file system is a way of storing and organizing files on your hard drive and storage device. Often
different operating systems such as Windows or Linux have different file systems. The file sharing
feature on your ZyXEL Device supports File Allocation Table (FAT), FAT32, and New Technology File
System (NTFS).
Common Internet File System
The ZyXEL Device uses Common Internet File System (CIFS) protocol for its file sharing functions.
CIFS compatible computers can access the USB file storage devices connected to the ZyXEL Device.
CIFS protocol is supported on Microsoft Windows, Linux Samba and other operating systems (refer
to your systems specifications for CIFS compatibility).
7.1.2.4 About Media Server
Media Server
The media server feature lets anyone on your network play video, music, and photos from the
ZyXEL Device (without having to copy them to another computer). The ZyXEL Device streams files
to DLNA-compliant media clients without any configuration.
DLNA
The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is a group of personal computer and electronics
companies that works to make products compatible in a home network in order to make digital
living easy and seamless. DLNA clients play files stored on DLNA servers.