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Basic Home Station VDSL2 P8802T User’s Guide
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USB Services
12.1 Overview
The VDSL Router has a USB port used to share files via a USB memory stick or a USB hard drive. In
the USB Service screens, you can enable file-sharing server, media server, and printer server.
12.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
• Use the File Sharing screen to configure a file-sharing server ( Section 12.2 on page 162 ).
• Use the Printer Server screen to enable the print server ( Section 12.3 on page 165 ).
• Use the Media Server screen to enable or disable the sharing of media files ( Section 12.4 on
page 166 ).
12.1.2 What You Need To Know
The following terms and concepts may help as you read this chapter.
12.1.2.1 About File Sharing
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 VDSL Router is given a folder,
called a “share”. If a USB hard drive connected to the VDSL Router 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 VDSL Router supports File Allocation Table (FAT) and FAT32.
Common Internet File System
The VDSL Router 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 VDSL Router.