VMG1312-B10C User’s Guide
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USB Service
13.1 Overview
The Device 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.
13.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
• Use the
File Sharing
screen to enable file-sharing server (
• Use the
Media Server
screen to enable or disable the sharing of media files (
• Use the
Printer Server
screen to enable the print server (
).
13.1.2 What You Need To Know
The following terms and concepts may help as you read this chapter.
13.1.2.1 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 Device is given a folder, called
a “share”. If a USB hard drive connected to the 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 Device supports File Allocation Table (FAT) and FAT32.
Common Internet File System
The 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 Device. CIFS
Summary of Contents for VMG1312-B10C
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Page 14: ...Table of Contents VMG1312 B10C User s Guide 14 ...
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Page 22: ...Chapter 1 Introducing the Device VMG1312 B10C User s Guide 22 ...
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Page 64: ...Chapter 5 Broadband VMG1312 B10C User s Guide 64 ...
Page 100: ...Chapter 6 Wireless VMG1312 B10C User s Guide 100 ...
Page 124: ...Chapter 7 Home Networking VMG1312 B10C User s Guide 124 ...
Page 166: ...Chapter 10 Network Address Translation NAT VMG1312 B10C User s Guide 166 ...
Page 176: ...Chapter 12 Interface Group VMG1312 B10C User s Guide 176 ...
Page 192: ...Chapter 14 Firewall VMG1312 B10C User s Guide 192 ...
Page 198: ...Chapter 16 Parental Control VMG1312 B10C User s Guide 198 ...
Page 208: ...Chapter 18 Certificates VMG1312 B10C User s Guide 208 ...
Page 211: ...Chapter 19 VPN VMG1312 B10C User s Guide 211 Figure 121 IPSec VPN Add ...
Page 224: ...Chapter 20 Log VMG1312 B10C User s Guide 224 ...
Page 234: ...Chapter 24 IGMP Status VMG1312 B10C User s Guide 234 ...
Page 238: ...Chapter 25 xDSL Statistics VMG1312 B10C User s Guide 238 ...
Page 242: ...Chapter 27 User Account VMG1312 B10C User s Guide 242 ...
Page 248: ...Chapter 30 TR 064 VMG1312 B10C User s Guide 248 ...
Page 252: ...Chapter 31 Time Settings VMG1312 B10C User s Guide 252 ...
Page 264: ...Chapter 35 Configuration VMG1312 B10C User s Guide 264 ...
Page 270: ...Chapter 36 Diagnostic VMG1312 B10C User s Guide 270 ...
Page 288: ...Appendix B Legal Information VMG1312 B10C User s Guide 288 ...