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Q:How do I access USB disk drives connected to Home Base?

A:In Windows, Control Center automatically maps a new drive letter for your computer for each supported USB disk drive connected to Home Base. You can access the drive by going to “Computer” (or “My Computer” if you are using Windows XP).

You can go to Windows Internet Explorer and type “\\BK-HBxxxxxx” (where “xxxxxx” is the last six digits of Home Base’s MAC address, printed on the bottom of Home Base) into the address bar. Alternatively, you can browse the Windows network and look for “\\BK-HBxxxxxx” in the list of available network devices.

For Macintosh® computers, Control Center automatically mounts discs connected to Home Base to the desktop. Alternatively, click “Go > Connect to server” to connect to the disk.

Q:How are drive letters mapped on Windows?

A:When Control Center is running, disk volumes will be mapped to drive letters starting with Z to avoid collision with commonly used drive letters.

Q:What is the difference between Network USB mode and NAS mode?

A:In Network USB mode, it is as if the USB device is connected directly to your computer by a USB cable. If one person is using a device, no one else will be able to connect to it. Many different kinds of devices can be used. In NAS mode, a USB device can be accessed from multiple computers at the same time; this only works with USB storage devices and file sharing.

Q:Are there any limitations to how much data can be shared?

A:No, the amount of data that can be shared depends on the size of the connected disk.

Q:Can files be shared between Windows and Mac OS?

A:Yes, files can be shared between Windows and Mac OS X computers.

Q:Can filters be applied to prevent certain people from accessing files?

A:Files are made public to all computers on the network.

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