Asus WL-HDD2.5 user manual Sharing Files

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Sharing Files

The ASUS WL-HDD2.5 is primarily designed to help you share data, music, video, or other files over the wireless LAN. You can set up this device in your house, office, or dormitory, such that anyone can access media files from it using a wireless connection.

To share files from the ASUS WL-HDD2.5 that has been set up as your network storage drive, do the following:

1.Connect to the wireless network through your wireless client and access the ASUS WL-HDD2.5 as described in “Accessing the Hard Disk Drive” on page 20.

2.Type a valid user name and password to access data.

3.In order to share data from the ASUS WL-HDD2.5, you must access the hard disk drive using a valid user name. See “Editing the User List” on page 34 for more details about creating users.

4.If you want to copy any data to the hard drive, the destination folder or partition must be write-enabled. Make sure that the access rights (see “Editing the Shared Nodes List” on page 36) are set to Share – on and Write – on and then copy data to the drive. If the write permissions are not set and you try to copy data to a folder, the following error message will be displayed.

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Contents WL-HDD2.5 For 802.11g Wireless ClientsCopyright Information About this ManualFederal Communications Commission Statement Regulatory InformationCE Conformity Statement MPE Statement DisclaimersASUSTeK Computer INC. Asia-Pacific Customer Service InformationTable of Contents Chapter Chapter Troubleshooting Appendix Page Overview IntroductionFeatures System Requirements Power RequirementsPackage List Ports and Buttons Hardware ComponentsLED Status IndicatorsSite Topography Wireless PerformanceRange Roaming Between Asus APs Site SurveysRoaming Guidelines Hardware Installation Setting up the Asus WL-HDD2.5Asus 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Asus 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Location Tips Making Connections Network Storage Mode Connecting Power TCP/IP Settings Configuring the Wireless ClientAsus 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Asus 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Ssid Settings Accessing the Hard Disk Drive Using the Hard Disk DriveAsus 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Asus 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Accessing the Asus WL-HDD2.5 behind a Dhcp server Double-click Entire Network Double-click the Microsoft Windows Network icon Using the Asus Utility Asus 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Using Internet Explorer Asus 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Asus 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Hard Drive Pre-scan Function Asus 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Asus 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Setting up Permissions Editing the User List Editing the Shared Nodes List Asus 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Applying the permissions Sharing Files To download files from the Asus WL-HDD2.5 Asus 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Asus 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Asus 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Auto-copy Function Transferring Data from External Flash MemoryLocating the Copied Files on the Hard Disk Drive Shutting down the Asus WL-HDD2.5 Wired Ethernet Connection Connecting to the Web InterfaceWireless Connection Wireless Configuring the Asus WL-HDD2.5Interface Relationship among keys Asus 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Asus 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Bridge Asus 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Asus 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Access Control Advanced Asus 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Client Mode Asus 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Asus 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 IP Config Dhcp server Storage Setting Shared Nodes Asus 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Asus 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Disk Tool System Setting Firmware Upgrade Status and Log Status Wireless Troubleshooting Appendix SpecificationsTCP/IP Asus 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Index Editing Network name, see Ssid Network Neighborhood Mode Ofdm Asus 802.11g WL-HDD2.5 Asus 802.11g WL-HDD2.5