RangeMax
A few common uses are described in the following sections.
Sharing Photos with Friends and Family
You can create your own central storage location for photos and multimedia. This eliminates the need to log in to (and pay for) an external photo sharing site.
To share files with your friends and family:
1.Insert your USB drive into the USB port on the modem router either directly or with a USB cable.
Computers on your local area network (LAN) can automatically access this USB drive using a Web browser or Microsoft Networking.
2.If you want to specify read only access, or to allow access from the Internet, see “Configuring USB Storage Advanced Settings” on page
Storing Files in a Central Location for Printing
This scenario is for a family that has one high quality color printer directly attached to a PC, but not shared on the local area network (LAN). This family does not have a print server:
•The daughter has some photos on her Macintosh computer that she wants to print.
•The mother has a
•The mother and daughter’s computers are not visible to each other on the network.
How can the daughter print her photos on the color printer attached to her mother’s PC? This is where the USB drive on the modem router can save you time and effort.
1.The daughter accesses the USB drive by typing \\readyshare in the address field of her Web browser. Then she copies the photos to the USB drive.
2.The mother uses a her Web browser or Microsoft Networking to transfer the files from the USB drive to the PC. Then she prints the files.
Sharing Large Files with Colleagues
Sending files that are larger than 5 MB can pose a problem for many
Sharing files with a remote colleague involves the following steps:
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