Chapter 21 File Sharing

 

Table 104 Management > File Sharing

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

Default Share

These fields identify the default shares on the ZyXEL Device.

 

Directory List

 

 

 

 

 

#

This is a read-only index number of the default share on the ZyXEL Device. When

 

 

more than one USB disk (or a USB hard drive with multiple shares) is connected

 

 

to the ZyXEL Device this index number identifies the different disks. The first disk

 

 

connected is 1, the second 2 and so on.

 

 

 

 

Share Name

This field displays the default share names on the ZyXEL Device. usbdisk1 refers

 

 

to the share name of the first USB memory disk connected to the ZyXEL Device,

 

 

usbdisk2 refers to the second USB memory disk connected to the ZyXEL Device

 

 

and so on.

 

 

 

 

Share Directory

This field displays the share directories (folders) on the ZyXEL Device. These are

 

 

the directories (folders) you can enter when you browse to your USB storage

 

 

device.

 

 

 

 

Apply

Click this to save your changes to the ZyXEL Device.

 

 

 

 

Cancel

Click this to set every field in this screen to its last-saved value.

 

 

 

21.5 Accessing Files via the ZyXEL Device

Once you have enabled file sharing and configured a user account for file sharing. The USB file storage devices become a part of your file structure. There are three ways to start browsing the file storage devices connected to the ZyXEL Device.

"The examples in this User’s Guide show you how to use Microsoft’s Windows 2000 to browse your shared files. Refer to your operating system’s documentation for how to browse your file structure.

21.5.1Using Windows Explorer to Share Files

CIFS protocol allows you to use the Windows Explorer to connect to the ZyXEL Device and access the file storage devices connected to it.

In Windows Explorer’s Address bar type a double backslash “\\” followed by the IP address of the ZyXEL Device (the default IP address of the ZyXEL Device is 192.168.1.1) and hit [ENTER]. A screen asking for password authentication appears. Enter the user name and password and hit OK. See Figure 174 on page 248.

"Once you login to the file “share” via your ZyXEL Device, you do not have to relogin until you restart your computer.

 

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