Usb Service; Chapter 14 Usb Service; Overview; What You Can Do In This Chapter - ZyXEL Communications VMG1312-B Series User Manual

14.1 Overview

The Device has a USB port used t o share files via a USB m em ory st ick or a USB hard drive. I n t he
USB Se r vice screens, you can enable file- sharing server, m edia server, and print er server.

14.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter

• Use t he File Sh a r ing screen t o enable file- sharing server (
• Use t he M e dia Se r ve r screen t o enable or disable t he sharing of m edia files (
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• Use t he Pr in t e r Se r ve r screen t o enable t he print server (

14.1.2 What You Need To Know

The following t erm s and concept s m ay help as you read t his chapt er.
14.1.2.1 About File Sharing
Workgroup name
This is t he nam e given t o a set of com put ers t hat are connect ed on a net work and share resources
such as a print er or files. Windows aut om at ically assigns t he workgroup nam e when you set up a
net work.
Shares
When set t ings are set t o default , each USB device connect ed t o t he Device is given a folder, called
a " share". I f a USB hard drive connect ed t o t he Device has m ore t han one part it ion, t hen each
part it ion will be allocat ed a share. You can also configure a " share" t o be a sub- folder or file on t he
USB device.
File Systems
A file syst em is a way of st oring and organizing files on your hard drive and st orage device. Oft en
different operat ing syst em s such as Windows or Linux have different file syst em s. The file sharing
feat ure on your Device support s File Allocat ion Table ( FAT) and FAT32.
Common Internet File System
The Device uses Com m on I nt ernet File Syst em ( CI FS) prot ocol for it s file sharing funct ions. CI FS
com pat ible com put ers can access t he USB file st orage devices connect ed t o t he Device. CI FS
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