Accessing The Router's Usb Drive Remotely Using Ftp; Connecting To The Usb Drive With Microsoft Network Settings; Enabling File And Printer Sharing - NETGEAR DGND3300v2 - RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Modem Router User Manual

3. Record the IP address that is listed for the Internet port. This is the IP address you can use
to connect to the router remotely.

Accessing the Router's USB Drive Remotely Using FTP

You can connect to the router's USB drive using a Web browser:
1. Connect to the router by typing ftp:// and the Internet port IP address in the address
field of Internet Explorer or Netscape® Navigator, for example:
ftp://10.1.65.4
If you are using Dynamic DNS, you can type the DNS name rather than the IP address.
2. Type the account name and password that has access rights to the USB drive.
3. The directories of the USB drive that your account has access to display, for example,
share/partition1/directory1. You can now read and copy files from the USB directory.
Connecting to the USB Drive with Microsoft Network
Settings
You can access the USB drive from local computers on your home or office network using
Microsoft Network settings. You must be running Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, or older
versions of Windows with Microsoft networking enabled. You can use normal Explorer
operations such as drag and drop, file open, or cut and paste files from:
• Microsoft Windows Start menu, Run option
• Windows Explorer
• Network Neighborhood or My Network Places

Enabling File and Printer Sharing

Each computer's network properties must be set to enable network communication with the
USB drive. File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks must be enabled, as described in
the following sections.
Note: In Windows 2000 and Windows XP, File and Printer Sharing is
enabled by default.
Configuring Windows 98SE and Windows ME
The easiest way to get to your network properties is to go to your desktop, right-click
Network Neighborhood and then click from the main menu,. File and Printer Sharing for
Microsoft Network should be listed. If it is not, click Add and follow the installation prompts.
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