Using The Home Storage Function; Figure 6-1 Home Storage Connection - Huawei EchoLife HG553 User Manual

6.3 Using the Home Storage Function

Function Overview
The terminal supports the home storage function. Portable storage devices, such as USB
flash drives and portable hard disks, can be connected to the USB port on the terminal. If
your portable storage device is a card reader, insert the storage card (for example CF, SD,
and MMC card) in the card reader, and then connect the card reader to the USB interface
of the terminal. The hard disks of the NTFS format support read only, cannot write.
Configuration Example
To access a portable storage device, do as follows:
Enable the FTP server. To configure parameters of the FTP server, do as follows:
Step 1
1. Log in to the Web-based configuration utility.
2. Choose Advanced Setup > FTP in the navigation tree.
3. Select Enabled.
4. Enter the name and password of the FTP in the UserName and Password text boxes.
Enter the password again in the Confirm Password text box.
5. Click Save/Apply to save the settings.
Connect a portable storage device to the USB port on the terminal. For the connection
Step 2
method, see the following figure.
Figure 6-1
After connecting the cables, you can access the portable storage device through the three
methods as follows.
Home storage connection
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