What You Can Do; What You Need To Know - ZyXEL Communications NBG5615 User Manual

Chapter 23 USB Media Sharing
File-Sharing Server
You can also share files on a USB memory stick or hard drive connected to your NBG5615 with
users on your network.
The following figure is an overview of the NBG5615's file-sharing server feature. Computers A and
B can access files on a USB device (C) which is connected to the NBG5615 (D).
Figure 116 File Sharing Overview
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A

23.2 What You Can Do

• Use the DLNA screen to use the NBG5615 as a media server and allow DLNA-compliant devices
to play media files stored in the attached USB device
• Use the SAMBA screen to enable file-sharing via the NBG5615 using Windows Explorer or the
workgroup name. This screen also allow you to configure the workgroup name and create user
accounts (Section 23.6 on page
• Use the FTP screen to allow file sharing via the NBG5615 using FTP and create user accounts
(Section 23.7 on page

23.3 What You Need To Know

DLNA
The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is a group of personal computer and electronics
companies that works to make products compatible in a home network. DLNA clients play files
stored on DLNA servers. The NBG5615 can function as a DLNA-compliant media server and stream
files to DLNA-compliant media clients without any configuration.
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(Section 23.5 on page 186).
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