40
To set up a USB hard drive as a file server:
1. Click 4. Configure my USB port.
2. From the navigation bar on the left, click D. Set up my file server.
3. Click Toggle file server function to On.
4. If you need to, change these settings:
a. Server Name: This is how the USB file server will appear in your file system.
b. Server Description: A text description of the USB file server.
c. Group Name: In Windows, this is also called the domain. Usually this can be left as
WORKGROUP, but it depends how you’ve set up your home network.
5. Click Save Settings.
To set up a password-protected file server account:
1. From the USB file server setup page, click Add User.
2. Enter a share folder name (this is also the username you’ll need to connect).
3. Select an access mode.
4. Type a password, and confirm it in the box below.
5. Click Save Settings.