THOMSON TG797n - The Network File Server

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Sharing Content on your Thomson Gateway
8.1 The Network File Server
Introduction
The Network Server allows you to share the content on your USB storage device(s) with other devices that
are connected to your local network (mostly computers).
These devices have read and write access to this USB device(s).
Configuration
The Network File Server is enabled by default and ready for use.
To change the default settings, proceed as follows:
1 Browse to the Technicolor Gateway GUI.
For more information, see
“4.1 Technicolor Gateway GUI” on page 50 .
2 On the Tools menu, click Content Sharing.
3 In the Navigation bar, click Configure.
4 Under Network File Server (Windows Networking), you can change the following settings:
 Server Name:
Enter the name that you want to use to access the Thomson Gateway.
 Server Description:
Add a short description for what kind of data is stored on the USB storage device.
 Workgroup:
Enter the same workgroup as used by your computer(s).
 Server Enabled:
Select this option to enable the Network File Server
5 Click Apply.
6 All users connected to the Thomson Gateway can now access the data on stored your USB storage
device.
7 If you want to limit the number of folders that can be accessed, continue with “8.4 Managing your Shared
Content” on page 76.
Accessing the shared content on Windows
Proceed as follows:
1 Open Windows Explorer.
2 In the address bar, type two backslashes followed by the name that you entered in the Server Name box
(default: \\THOMSON).
If you did not provide a server name, type \\192.168.1.253.