Verbatim MediaShare User Manual

3
8
Network
S
ervices
You can control FTP access to the MediaShare. For better securit
y
, disable FTP access unless
y
ou s
p
eci
fi
call
y
re
q
uire it. I
f
FTP is enabled,
y
ou can use it to u
p
load and download
fi
les in the M
y
Librar
y
f
olders. I
f
y
our account
p
rovides access,
y
ou can also use FTP
f
or
fi
les in the
Famil
y
Librar
y
f
olders. See “Let user access
f
amil
y
f
older”.
1. Enable FTP access to your local LAN
The Enable FTP access to
y
our local LAN list controls whether a local user can FTP into the MediaShare
.
a
. Ye
s
– A local user can FTP into the MediaShare
.
b. N
o
– A local user cannot FTP into the MediaShare.
2. Enable FTP access to the Interne
t
T
h
e Ena
bl
e FTP access to t
h
e Internet
l
ist contro
l
s w
h
et
h
er a remote user can FTP into t
h
e Me
d
iaS
h
are.
a
. Ye
s
– A remote user can FTP into the MediaShare.
b
. N
o
– A remote user cannot FTP into the MediaShare
.
Figure 3-36 Network Services Pre
f
erences
.
LAN
C
onnection
1. Obtain IP address automaticall
y
The Obtain IP address automaticall
y
list controls whether the MediaShare obtains a d
y
namic IP address
f
rom the router. The administrator
can set IP address in
f
ormation
f
or the MediaShare
.
a
.
Y
e
s
– MediaShare automatically obtains a dynamic IP address
f
rom the router using DHCP. In most cases, use this setting
.
b. N
o
– MediaShare will use the static IP address entered into the Server IP address box. This is rarely required, but may improve performance
f
or remote users. Selecting No enables the Server IP address, Server netmask, and Gateway boxes
.
S
erver IP a
dd
res
s
– The
S
erver IP address box sets the static IP address
f
or the Media
S
hare.
Obtain the static IP address from your ISP (Internet service provider), and use it to replace the dynamic IP address that appears in the box
b
y de
f
ault. The Server IP address box only appears i
f
Obtain IP address automatically is set to No
.
S
erver netmas
k
– The server netmask box sets the subnet mask. The subnet mask determines the address ran
g
e of the subnet. Data to
addresses within the subnet (e.g. between your computer and the MediaShare) are routed within the network. Data to addresses outside
t
h
e su
b
net (e.g.
b
etween a remote user an
d
t
h
e Me
d
iaS
h
are) are route
d
to t
h
e Internet. Most
h
ome networ
k
s wit
h
l
ess t
h
an 255 no
d
es use
netmask.24. The Server netmask box onl
y
a
pp
ears if Obtain IP address automaticall
y
is set to No. Netmask choices are:
netmask.24
(
255.255.255.0
)
/8
(
255.0.0.0
/16
(
255.255.0.0
)
/32
(
255.255.255.255
)
Gatewa
y
– The gateway box sets the IP address of the device that routes data from the MediaShare to the Internet (i.e. the router). The
Gateway box only appears if Obtain IP address automatically is set to No
.
2. DN
S
S
erver
1
The DNS server 1 box sets the primary domain name server. This is obtained automatically from your router’s DHCP confi guration, and is
p
rovided b
y
y
our ISP.
3
. DN
S
S
erver
2
The DNS server 2 box sets the secondary domain name server. This is obtained automatically from your router’s DHCP confi guration, and
is provided by your ISP
.

Verbatim MediaShare Specifications

General

Connectivity	Wireless
Wireless Standard	802.11b/g/n
Ports	USB 2.0
Interface	USB 2.0
Compatibility	iOS, Android, Windows, Mac