Chapter 18 USB Service
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The following table describes the labels in this menu.
18.2.2 Add New User Screen
Once you click the Add New User button, you’ll be directed to the User Account screen. To create a
user account that can access the secured shares on the USB device, click the Add New Account button
in the Network Setting > USB Service > User Account screen.
Please see Chapter 36 on page 468, for detailed information about User Account screen.
18.3 Media Server
The media server feature lets anyone on your network play video, music, and photos from the USB
storage device connected to your Zyxel Device without having to copy them to another computer. The
Zyxel Device can function as a DLNA-compliant media server, where the Zyxel Device streams files to
DLNA-compliant media clients like Windows Media Player. 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.
The Zyxel Device media server enables you to:
• Publish all shares for everyone to play media files in the USB storage device connected to the Zyxel
Device.
• Use hardware-based media clients like the DMA-2500 to play the files.
Note: Anyone on your network can play the media files in the published shares. No user name
and password or other form of security is used. The media server is enabled by default
with the video, photo, and music shares published.
Table 122 Network Setting > USB Service > Add New Share
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Volume Select the volume in the USB storage device that you want to add as a share in the Zyxel
Device.
This field is read-only when you are editing the share.
Share Path Manually enter the file path for the share, or click the Browse button and select the folder that
you want to add as a share.
This field is read-only when you are editing the share.
Description You can either enter a short description of the share, or leave this field blank. You can use up to
128 printable characters except [ " ], [ ` ], [ ' ], [ < ], [ > ], [ ^ ], [ $ ], [ | ], [ & ], or [ ; ]. Spaces are
allowed.
Access Level Select Public if you want the share to be accessed by users connecting to the Zyxel Device.
Otherwise, select Security.
Allowed If Security is selected in the Access Level field, select this check box to allow/prohibit access to
the share.
User Name This field specifies the user for which the Allowed setting applies. Users can be added or
modified in Maintenance > User Account.
Cancel Click Cancel to return to the previous screen.
OK Click OK to save your changes.