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CHAPTER 14
USB Service
14.1 Overview
You can share files on a USB memory stick or hard drive connected to your GPON Device with users
on your network.
The following figure is an overview of the GPON Device’s file server feature. Computers A and B can
access files on a USB device (C) which is connected to the GPON Device.
Figure 90 File Sharing Overview
The GPON Device will not be able to join the workgroup if your local area network has
restrictions set up that do not allow devices to join a workgroup. In this case, contact your
network administrator.
14.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
•Use the File Sharing screen to enable file-sharing server (Section 14.1.3 on page 177).
•Use the Media Server screen to enable or disable the sharing of media files (Section 14.3 on
page 180).
14.1.2 What You Need To Know
The following terms and concepts may help as you read this chapter.