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CHAPTER 14
USB Service
14.1 Overview
The Device has a USB port used t o share files via a USB m em ory st ick or a USB hard drive. I n t he
USB Ser vice screens, you can enable file- sharing server, m edia server, and print er server.
14.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
• Use the File Sha ring screen to enable file-sharing server (
Section 14.2 on page 212) .
• Use the M edia Se rve r screen t o enable or disable t he sharing of m edia files (
Sect ion 14.3 on
page 214
) .
• Use the Pr in t er Serve r screen t o enable t he print server (
Section 14.4 on page 215).
14.1.2 What You Need To Know
The following t erm s and concept s m ay help as you read this chapt er.
14.1.2.1 About File Sharing
Workgroup name
This is the nam e given t o a set of com put ers t hat are connect ed on a network and share resources
such as a printer or files. Windows aut om at ically assigns the workgroup nam e w hen you set up a
net work.
Shares
When sett ings are set to default , each USB device connect ed to the Device is given a folder, called
a “ share”. I f a USB hard drive connected t o the Device has m ore than one partit ion, then each
part it ion will be allocat ed a share. You can also configure a “share” to be a sub- folder or file on t he
USB device.
File Systems
A file system is a way of storing and organizing files on your hard drive and st orage device. Oft en
different operating syst em s such as Windows or Linux have different file system s. The file sharing
feat ure on your Device support s File Allocation Table (FAT) and FAT32.
Common Internet File System
The Device uses Com m on I nternet File Syst em (CI FS) prot ocol for it s file sharing functions. CI FS
com pat ible com puters can access the USB file st orage devices connect ed t o t he Device. CI FS
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