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RangeMax Wireless-N DSL Gigabit Modem Router DGN3500 User Manual
USB Storage 6-3
v1.0, November 2009
A few common uses are described in the following sections.
Sharing Photos with Friends and Family
You can create your own central storage location for photos and multimedia. This eliminates the
need to log in to (and pay for) an external photo sharing site.
To share files with your friends and family:
1. Insert your USB drive into the USB port on the modem router either directly or with a USB
cable.
Computers on your local area network (LAN) can automatically access this USB drive using a
Web browser or Microsoft Networking.
2. If you want to specify read only access, or to allow access from the Internet, see “Configuring
USB Storage Advanced Settings” on page 6-8.
Storing Files in a Central Location for Printing
This scenario is for a family that has one high quality color printer directly attached to a PC, but
not shared on the local area network (LAN). This family does not have a print server:
• The daughter has some photos on her Macintosh computer that she wants to print.
• The mother has a photo-capable color printer directly attached to her PC, but not shared on the
network.
• The mother and daughter’s computers are not visible to each other on the network.
How can the daughter print her photos on the color printer attached to her mother’s PC? This is
where the USB drive on the modem router can save you time and effort.
1. The daughter accesses the USB drive by typing \\readyshare in the address field of her Web
browser. Then she copies the photos to the USB drive.
2. The mother uses a her Web browser or Microsoft Networking to transfer the files from the
USB drive to the PC. Then she prints the files.
Sharing Large Files with Colleagues
Sending files that are larger than 5 MB can pose a problem for many e-mail systems. The modem
router allows you to share very large files such as PowerPoint presentations or ZIP files with
colleagues at another site. Rather than tying up their mail systems with large files, your colleagues
can use FTP to easily download shared files from the modem router.
Sharing files with a remote colleague involves the following steps: