ZyXEL Communications P660HN-Fx User Manual

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 Chapter 7 Home Networking
ADSL Series User’s Guide
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7.5.1  Before You Begin
Make sure the ZyXEL Device is connected to your network and turned on.
1
Connect the USB device to the ZyXEL Device’s USB port. Make sure the ZyXEL Device is connected 
to your network.
2
The ZyXEL Device detects the USB device and makes its contents available for browsing. If you are 
connecting a USB hard drive that comes with an external power supply, make sure it is connected 
to an appropriate power source that is on.
Note: If your USB device cannot be detected by the ZyXEL Device, see troubleshooting 
for suggestions. 
Use this screen to set up file sharing using the ZyXEL Device. To access this screen, click Network 
Setting > Home Networking > File Sharing
.
Figure 50   
Network Setting > Home Networking > File Sharing
Each field is described in the following table.
Table 31   
Network Setting > Home Networking > File Sharing
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Server Configuration
File Sharing 
Services (SMB)
Select Enable to activate file sharing through the ZyXEL Device. 
Share Directory List
Add New Share
Click this to set up a new share.
#
Select the check box to make the share available to the network.
Status
This shows whether or not the share is available for sharing.
Share Name
This field displays the share name on the ZyXEL Device.
Share Path
This field displays the path for the share directories (folders) on the ZyXEL Device. 
These are the directories (folders) on your USB storage device. 
Share Description
This field displays information about the share. 
Modify
Click the Edit icon to change the settings of an existing share.
Click the Delete icon to delete this share from the list.
Account Management. This table uses Clarissa as an example for Username. If no users have been created, 
these fields will appear empty.