ZyXEL Communications p-2612HNU-FX Manuel D’Utilisation

Chapter 10 File Sharing

P-2612HNU-Fx User’s Guide

The following terms and concepts may help as you read this chapter.

This gives you access to the file sharing server. It includes your user name and 
password.

This is the name given to a set of computers that are connected on a network and 
share resources such as a printer or files. Windows automatically assigns the 
workgroup name when you set up a network. 

When settings are set to default, each USB device connected to the ZyXEL Device 
is given a folder, called a “share”. If a USB hard drive connected to the ZyXEL 
Device has more than one partition, then each partition will be allocated a share. 
You can also configure a “share” to be a sub-folder or file on the USB device.

A file system is a way of storing and organizing files on your hard drive and 
storage device. Often different operating systems such as Windows or Linux have 
different file systems. The file sharing feature on your ZyXEL Device supports File 
Allocation Table (FAT), FAT32, and New Technology File System (NTFS). 

The ZyXEL Device uses Common Internet File System (CIFS) protocol for its file 
sharing functions. CIFS compatible computers can access the USB file storage 
devices connected to the ZyXEL Device. CIFS protocol is supported on Microsoft 
Windows, Linux Samba and other operating systems (refer to your systems 
specifications for CIFS compatibility). 

Make sure the ZyXEL Device is connected to your network and turned on.

Connect the USB device to one of the ZyXEL Device’s USB ports. Make sure the 
ZyXEL Device is connected to your network.