Specifications
USB Storage
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N300 Wireless Dual Band ADSL2+ Modem Router DGND3300v2
Locate the Internet Port IP Address
The Router Status screen shows the Internet port IP address:
1. Log in to the N30
0 wireless modem router.
2. From t
he main menu, select Maintenance > Router Status.
3. Record t
he IP address that is listed for the Internet port. This is the IP address you can use
to connect to the router remotely.
Access the Router’s USB Drive Remotely Using FTP
You can connect to the router’s USB drive using a Web browser:
1. Connect to the ro
uter by typing ftp:// and the Internet port IP address in the address
field of Internet Explorer or Netscape® Navigator, for example:
ftp://10.1.65.4
If you are using Dynamic DNS, you can type the DNS name rather than the IP address.
2. T
ype the account name and password that has access rights to the USB drive.
3. Th
e directories of the USB drive that your account has access to display, for example,
share/partition1/directory1. You can now read and copy files from the USB directory.
Connect to the USB Drive with Microsoft Network Settings
You can access the USB drive from local computers on your home or office network using
Microsoft Network settings. You need to be running Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, or older
versions of Windows with Microsoft networking enabled. You can use normal Explorer
operations such as drag and drop, file open, or cut and paste files from:
• Micr
osoft Windows Start menu, Run option
• Windows Explo
rer
• Network Neigh
borhood or My Network Places
Enable File and Printer Sharing
Each computer’s network properties needs to be set to enable network communication with
the USB drive. File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks needs to be enabled, as
described in the following sections.
Note: In Windows 2000 and Windows XP, File and Printer Sharing is
enabled by default.