User`s guide

MBR L13 – User’s Guide
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3.6.3 Shared Storage
You can connect an external storage to your L13 and share this storage with all the devices on your home network
(LAN and WLAN). The external storage can be connected via the USB port. Once the external storage is connected, it
appears on the home screen. The Shared Storage overview screen can be accessed via its link on the home page or via
Local Network  Shared Storage. In the management screen, you can see more information about the disk and also
check or format each of the disk partitions.
Figure 32: Shared Storage overview
Parameter
More Info
Enabled
Select this option to enable the shared storage option, or clear it to
disable it.
Automatically Create
System Storage Area
Select if the system storage area should be created automatically.
3.6.4 Shared Printer
With your L13, you can print documents and pictures from any computer in your local network. When connecting a
printer to the L13 USB port, it appears in the Home  Overview screen with a status “Connected”.
Note: When disconnecting the printer from L13, it remains in the list with status “disconnected”.
Make sure that the printer is recognized on the computer connected to the LAN before printing (use the printer
network path for that), and that the printer’s driver is installed on the computer from which you wish to send the
printing job.
 To connect a printer:
1. Connect the printer to the L13 USB port. It will automatically appear in the overview screen.
Figure 33: Shared Printer
2. On every computer connected to your LAN or WLAN, click on the “Start” button and type “\\mbr” in the run
field.
3. A Windows Explorer window will open and the printer will appear in it.
4. Double click on the printer icon. An installation window will appear.