User's Guide

GlobeSurfer

III User guide

FILE SERVER (ATTACHED STORAGE)

GlobeSurfer

III includes a ﬁle server function that allows external hard disk drives to be

attached to the device via the USB port. Once the external disk drive is connected, it can

be shared by all computers on the LAN.

Please note: that the external hard disk drives must be formatted as “FAT” (File Allocation

Table) format in order to read and write to the disk. NTFS (New Technology File System)

format is supported for ‘read’ only, and will not enable you to write to the disk. It is pos-

sible to re-format your external hard drive in FAT32 format through the GlobeSurfer

III

device if you require read/write functionality.

Please note: External Hard drives that require power over their USB cable (ie., are not

independently powered) should be connected to the GlobeSurfer

III while it is turned off,

or there is a risk the sudden power surge required to start the external hard drive may

cause the GlobeSurfer

III to ‘hang’. USB ‘memory stick’ storage devices can be con-

nected to the GlobeSurfer

III at any point (ie., while the GlobeSurfer

III is turned

on or off).

To add an external hard disk drive to the GlobeSurfer

III device, and use it over the LAN,

follow the steps below.

1. Power off the GlobeSurfer

III if the external hard drive is powered via the USB cable

2. Connect the external hard disk drive, and then turn on the GlobeSurfer

III.

3. Log in to the browser Graphical User Interface.

4. Select the “File Server” icon from the Basic or Advanced Home Screen.

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