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Chapter 8
USB Settings
• Enable Authentication: By default, authentication is enabled for this folder
sharing, and you will be required to log in to the Sharing Account to access the
USB disk. Refer to To Set up Authentication for Data Security to learn more.
• Enable Write Access: If you tick this check box, network clients can modify this
folder.
• Enable Media Sharing: Tick to enable media sharing for this folder, and you can
view photos, play music and watch movies stored on the USB disk directly from
DLNA-supported devices. Click Media Sharing to learn more.
4. Click OK.
Tips:
The modem router can share eight volumes at most. You can click on the page to detach the corresponding volume
you do not need to share.
¾ To Set up Authentication for Data Security
You can set up authentication for your USB device so that network clients will be
required to enter the username and password when accessing the USB disk.
1. Under Sharing Account, choose Use Default Account or Use New Account. The
user name and password are both admin for the default account. If your choose
Use New Account, you have to customize the username and a password.
Note:
For Windows users, do not set the sharing username the same as the Windows username. Otherwise, Windows
credential mechanism may cause the following problems:
• If the sharing password is also the same as the Windows password, authentication will not work since the
Windows system will automatically use its account information for USB access.