NETGEAR DG834GUV5 - Manual (Page 113)

DG834GUv5 Wireless Router with Built-in DSL Modem User Manual
v1.0, May 2009
Understanding the USB Drive Access Methods
There are three ways you can allow users to connect to the USB drive:
1. Local Web browser — users on the local area network can use the USB drive’s local IP
address from a Web browser. LAN access rights are read/write unless you restrict access on a
file or directory basis. See
“Connecting to the USB Drive from a Local Web Browser” on page
8-11 .
2. Remote Web browser — users outside your local network can access files on the USB drive
from a Web browser at its WAN IP address. WAN access is by FTP and is read only or read/
write according to the user access rights you set. See
“Connecting to the USB Drive from a
Remote Computer” on page 8-11 .
3. Microsoft Network access — allows users on the local area network to access files on the USB
drive from Windows Explorer. Windows Explorer rights are read/write unless you restrict
access on a file or directory basis. See
“Connecting to the USB Drive From Your Home/Office
Network” on page 8-12 .
Connecting to the USB Drive from a Local Web Browser
You can connect to the USB drive from local computers using a Web browser.
1. Type \\ followed by the router’s IP address:
\\10.0.0.2
2. Type the account name and password that has access rights to the USB drive.
3. The root directories of the USB drive that the login account has access to will be displayed, for
example:
\\10.0.0.2\share\partition1
4. You can now read and copy files from the USB directory. If the account has write access, you
can also post files to the USB drive directory.
8-11