Sharing Large Files With Colleagues; Understanding The Usb Configuration Settings - NETGEAR WGT634U Reference Manual

Reference Manual for the 108 Mbps Wireless Media Router WGT634U

Sharing Large Files with Colleagues

Sending files that are larger than 5 MB can pose a problem for many mail systems. The WGT634U
Wireless Media Router allows you to share very large files such as PowerPoint presentations or
ZIP files with colleagues at another site. Rather than tying up their mail systems will large files,
your colleagues can use FTP to easily download shared files from the WGT634U.
Sharing Large Files With Colleagues
Remote Colleague
Computer Connected to the
USB Drive Over the Internet
Figure 5-3: Sharing files with remote users
Sharing files with a remote colleague involves the following steps:
Using the 108 Mbps Wireless Media Router WGT634U configuration utility, assign a user
1.
name and password for your colleague.
Specify a share folder on the USB drive that the colleague can access.
2.
The remote colleague can use FTP from a Web browser or another FTP program to access the
3.
shared folder on the USB drive. Access can be read only or read/write for remote users.
For more information, see

Understanding the USB Configuration Settings

To configure the USB disk drive settings, click the USB Drive Settings link in the main menu of
the browser interface. The USB Drive Settings screen appears, as shown below.
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"Connecting to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer" on page
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Home Network
WGT634U
USB Drive
Connecting a USB Drive to the Router
Wireless Notebook
Computers
Computer
Printer
5-11.