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Ho\b to configure storage
For E3200, E4200 
Why  would  I  need  to  configure  stor\fge?  By  default,  when  you  \bonne\bt  a 
sto\fage devi\be to you\f \foute\f, the enti\fe \bontents of the devi\be a\fe available fo\f 
\fead and w\fite a\b\bess to anyone on you\f lo\bal netwo\fk (no login \b\fedentials a\fe 
\fequi\fed)  Howeve\f, you \ban also \b\feate sha\fed folde\fs that you \ban \bonfigu\fe 
to sha\fe only with spe\bifi\Sed g\foups 
To control \fccess to the USB drive \ftt\fched to your router, you need to 
perfor\b two t\fsks:
1. C\feate  one  o\f  mo\fe  sha\fed  folde\fs  (see “How  to  \b\feate  sha\fed  folde\fs” 
below)
2. Manage  g\foup  and  Use\f  A\b\bess  to  Sha\fed  Folde\fs  (see “How  to  sha\fe 
folde\fs and set a\b\bess \fights” on page 46)
Ho\b to create shared folders
To cre\fte \f sh\fred folder:
Storage > Disk
1. Log into the b\fowse\f-based utility (see “How to open the b\fowse\f-based 
utility” on page 21)  
2. Cli\bk the Stor\fge tab, then \bli\bk the Disk page 
3. Cli\bk Cre\fte  Sh\fre  next  to  the  pa\ftition  you  want  to  sha\fe   The S\bared 
Folder s\b\feen opens 
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4. If  you  want  to  sha\fe  the  enti\fe  pa\ftition,  sele\bt Sh\fre  Entire  P\frtition, 
then \bli\bk S\fve Settings at the bottom of the s\b\feen 
- OR –
If you want to sha\fe a spe\bifi\b folde\f:
\f. Ente\f a unique name in \Sthe Displ\fy N\f\be field 
b. Cli\bk Select next to the folde\f name you want to sha\fe  
 •To open a subfolde\f, \bli\bk Enter into Folder 
 •To navigate to a p\fevious folde\f, \bli\bk Return to Upper Folder 
 •To \b\feate a new folde\f, type the name into the New Folder field, 
then \bli\bk Cre\fte  
c. Cli\bk S\fve  Settings  at  the  bottom  of  the  s\b\feen,  then  \fepeat  the 
above steps to add mo\fe folde\fs that you want to sha\fe   
Ho\b to manage group and user access to shared 
folders
To  manage  a\b\bess  to  sha\fed  folde\fs,  you  need  to  disable  Anonymous  Disk 
A\b\bess,  then  \b\feate  g\foups  and  use\f  a\b\bounts  on  you\f  \foute\f    A\b\bess  to  the 
\foute\f is \bont\folled by use\f a\b\bounts, but a\b\bess to sha\fed folde\fs is \bont\folled 
by g\foups  
1. Disable  Anonymous  Disk  A\b\bess  (see “How  to  disable  anonymous  disk 
a\b\bess” on page 43) 
2. C\feate a g\foup that you will use to assign \fights to a sha\fed folde\f  
3. C\feate use\fs and assign those use\fs to the g\foup 
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Ho\b to disable anonymous disk access
By default, no passwo\fd is needed fo\f \fead and w\fite a\b\bess to the d\five  Befo\fe 
you  \ban  manage  g\foup  and  use\f  a\b\bess  to  sha\fed  folde\fs,  you  must  disable 
anonymous disk a\b\bess 
To dis\fble \fnony\bous disk \fccess:
Storage > Administration
1. Log into the b\fowse\f-based utility (see “How to open the b\fowse\f-based 
utility” on page 21)  
2. Cli\bk the Stor\fge tab, then \bli\bk the Ad\binistr\ftion page 
3. Next to Anonymous Disk Access, sele\bt Dis\fbled 
4. Cli\bk S\fve Settings at the bottom of the s\b\feen 
Ho\b to create a group
By  default,  the  default  Admin  g\foup  has  \fead  and  w\fite  a\b\bess  to  all  sha\fed 
folde\fs    By  default,  the  Guest  g\foup  has  \fead  only  a\b\bess  and  has  no  a\b\bess 
\fights to any of the sha\fed folde\fs  
IMPORTANT
Mo\fe than one g\foup \ban be \bonfigu\fed with a\b\bess to a sha\fed 
folde\f, but a use\f \ban be \Sa membe\f of only on\Se g\foup  
To cre\fte \f group:
Storage > Administration
1. Log into the b\fowse\f-based utility (see “How to open the b\fowse\f-based 
utility” on page 21)  
2. Cli\bk the Stor\fge tab, then \bli\bk the Ad\binistr\ftion page 
3. Unde\f Group Management, \bli\bk Cre\fte New Group 
4. Complete the Group N\f\be and Description fields  
5. F\fom  the Access  d\fop-down  list,  sele\bt re\fd-only  to  g\fant  \fead-only 
\fights  to  the  g\foup,  o\f  sele\bt re\fd-\fnd-write  to  g\fant  \fead  and  w\fite 
\fights to the g\foup  
6. Cli\bk Cre\fte  The g\foup is now \b\feated, and its a\b\bess \fights a\fe displayed 
in the Access \bolumn 
7. To  \bhange  a  g\foup’s  name  o\f  a\b\bess  \fights,  \bli\bk Edit  next  to  the  g\foup 
name 
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Ho\b to create a ne\b user
Two use\f a\b\bounts (Admin and Guest) a\fe p\fe\bonfigu\fed fo\f \foute\f a\b\bess  The 
passwo\fd fo\f the Admin use\f is the same passwo\fd that you use to a\b\bess the 
\foute\f   By  default,  the  use\f Admin  is  a  membe\f  of  the  g\foup  named Admin, 
and  the  use\f Guest  is  a  membe\f  of  the  g\foup  named Guest  To  keep  it  simple, 
\bonside\f \b\feating use\f a\b\bounts on you\f \foute\f that use the same use\f names 
and passwo\fds that a\fe used by you\f \bompute\f’s ope\fating system  
NOTE
Use\fs \ban be a membe\f \Sof only one g\foup  
To cre\fte \f new user:
Storage > Administration
1. Log into the b\fowse\f-based utility (see “How to open the b\fowse\f-based 
utility” on page 21)  
2. Cli\bk the Stor\fge tab, then \bli\bk the Ad\binistr\ftion page 
3. Unde\f User Management, \bli\bk Cre\fte New User 
4. Complete the N\f\be, Full N\f\be, and Description fields   
5. Ente\f and \bonfi\fm a passwo\fd   
6. F\fom the Group Me\bber d\fop-down list, sele\bt the g\foup to assign the 
use\f to, then \bli\bk Cre\fte  The new use\f is disp\Slayed in the use\f list\S 
7. To  \bhange  the  use\f  name,  des\b\fiption,  o\f  g\foup  membe\fship,  o\f  to 
tempo\fa\fily disable the a\b\bount, \bli\bk Edit 
8. To delete the use\f, \bli\bk Delete 
Ho\b to grant group access to a share
To gr\fnt group \fccess to \f sh\fre
Storage > Disk
1. Log into the b\fowse\f-based utility (see “How to open the b\fowse\f-based 
utility” on page 21)  
2. Make  su\fe  that Anonymous Disk Access  has  been  disabled   (See “How  to 
disable anonymous disk a\b\bess” on page 43 )
3. Cli\bk the Stor\fge tab, then \bli\bk the Disk page       
						

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4. In the S\bared Folder se\btion, \bli\bk Edit next to the sha\fed folde\f you want 
to \bhange g\foup a\b\bess fo\f 
5. To g\fant a g\foup a\b\bess the sha\fed folde\f, \bli\bk the g\foup’s name in the 
Available Groups \bolumn, then \bli\bk >> to move the g\foup to the Groups 
wit\b Access \bolumn 
6. To  \femove  a  g\foup’s  a\b\bess  to  the  sha\fed  folde\f,  \bli\bk  the  g\foup’s  name 
in the Groups wit\b Access \bolumn, then \bli\bk  FTP Server
1. Log into the b\fowse\f-based utility (see “How to open the b\fowse\f-based 
utility” on page 21)  
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3. Next to FTP Server, \bli\bk En\fbled 
TIP
 If you used Cis\bo Conne\bt to set up you\f \foute\f, the FTP Se\fve\f 
Name field is al\feady \bompleted with the name of\S you\f wi\feless 
netwo\fk  If you set up you\f \foute\f manually, the default name \Sis 
Cis\bo followed by the last five digits of the \foute\f’s se\fial numbe\f  
4. You \ban also:
 •Change the FTP Port (default is 21) fo\f the FTP se\fve\f
 •Change  the Encoding  (\bha\fa\bte\f  set)  fo\f  the  t\fansfe\f  of  files  in  othe\f 
languages  The \foute\f suppo\fts:
 •Uni\bode (UTF-8) (defaul\St)
 •Chinese Simplified \S(GB18030)
 •Vietnamese (CP1258)
 •ISO 8859_1  
TIP
Fo\f field des\b\fiptions, \bli\bk Help on the \fight side of the s\b\feen 
5. To apply you\f \bhanges, \bli\bk S\fve Settings 
Ho\b to share folders and set access rights
You  \ban  sele\bt  whi\bh  folde\fs  to  sha\fe    You  \ban  also  sele\bt  whi\bh  use\fs  \ban 
a\b\bess the folde\fs  Fo\f mo\fe info\fmation on managing a\b\bess \fights, see “How 
to \bonfigu\fe sto\fage” on page 41  
To configure FTP \fnd control folder \fccess:
Storage > FTP Server
1. In the Storage tab’s FTP Server page, \bli\bk Specify Folder 
The FTP Folder s\b\feen opens in a sepa\S\fate window  
2. In  the Displ\fy  N\f\be  field,  ente\f  a  unique  name  fo\f  the  FTP  folde\f   The 
name must use only alphanume\fi\b \bha\fa\bte\fs (lette\fs A to Z and numbe\fs 
0 to 9) and \ban be up t\So 15 \bha\fa\bte\fs long 
3. To sha\fe the enti\fe d\five, \bli\bk Sh\fre Entire P\frtition  
– OR -
To sha\fe only spe\bifi\b folde\fs:
 •Cli\bk Select next to the folde\f you want to sha\fe 
 •To navigate to a p\fevious folde\f, \bli\bk Return to Upper Folder 
 •To view and sele\bt folde\fs within a folde\f, \bli\bk Enter into Folder next 
to the folde\f name 
4. To \b\feate a folde\f, ente\f a unique folde\f name into the New Folder box, 
then \bli\bk Cre\fte 
5. To \bhange g\foup a\b\bess, sele\bt a g\foup in the Available Groups o\f Groups 
wit\b Access \bolumn, then \bli\bk >> o\f 
						

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6. To apply you\f \bhanges and enabl\Se FTP a\b\bess, \bli\bk S\fve Settings 
7. To apply you\f \bhanges and \b\feate the sha\fed folde\f fo\f FTP a\b\bess, \bli\bk 
S\fve Settings  You a\fe \fetu\fned to the FTP Server page, whe\fe a summa\fy 
of sha\fed folde\fs is displayed 
8. To modify sha\fed folde\f settings:
 •To \bhange a FTP folde\f’s name o\f g\foup a\b\bess, \bli\bk Edit 
 •To delete an FTP folde\f, \bli\bk Delete 
 •To see a detailed summa\fy of FTP folde\fs, \bli\bk Su\b\b\fry  A sepa\fate 
window  opens  and  shows  the  folde\f’s Display  Name, Partition, S\bare 
Folder, and Groups wit\b Access  Cli\bk Close to \blose the window 
 
Ho\b to access files remotely
For E3200, E4200 
To a\b\bess files \femotely, you must fi\fst atta\bh a USB d\five to you\f \foute\f and set 
up that sto\fage fo\f \femote a\b\bess   Fo\f inst\fu\btions, see “How to \bonfigu\fe you\f 
\foute\f’s sto\fage fo\f \femote a\b\bess” on page 45  You \ban then a\b\bess files f\fom 
anywhe\fe on the Inte\fnet 
To \fccess files re\botely:
1. Make  su\fe  that  you\f  \foute\f  is  \bonfigu\fed  to  sha\fe  files    Fo\f  mo\fe 
info\fmation,  see “How  to  \bonfigu\fe  you\f  \foute\f’s  sto\fage  fo\f  \femote 
a\b\bess” on page 45 
2. Make su\fe that you\f \foute\f has use\f a\b\bounts set up, and that you have 
taken  note  of  the  use\f  name  and  passwo\fd  you  will  use  to  a\b\bess  the 
\foute\f’s sto\fage  If you have enabled Anonymous FTP (not \fe\bommended), 
you will not need a use\f name and passwo\fd   Fo\f mo\fe info\fmation, see 
“How to \bonfigu\fe sto\fage” on page 41 
3. Take note of the IP add\fess of you\f \foute\f  To view you\f \foute\f’s IP add\fess, 
open the b\fowse\f-based utility, \bli\bk the St\ftus tab, then \bli\bk the Router 
page and take note of the numbe\fs in\S the Internet IP Address field 
– OR –
If  you  have DDNS  (Dynami\b  Domain  Name  Se\fvi\be),  take  note  of  the 
domain name \fegiste\fed to you\f \foute\f   Fo\f mo\fe info\fmation, see “How 
to find you\f netwo\fk on the Inte\fnet” on page 25 
4. At any \femote lo\bation whe\fe you \ban a\b\bess the Inte\fnet, you \ban:
 •Use  FTP  (File  T\fansfe\f  P\foto\bol)  \blient  softwa\fe  to  \bonne\bt  to  you\f 
\foute\f  You will need to ente\f you\f \foute\f’s IP add\fess   If a\b\bess to you\f 
\foute\f \fequi\fes a use\f name and passwo\fd, you will also need to ente\f 
those  details   Fo\f  mo\fe  info\fmation  on  using  the  FTP  \blient  softwa\fe, 
see its do\bumentation o\f help  
– OR –
 •Type  the  \foute\f’s  IP  add\fess  into  a  web  b\fowse\f’s  Inte\fnet  add\fess 
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FTP  softwa\fe  and  web  b\fowse\fs  display  FTP  \bontent  in  many  ways, 
but you \ban usually use these \bommon a\btions to navigate th\fough 
FTP folde\fs:
 •Cli\bk a folde\f name to open it 
 •Cli\bk  a  double  pe\fiod  (  )  o\f Up  to  \f  higher  level  directory to 
open a pa\fent folde\f 
 •Cli\bk o\f \fight-\bli\bk a file to download o\f view it 
 •D\fag a file f\fom anothe\f window and d\fop it into the FTP window 
to upload it  (To upload a file, you\f use\f a\b\bount must have w\fite 
a\b\bess )
Ho\b to set up your router as a media 
server
For E4200 
Wh\ft is \f \bedi\f server \fnd how would I use it? A media se\fve\f lets you sha\fe 
media  \bontent  a\b\foss  you\f  netwo\fk    You\f  \foute\f  \ban  a\bt  as  a  media  se\fve\f  if 
it  has  a  USB  d\five  atta\bhed  if  you  have  UPnP  AV  (Audio  and  Video)-enabled 
o\f  DLNA  (Digital  Living  Netwo\fk  Allian\be)-\be\ftified  devi\bes  in  you\f  home   
Examples  of  UPnP  AV-enabled  devi\bes  in\blude  digital  media  playe\fs,  gaming 
\bonsoles with a buil\St-in media playe\f, and digital pi\btu\fe f\fames 
Fo\f  example,  if  you  have  a  digital  media  adapte\f  that  sends  \bontent  to  you\f 
ente\ftainment  system,  and  if  you\f  \foute\f’s  set  up  as  a  media  se\fve\f,  then  the 
digital media adapte\f \ban a\b\bess you\f \foute\f’s atta\bhed USB d\five  
You  \ban  spe\bify  whi\bh  folde\fs  a\fe  used  by  the  media  se\fve\f,  add  and  delete 
folde\fs, and spe\bify how often the folde\fs a\fe s\banned fo\f new \bontent  
To configure your router \fs \f \bedi\f server:
Storage > Media Server
1. Log into the b\fowse\f-based utility (see “How to open the b\fowse\f-based 
utility” on page 21)  
2. Cli\bk the Stor\fge tab, then \bli\bk the Medi\f Server page 
3. Cli\bk En\fbled to enable the media \Sse\fve\f   
4. Ente\f a name fo\f you\f media se\fve\f in the Medi\f Server N\f\be box  The 
name must use only alphanume\fi\b \bha\fa\bte\fs (lette\fs A to Z and numbe\fs 
0 to 9) and \ban be up t\So 15 \bha\fa\bte\fs long  
5. Cli\bk Specify Folder to Sc\fn  A new window opens 
6. In  the Displ\fy  N\f\be  field,  ente\f  a  unique  name  fo\f  the  media  folde\f   
The  name  must  use  only  alphanume\fi\b  \bha\fa\bte\fs  (lette\fs  A  to  Z  and 
numbe\fs 0 to 9) and \ban be up t\So 15 \bha\fa\bte\fs long  
7. To sha\fe the enti\fe d\five, \bli\bk Sh\fre Entire P\frtition  
– OR -
To sha\fe only spe\bifi\b folde\fs:
 •Cli\bk Select next to ea\bh folde\f you want to sha\fe 
 •To navigate to a p\fevious folde\f, \bli\bk Return to Upper Folder 
 •To view and sele\bt folde\fs within a folde\f, \bli\bk Enter into Folder next 
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8. To \b\feate a folde\f, ente\f a unique folde\f name into the New Folder box, 
then \bli\bk Cre\fte 
9. To save you\f sele\btions and \b\feate the media folde\f, \bli\bk S\fve Settings  
A summa\fy of sha\fed folde\fs is displayed
10. To delete an individual med\Sia folde\f, \bli\bk Delete  
NOTE
If you delete a media folde\f, you a\fe not deleting the\S folde\f’s 
\bontents  You a\fe only \femoving it as a folde\f that the media se\fve\f 
will use 
11. To manually s\ban all s\Sha\fed folde\fs, \bli\bk Sc\fn All 
– OR -
To s\ban an individual\S folde\f, \bli\bk Sc\fn next to the folde\f  
12. To  s\bhedule  a  s\ban  of  the  media  folde\f  fo\f  new  media  \bontent,  sele\bt 
Auto-sc\fn every, then sele\bt a time inte\fval f\fom the d\fop-down list 
Ho\b to connect your UPnP device to the media server
Afte\f  you  set  up  you\f  \foute\f’s  media  se\fve\f,  you  need  to  \bonne\bt  an  UPnP-
\bompatible devi\be (su\bh as an UPnP-\bompatible game \bonsole o\f digital media 
playe\f) to the netwo\fk so that you \ban play the media se\fve\f’s \bontent 
To connect \fn UPnP device to your router’s \bedi\f server:
1. Conne\bt  you\f  UPnP  devi\be  to  you\f  home  netwo\fk  with  wi\fed  (Ethe\fnet 
\bable)  o\f  wi\feless  netwo\fking    If  you  a\fe  \bonne\bting  wi\felessly,  you 
need  to  know  you\f  netwo\fk’s  name  and  passwo\fd    See  you\f  devi\be’s 
do\bumentation fo\f help  
2. On  you\f  UPnP  devi\be,  \bhange  the  media  sou\f\be  to  the  media  se\fve\f 
name you spe\bified on you\f \foute\f   (See “How to set up you\f \foute\f as a 
media se\fve\f” on page 48)
3. See  you\f  UPnP  devi\be’s  do\bumentation  fo\f  help  with  playing  media  on 
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Ho\b to set up port for\barding
Why  would  I  use  po\ft  fo\fwa\fding?  Po\ft  fo\fwa\fding  is  a  featu\fe  that  fo\fwa\fds 
inbound t\faffi\b f\fom the Inte\fnet on a spe\bifi\b po\ft o\f po\fts to a spe\bifi\b devi\be 
o\f po\ft on you\f lo\bal netwo\fk  You \ban set up po\ft fo\fwa\fding fo\f:
 •A single po\ft (see “How to set up po\ft fo\fwa\fding fo\f a single po\ft” below)
 •Multiple po\fts (see “How to set up po\ft fo\fwa\fding fo\f multiple po\fts” on 
page 51)
 •A \fange of po\fts (see “How to set up po\ft fo\fwa\fding fo\f a \fange of po\fts” 
on page 51)
Ho\b to set up port for\barding for a single port
Why would I use port forw\frding for \f single port? Single po\ft fo\fwa\fding 
is a featu\fe that fo\fwa\fds inbound t\faffi\b f\fom the Inte\fnet on a spe\bifi\b po\ft to 
a  single  devi\be  on  you\f  lo\bal  netwo\fk    An  example  of  single  po\ft  fo\fwa\fding 
would  be  to  fo\fwa\fd  inbound  web  \fequests,  typi\bally  on  po\ft  80,  to  a  web 
se\fve\f  
To set up single po\Brt forw\frding:
Applications & Gaming > Single Port Forwarding
1. Follow you\f devi\be’s inst\fu\btions fo\f \bonfigu\fing it with a stati\b IP add\fess 
o\f  use  DHCP  \fese\fvation  to  assign  it  a  pe\fmanent  add\fess  (see “How  to 
set up the DHCP se\fve\f on you\f \foute\f” on page 24) 
2. Log into the b\fowse\f-based utility (see “How to open the b\fowse\f-based 
utility” on page 21)  
3. Cli\bk  the Applic\ftions  &  G\f\bing  tab,  then  \bli\bk  the Single  Port 
Forw\frding page 
4. Sele\bt  the  type  of  appli\bation  f\fom  the Applic\ftion  N\f\be  d\fop-down 
list   One  of  the  mo\fe  \bommon  types  to  sele\bt  is HTTP,  but  see  you\f 
devi\be’s do\bumentation fo\f \fe\bommendations   
5. In the To IP Address field, ente\f the last th\fee digits of the IP add\fess you 
have  \fese\fved  fo\f  the  \bompute\f  you  want  to  fo\fwa\fd  Inte\fnet  t\faffi\b  to   
The \fest of the IP add\fess has al\feady been \bompleted fo\f you  
6. Sele\bt En\fbled next to the IP Address field 
7. Cli\bk S\fve Ch\fnges at the bottom of the s\b\feen 
TIP
Fo\f othe\f devi\bes not in\bluded in \Sthe Appli\bation Name d\fop-
down list, see the d\Sevi\be’s do\bumentation fo\f po\ft and p\foto\bol 
info\fmation 
Po\ft Fo\fwa\fding and Po\ft T\figge\fing