Owner's Manual

Chapter 22 USB Media Sharing
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File-Sharing Server
You can also share files on a USB memory stick or hard drive connected to your NBG6716 with
users on your network.
The following figure is an overview of the NBG6716’s file-sharing server feature. Computers A and
B can access files on a USB device (C) which is connected to the NBG6716 (D).
Figure 114 File Sharing Overview
22.2 What You Can Do
•Use the DLNA screen to use the NBG6716 as a media server and allow DLNA-compliant devices
to play media files stored in the attached USB device (Section 22.5 on page 174).
•Use the SAMBA screen to enable file-sharing via the NBG6716 using Windows Explorer or the
workgroup name. This screen also allow you to configure the workgroup name and create user
accounts (Section 22.6 on page 174).
•Use the FTP screen to allow file sharing via the NBG6716 using FTP and create user accounts
(Section 22.7 on page 176).
22.3 What You Need To Know
DLNA
The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is a group of personal computer and electronics
companies that works to make products compatible in a home network. DLNA clients play files
stored on DLNA servers. The NBG6716 can function as a DLNA-compliant media server and stream
files to DLNA-compliant media clients without any configuration.
A
B
C
D