NETGEAR DG834GUV5 - Manual (Page 104)

DG834GUv5 Wireless Router with Built-in DSL Modem User Manual
v1.0, May 2009
Sharing Photos with Friends and Family
The DG834GUv5 allows you to create your own central storage location for photos and
multimedia. This eliminates the need to log in to (and pay for) an external photo sharing site.
Sharing Photos With Friends and Family
Figure 8-1: Sharing photos with friends and family
Sharing files with your friends and family involves the following steps:
1. Using the DG834GUv5 Wireless Router configuration utility, assign a username and password
for each friend or family member.
2. Specify a share folder that the account can access.
3. Decide whether the account should have read only or read and write privileges. You can assign
read only access of the shared folder on the USB drive to remote friends and family members
such as Grandma.
4. Local family members (Mom, Dad, and Son) can use a Web browser or Microsoft Networking
to access files on the USB drive. Local users have read and write privilege
For more information on sharing photos with friends and family who are at another location, see
“Connecting to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer” on page 8-11 .
For more information on sharing photos with family on your local network, see “Connecting to the
USB Drive from a Local Web Browser” on page 8-11 and “Connecting to the USB Drive From
Your Home/Office Network” on page 8-12 .
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