User's Manual
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6 Sharing Content on
your Thomson Gateway
6.1 Using the Network File Server
Introduction
The Network Server allows you to share the content on your USB storage device with other devices that are
connected to your Thomson Gateway network (mostly computers).
These devices have read and write access to this USB device.
Procedure
To enable the Network File Server:
1 Browse to the Thomson Gateway GUI.
2 On the Tools menu, click Content Sharing.
3 In the Navigation bar, click Configure.
4 Under Network File Server (Windows Networking), click Server Enabled. It is also recommended to
complete in following fields:
Server Name:
You will use this name to access the Thomson Gateway. If you leave this field empty you can only
access your USB storage device by entering the IP address (by default: 192.168.1.253)
Server Description:
Here you can add a short description for what kind of data is stored on the USB storage device.
Workgroup:
Enter the same workgroup as your computer(s).
5 Click Apply.
6 All users connected to the Thomson Gateway can now connect to your USB storage device.
7 If you want to limit the number of folders users can access, continue with “6.4 Managing your Shared
Content” on page 58.