4.1.2 Managing your Shared Content

Introduction

To prevent that users start creating folders on your USB storage device and to keep the directory structure clean and transparent, the Thomson Gateway allows you to configure your USB storage device as Managed Partition.

Managed Partition

If you select your drive or partition as managed partition, users will only be able to access following folders:

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Media

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Shared

All other folders will be hidden from the user. If you connected more than one USB storage device, those device will be hidden.

If these folders are not on your USB storage device. The Thomson Gateway will create them automatically.

Procedure

Proceed as follows:

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Browse to the Thomson Gateway Web Interface.

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On the Tools menu, click Content Sharing.

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In the Navigation Bar, click Configure.

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Under List of connected disks, click the radio button next to the partition you want to configure as Managed Partition.

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Click Apply.

Result

The Thomson Gateway creates following folders:

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Media:
Use this folder to share your media files with others users on your network. You can store your media files in following subfolders:

 

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Movies

 

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Music

 

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Pictures

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Shared:
Use this folder to share your data with other users. Optionally, users can also access this folder using FTP. For more information, see Accessing your Shared Content by FTP.

If the above folders are already exist, the existing folders are used.