Homebox - Hard Drives

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1 USB memory device support (Samba)
- 1.1 Supported filesystems
2 Activating the network share support in Homebox
3 Accessing the network share from computer
4 Notes
5 User tested devices

USB memory device support (Samba)

A USB memory device, such as external hard drive or a memory stick, can be connected to the Homebox. The Homebox will create a network share from the filesystem of the memory device. The network share can be accessed on the local network through the wireless WippiesHome-network and from the LAN-ports of the Homebox.

Supported filesystems

The memory device has to formatted to a filesystem type that the Homebox supports.

Currently supported filesystems:

FAT16 and FAT32
EXT2 and EXT3

Currently (2008-04-22) there are some issues with EXT-support.[1]

Activating the network share support in Homebox

Support must be activated from My Wippies administration pages.

Log in to https://my.wippies.com/
Select Device Settings
Select Edit-button beside your device information.
Select Show Misc. Settings
Check the Use Samba file sharing box.
Click Save and wait until the settings have been successfully changed.
Plug your USB-Device in HomeBox USB port.

Accessing the network share from computer

Usually you can access the share at \\WIPPIES or \\192.168.0.1. You should see a Wippies fileshare or WIPPIES in Vista, that's your storage medium.

How to access USB-Drive in Linux

Go to Konqueror (KDE, e.g. Kubuntu) or Nautilus (Gnome, e.g. Ubuntu)
Write in the address line smb://192.168.0.1
Now you should see all the devices connected to the HomeBox.

How to access USB-Drive in Windows XP

Go to Windows Explorer.
Insert \\192.168.0.1 to the address field and press enter.
Now you should see all connected devices (Folders) in HomeBox. If you don't see them try refreshing the page.

How to access USB-Drive in Windows Vista

Go to Windows Explorer.
Insert \\WIPPIES to the address field and press enter.
Now you should see all connected devices (Folders) in HomeBox. If you don't see them try refreshing the page.

Notes

At the moment you can't connect an NTFS formatted hard drive (NTFS-Support is under development).
If you're using for example MP3-player or mobile phone as a storage, you may have to set your device to storage mode.
On Microsoft Windows operating system the Client for Microsoft Networks has to be installed and selected on the properties of the network adapter.
Support for Microsoft Windows Vista was added in HomeBox firmware "Sauna-19".