If you’re setting up a wireless network for a business, even a small business can
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security breaches to ensuring that key applications (say, your phone or video-
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can help. Most businesses opt for a dedicated network monitoring tool, but
when a wireless network is your business’ primary LAN, a dedicated Wi-Fi
management tool, such as Ekahau Pro, is your best bet.
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thing you’ll need is a USB storage device, such as an external hard drive,
plugged into your router. Next, make your way to the advanced settings on the
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something similar. Once in that tab, click the checkbox for “FTP via internet” or
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now be available to users on
your network. If you would
like to be the only one to
access the USB device, you
can modify the read and write
access to be admin-only.
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Simply click “new folder,”
“select folder,” or something
similar, and navigate to the
desired folder on your USB
device. Select the folder and
click Apply Changes.