Using An External Drive; Overview; How To Attach A Usb Drive; How To Use Secured Folder Access - Linksys WRT 1900AC User Manual

Using an External Drive

OVERVIEW

You can attach most USB drives (including a thumb drive or a high-capacity
external drive) to the USB port on your router. You can then use the drive as
networked storage, as a media server (for media-enabled devices such as a
networked TV), and as an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) server. You can also specify
which users can access the content on the drive. Menus are subject to change.
To view the status and settings of your attached drive:
• Log into Linksys Smart Wi-Fi. (See "How to connect to Linksys Smart Wi-Fi" on
page 7.)
• Click External Storage under Apps. The Status tab displays information such as
the following:
Drive capacity and use
Secured folder access status
Addresses for accessing shared folders, the FTP server, and media server.
WRT 1900AC | Using an External Drive

HOW TO ATTACH A USB DRIVE

If a USB drive is already connected to the router, and you want to attach a
different drive to that USB port, you should safely disconnect the old drive first.
To safely remove a USB drive from the router:
• Log into Linksys Smart Wi-Fi, then click External Storage under Apps.
• In the Status tab, click Safely remove drive.
• Disconnect the old drive from the router.
To attach a USB drive to the router:
• Connect the USB drive to an available USB port on the back of your router. Your
router will detect the drive.
• To update the External Storage screen, you may need to click Refresh.

HOW TO USE SECURED FOLDER ACCESS

Why would I need to use secured folder access?
By default, when you connect a USB drive to your router, the entire contents of
the drive are available for read and write access to anyone on your local network
(no login credentials are required). However, you can also make the drive and its
folders secure, so that only authorized users can access the drive's contents.
Tip:
When Secure Folder Access is on, the entire USB drive is secured.
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