Application Features; Sharing.usb.storage - Asus WL-500gP Quick Start Manual

4. Application features

ASUS. WL-500gP. Wireless. Router. provides. multiple. application. features. such. as.
USB.storage.share,.Download.Master.(a.download.utility),.and.USB.printer.share..
In.this.Quick.Start.Guide,.the.most.popular.features.and.their.setting.up.procedures.
are.introduced..For.more.application.features,.please.refer.to.the.full.version.user.
manual.included.in.the.support.CD..
Warning: Before. unplugging. the. USB. storage. disk. from. WL-500gP,. you. must. eject.
the.disk.in.Status & Log -> External USB Disk.page.to.prevent.data.corruption.
Note: Before. applying. change. and. rebooting. WL-500gP,. make. sure. all. USB.
applications.are.disabled,.it.would.take.more.than.20.seconds.for.WL-500gP.to.reboot.
1) Sharing USB storage
To.use.this.feature,.you.need.to.plug.a.USB.storage.disk.to.the.USB2.0.port.on.the.
rear.panel.of.WL-500gP..Make.sure.the.hard.disk.is.formated.and.partitioned.properly.
Note: FAT32 has a 2GB file size limitation and do not support files above that size. If
you want to use files of over 2GB, you must format the disk to EXT2 file system.
Creating user account
To.share.the.data.in.the.USB.storage,.you.need.to.create.
user accounts first.
1.. Click.USB Application -> User List.in.the.left.side.menu.to.
open the configuration page.
2.. I n p u t. U s e r N a m e a n d.
Password.for.the.accounts..
C l i c k. A d d. t o. a d d. t h e.
account.to.the.list..
3.. To. d e l e t e. a n. a c c o u n t ,.
select. the. account. from.
the.list.and.click.Del.
4.. Click. Apply. to. apply. the.
changes. and. restart. the.
wireless.router.
Creating share folder and access right
You.can.create.a.new.share.folder.or.share.an.existing.
folder.in.your.hard.disk..
1.. Click. USB Application -> Share Nodes. in. the. left. side.
menu to open the configuration page.
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