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Appendix B
How to Install and Access USB Storage
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Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router
Appendix B: How to Install
and Access USB Storage
Overview
This appendix explains how to connect and access an
external USB storage device.
How to Install the USB Storage
Make
sure
your
computer
has
a
wired
or
wireless
1.
connection to the Router.
Connect an external USB hard drive or USB flash disk
2.
to the USB port of the Router.
Proceed to the next section, “How to Access the USB
3.
Storage”.
How to Access the USB Storage
Follow the instructions for your Windows operating
system, XP or Vista.
Instructions for Windows XP
Click
1.
Start
.
Click
2.
Search
.
Click Search
Click
3.
Computers or people
.
Click Computers or People
Click
4.
A computer on the network
.
Click A Computer on the Network
In
the
5.
Computer name
field, enter the server name
that you created on the
Storage > Administration
screen. The default server name is
WRT610N
. See the
Advanced Configuration
section later in this Appendix
for information on how to change the server name.
Then click
Search
.
Enter Server Name
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Appendix B
How to Install and Access USB Storage
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Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router
In the Name column, double-click
6.
Wrt610n
.
Double-Click WRT610N
In the
7.
User name
and
Password
fields enter the default
User name and password,
admin
. If you want to
change the password, see the
Advanced Configuration
section later in this Appendix. Click
OK
.
Login Screen
The Default shared folder of your USB storage appears.
8.
To access your USB storage, double-click
Default
.
Double-click Default
To
map
the
Default
shared
folder
to
your
computer,
9.
right-click
Default
. Click
Map Network Drive
.
Click Map Network Drive
Keep
the
default
Drive
letter,
or
select
the
letter
10.
you want to use from the
Drive
drop-down menu.
Click
Finish
.
Map Network Drive
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Appendix B
How to Install and Access USB Storage
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Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router
On
your
desktop,
double-click
11.
My Computer
. The
Default shared folder of your USB storage is listed
under Network Drives.
Network Drive
To access your USB storage, double-click the
Default
shared folder. You can use the Default shared folder as
another drive on your network.
NOTE:
Repeat steps 1-11 to map the USB
storage to each XP computer on your network.
Instructions for Windows Vista
Click
1.
Start
.
Click
2.
Network
.
Click Network
You will be notified if file sharing is turned off. Click the
3.
message.
Click the Message
Click
4.
Turn on network discovery and file sharing
.
Click Turn on Network Discovery and File Sharing
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Appendix B
How to Install and Access USB Storage
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Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router
Double-click
5.
WRT610N
listed
in
the
Computer
category
(do
not
double-click
WRT610N
listed
in
the
Network
Infrastructure
category).
If you do not see the WRT610N listed in the Computer
category,
then
enter
the
default
server
name,
WRT610N
in the
Search
field, and press the
Enter
key.
See the
Advanced Configuration
section later in this
Appendix for information on how to change the
server name.
Double-Click WRT610N (Computer Category)
In the
6.
User name
and
Password
fields, enter the default
User name and password,
admin
. If you want to
change the password, see the
Advanced Configuration
section later in this Appendix. Click
OK
.
Login Screen
The Default shared folder of your USB storage appears.
7.
To access your USB storage, double-click
Default
.
Double-Click Default
To
map
the
Default
shared
folder
to
your
computer,
8.
right-click
Default
. Click
Map Network Drive
.
Click Map Network Drive
Keep
the
default
Drive
letter,
or
select
the
letter
9.
you want to use from the
Drive
drop-down menu.
Click
Finish
.
Map Network Drive
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Appendix B
How to Install and Access USB Storage
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Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router
On
your
desktop,
double-click
10.
My Computer
. The
Default shared folder of your USB storage is listed
under Network Location.
Network Drive
To access your USB storage, double-click the
Default
shared folder. You can use the Default shared folder as
another drive on your network.
NOTE:
Repeat steps 1-10 to map the USB
storage
to
each Vista
computer
on
your
network,
Advanced Configuration (Advanced
Users Only)
To manage access to the USB storage device, you can
create shared folders, user groups, and user accounts.
Follow the instructions in this section.
How to Access the Web-Based Utility
To access the web-based utility, launch the web browser on
your computer, and enter the Router’s default IP address,
192.168.1.1
or
http://wrt610n.com
, in the
Address
field.
Then, press
Enter
.
A password request screen will appear. (Non-Windows XP
users will see a similar screen.) Leave the
User name
field
blank. The first time you open the web-based utility, use
the default password
admin
. (You can set a new password
from the Administration tab’s
Management
screen.) Click
OK
to continue.
Password Screen
How to Create a Shared Folder
Click the
1.
Storage
tab.
Click the
2.
Disk
tab.
To create a shared folder, click
3.
Create Share
.
Storage > Disk

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