A drive I plugged into the USB port is not showing up on my computer.
1.
Try unplugging the drive and plugging it back in. Check that the USB connector is firmly plugged
into the router.
2.
If your drive has an optional power supply, use it while the drive is attached to your router.
3.
The router supports FAT16, FAT32, or NTFS formats. Drives in other formats will not appear in
the Finder (Mac OS X) or Windows Explorer.
A drive plugged into the USB port is not coming on or remains on only for
a short time.
Some drives require more power than the router’s USB port provides. If your drive has an optional power
supply, please use it while the drive is attached to your router.
A printer I plugged into the USB port is not showing up on my computer.
1.
Try unplugging the printer and plugging it back in. Check that the USB connector is firmly
plugged into the router.
2.
To print to a printer attached to the router, your computer must have that printer’s driver
installed. Check that the driver is installed.
3.
The printer may not be set to auto-connect. Open the
USB Print and Storage Center
. Check that
the printer appears in the list of available devices. View the properties of the printer, and check
that
auto-connect
is selected.
A different sort of USB device that I plugged into the USB port is not
showing up on my computer.
Most USB devices other than storage drives and printers must be accessed via the
USB Print and
Storage Center
.
1.
Try unplugging the device and plugging it back in. Check that the USB connector is firmly
plugged into the router.
2.
Open the
USB Print and Storage Center
. Check that the device appears in the list of available
devices.
3.
Select the device and click
Use
. The device will be virtually connected to your computer until
you choose to
Stop Using
the device, or another person requests use of the device.
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