Linksys E3000
Appendix B: How to Install and Access USB Storage
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High Performance Wireless-N Router
Advanced Configuration
(Advanced Users Only)
To manage access to the USB storage device, you can
create shared folders, user groups, and user accounts .
Access the Browser-Based Utility
To access the browser-based utility, launch the web
browser on your computer, and enter the Router’s default
IP address,
192.168.1.1
, in the
Address
field . Then press
Enter
.
A login screen will appear . (Non-Windows 7 users will see
a similar screen .) In the
User name
field, enter
admin
. Then
enter the password created during the Setup Software .
(If you did not run the Setup Software, then use the
default password,
admin
. You can set a new password
on the
Administration > Management
screen . Refer to
.) Click
OK
to
continue .
Login Screen
Create a Shared Folder
1 . Click the
Storage
tab .
2 . Click the
Disk
tab .
Storage > Disk
3 . To create a shared folder, click
Create Share
.
Shared Folder
4 . In the
Display Name
field, create a display name for the
shared folder .
5 . In the
New Folder
field, create a name for the physical
location of the shared folder . Then click
Create
.
6 . If the shared folder should include the entire partition,
select
Share entire Partition
and proceed to step 8 .
If you do not want to share the entire partition, then
specify the folder you do want to share .
7 . Select the appropriate folder . To display subfolders,
click
Enter into Folder
. To return to the previous
folder, click
Return to Upper Folder
.
8 . To allow a group access to the shared folder, select it
from the Available Groups column, and then click the
>>
button .
NOTE:
Specify which user groups have read-
and-write or read-only access to the shared
folders .
9 . To block a group from accessing the shared folder,
select it from the Groups with Access column, and
then click the
<<
button .
10 . Click
Save Settings
to apply your changes, or click
Cancel Changes
to clear your changes . Click
Close
to
exit the screen and return to the
Disk
screen .