Thanks There are several hard drive manufacturers that offer WiFi solutions but I would not go that route because the 5268ac does not support very well.

I have gone into the setup utilities for the router (through the IP address) but dont see anything that will help me do this. Click “OK” to mount the network share on your Mac's desktop.ĭouble-click the network share's icon to access the files on the USB drive through the router. I was very excited to use the USB 3.0 port with my 3.0 external HD. For example, if your router's IP address were 192.168.0.1, you would enter “smb://192.168.0.1”.Ĭlick “Connect” and then select your USB drive's name from the dialog box. Select “Go” from the toolbar menu and then click “Connect to Server” to open the Connect to Server box.Įnter “smb://” (without quotes), where is the IP address of your router, into the Server Address box. If you want to share the entire contents of the drive, share the drive's root folder.Įxit the router menu and click on the “Finder” icon. Wireless Router How to set up Media Services and Servers- Network Place (Samba) Share/ Cloud Disk Last Update : 8 09:55. This process allows you to restrict some folders to local access only, should you want to. Open the router's USB storage settings page and select the folders on the drive that you want to share. The process to access the device's menu varies from router to router, but most router menus can be accessed by opening a Web browser and typing your router's IP address into the address bar. So, on to step 2 - For basic sharing there is a number of options, FTP, NFS, SAMBA and Media Server. Go into windows and there is nothing there. It makes no sense to bog down the router with thousands of interrupts per second (every 16 bytes) from a high speed drive. Log in to the router's configuration menu. Firstly, after plugging in my drive the router sees it no problem and is detected and listed in the router firmware. Routers are designed to move packets efficitently. Connect the drive to your router's USB port and ensure that the router is powered on.

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