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Using an External Drive, How to con storage, How to create shared folders - default login

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Linksys EA-Series Using an External Drive How to configure storage For EA3500 EA4500 Why would I need to configure storage? By default, when you connect a storage device to your router, the entire contents of the device are available for read and write access to anyone on your local network (no login credentials are required). However, you can also create shared folders that you can configure to share only with specified groups. To control access to the USB drive attached to your router, you need to perform two tasks: 1. Create one or more shared folders (see "How to create shared folders" below) 2. Manage group and User Access to Shared Folders (see "How to share folders and set access rights" on page 48) How to create shared folders To create a shared folder: Storage > Disk 1. Log into the browser-based utility (see "How to open the browser-based utility" on page 20). 2. Click the Storage tab, then click the Disk page.  3. Click Create Share next to the partition you want to share. The Shared Folder screen opens. 4. If you want to share the entire partition, select Share Entire Partition, then click Save Settings at the bottom of the screen. - OR - If you want to share a specific folder: a. Enter a unique name in the Display Name field. b. Click Select next to the folder name you want to share. •• To open a subfolder, click Enter into Folder. •• To navigate to a previous folder, click Return to Upper Folder. •• To create a new folder, type the name into the New Folder field, then click Create. 43

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How to configure storage
For
EA3500
EA4500
Why would I need to configure storage?
By default, when you connect a
storage device to your router, the entire contents of the device are available for
read and write access to anyone on your local network (no login credentials are
required). However, you can also create shared folders that you can configure
to share only with specified groups.
To control access to the USB drive attached to your router, you need to
perform two tasks:
1.
Create one or more shared folders (see “How to create shared folders”
below)
2.
Manage group and User Access to Shared Folders (see “How to share
folders and set access rights” on page 48)
How to create shared folders
To create a shared folder:
Storage > Disk
1.
Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based
utility” on page 20).
2.
Click the
Storage
tab, then click the
Disk
page.
3.
Click
Create Share
next to the partition you want to share. The
Shared
Folder
screen opens.
4.
If you want to share the entire partition, select
Share Entire Partition
,
then click
Save Settings
at the bottom of the screen.
- OR –
If you want to share a specific folder:
a.
Enter a unique name in the
Display Name
field.
b.
Click
Select
next to the folder name you want to share.
•
To open a subfolder, click
Enter into Folder
.
•
To navigate to a previous folder, click
Return to Upper Folder
.
•
To create a new folder, type the name into the
New Folder
field,
then click
Create
.
Using an External Drive