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Linksys E2100L NOTE: If you used the setup software for installation, then the name of your wireless network (up to 15 characters) is the server name of the Router. UPnP Media Server To use the Router's media server function, select Enabled. Otherwise, select Disabled. Database Setup This section lets you select content to add to the database of the Router's media server. Specify Folder to Scan To add a media folder to the database of the Router's media server, click this option. Proceed to Add a Media Folder, page 27. Auto-scan every __ To automatically scan the media folders, select this option. Then select the appropriate interval: 2 Hours (default), 6 Hours, 12 Hours, 24 Hours, or 48 Hours. Scan All To scan all media files, click this option. For each media folder, the Name, Partition, and Folder location are displayed. Scan To scan a folder, click Scan. Delete To delete a folder, click Delete. Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Changes to clear your changes. Add a Media Folder 1. After you clicked Specify Folder to Scan, the Media Folder screen appears. Chapter 3: Advanced Configuration If you do not want to share the entire partition, then proceed to step 4 and specify the folder you want to share. 4. The Current Folder setting displays the selected folder. To specify a different folder, click Select. To display sub-folders, click Enter into Folder. To return to the previous folder, click Return to Upper Folder. If you want to create a new folder, enter its name in the New Folder field. Then click Create. 5. To allow a group access to the media 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 media folder. 6. To block a group from accessing the media folder, select it from the Groups with Access column, and then click the FTP Server The storage options are available when a USB storage device is connected to the USB port of the Router. If the storage device does not fit (for example, it may block port 1), then use the included USB extension cable. Use the FTP Server screen to create an FTP server that can be accessed from the Internet or your local network. You can also create FTP folders, which are folders you create to manage FTP client access to the folders on the disk. Media Folder 2. In the Display Name field, enter a name for the media folder. This will appear in the Database table on the Media Server screen. 3. The Partition name is displayed. If the media folder should include the entire partition, select Share entire Partition and proceed to step 5. Advanced Wireless-N Router Storage> FTP Server FTP Server Setup Server Name The default server name of the Router is CiscoXXXXX (xxxxx are the last five digits of the Router's serial number). You can change this name on the Storage > 27

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27
Advanced Wireless-N Router
Linksys E2100L
Chapter 3: Advanced Configuration
NOTE:
If you used the setup software for
installation, then the name of your wireless
network (up to 15 characters) is the server
name of the Router°
UPnP Media Server
To use the Router’s media server
function, select
Enabled
° Otherwise, select
Disabled
°
Database Setup
This section lets you select content to add to the database
of the Router’s media server°
Specify Folder to Scan
To add a media folder to the
database of the Router’s media server, click this option°
Proceed to
Add a Media Folder
,
page 27
°
Auto-scan every __
To automatically scan the media
folders, select this option° Then select the appropriate
interval:
2 Hours
(default),
6 Hours
,
12 Hours
,
24 Hours
,
or
48 Hours
°
Scan All
To scan all media files, click this option°
For each media folder, the Name, Partition, and Folder
location are displayed°
Scan
To scan a folder, click
Scan
°
Delete
To delete a folder, click
Delete
°
Click
Save Settings
to apply your changes, or click
Cancel
Changes
to clear your changes°
Add a Media Folder
1° After you clicked
Specify Folder to Scan,
the
Media 
Folder
screen appears°
Media Folder
2° In the
Display Name
field, enter a name for the media
folder° This will appear in the Database table on the
Media Server 
screen°
3° The Partition name is displayed° If the media folder
should include the entire partition, select
Share entire
Partition
and proceed to step 5°
If you do not want to share the entire partition, then
proceed to step 4 and specify the folder you want to
share°
4° The
Current Folder
setting displays the selected folder°
To specify a different folder, click
Select
° To display
sub-folders, click
Enter into Folder
° To return to the
previous folder, click
Return to Upper Folder
°
If you want to create a new folder, enter its name in the
New Folder
field° Then click
Create
°
To allow a group access to the media 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 media
folder°
6° To block a group from accessing the media folder,
select it from the
Groups with Access
column, and then
click the
<<
button°
7° 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
Media Server 
screen°
Storage > FTP Server
The storage options are available when a USB storage
device is connected to the USB port of the Router° If the
storage device does not fit (for example, it may block
port 1), then use the included USB extension cable°
Use the
FTP Server 
screen to create an FTP server that can
be accessed from the Internet or your local network° You
can also create FTP folders, which are folders you create to
manage FTP client access to the folders on the disk°
Storage> FTP Server
FTP Server
Setup
Server Name
The default server name of the Router is
CiscoXXXXX
(xxxxx are the last five digits of the Router’s
serial number)° You can change this name on the
Storage >