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Chapter 3
Advanced Configuration
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Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router
Storage > Disk
The storage options are available when a USB storage
device is connected to the USB port of the Router.
The Disk screen describes the disk currently attached to
the Router. Use this screen to create shared folders, safely
remove a disk, or format a disk (any data on the disk will
be deleted during formatting).
Shared folders are folders you create to manage access to
the folders on the disk.
Storage > Disk
Disk Detail
If a formatted disk is connected to the Router, then its name
is displayed. For each partition of the disk, the Partition,
File System, Capacity, and Free Space information are
displayed.
Safely Remove Disk Before physically disconnecting a
disk from the Router, click Safely Remove Disk first. This
prevents the possible loss of data, which may occur if you
remove the disk while it is transferring data.
Create Share To create a shared folder, click this option
for the appropriate partition, and the Shared Folder screen
appears. Proceed to Create or Edit a Shared Folder,
page 20.
Shared Folder
Shared Disk IP Address The IP address of the disk is
displayed.
Summary To view a list of shared folders, click this option.
For each shared folder, the Display Name, Partition, and
Shared Folder location are displayed.
Edit To change the access settings of a shared folder, click
this option, and the Shared Folder screen appears. Proceed
to Create or Edit a Shared Folder, page 20.
Delete To delete a shared folder, click this option.
Format Disk
Disk To format a disk and create a new partition, select
the disk you want to format, and then click Format Disk. (If
your disk was formatted with multiple partitions, then the
formatting will delete them and create a single partition.)
Proceed to Format Disk, page 21.
Create or Edit a Shared Folder
Use this screen to add a shared folder.
Shared Folder
Shared Folder
Display Name Create a name for the folder. This will
appear in the Shared Folder table on the Disk screen.
Partition The name of the partition is displayed.
Location The location of the folder is displayed.
New Folder Create a name for the physical location of
the folder. Then click Create.
Share entire Partition Select this option if the folder
should include the entire partition.
If you do not want to share the entire partition, then select
the folder you do want to share.