Linksys WRT160N Network Router User Manual


 
Chapter 3
Advanced Configuration
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Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router with Storage Link
Shared Folder Screen
Shared Folder Screen
To create a shared folder:
Enter a display name that will appear in the Shared
Folder table of the Disk screen.
Select a folder name to share. To see a sub-folder, click
Enter into Folder. To return to the previous folder, click
Return to Upper Folder. To create a new folder, enter
a name in the New Folder field, then click Create.
Select the right Access arrows to allow access to a
group or the left arrows to remove access to a group.
You can allow Read and Write or Read Only access. To
add more groups, go to Storage > Administration.
Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click
Cancel Changes to cancel your changes. Click Close
to close the screen.
Shared Folder
Each Display Name you created on the Shared Folder
screen will be listed with its partition and shared folder,
which you can edit or delete. Select Edit to edit an item or
Delete to delete the item.
If you click the Edit, the Shared Folder screen appears.
Refer to the “Shared Folder Screen” section.
Format Disk
Select the disk you want to format, then click Format Disk
to format the disk and create a new partition. If your hard
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drive is formatted with multiple partitions, it will delete
them and create a single partition.
Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel
Changes to cancel your changes. For more information,
click Help.
Storage > Media Server
An external USB hard drive or USB disk must be connected
to the USB Port of the Router to use the storage feature.
Storage > Media Server
Setup
Server Name The name of the router’s media server
is displayed here. It can be changed at Storage >
Administration..
UPnP Media Server To use the Router’s media server
function, select Enable. Otherwise, select Disable.
Database
This section lets you select content to add to the database
of the Router’s media server. Click Specify Folder to Scan
to add a media folder to the Database table.
If you click Specify Folder to Scan, the Media Folder
screen appears.
Media Folder Screen
To add a media folder:
Enter a display name that will appear in the Database
table of the Media Server screen.
Select a folder name to share. To see a sub-folder, click
Enter into Folder. To return to the previous folder, click
Return to Upper Folder. To create a new folder, enter
a name in the New Folder field, then click Create.
Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click
Cancel Changes to cancel your changes. Click Close
to close the screen.
Scan All Click this button to scan all folders in the
Database table.
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