How to map a drive on your Wi-Fi Router windows and mac.

How to map a drive on your Wi-Fi Router windows and mac..

The USB Storage Tool on a standard  Wi-Fi Router will enable you to have file-sharing capabilities within your network.  Once the shared folders are configured, you should be able to access your network storage on any computer that's connected to your network.  Follow the instructions below to learn how to map a network
drive to access your USB storage.

IMPORTANT:  Before you start mapping your network drive, you need to:

• Ensure that you have already identified your drive’s IP address before mapping.  The IP address of the USB Storage is the same as the IP address of the router.  most of the  Wi-Fi Routers has 192.168.1.1 as the default IP address.

• If you are using a wireless computer, ensure that you are connected to the main wireless network.  You will not be able to access your USB storage when you are connected to the Guest network.

 These steps are applicable to Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.  In this example, Windows 7 was used.

Step 1:

Right-click the Computer icon and click on the Map network drive… option.

Step 2:

Enter the IP address of your USB storage device and click the Browse… button.

Step 3:

Double-click on the IP address for your router.

NOTE:  If the router’s Secure Folder Access feature is enabled, you will be asked to log in using your Username and Password either as admin or guest.

Logging in:
As admin – account password is the router password.
As guest – account password is "guest" unless you have changed it.

Step 4:

Select the name of your USB storage device and click OK.

QUICK TIP:  If the USB storage device connected to your router is partitioned, you will see different folders under the IP address of your router.  This is also true for the Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Routers EA6500, EA6700 and EA6900 which are capable of connecting two (2) USB storage devices on its USB ports.

Step 5:

Check the Reconnect at logon box and click Finish.

NOTE:  You need to check this box if you want to have the mapped network drive always available in the Computer window. If you leave this unchecked, the drive will be automatically unmaped once you turn off the computer.

A network drive will be displayed in your Computer window and you should now be able to access your USB storage files by clicking on the Network Location icon.

QUICK TIP:  Repeat Steps 1-5 to add more folders from your USB storage device.

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