Linksys WRT160N manual Storage Media Server, Shared Folder, Format Disk, Setup, Database

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Chapter 3

Advanced Configuration

Shared Folder Screen

Shared Folder Screen

To create a shared folder:

1.Enter a display name that will appear in the Shared Folder table of the Disk screen.

2.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.

3.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.

4.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

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:

1.Enter a display name that will appear in the Database table of the Media Server screen.

2.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.

3.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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Linksys WRT160N manual Storage Media Server, Shared Folder, Format Disk, Setup, Database