Storage > media server, Format disk, Setup – Linksys E3000 User Manual

Page 32: Database

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High Performance Wireless-N Router

Linksys E3000

Chapter 3: Advanced Configuration

Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel

Changes to clear your changes . Click Close to exit the

screen .

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 .

Format Disk > Claim Disk

Enter a partition’s name

Create a name for the partition .

(If your disk was formatted with multiple partitions, then

formatting will delete them and create a single partition .)
To format the disk as FAT32, click Format and follow the

on-screen instructions . To cancel the formatting, click

Cancel .

WARNING:

Formatting a disk erases all data on

the disk . Be sure to save any files that you want

to keep from the disk onto another computer or

drive before formatting a disk .

Format Disk

Storage > Media Server

The Storage options are available when a USB drive is

connected to the USB port of the Router .
The Media Server feature allows you to share stored

content with other computers and devices on your home

network and on the Internet .
For example, if you have a digital media adapter that sends

content to your entertainment system, then the digital

media adapter can locate the Router using the UPnP AV

standard . The folders you specify can then be accessed

and played by the digital media adapter .

Storage > Media Server

Setup

Server Name

The default server name of the Router is

Ciscoxxxxx . xxxxx represents the last 5 digits of your serial

number . This can be found on the bottom of the router .

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

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

button . The Media Folder screen appears . Proceed to

Add a Media Folder, page 30 .

Last scanning time

The last time the media server

scanned for content is displayed .

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 button .

The database table lists the media folders with the

following information: Display Name, Partition, and Folder .

Scan

To scan a folder, click Scan .

Delete

To delete a folder, click Delete .

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