How to install and access usb storage, Windows xp – Linksys WRT160NL User Manual

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Appendix B

How to Install and Access USB Storage

35

Wireless-N Broadband Router with Storage Link

From the

4.

Drive drop-down menu, select an available

drive letter.

Select Drive Letter

Click

5.

Finish.

Access Mapped Drive

On your desktop, double-click the

1.

Computer icon.

Computer Icon

NOTE:

If the Computer icon is not displayed,

then go to Start > All Programs > Accessories

> Windows Explorer.

Double-click the mapped drive to access it.

2.

Double-Click Mapped Drive

Windows XP

Map a Drive

On your desktop, double-click the

1.

My Computer

icon.

My Computer Icon

NOTE:

If the My Computer icon is not displayed,

then go to Start > All Programs > Accessories

> Windows Explorer.

In the

2.

Address field, enter the server name of the

Router:
\\<server_name_of_Router>

Enter Server Name of Router

The default server name of the Router is WRT160NL. You

can change this name on the Storage > Administration

screen; refer to Storage > Administration, page 20.

NOTE:

Another option is to use the IP address

of the Router. In the Address field, enter the local

IP address of the Router:

\\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

The default is 192.168.1.1. You can change this

IP address on the Setup > Basic Setup screen;

refer to Setup > Basic Setup, page 4.

A login screen may appear. If prompted, enter your

3.

account user name and password. (For the admin

account, admin is both the default user name and

password.)

Enter Account User Name and Password

User accounts are set up on the Storage > Administration

screen; for more information, refer to Create a User

Account, page 38.

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