User's Manual

3.1.3 Monitoring your USB device

The ASUS DSL-AC87VG provides two USB ports for connecting

USB devices or USB printer to allow you to share files and printer

with clients in your network.

NOTES:

• Tousethisfeature,youneedtoplugaUSBstoragedevice,suchasa

USB hard disk or USB flash drive, to the USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the rear

panel of your wireless router. Ensure that the USB storage device is

formatted and partitioned properly. Refer to the Plug-n-Share Disk

Support List at http://event.asus.com/networks/disksupport

• TheUSBportssupporttwoUSBdrivesoroneprinterandoneUSB

drive at the same time.

IMPORTANT! You ﬁrst need to create a share account and its

permission /access rights to allow other network clients to access the

USB device via an FTP site/third-party FTP client utility, Servers Center,

Samba, or AiCloud. For more details, refer to the section 3.5 Using the

USB Application and 3.6 Using AiCloud in this user manual.

To monitor your USB device:

1. From the navigation panel, go to General > Network Map.

2. On the Network Map screen, select the USB Disk Status icon

to display your USB device’s information.

3. On the AiDisk Wizard field, click GO to set up an FTP server for

Internet file sharing.

NOTES:

• Formoredetails,refertothesection3.5.2 Using Media Services

and Servers in this user manual.

• ThewirelessrouterworkswithmostUSBHDDs/Flashdisks(upto

4TB size) and supports read-write access for FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, and

HFS+.