User Manual

Share USB Devices Attached to the Router

Nighthawk X6 AC3000 Tri-Band WiFi Router

When you connect the USB storage device to the router’s USB port, it might take up to

two minutes before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB drive is available to all

computers on your local area network (LAN).

2. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network.

3. Enter http://www

.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com in the address field of the

web browser.

A login screen displays.

4. Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is admin.

The default password is password. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

5. Select ADV

ANCED > USB Storage > Advanced Settings.

6. Scroll down to the Available Networks Folder section, and adjust the following settings:

• Share Name. If only one device is connected, the default share name is

USB_Storage. (Some router models include more than one USB port.)

You can click the name or you can type it in the address field of your web browser. If

Not Shared is shown, the default share was deleted and no other share for the root

folder exists. Click the link to change this setting.

• Read

Access and Write Access. Show the permissions and access controls on the

network folder. All–no password (the default) allows all users to access the network

folder. The password for admin is the same one that you use to log in to the router.

• Folder Name. Full path of the network folder

• V

olume Name. Volume name from the storage device (either USB device or HDD).

• T

otal Space and Free Space. Show the current utilization of the storage device.