Linksys e2100l appendix a: troubleshooting – Linksys E2100L User Manual
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Linksys E2100L
Appendix A: Troubleshooting
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Advanced Wireless-N Router
2 . On your desktop, double-click Computer or My
Computer icon .
3 . Right-click the USB storage device, and click
Properties .
4 . The format is listed in the File system
description . If the format is not NTFS or FAT, then 
back up the data on the USB storage device . 
 
After you have backed up the data on the USB storage 
drive, you can format it . Right-click the USB storage 
device, and click Format . Follow the on-screen 
instructions . For more information, refer to Windows 
Help .
If the Router still does not recognize the USB storage 
device, then remove the power adapter from the Router’s 
Power port . Wait five seconds, and then re-connect the 
power adapter to the Router’s Power port .
In Windows Vista, you do not see the USB storage device 
in the Network screen.
Make sure the Router and your computer use the same 
workgroup name . (The default workgroup name of the 
Router is workgroup . In Windows Vista, right-click the 
Computer icon and select Properties . Click Advanced 
system settings . Click the Computer Name tab . The 
workgroup name is displayed .) If they differ, then 
change the workgroup name of the Router . Follow these 
instructions:
1 . Access the web-based utility of the Router . (Refer to
How to Access the Browser-Based Utility, page 11 .)
2 . Click the Storage tab .
3 . Click the Administration tab .
4 . In the Workgroup  Name field, enter the workgroup 
name of your computer .
5 . Click Save Settings .
In Windows XP, you do not see the Router in the My 
Network Places screen.
In the Network  Tasks section, click Show icons for 
networked UPnP devices . If the Router does not appear, 
follow these instructions:
1 . Go to Start > Control Panel > Firewall . 
2 . Click the Exceptions tab . 
3 . Select UPnP Framework .
4 . Click OK .
In Windows XP, you do not see your USB storage device 
in the View workgroup computers screen.
Make sure the Router and your computer use the same 
workgroup name . (The default workgroup name of 
the Router is workgroup . In Windows XP, go to Start > 
Control Panel > System . Click the Computer Name tab . 
The workgroup name is displayed .) If they differ, then 
change the workgroup name of the Router . Follow these 
instructions:
1 . Access the web-based utility of the Router . (Refer to
How to Access the Browser-Based Utility, page 11 .)
2 . Click the Storage tab .
3 . Click the Administration tab .
4 . In the Workgroup  Name field, enter the workgroup 
name of your computer .
5 . Click Save Settings .
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