Application features, 1) sharing usb storage, Creating user account – Asus WL-500W User Manual

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WL-500W Wireless Router User Manual

ASUS WL-500W Wireless Router provides two USB2.0 ports for connecting the

USB storage, the USB camera, and the USB printer. Thus, you can monitor the

working environment, share data and printer with both wired and wireless users in

your network. Furthermore, WL-500W provides a download utility -- the Download

Master -- to facilit ate and share the download files.

Warning: Before unplugging the USB storage disk from WL-500W, you must eject

the disk in Status & Log -> External USB Disk page to prevent data corruption.

Note: Before applying change and rebooting WL-500W, make sure all USB applications

are disabled, it would take more than 20 seconds for WL-500W to reboot.

1) Sharing USB storage

To use this feature, you need to plug a USB hard disk to the USB2.0 port on the rear

panel of WL-500W. Make sure the hard disk is formatted and partitioned properly.

Note: FAT32 has a 2GB file size limitation and do not support files above that size. If

you want to use files of above 2GB, you must format the disk to EXT2 file system.

Creating user account

To share the data in the USB storage, you need to create

user accounts first.

2. Input User Name and

Password for the accounts.

Click Add to add the

account to the list.

3. To delete an account,

select the account from

the list and click Del.

4. Click Apply to apply the

changes and restart the

wireless router.

Creating share folder and access right

You can create a new share folder or share an existing

folder in your hard disk.

1. Click USB Application -> User List in the left side

menu to open the configuration page.

1. Click USB Application -> Share Nodes in the left

side menu to open the configuration page.

5. Application features