Western Digital My Net AC1300 Router User Manual - Manual (Page 51)

PERFORMING ADVANCED TASKS
47 MY NET AC1300 ROUTER
USER MANUAL
Accessing Files Stored on an Attached USB Drive
To access the files stored on a USB drive connected to the router, make sure that the drive
was properly set up as described in “Setting up External Storage” on page 21. After the
setup is complete, access stored files through the network as follows:
Using Windows Explorer
Windows XP
1. Click Start > Run and type \\mynetac1300. If the router’s default name was changed
during setup, substitute the new name. The folder that displays represents the external
USB drive.
2. Double-click the folder to access the drive.
3. If a password was set on the router during storage setup, at the prompts, enter the
username and the password that you created.
Windows Vista/Win7
1. Click > Start and in the Search programs and files box, type \\mynetac1300. If
the router’s default host name was changed during setup, substitute the new name. The
folder that displays represents the external USB drive.
2. Double-click the folder to access its contents.
3. If a password was set on the router during storage setup, at the prompts, enter the
username and the password that you created.
Setting up a Share (Mac)
To access the files stored on a USB drive connected to the router, make sure that the drive
was properly set up as described in “Setting up External Storage” on page 21. After the
setup is complete, access it through the network by doing the following:
1. Click Finder and on the menu bar, click Go > Connect to Server.
2. Type smb://mynetac1300. If the router’s default host name was changed during setup,
substitute the new name. The folder that appears is the external USB drive.
3. Click OK to mount the volume.