Linksys E4200 - Manual (Page 67)

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Using an External Drive Linksys E-Series
4. Enter a name for your media server in the Media Server name box . The
name must use only alphanumeric characters (letters A to Z and numbers
0 to 9) and can be up to 15 characters long .
5. Click Specify Folder to Scan . A new window opens .
6. In the Display name field, enter a unique name for the media folder .
The name must use only alphanumeric characters (letters A to Z and
numbers 0 to 9) and can be up to 15 characters long .
7. To share the entire drive, click Share Entire Partition .
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To share only specific folders:
• Click Select next to each folder you want to share .
• To navigate to a previous folder, click Return to Upper Folder .
• To view and select folders within a folder, click Enter into Folder next
to the folder name .
8. To create a folder, enter a unique folder name into the new Folder box,
then click Create .
9. To save your selections and create the media folder, click Save Settings .
A summary of shared folders is displayed
10. To delete an individual media folder, click Delete .
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If you delete a media folder, you are not deleting the folder’s
contents . You are only removing it as a folder that the media server
will use .
11. To manually scan all shared folders, click Scan All .
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To scan an individual folder, click Scan next to the folder .
12. To schedule a scan of the media folder for new media content, select
Auto-scan every, then select a time interval from the drop-down list .