the asus n66u router external usb hard drive..can read but not write.

[Zimba9810]

hi it seems like i can only watch videos and view pictures from the harddrive attached to the router but i cant put stuff in. is there anyway to fix this? also it seems the network folder/device always opens with window media player is there anyway to view the folders directly like the explorer? thanks for help i am using window 7

 

[Clayto1332]

Keep in mind that network attached storage usually has access control built in and is almost always managed using a web interface. Since it is a USB drive attached to your router, you might have to login to it to change your settings. You can find your router's IP address by doing this. Hold down your windows key on your keyboard (between ctrl and alt) and hitting "r". This will pull up a box that says "run". Type: CMD in that space and press enter. This will pull up a black command prompt. then type: ipconfig in that black box and hit enter. You will probably have to scroll back up and find it but what you are looking for is your default gateway. Lets say hypothetically that it is 192.168.1.1. You would open a web browser (like internet explorer) and type in something like this in the address bar and press enter:

http://192.168.1.1

Most routers have the default administrator username and password on the sticker on bottom. You would have to find your network attached storage settings.

Something else you might try, once you know your router IP, is opening another run box and typing in something like this:

\\192.168.1.1

Depending on the router and how it is configured, it may let you use windows explorer to browse through the data on that drive.

Hope this helps.

 

[Zimba9810]

i already access the router to enable the DLNA media server. I did not see any options for letting me to modify the content once the drive is plugged in. Is this how media server suppose to be? like once in , no one can change the content unless you unplug the drive and connect it to your own desktop pc. thanks for help .

 

[Clayto1332]

No, you should be able to have full access. I found a demo of a similar router:

http://event.asus.com/2012/nw/dummy_ui/en/Advanced_AiDisk_samba.html

It looks like that might be where you set permissions. You want both read and write.

Also if you type \\{your router IP address here} in a run box, you should be able to browse to the share over the network (see above).