Click “OK” to mount the network share on your Mac's desktop.ĭouble-click the network share's icon to access the files on the USB drive through the router. I also tried your 2nd idea: enabled Samba in the modem's menu. But when connected to the modem's USB, there is no external HD visible on the Disk Utility. For example, if your router's IP address were 192.168.0.1, you would enter “smb://192.168.0.1”.Ĭlick “Connect” and then select your USB drive's name from the dialog box. The HD is formatted as a MacOS Journaled disk, and when I connect it directly to my MBP USB port, it is, of course, visible and fully usable. Select “Go” from the toolbar menu and then click “Connect to Server” to open the Connect to Server box.Įnter “smb://” (without quotes), where is the IP address of your router, into the Server Address box. If you want to share the entire contents of the drive, share the drive's root folder.Įxit the router menu and click on the “Finder” icon. This process allows you to restrict some folders to local access only, should you want to. Open the router's USB storage settings page and select the folders on the drive that you want to share.
The process to access the device's menu varies from router to router, but most router menus can be accessed by opening a Web browser and typing your router's IP address into the address bar. Log in to the router's configuration menu. Connect the drive to your router's USB port and ensure that the router is powered on.
