Use your storage USB port to connect an external drive for backup and as a network share

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Formatting the drive will erase everything on it so make sure you don’t need the data on the drive if you choose to reformat it

Useful links:

• How to configure your router as a Media Server: https://youtu.be/rS0_voH_sz8
• How to configure backup for Windows: https://youtu.be/84gz4v1-RyA
• How to configure Time Machine for macOS: https://youtu.be/JgPp7o2TFWI
• How to secure your home wifi network router step by step with demonstration on D-Link Linksys router: https://youtu.be/Vv1qJpmKxE0
• Gaming router D Link AC2600 Dir-2640 – 2660 – MU-MIMO Exo mesh smart router review: https://youtu.be/lQcm2UCWMxc
• How to set up parental controls on your D-Link router step by step: https://youtu.be/KcIRxkKSHig

Chapters: Use a USB connected drive to your router as a Network share to store and backup files

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:38 Connect the external storage to the USB port of your router
• 00:51 Enable SMB sharing in the router’s admin page
• 01:51 Create a user with permissions to the share
• 03:19 Access the share and map a drive letter to it
• 05:14 Choose the drive in Backup

Disclaimer: Use the instructions in this video at your own risk. We are not responsible for any data loss or other damages that may occur