Connecting an External Hard Drive to a Wireless Router

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    Connecting an External Hard Drive to a Wireless Router

    Hi, I currently own a 1TB Seagate external Hard drive which I want to connect to a modem router

    External HDD: Seagate Expansion external Hard drive Seagate Expansion External Drives | Seagate
    Router: Netcomm ADSL+2 Wireless N300 Modem Router http://www.tpg.com.au/helpdesk/pppoe...mm_NB_304N.pdf

    Which I want to connect together so I can use my External Hard drive as a network storage device in which I can access using several wired/wireless computers

    The Wireless router HAS a USB connection point in the back, as well as mentioned on the box of the router "USB port to connect an external Hard drive", but the problem is the instructions are rubbish, and I can't find much info on the router itself, (came together in a bundle with a tpg broadband plan)

    Screen shot of the router page with storage device thingy
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    So my question is how do I get it connected?
    I have windows 7 on the computers I want to access the HDD
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    Re: Connecting an External Hard Drive to a Wireless Router

    Connect hdd to usb port.

    On computer go to "Computer -> Network" and in the list you should have a device listed there with a name "Router" or router model. If there is no authentication you should be able just open it.

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    Re: Connecting an External Hard Drive to a Wireless Router

    Getting an error,
    I clicked my router under network infrastructure
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    Re: Connecting an External Hard Drive to a Wireless Router

    Quote Originally Posted by sp123me View Post
    Getting an error,
    I clicked my router under network infrastructure
    see attached
    It should be listed in computers but might be different for your router. Check router settings.

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    Re: Connecting an External Hard Drive to a Wireless Router

    Thats the router, this time when I clicked, prompted for the user/pass

    Got to the router page
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