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XR500 Media server
I use the built in Media Server to share my USB storage to my smart TV. With my old Asus RT-AC3200 I could specify which folder on the storage to share but with my XR500 it allways shares the whole d...
Although written for a different router this should help you: https://kb.netgear.com/20391/ReadySHARE-USB-Storage-GUI-explained You should be able to create a network folder that you can put the files in that you want without exposing the whole drive.
Hi,
I followed the steps and created a shared folder for my media but when I browse my drive with my smart TV I now have both the folders from my usb drive AND the folders from the specific media folder, all mixed in root.
I miss the option to specify which folder to share in media server settings.
- Once you've added a network folder delete the original entry it has there so your folder is the only entry. Does it work properly then?
If I do that I won't get complete access to my drive , only the "new" shared folder with my media will be accessible from my computer.
- Sorry, I'm a bit confused, I thought that was what you wanted to achieve? Are you saying you want only the TV to have access to a specific folder but when accessing from a PC you have the whole drive available? If so the only way I could think of that is to change the read/write access as admin so you can input that when on PC and ignore it on the TV.