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How do I access a hard drive connected to my BT router?
Instructions
- Take A Note Of Your Default Gateway Number. On BT & Plusnet, the default is usually 192.168.
- Plug In Your USB Drive.
- Open The “Run” dialog in Windows.
- Enter Your Default Gateway number preceded by 2x back slashes.
- Now It’s Time To “Map The Drive” (give it a letter)
- Finish.
Can I connect a hard drive to my BT Smart Hub?
Connect your USB or external hard drive to the USB socket on the back of the Hub 3. If you’ve got a Windows PC, there may be a delay of up to 15 minutes for your computer to detect the drive in the Network folder. You should now see the icon for the USB drive, it will be called USB or similar.
What is the USB port on the BT Smart Hub for?
Re: USB port Yes, the USB port on the back of the Smart Hub can be used to share files. By default it uses the address: 192.168. 1.254.
What is the USB port on my BT Home Hub for?
The BT Home Hub 3 and 4 have Ethernet ports so you can connect via Ethernet. The Smart Hub 2 also has a USB port which you can use to charge phones or tablets. There’s also a Phone port. This won’t work with your current PSTN phone service and will be used for future products.
What is the USB port on BT Smart Hub for?
How do I access my USB on my BT Smart Hub?
Re: BT Smart Hub USB external HD Setup Guide
- Open File Explorer.
- Click ‘Network’.
- Turn on Sharing.
- Goto Control Panel and navigate to programs and features.
- Type ‘run’
- Enter \\192.168.1.254.
- The USB drive plugged into the Hub should now show.
- Goto File Explorer and expand the ribbon.
What is the USB port on the Smart Hub 2 for?
Can I connect a printer to my BT Home Hub?
If your HP printer features an Ethernet port, you can connect it to your BT Hub to share the functions of the printer with any computer on the network. Ethernet-enabled printers allow you to add the device to your network so that it can be discovered by the other printers connected to your network.
Do I need a modem with BT Smart Hub?
The BT Business Hub has an integrated VDSL modem built in, which means you don’t need an Openreach modem to use it with BT fibre broadband. You can plug the Hub 5 straight into the DSL socket where your Openreach modem used to be. This is great news as you only need to have one device plugged in.