User Manual

Set Up Plex Media Server
Plex Media Server helps you manage your photos, videos, and audio files that are stored on an external
USB hard drive or network drive that is attached to your router. Plex allows you to stream media files to
other devices that are connected to your network.
For more information about Plex, visit https://www.plex.tv/.
Set Up Plex Media Server With a USB Hard Drive
If your media files are stored on an external USB hard drive, connect your USB hard drive to your router
and let Plex stream the media files from your USB hard drive to your devices. We recommend that at least
5 GB of free disk space is available on your USB hard drive. This ensures good video streaming quality.
To set up Plex Media Server with a USB hard drive:
1. Connect a USB storage drive to a USB port on your router.
2. If your USB storage device uses a power supply, connect it.
You must use the power supply when you connect the USB storage device to the router.
When you connect the USB storage device to the router’s port, it might take up to two minutes before
it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB storage device is available to all computers on your local
area network (LAN).
3. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network.
4. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
5. Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are
case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
6. Select Plex Media Server.
The Plex Media Server page displays.
7. Select the Enable PLEX Media Server check box.
8. Click the Apply button.
Plex Media Server is enabled.
The Enable Automatic Plex New Version Update check box is automatically
selected. If you do not want the router to check for new Plex version updates, clear
this check box and click the Apply button.
Note
9. Add your USB hard drive library in Plex:
Use the Router as a Media Server
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Nighthawk X10 AD7200 Smart WiFi Router