User Manual

a. Click the Open Plex button.
Plex Media Server launches.
b. Enter your Plex account user name and password and click the SIGN IN button.
If you don’t have a Plex account, create an account.
The dashboard displays.
c. Click +Add Library.
The +Add Library page displays.
d. Select your library type, enter a name for your library, and click the NEXT button.
e. Click the BROWSE FOR MEDIA FOLDER button.
The Add Folder window opens.
f. Select the media folder in your USB hard drive and click the ADD button.
Your network drive is added to your Plex account.
Set Up Plex With a Network Drive
If your media files are stored on a network drive, such as a network attached storage (NAS) drive, you can
connect your network drive to the router network and let Plex stream the media files from your network drive
to your devices.
To use a network drive, you must connect another USB storage device to the router so that the router can
save Plex metadata and configuration files to it. 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 network drive:
1. Connect your network drive to the router network.
2. Connect a USB storage drive to a USB port on your router.
3. 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).
4. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network.
5. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
6. 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.
7. Select Plex Media Server.
The Plex Media Server page displays.
Use the Router as a Media Server
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