Hello all! I need some help...
I recently installed an Asus RT-AC68U router. After a few days of stable running I updated the firmware yesterday with Asuswrt-Merlin (v384.5). Everything seems to be working fine, but I ran into a bit of an odd situation with an attached USB drive. To make a long story short, I changed the name of the drive, but can't seem to get it recognized by Windows using that name.
The drive is a 2TB Western Digital (WD) Elements, and as mentioned it's connected to the router's USB 3.0 port. I can access it just fine through any of my computers on the network. But the NAME of the drive on the network is the issue. It's showing up under the router's name (RT-AC68U).
When I first setup the router, I didn't check that the drive was showing at first. But when I did check it, at first I didn't think it was being recognized, because I didn't see a recognizable name. But after clicking the various devices listed, I found that it was showing up, but under the router's name.
After a bit of investigating, I found a post that said you had to change the name in the "Media Server and Services" panel in the USB APPLICATION section. So I went in and changed the name. At first, I changed it in MEDIA SERVER tab. But then I realized it changed the name of the ROUTER, and I should have changed it in the NETWORK PLACE panel.
BUT THAT didn't seem to work either. Although the name now reads as it should in the Network Place panel in the router (I renamed it "WD_Elements"), it's still showing up in throughout the network (in Windows Explorer) under the routers model number. It changed the name, but only dropping the last 4 letters/number set (from RT-AC68U-CCF8, to just RT-AC68U).
So I'm a bit perplexed. Am I doing something wrong? Did I change the name in the wrong place? If so, then WHERE should it be changed so it shows up correctly in Windows Explorer throughout the network? I tried just using "right-click" in Windows Explorer on a Windows 10 pc to change the name, but all it does is BEEP at me.
Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Thanks...JEB
I recently installed an Asus RT-AC68U router. After a few days of stable running I updated the firmware yesterday with Asuswrt-Merlin (v384.5). Everything seems to be working fine, but I ran into a bit of an odd situation with an attached USB drive. To make a long story short, I changed the name of the drive, but can't seem to get it recognized by Windows using that name.
The drive is a 2TB Western Digital (WD) Elements, and as mentioned it's connected to the router's USB 3.0 port. I can access it just fine through any of my computers on the network. But the NAME of the drive on the network is the issue. It's showing up under the router's name (RT-AC68U).
When I first setup the router, I didn't check that the drive was showing at first. But when I did check it, at first I didn't think it was being recognized, because I didn't see a recognizable name. But after clicking the various devices listed, I found that it was showing up, but under the router's name.
After a bit of investigating, I found a post that said you had to change the name in the "Media Server and Services" panel in the USB APPLICATION section. So I went in and changed the name. At first, I changed it in MEDIA SERVER tab. But then I realized it changed the name of the ROUTER, and I should have changed it in the NETWORK PLACE panel.
BUT THAT didn't seem to work either. Although the name now reads as it should in the Network Place panel in the router (I renamed it "WD_Elements"), it's still showing up in throughout the network (in Windows Explorer) under the routers model number. It changed the name, but only dropping the last 4 letters/number set (from RT-AC68U-CCF8, to just RT-AC68U).
So I'm a bit perplexed. Am I doing something wrong? Did I change the name in the wrong place? If so, then WHERE should it be changed so it shows up correctly in Windows Explorer throughout the network? I tried just using "right-click" in Windows Explorer on a Windows 10 pc to change the name, but all it does is BEEP at me.
Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Thanks...JEB