While your router might seem like a single-purpose device, you can use its USB port for a variety of cool things. Here are some use cases worth exploring.

Many Linksys wireless router models come with at least one USB port you can use for attaching a USB drive, which you can then use as a media server for networked media devices, an FTP server or even a ...

While USB printers are designed to be used over a direct connection to a single computer, they can not only be shared, but also can be shared wirelessly with a workgroup. There are two different ...

Archer D7 modem/router. I've plugged in an SSD in an enclosure to one of the two USB ports. When I attempt to set access to the drive in the router setup, I see this: The drive is called "volume(sda1) ...

Network-attached USB storage can simplify file sharing and automated backups, assuming your demands don't involve things like RAID drives or transcoding 4K movie libraries. Likewise, a USB-connected ...

Some time ago, ZDNet’s George Ou wrote an innovative article for TechRepublic about using USB flash drives or compact flash (CF) cards to upgrade a router. This week, I want to take that article a ...