All the information I didn't know as fast as a download, epic video today I've been trying to figure out how to use the non wireless printer on a network
Edward is only now discovering that the world is made up of different people, with accents, who don't pronounce everything the same as Edward does. Edward is shocked to realize that some people in the world don't even speak English. Edward now remembers English wasn't invented in his hometown. "Router" came into English by way of Anglo-Norman and Old French (rute or rote or route). But its ultimate source is the Latin rupta from the phrase via rupta (a broken way, or a road opened by force). “routine” is a relative of “route” and I have never heard anyone pronounce that word as "ROW-tine" but as ROOT-ine. Edward just got educated.
@@edwardfletcher7790 it's used to form scribed or patterned edging on furniture etc, a router or r-outer, I use mine for kitchen worktop installation 👍
Why do i like this video?: 1. No music 2. Fast Talking 3. Talking to the Point 4. No repetition 5. I forgot, it taught me FIVE things I can use the USB-port for on a router/rooter/rauter.
I agree with all the points. When I see long videos (once I've seen one lasting more than 4 hours) I skip them, no matter how useful they might be. And music, oh boy, some videos become totally useless because of the music volume!
A tech channel that gets straight to the point without dragging the video for 10 minutes or plugging 100 products and sponsors? You got a new subscriber, sir.
This is the gluten-free nonfat version of a tech channel that should appeal to anybody curious about an everyday gizmo sitting on the shelf or in a garage
One more additional usage: As power source to power up a small cooling fan as the base to cool down the router. Hot router tends to slow down connection.
I've got a tray shaped fan thing I bought for my old Win 7 to keep it cool. If I could reach that router on the high shelf, I could plug that into it and maybe it might work better. oh well.
@@LironSegev, one USB port? Ok. May we connect a USB hub to the router, then connect external storage devices, and printers to the hub... which, hopefully, can be used by everyone on the network?
@@Sytijinx I wan to know if you can do this with a USB OTG on android phone or tablet too? Beware some Ebay sellers have a USB OTG adapter that comes with their tablet, but the device itself does not support a USB as such! Ouch! Its just a link to charge or connect to PC. True OTG supports extra devices like a regular USB, and I presume would auto detect new devices connected.
@@MindTrip888, a fun option to connect to modern Android phones (USB OTG, of course) is the 9-in-1 USB-C hub which includes an HDMI output. I've used this type of hub to connect my LG G8 to a TV, and it's more fun than cable TV. Movies and games that I've played on my phone look so much nicer on a big screen. I've connected thumb drives, external hard drives, mice, full-size keyboards, and joysticks to the hub, and they've all worked great. Haven't tried a printer yet, but I'm guessing it'd work.
Great tip on printers. Cheap printers can do all you need but don't have wi fi. A big problem that means multiple users having to bring their lap tops to the shared printer. This use of the Router is genius.
The back of my router has a USB thumb drive, that allows my router to become an adblocker. Anyone who uses my router has adblock, if they like it or not.
I gotta say man, this is crazy useful. We pay hundreds and thousands of dollars for these gadgets and never use nearly half their capabilities. I've also been manually backing up on two external drives all these years, this just made things so much easier. Thanks :). Glad I clicked.
For people who might try to connect a USB or external drive and doesn't work, try to reformat the drive to NTFS. Some flash drives especially, use exFAT which routers usually don't see.
Interesting considering Linux has better support for exFAT. FAT32 would be the most compatible but also wastes a lot of space and has max file size limitations
Personally, if I were using openwrt and not planning to remove it I'd just use btrfs. Sending snapshots is a pretty killer feature in a lite NAS type setup
@@monetary_episode494 it always used to be pronounced 'rooter', in american and british english, for example, the song 'route 66' is pronounced 'root' not 'rout'.
For a few years now I have wanted to create my own internet network in my house, with a central server to which all devices are connected. Unfortunately, I have not yet managed to make all devices work together. There are so many possibilities and applications that must be coordinated with each other. That's complicated, so I can learn a lot from your videos now
Brilliant. I dig the "no nonsense", very easy content you provide with the appropriate clip-markers! You are quite entertaining to watch and listen to as well! Good job!
Now everyone is running to check the backs of their routers! Well, this is highly useful.....if youre a techie. Here I am trying to unlearn stuff, go back to an analog life and here comes a fantastic message about going deeper into things most of us didnt even know we could. I wish this came along years go when I still cared and it makes me think about all the capability we have and dont use because we dont know. Great video.
I was having thermal throttling issues with a 4G router, so I bought 2 50mm USB fans with a speed controller and placed them over the ventilation holes. $10 fix and no more frustration.
I previously used an old printer paper support back curved plastic to keep the router elevated off the table while a small fan kept it running cool. Worked like a charm. As for router USB ports. Depending on the age of model, some come with one or two or more ports which can be used for Printer, HDD, or connect an Internet USB Data Card to be used as a shared wired/WiFi router/access point. Not sure if mobile connected by OTG can allow to access mobile internet in the same way.🤔 Though someone can confirm the same.
@@Muzart There's no intake/exhaust ports per se, it's just blowing air in or around the modem/router internals so the onboard ICs don't get heated up too much and start throttling/powering down to keep the thermals in control/check. That's how the connectivity stays better intact. Like I said elevating the router/modem and keeping an external Small fan blowing on and around it did wonders on a Cheapo ISP provided modem! Those days was only kbps, so nowadays in Mbps GBps connections, would definitely help if keeping the devices running cool. ISP throttling though cannot be helped by fans or whatever, or solving jamming of WiFi/mobile signals by Mobile and Internet Service Providers or Police Cybercrime Intel used External devices like Stingrays Kingfish HackRF or RTL-SDR devices. That's a totally different ball game and one I've had prolonged experience with. Cheers! That's why in Network Switches to prevent heating and throttling you'll find fans in them, something like car audio amplifiers in addition to thermal paste applied full array heatsinks that connect from the board to the body metal or aluminium cases to dissipate the heat. Hope the info helps.👼🕵🏼🇮🇳🗺👍🏼
That printer cable tip is great. My WiFi printer always gets confused and needs rebooting before it prints but not with the cable to the router. Thanks.
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I use mine as a NAS, for storing media and backing up. I have an external usb enclosure with hardware raid, so I have two 2tb hdd in RAID 1.
Would I need to reformat my 1TB drive to use it as a media hub or would the modem/router be ok with Fat16? I use that format because my PS3 uses it. Also my hdd has no external power so uses power from the usb port. Is that a potential issue?
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Trippy James Reynolds you can draw the necessary power from one or more USB ports. There are some cables that has 2 usb A plugs to use when one is not enough to power de hdd. Regarding fat16, I’m not sure but I believe the router would work with it but, if I’m not mistaken, the fat16 format is limited in partition sizes. My advice is to use a dedicated usb drive to plug to the router. In that case you could use the NTSF format which is more versatile.
Another use even more basic but sometimes just as handy: power. If you've got your router tucked away somewhere like a supply closet that doesn't have a lot of light accessible and you've got work you need to do in there, popping in a cheap USB light can get you enough to work by without having to lose a hand holding a flash light or your phone. Or, if the space is tight and doesn't have that great of ventilation, a USB fan blowing on the router and other electronics can give you an external boost to get the air moving and potentially improve function and longevity.
I knew the storage thing cause I already use the MicroSD card slot on my 4G mobile router for that, but that trick with old USB printers was something so simple that I never thought of, doubly handy as our secondary older printer that's WiFi enabled is often a bit flaky where it'll recognise two computers but not others so we keep having to directly connect PCs to it via USB.
Add an USB hub, powered externally if needed. One USB port can have multiple USB ports. Then all the alternatives for USB accessories can be added. Some USB hubs have independent power switches for the added additional USB ports. The other limitation is that every USB port has speed limits. The overall speed might be limited at the slowest point in the chain of connectors. So be careful of speeds.
I thought I was a power user until I watched this video. WOW! Did I learn a lot. I couldn't hit the subscribe button fast enough. This is now one of my favorite channels.
You forgot to mention that not all routers support all those functions. With the printer function being the least likely across all routers. You should check the routers setup page or model number on the internet and see what's supported.
@@millomweb Yes. Say you have some photos and documents on a thumb drive, you can plug it into the USB port on your printer, then using the tiny bity screen on the printer, you can then view and select the photos and print directly from the thumb drive. No computers needed. It works for photo files with the .jpg, .bmp and .png extensions. I'm not sure about word documents, excel or PDF.
@@eudofia The concept you mentioned, I was aware of - but I think my printer's a bit too professional for that kind behaviour. Personally, it'd be great if I could plug a scanner in to that USB port......instant photocopier !
Wow. That was actually really useful. I'm a filmmaker and that would be really nice if I can put my latest creations on a USB drive and load them up on my smart tv without having to stream them from the Internet.
Thank you so much for this video. In our day and age we have so many things we forget what we have at our disposal. Often we buy something to fulfill a purpose of a device we already have, lol. This has been one of those times. I was about to purchase a separate printer port to attach to one of my gateways. Low and behold my gateway has an accessible USB for that purpose, duh. I feel so silly not remembering this feature. Thank you again so much. Keep up the videos and good work.
Question(s): 1. Would you be able to use a port replicator and do all of the above mentioned? 2. Where would you find a port replicator for multiple usb-c connections?
Thanks for another great video. I do have an external 5TB Seagate HD connected to my Asus router. We can watch videos from any smart TV, iPad, laptop or Smartphone in the house. It works well enough that up to three devices can stream TV shows or movies at the same time without a hit in FPS or buffering. What I can’t figure out is how do I add new videos over my Wi-Fi? Now when I want to add a video, I have to unplug the HD from my router and plug it into my PC, in another room. I know there is a way to do it over Wi-Fi, I just don’t understand how. Again, many thanks for all of the great information you've posted.
Unfortunately some rooters (routers) have only smb1 connectivity. In my instance I had to regress w10 to use smb1 protocol in order to see the USB storage via the router. Especially on Linux you have to edit smb.,conf and enter min client = ntl1 protocols. So this linksky router has smb1-3 compatibility?
I have had a col printer that I liked and I was considering selling it to et a wifi enabled printer. But thanks to you now I can print over my wifi connection.
If the computers are on the network then can enable file sharing of selected directories. That gets a bit harder if the computers have different operating systems. External USB drives to a router have to be single a drive. A 2, 4, 5 or 8 bay drive unit does not work even if in RAID to appear as a single drive when attached to a computer.
ok that makes sense, and i understand. My question is I rent an internet provider's router for like $10/mo on the bill and they replace it every 2-3 yrs. How do i even access the routers menu option to be able to include the printer or storage??
In the UK, we pronounce it as "rooter", and Route is pronounced "root". If you say "rowt", it means something completely different, and is spelled ROUT (no, it's not an illiterate fish!). Obviously us English are right and the Yanks are wrong on this... we named the language after ourselves and let them borrow it, and they just ruined it! 😁 😉
When I saw 5 things under 5 minutes, I was sceptical. When it's to the point and well directed, I guess it is possible! Many times, if the poster of the video isn't 5 minutes in with B.S. before they actually start with the subject, they feel like they are not getting enough face time I suppose.
Oh, you just sold me on the first one!! Thank you. My old printer is sitting next my router and I had been trying to figure out how to make it work for both computers. Trying it out now! Thank you!!
Can you even buy a printer without wireless anymore? Both of my household printers are old and both are wireless. How old does your printer have to be to not have a wireless interface. On the other hand I did plug a HDD into my router to make a NAS. Pretty neat feature!
That connectivity part is very intriguing. Could you do a video on the routers that support that and what advantages that would have over the WiFi box a cell carrier would offer
Great video. I just think it's crazy how little people know about the electronics they buy. When I was shopping for my wifi6 router I made sure it had two usb3.2 gen1 (usb3.0) ports so I could add a second drive after my 4tb fills up. My "old" router only had a single 3.2gen1 and a single 2.0
Took you advice/suggestion and activated an wi-fi Ariel to my laptop via a USB . 20-30mbps turned into 140 down 60 up. Love the whole shebang of your advice. It Works ! Geoff Burton Brisbane Australia
I used the USB port to power a standard 12V casefan, Fan span slow but moved enough air thru the vents to help the routers passive cooling and stop it from crashing.
I was wondering if the modem could also use an attached usb drive to store its log files so that I could go over them at my leisure. I saw no mention of that.
I think this is specifically to do with standalone routers. The modem/router combo that ships from the ISP cannot handle any of these jobs. My antique Belkin N+ router can do it.
Just the first 2 alone are winners! Thank you! Not that I'll be dressed in stealth mode and lowering myself by a guy wire from the ceiling like old Tom Cruise in the first MI any day now... _subbed_
Excellent summary of how to get great utility out of the router's USD port. I've subbed! BUT ... it's not going to be clear how to actually do some of the things you mention. You could therefore do a series of how-to videos.
Hi, technician for a fiber company here. This is generally fine information for purchased equipment however most equipment provided by your ISP the USB port is ONLY for updating the firmware of the device. If you attempt to use the USB port for anything else the best case is it does nothing, with the worst case being it will cause tons of issues.
The USB ports on most routers are too slow for multiple devices.But what you could do is plug in a USB switch hub and just turn on whichever device you want to use.
This was very helpful, thank you! I'm a cable installer, and I have a CIT degree that I don't use. Well, except when helping customers with setting up their personal devices. I've had a few with older printers and could not help them; I've never explored uses for the router usb other than NAS or power (fire stick, roku, ect.) I'm sure I can find other uses beyond this video now that I know to look! Thank you so much!
Seriously too much talky talky. A video on chopping fruit shouldn't be 5min long, 4 minutes talking about it lol. 30 seconds on less just showing the chop is sufficient lol.
I power my 'Fire TV stick' from the router behind the downstairs TV. It's always on, might save power vs a transformer and frees up a wall socket. The upstairs TV has a USB 'service port', but it powers off in standby. So it takes a few minutes for the stick to restart and then you need to choose your app and TV show again!
Another cool thing with the USB port on a router is the ability to play PS2 games from a USB thumb drive. If you have a PS2 slim with Free McBoot you can run the OPL app and configure the console play PS2 games from ethernet. The games run faster than from the DVD drive and the front USB ports. It's a cheaper solution (I got a second hand USB router from a charity shop for a few pounds).
Liron I've been watching your videos for a couple of weeks now and I just have to tell you that each one I've watched has made me say wow, never knew that. Keep it up. I do appreciate you taking the time to make these videos. Thank you!
Unfortunately, not all routers support scanners over the network. My tp link router does work with the usb print server utility, but my dlink only supports printing.
A Big Thank you for all you videos! Would you please answer this question? Before I connect my external hard drive to my router via USB port, would you please tell me how I would DISconnect it? I don't want to lose data or something like that. Thanks!
This was fantastic! I knew all of these, but it's super conden and clear. Printing and mobile connectivity can be a pain with the routers I've used - but useful to know for some people
That’s what I use mine for. I have an old iPhone with a bad battery that I use as a webcam. Since it needs constant power source, I just plug it in. 😅😅😅
Any tips on watching a videocamera's content through a Smart TV without getting a special HDMI cable? Normal HDMI cables don't fit the camera, and it seems the TV doesn't recognise the mp4 files when I connect via USB.
While these uses for your routers USB port might be useful, depending on where you get your internet from. Those USB ports might not actually function how you think, some ISP's (Internet Service Provider's) may have those ports disabled or even limited to a diagnostic function and incorrect use could damage the router or cause it to become locked until a technician can unlock the device. I have personally seen companies like Shaw, Rogers or Bell in Canada practise such things. In fact on their current routers the USB ports are disabled entirely, along with the RJ-11 jacks and the red Ethernet port is configured as a diagnostic port for techician use only. So if youre looking to try this with your ISP's router, it might be best to either check the manual or call a suppprt rep and ask which ports you can use.
I love videos like this because I find myself with a ton of old routers I don't know what to do with. Can I use a wifi router (which has no internet connection to the outside) to run a wireless camera that might be monitoring a chicken yard? Just to basically boost the signal so I can see it from farther away? In the middle between me and the chicken coop, there is a house that is currently unoccupied (as my landlady is away) but that I caretake while she's gone. The internet is cut off there right now but I can still connect to the router from here. So I'd like to know if a wireless router has to be connected to the internet in order to view a wireless camera. Thanks for any ideas you might have. All the best!
Me falling over my bed to reach for the router to see if it has what he's talking about. Me: It does have a USB port. NOW I'M GOING TO SEE IF I CAN CHARGE MY PHONE LIKE SOMEONE POSTED HERE. BRILLIANT!
Great information! So. . . can I plug a USB 4-port hub into that router port and, for example, plug a couple drives into the hub? Or plug a SSD and a spare phone to access the mobile data link if my "normal" ISP link goes down?
Fantastic advice and ideas! think I will use it for plugging in a USB stick and use it for storage of audio and video across my network - many thanks!, now to work out how the BT router sets it up!
Does anybody know if I can create a EFI file on a drive, put it into the back of the modem/router, and network boot from it? Or does this require a dedicated server?
The way I used my USB port is to power a fan to cool the wireless router. If you noticed that your router drops your connection a lot, it might be that your router is overheating. These things do not came with built in fans... not sure why. After, I install those, everything has been running smoothly and I don't even have to worry about it ever overheating anymore.
I went to my one and found that it didn’t have one 🤦♀️ I wanted to connect the printer to it as well, it’s something I’ve always wanted to do but never got around to, and now I don’t even have that opportunity!
@@redux5228 From google. Google Cloud Print will be deprecated in December 2020. Before end of 2020-We recommend that you find an alternative print solution and migrate your print services. January 1, 2021-Google Cloud Print will no longer be supported and devices across all operating systems will not be able to print using Google Cloud Print
my wifi router is like 1.5 feet to far from the printer to plug in the usb and moving it causes me to lose signal in all the other rooms (guessing the fringe somehow blocks the signal)
Can I stick a USB hub in there and use 4 or 5 devices simultaneously? How does the router handle dressing them them them then, or are they each assigned an individual IP address?
This tiny Ryzen gaming mini-computer is just insane! ua-cam.com/video/dyVUNigYyCA/v-deo.html
are there any routers that are capable of reading 10tb external drives? one that is not that expensive qould be rpefferable
All the information I didn't know as fast as a download, epic video today I've been trying to figure out how to use the non wireless printer on a network
What's a "Rooter" lol
Edward is only now discovering that the world is made up of different people, with accents, who don't pronounce everything the same as Edward does.
Edward is shocked to realize that some people in the world don't even speak English.
Edward now remembers English wasn't invented in his hometown. "Router" came into English by way of Anglo-Norman and Old French (rute or rote or route). But its ultimate source is the Latin rupta from the phrase via rupta (a broken way, or a road opened by force).
“routine” is a relative of “route” and I have never heard anyone pronounce that word as "ROW-tine" but as ROOT-ine.
Edward just got educated.
@@edwardfletcher7790 it's used to form scribed or patterned edging on furniture etc, a router or r-outer, I use mine for kitchen worktop installation 👍
Why do i like this video?:
1. No music
2. Fast Talking
3. Talking to the Point
4. No repetition
5. I forgot, it taught me FIVE things I can use the USB-port for on a router/rooter/rauter.
I agree with all the points. When I see long videos (once I've seen one lasting more than 4 hours) I skip them, no matter how useful they might be. And music, oh boy, some videos become totally useless because of the music volume!
Only negative is sound effects
@user-wc2pl1ul6b isnt the left arrow a blessing?
I watch at 2.5 speed so for me it's even faster 😂
@@mjhauptfleisch614 Greetings: U said it. 2 the point, concise, no BS and fast.
A tech channel that gets straight to the point without dragging the video for 10 minutes or plugging 100 products and sponsors?
You got a new subscriber, sir.
appreciate YOU being here - short and to the point is what I am going for😂
@@LironSegev And that is definitely appreciated. Please keep doing what you do!
Correction... TWO new subscribers.
Awesome 🎉
@@LironSegev make it three or more...
Why would anyone give this video a thumbs down?All this guy is doing is trying to helping people.Great work man.Thank you.Trollers Gonna Hate.
Welcome to my world 😜 appreciate you being here and thanks for the message 🙏
Thank you
People who create tech channels and want to steer the algorithm away from this channel and, hopefully, to theirs will give this video 👎🏻
❤absolutely.. no long winded intro.
This is the gluten-free nonfat version of a tech channel that should appeal to anybody curious about an everyday gizmo sitting on the shelf or in a garage
One more additional usage: As power source to power up a small cooling fan as the base to cool down the router. Hot router tends to slow down connection.
I've got a tray shaped fan thing I bought for my old Win 7 to keep it cool. If I could reach that router on the high shelf, I could plug that into it and maybe it might work better. oh well.
SO I can charge my phone on It?
@@missyoufr1770 You can. It won't be very fast but it's fine for charging overnight
Not a bad idea for those in hot climates. In parts of Australia today 46°c. is forecast.
I think this is the most useful tech video I've ever seen. All five are things I might actually want to do, and I had no idea.
Appreciate you being here 👍
@@LironSegev, one USB port? Ok. May we connect a USB hub to the router, then connect external storage devices, and printers to the hub... which, hopefully, can be used by everyone on the network?
agree! thanks for the ideas!
@@Sytijinx I wan to know if you can do this with a USB OTG on android phone or tablet too?
Beware some Ebay sellers have a USB OTG adapter that comes with their tablet, but the device itself does not support a USB as such! Ouch! Its just a link to charge or connect to PC. True OTG supports extra devices like a regular USB, and I presume would auto detect new devices connected.
@@MindTrip888, a fun option to connect to modern Android phones (USB OTG, of course) is the 9-in-1 USB-C hub which includes an HDMI output. I've used this type of hub to connect my LG G8 to a TV, and it's more fun than cable TV. Movies and games that I've played on my phone look so much nicer on a big screen. I've connected thumb drives, external hard drives, mice, full-size keyboards, and joysticks to the hub, and they've all worked great. Haven't tried a printer yet, but I'm guessing it'd work.
Great tip on printers. Cheap printers can do all you need but don't have wi fi. A big problem that means multiple users having to bring their lap tops to the shared printer. This use of the Router is genius.
My printer's connected to the router via a network cable.
Maybe I could connect a scanner !
The back of my router has a USB thumb drive, that allows my router to become an adblocker. Anyone who uses my router has adblock, if they like it or not.
@@mrbisshie How did u do that?
Tried plugging in my old 2005 Epson C90 to my router. It wasn't recognised.
Actually, very few routers has printer support on the USB port. Harddrives and sticks always work. I think you should have told this.
I gotta say man, this is crazy useful. We pay hundreds and thousands of dollars for these gadgets and never use nearly half their capabilities. I've also been manually backing up on two external drives all these years, this just made things so much easier. Thanks :). Glad I clicked.
Appreciate you being here 🔥
Why are you paying thousands?
@@everythingpony because we're not poor
it sounds a little bit like you paid too much for your router
@@Autotrope Sounds like your impoverished
For people who might try to connect a USB or external drive and doesn't work, try to reformat the drive to NTFS. Some flash drives especially, use exFAT which routers usually don't see.
great tip!!! thanks for sharing this!
@@LironSegev tHank you....I enjoy the tech but don't have a passion for it. You have woken a sleeping giant
Interesting considering Linux has better support for exFAT. FAT32 would be the most compatible but also wastes a lot of space and has max file size limitations
Personally, if I were using openwrt and not planning to remove it I'd just use btrfs. Sending snapshots is a pretty killer feature in a lite NAS type setup
I like how it starts out as a “rooter” and soon becomes a “router”. That was awesome!
well you know how some people lose their minds because they can't accept there are more people in the world then their tiny home town 😂
'rooter' is the correct pronunciation. a 'router' is a woodworking power tool
@@monetary_episode494 try the same elsewhere. Route is mostly pronounced ‘root’.
@@monetary_episode494 it always used to be pronounced 'rooter', in american and british english, for example, the song 'route 66' is pronounced 'root' not 'rout'.
You have entered The Twilight Zone 😜🤣
Used my router's usb port to power an old laptop fan to cool the router.
@@delvinciposterkid best use by far
@@delvinciposterkid why do you even need it tho? It's been running for months but no heat at all
@@jbgaming4711 because they're mentally ill😂😂
@@delvinciposterkid same lol. It got soo dusty
Routers can get hot btw.
Perhaps the best 4 minutes I've spent on the internet in quite a while.
Best comment ever 💥
For a few years now I have wanted to create my own internet network in my house, with a central server to which all devices are connected. Unfortunately, I have not yet managed to make all devices work together. There are so many possibilities and applications that must be coordinated with each other. That's complicated, so I can learn a lot from your videos now
Brilliant. I dig the "no nonsense", very easy content you provide with the appropriate clip-markers! You are quite entertaining to watch and listen to as well! Good job!
Now everyone is running to check the backs of their routers! Well, this is highly useful.....if youre a techie. Here I am trying to unlearn stuff, go back to an analog life and here comes a fantastic message about going deeper into things most of us didnt even know we could. I wish this came along years go when I still cared and it makes me think about all the capability we have and dont use because we dont know. Great video.
I was having thermal throttling issues with a 4G router, so I bought 2 50mm USB fans with a speed controller and placed them over the ventilation holes. $10 fix and no more frustration.
I do the same! great tip
I previously used an old printer paper support back curved plastic to keep the router elevated off the table while a small fan kept it running cool. Worked like a charm.
As for router USB ports. Depending on the age of model, some come with one or two or more ports which can be used for Printer, HDD, or connect an Internet USB Data Card to be used as a shared wired/WiFi router/access point.
Not sure if mobile connected by OTG can allow to access mobile internet in the same way.🤔 Though someone can confirm the same.
And I thought my laptop was the only one having thermal throttling issues 😂
Does it help with better connection? How do you know which vent is intake and outtake
@@Muzart There's no intake/exhaust ports per se, it's just blowing air in or around the modem/router internals so the onboard ICs don't get heated up too much and start throttling/powering down to keep the thermals in control/check.
That's how the connectivity stays better intact. Like I said elevating the router/modem and keeping an external Small fan blowing on and around it did wonders on a Cheapo ISP provided modem! Those days was only kbps, so nowadays in Mbps GBps connections, would definitely help if keeping the devices running cool.
ISP throttling though cannot be helped by fans or whatever, or solving jamming of WiFi/mobile signals by Mobile and Internet Service Providers or Police Cybercrime Intel used External devices like Stingrays Kingfish HackRF or RTL-SDR devices.
That's a totally different ball game and one I've had prolonged experience with. Cheers!
That's why in Network Switches to prevent heating and throttling you'll find fans in them, something like car audio amplifiers in addition to thermal paste applied full array heatsinks that connect from the board to the body metal or aluminium cases to dissipate the heat. Hope the info helps.👼🕵🏼🇮🇳🗺👍🏼
That printer cable tip is great. My WiFi printer always gets confused and needs rebooting before it prints but not with the cable to the router. Thanks.
I use mine as a NAS, for storing media and backing up.
I have an external usb enclosure with hardware raid, so I have two 2tb hdd in RAID 1.
Cool
Would I need to reformat my 1TB drive to use it as a media hub or would the modem/router be ok with Fat16? I use that format because my PS3 uses it. Also my hdd has no external power so uses power from the usb port. Is that a potential issue?
Trippy James Reynolds you can draw the necessary power from one or more USB ports. There are some cables that has 2 usb A plugs to use when one is not enough to power de hdd.
Regarding fat16, I’m not sure but I believe the router would work with it but, if I’m not mistaken, the fat16 format is limited in partition sizes.
My advice is to use a dedicated usb drive to plug to the router. In that case you could use the NTSF format which is more versatile.
For your whole family to enjoy your "Homework Folder"
Another use even more basic but sometimes just as handy: power. If you've got your router tucked away somewhere like a supply closet that doesn't have a lot of light accessible and you've got work you need to do in there, popping in a cheap USB light can get you enough to work by without having to lose a hand holding a flash light or your phone. Or, if the space is tight and doesn't have that great of ventilation, a USB fan blowing on the router and other electronics can give you an external boost to get the air moving and potentially improve function and longevity.
I knew the storage thing cause I already use the MicroSD card slot on my 4G mobile router for that, but that trick with old USB printers was something so simple that I never thought of, doubly handy as our secondary older printer that's WiFi enabled is often a bit flaky where it'll recognise two computers but not others so we keep having to directly connect PCs to it via USB.
Wifi printer should connect to router, not computers. Then any computer connected to router can access it.
This is one of the most useful videos that I've watched in a while. Well done Liron!
Thank you sir! We still need to get some flying going - I am way too nervous to fly 😂
@@LironSegev Agreed! You are in Dallas, right? Let's make it happen!
Yip.... As soon as it's safe!
Very useful
What about charging ya devices ?
Add an USB hub, powered externally if needed. One USB port can have multiple USB ports. Then all the alternatives for USB accessories can be added.
Some USB hubs have independent power switches for the added additional USB ports.
The other limitation is that every USB port has speed limits. The overall speed might be limited at the slowest point in the chain of connectors. So be careful of speeds.
Wow, this is gold. This video didn't pop up until 1/23/22. I'm going to create a public playlist to help give it coverage.
I thought I was a power user until I watched this video. WOW! Did I learn a lot. I couldn't hit the subscribe button fast enough. This is now one of my favorite channels.
We literally use those ports to load configs and firmware onto them before shipping at work. Very useful and very cool!
Good explanation
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What are your transfer speeds when
1) HDD directly connected to PC
2) HDD connected to router connected to PC via LAN cable?
Most routers come with usb 2.0, so can't expect much out of it.
You forgot to mention that not all routers support all those functions. With the printer function being the least likely across all routers. You should check the routers setup page or model number on the internet and see what's supported.
Then there's the USB port on the printer. I wonder what that's for - external hard drive ?
@@millomweb Yes. Say you have some photos and documents on a thumb drive, you can plug it into the USB port on your printer, then using the tiny bity screen on the printer, you can then view and select the photos and print directly from the thumb drive. No computers needed. It works for photo files with the .jpg, .bmp and .png extensions. I'm not sure about word documents, excel or PDF.
@@eudofia The computer's in the printer !
I've just looked through the info that came with it - doesn't even mention the port !
@@millomweb Ok. I once had a HP printer where you can print directly from a memory stick plugged into the printer's port on the back.
@@eudofia The concept you mentioned, I was aware of - but I think my printer's a bit too professional for that kind behaviour. Personally, it'd be great if I could plug a scanner in to that USB port......instant photocopier !
My routers USB port has one of those little fans. It's angled that it blows on the vent of the router keeping it cool
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Wow. That was actually really useful. I'm a filmmaker and that would be really nice if I can put my latest creations on a USB drive and load them up on my smart tv without having to stream them from the Internet.
Not only that but if your router is advanced enough you can make your own server from the same usb method
Not all routers will support storage (NAS).
Most TVs these days have the ability to directly stream from a PC using WIFI
Thank you so much for this video. In our day and age we have so many things we forget what we have at our disposal. Often we buy something to fulfill a purpose of a device we already have, lol. This has been one of those times. I was about to purchase a separate printer port to attach to one of my gateways. Low and behold my gateway has an accessible USB for that purpose, duh. I feel so silly not remembering this feature. Thank you again so much. Keep up the videos and good work.
100% - glad it helped
Love the way you put all directives in laymen's terms! You just make tech stuff sound so damn easy!! Thanks!
you rock! thank YOU for hanging out here - more to come!
Question(s): 1. Would you be able to use a port replicator and do all of the above mentioned? 2. Where would you find a port replicator for multiple usb-c connections?
Thanks for another great video. I do have an external 5TB Seagate HD connected to my Asus router. We can watch videos from any smart TV, iPad, laptop or Smartphone in the house. It works well enough that up to three devices can stream TV shows or movies at the same time without a hit in FPS or buffering. What I can’t figure out is how do I add new videos over my Wi-Fi? Now when I want to add a video, I have to unplug the HD from my router and plug it into my PC, in another room. I know there is a way to do it over Wi-Fi, I just don’t understand how. Again, many thanks for all of the great information you've posted.
1:13 I have a laptop set up with an SMB server for this reason. Glad to know there are other ways.
I used to do the same!
Unfortunately some rooters (routers) have only smb1 connectivity. In my instance I had to regress w10 to use smb1 protocol in order to see the USB storage via the router. Especially on Linux you have to edit smb.,conf and enter min client = ntl1 protocols. So this linksky router has smb1-3 compatibility?
@@ibm450 that's a big security hole
I have had a col printer that I liked and I was considering selling it to et a wifi enabled printer. But thanks to you now I can print over my wifi connection.
BOOM! thanks for sharing
But you have to keep your printer near the router.
Nice! Love the idea of plugging external storage into it to access it from any of the TV's in my home.
If the computers are on the network then can enable file sharing of selected directories. That gets a bit harder if the computers have different operating systems.
External USB drives to a router have to be single a drive.
A 2, 4, 5 or 8 bay drive unit does not work even if in RAID to appear as a single drive when attached to a computer.
ok that makes sense, and i understand. My question is I rent an internet provider's router for like $10/mo on the bill and they replace it every 2-3 yrs. How do i even access the routers menu option to be able to include the printer or storage??
Started video saying "ROOTER" ended video say Router, that made my anxiety go away, thank you!
Am here for you buddy
I have a rooter router.
@@LironSegev Were I am, we pronounced it Rowter. But to each his or her own....
In the UK, we pronounce it as "rooter", and Route is pronounced "root". If you say "rowt", it means something completely different, and is spelled ROUT (no, it's not an illiterate fish!). Obviously us English are right and the Yanks are wrong on this... we named the language after ourselves and let them borrow it, and they just ruined it! 😁 😉
Yip (or ja) 😂
I never thought about having an external drive with all my music and videos accessible to everyone using the router
Verizon routers do not support data transmission at last check.
When I saw 5 things under 5 minutes, I was sceptical. When it's to the point and well directed, I guess it is possible! Many times, if the poster of the video isn't 5 minutes in with B.S. before they actually start with the subject, they feel like they are not getting enough face time I suppose.
Oh, you just sold me on the first one!! Thank you. My old printer is sitting next my router and I had been trying to figure out how to make it work for both computers. Trying it out now! Thank you!!
Can you even buy a printer without wireless anymore? Both of my household printers are old and both are wireless. How old does your printer have to be to not have a wireless interface. On the other hand I did plug a HDD into my router to make a NAS. Pretty neat feature!
They might all have wireless, but I've certainly ran into some pretty messy setups with poor software required to connect for printing.
That connectivity part is very intriguing. Could you do a video on the routers that support that and what advantages that would have over the WiFi box a cell carrier would offer
Quick tip it may help. Any or most routers running ddwrt or Merlin will most likely be able to do that.
Great video. I just think it's crazy how little people know about the electronics they buy.
When I was shopping for my wifi6 router I made sure it had two usb3.2 gen1 (usb3.0) ports so I could add a second drive after my 4tb fills up. My "old" router only had a single 3.2gen1 and a single 2.0
Not many routers have 2usb ports, let alone 2 of usb3. What model did you get?
and now you can acces that HDD over netowrk?
@@quazar912 yes
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I ask several little people if they could help me with some tech and not one could.
Took you advice/suggestion and activated an wi-fi Ariel to my laptop via a USB . 20-30mbps turned into 140 down 60 up. Love the whole shebang of your advice. It Works !
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I used the USB port to power a standard 12V casefan, Fan span slow but moved enough air thru the vents to help the routers passive cooling and stop it from crashing.
I was wondering if the modem could also use an attached usb drive to store its log files so that I could go over them at my leisure. I saw no mention of that.
This was super useful because ive just been using it as a power source! Thanks Liron!
Glad it helped! Thanks for the message and hanging out here 👍
Don't let those hecklers get you down: I'm rooooting for you. :)
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I think this is specifically to do with standalone routers. The modem/router combo that ships from the ISP cannot handle any of these jobs. My antique Belkin N+ router can do it.
Just the first 2 alone are winners! Thank you! Not that I'll be dressed in stealth mode and lowering myself by a guy wire from the ceiling like old Tom Cruise in the first MI any day now... _subbed_
Excellent summary of how to get great utility out of the router's USD port. I've subbed! BUT ... it's not going to be clear how to actually do some of the things you mention. You could therefore do a series of how-to videos.
Hi, technician for a fiber company here. This is generally fine information for purchased equipment however most equipment provided by your ISP the USB port is ONLY for updating the firmware of the device. If you attempt to use the USB port for anything else the best case is it does nothing, with the worst case being it will cause tons of issues.
I'll probably be the only one to say...yep 😉
So don't use the ISP's router.
@@TheRealHiro17 agreed. My vodafone router sees the old Lexmark, but I was unable to see it from a PC on the local network.
Is the port restricted to one item, or can you use a USB 4 Port for example and connect several devices?
That would make such a port SUPER USEFUL.
The USB ports on most routers are too slow for multiple devices.But what you could do is plug in a USB switch hub and just turn on whichever device you want to use.
Thanks for the tips: Could I use my tp-link tl-wa701DN non USB port on the back anywhere to make my printer wireless???
Liron you are the Best. proper clear english and straight to the point. You look 20 years younger without the beard. Thanks a mil for all the advice.
This was very helpful, thank you! I'm a cable installer, and I have a CIT degree that I don't use. Well, except when helping customers with setting up their personal devices. I've had a few with older printers and could not help them; I've never explored uses for the router usb other than NAS or power (fire stick, roku, ect.) I'm sure I can find other uses beyond this video now that I know to look! Thank you so much!
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You get a like for getting to the point. So many youtubers make things drag on for way too long. Good job!
@90 Caliber Macher. Agreed!
Maybe longer vids are ok when I'm watching a story unfold. But when I'm trying to learn something they gotta get to the point cause I go work to do!
Seriously too much talky talky. A video on chopping fruit shouldn't be 5min long, 4 minutes talking about it lol. 30 seconds on less just showing the chop is sufficient lol.
Do you know about this setting to optimize your internet speed? ua-cam.com/video/RK2PHpKI9M4/v-deo.html
I power my 'Fire TV stick' from the router behind the downstairs TV. It's always on, might save power vs a transformer and frees up a wall socket.
The upstairs TV has a USB 'service port', but it powers off in standby. So it takes a few minutes for the stick to restart and then you need to choose your app and TV show again!
Can you explain why I have to choose app and tv shows again
Some routers (usually usb2 B port or usb3 C port) can be a USB to Ethernet/WiFi adapter. Can manage router with PC this way.
Another cool thing with the USB port on a router is the ability to play PS2 games from a USB thumb drive. If you have a PS2 slim with Free McBoot you can run the OPL app and configure the console play PS2 games from ethernet. The games run faster than from the DVD drive and the front USB ports. It's a cheaper solution (I got a second hand USB router from a charity shop for a few pounds).
Oh, cool! Now I can make full use of my router's USB port!
IF IT HAD ONE!!!
Same here. It’s be nice if mine had one. But my printer works wirelessly and can pair to Alexa (if I wanted that nightmare) so at least there’s that.
Liron I've been watching your videos for a couple of weeks now and I just have to tell you that each one I've watched has made me say wow, never knew that. Keep it up. I do appreciate you taking the time to make these videos. Thank you!
Wow, thank YOU - really appreciate your message and you being here!
You should do this EVERY week and it works on ANY router: ua-cam.com/video/cCvfBg9LhAc/v-deo.html
Can u install a USB hub to the router
@@ninerbug
Depends in the router and the hub.
Unfortunately, not all routers support scanners over the network. My tp link router does work with the usb print server utility, but my dlink only supports printing.
A Big Thank you for all you videos! Would you please answer this question? Before I connect my external hard drive to my router via USB port, would you please tell me how I would DISconnect it? I don't want to lose data or something like that. Thanks!
Mine offers an "Eject" option from the routers settings page, under USB storage options
This was fantastic! I knew all of these, but it's super conden and clear.
Printing and mobile connectivity can be a pain with the routers I've used - but useful to know for some people
Glad it was helpful and thank YOU for hanging out here!
Mobile can be one's cell phone as a hotspot. Depends upon the phone and carrier.
Damn and I used it to charge my phone when I couldn’t find a USB port 😂
now that's another usage I suppose 😂
That’s what I use mine for. I have an old iPhone with a bad battery that I use as a webcam. Since it needs constant power source, I just plug it in. 😅😅😅
lol. On my televison there is an app for cloud storadge. I will try it and see. I have this terrabit storage device and never thought of that.
I did the same thing😂🤣
Me too😂😂😂
I use this USB port to charge my auto water pump. And also, the data line on this router seems broken. It cannot read any data from even a simple USB.
Any tips on watching a videocamera's content through a Smart TV without getting a special HDMI cable? Normal HDMI cables don't fit the camera, and it seems the TV doesn't recognise the mp4 files when I connect via USB.
While these uses for your routers USB port might be useful, depending on where you get your internet from. Those USB ports might not actually function how you think, some ISP's (Internet Service Provider's) may have those ports disabled or even limited to a diagnostic function and incorrect use could damage the router or cause it to become locked until a technician can unlock the device.
I have personally seen companies like Shaw, Rogers or Bell in Canada practise such things. In fact on their current routers the USB ports are disabled entirely, along with the RJ-11 jacks and the red Ethernet port is configured as a diagnostic port for techician use only.
So if youre looking to try this with your ISP's router, it might be best to either check the manual or call a suppprt rep and ask which ports you can use.
i use it to power led ambient background light
This is awesome never knew any of this subbed
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Thank you! First time seeing a video of yours and I learned a few things I had no clue about previously +1 subscriber
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One of my favourate tech chanels and it just happens to be South African! Well presented and to the point.
I love videos like this because I find myself with a ton of old routers I don't know what to do with. Can I use a wifi router (which has no internet connection to the outside) to run a wireless camera that might be monitoring a chicken yard? Just to basically boost the signal so I can see it from farther away? In the middle between me and the chicken coop, there is a house that is currently unoccupied (as my landlady is away) but that I caretake while she's gone. The internet is cut off there right now but I can still connect to the router from here. So I'd like to know if a wireless router has to be connected to the internet in order to view a wireless camera. Thanks for any ideas you might have. All the best!
Never thought of the 'Network' printer nor with an external drive via USB neither the connectivity
You got my Like !
Me falling over my bed to reach for the router to see if it has what he's talking about. Me: It does have a USB port. NOW I'M GOING TO SEE IF I CAN CHARGE MY PHONE LIKE SOMEONE POSTED HERE. BRILLIANT!
Enjoy!
I have a 4G modem plugged in. If my isp ever having hiccups, i have an alternative gateway
Does it automatically fail-over if one goes down? Or do you to have switch over manually?
Thanks man 😀👍🏼👍🏼
Guido Loko it’s done automatically. Never needed it so far, fiber is pretty reliable
@@GuidoLoko why does it matter are you too lazy to go change it smh
@@johnnyblaze9217
For convenience's sake, as well as the ease of switch over, it kinda does
Great information! So. . . can I plug a USB 4-port hub into that router port and, for example, plug a couple drives into the hub? Or plug a SSD and a spare phone to access the mobile data link if my "normal" ISP link goes down?
3.16 that happens with routers like tplink, not like the first model you showed, different routers with different USB port usage.
First time seeing your channel great information, did not know this. Thanks
Thanks for watching and being here! More to come....
Fantastic advice and ideas! think I will use it for plugging in a USB stick and use it for storage of audio and video across my network - many thanks!, now to work out how the BT router sets it up!
Glad it was helpful! good luck with those BT routers....
You can also use it to hack/install viruses/jailbreak """Your""" router! Fun stuff!
Info pls lol
Jailbreak? Thats an IOS thing.
@@DanRC69 it's also a term used in many other devices when bypassing arbitrary restrictions on a platform or device
Does anybody know if I can create a EFI file on a drive, put it into the back of the modem/router, and network boot from it? Or does this require a dedicated server?
The way I used my USB port is to power a fan to cool the wireless router. If you noticed that your router drops your connection a lot, it might be that your router is overheating. These things do not came with built in fans... not sure why. After, I install those, everything has been running smoothly and I don't even have to worry about it ever overheating anymore.
Now I have to go home and see if there is a USB port behind my router...
There should be one
I have a Virgin Media combined modem/router and it does not have a USB port.
@@NENE15592 Depends. My TPLink WR841N does not have one. Maybe it's the routers without WIFI that have them.
it should have one...unless your router is THAT old
I went to my one and found that it didn’t have one 🤦♀️ I wanted to connect the printer to it as well, it’s something I’ve always wanted to do but never got around to, and now I don’t even have that opportunity!
“honestly, i never thought about that connecting my printer usb cable into that usb port on my router”
You really don't need it !
You can use Google cloud print which is much easier than any of these mess !
@@redux5228 From google.
Google Cloud Print will be deprecated in December 2020.
Before end of 2020-We recommend that you find an alternative print solution and migrate your print services.
January 1, 2021-Google Cloud Print will no longer be supported and devices across all operating systems will not be able to print using Google Cloud Print
@@lingth any link?
I know...so my father donated it away...😩😩😩
my wifi router is like 1.5 feet to far from the printer to plug in the usb and moving it causes me to lose signal in all the other rooms (guessing the fringe somehow blocks the signal)
Dude! U just blew my mind. Best video I've seen in a min!
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# 6, it can be used to power up a USB device, or at least mine does. It powers the hub for my Security cameras.
Can I stick a USB hub in there and use 4 or 5 devices simultaneously? How does the router handle dressing them them them then, or are they each assigned an individual IP address?
i use it to charge my ps4 controller, as the two that the ps4 has are used for the vr and the headphones
Whoa ...me too lol
First time seeing your channel, excellent video and you have earned yourself a subscriber. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for hanging out here 👍 more to come
Me, too. Clear explanation, lively delivery, keeps my interest, too.
The NAS - why didn’t I think of that? 👍🏻
I use it for power supply for an small network switch or hirschmann moca module.