Wireless router should be a must-have for many people’s homes, but do you really fully understand it? From the initial one-megabit broadband to the current 100-megabit and gigabit broadband, while the broadband speed continues to upgrade, the wireless router in our home Wireless routers are also constantly updated, and many people are After choosing to buy a new wireless router, you will find that the new model routers of Xiaomi , Huawei , and TP-Link will all have a USB interface, but what are the functions of this USB interface? Today I will tell you To summarize.
Offline download
Many routers now have offline download functions, which can be used without using mobile phones, computers, tablets, etc. When equipped, the router downloads the resources you need directly from the Internet, but most home wireless routers priced at one or two hundred yuan do not have a built-in hard drive, so you need to connect an external U disk or mobile to this USB interface. Hard disk , you can store your offline download content.
Directly search for the movie you want to watch online, then open the app that controls the router and add the download of the movie, which is very convenient.
becomes a wireless network printer
The USB interface on the router also has the function of connecting printers, scanners and other devices, such as your home inkjet printer or laser printer , which can be connected to the wireless network through the USB interface. On the router, and then convert the traditional printer into a wireless network printer, we can use our mobile phones to print photos on our mobile phones through WiFi. Isn't it very convenient?
The operation is also very simple. Enter the wireless router management interface, find the USB Support tab, and enable all USB-related configurations, including whether to support the USB printer function. Then connect the printer to the USB interface of the router, and the printer will become network printer . Currently, many wireless routers can automatically identify with and get the printer model and matching settings, quickly realizing network printing.
Family private cloud disk
Want to have a family database? NAS is really good but the cost is higher. By using a router to connect an existing storage device (U disk or mobile hard disk), you can share over the network with . To achieve this function, it is almost the same as offline downloading. You only need to connect an external U disk or mobile hard disk to the USB interface, and use the The private cloud disk can automatically choose to upload photos, videos and other data from mobile phones and tablets connected to WiFi to the USB flash drive on the router, allowing other members of the family to share the data.
Wireless router firmware upgrade
Basically, those with USB interface are smart routers . The biggest feature of smart routers is that they have an independent operating system. The wireless router will install the original firmware in the factory default state. Although the original firmware is stable , but its scalability and open source are relatively low, but we can also replace the original firmware of your router with a more open third-party firmware through the USB interface. Openwrt, DD-WRT, Tomato, etc., third-party firmware has richer functions, but the most convenient way to replace and update is to use a U disk to upgrade through the USB interface on our router.
Powering mobile phones or other devices
If there are insufficient charging interfaces at home, or when charging nearby, you can directly connect to the USB interface of the router to charge mobile phones or other external devices.
The USB interface on the router is small but has many ways to play. I hope you can use this interface to improve your life efficiency according to your own needs.
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