domingo, 30 de setembro de 2018

How to use Xiaomi MI Router 3 USB storage on linux and Windows without softwares

Xiaomi released some routers with USB interfaces that can be used with external storage devices for accessing files remotely on your network. It works, but needs a software to access those files. Xiaomi's software doesn't work well on Windows and doesn't work at all on linux, but there's a way to trick it and use with SMB protocol in any device.


Plug your USB Drive on the router USB and wait a couple seconds to the router create it's files.

Remove the drive and plug it in your pc. Use your text editor (gedit, nano, notepad) to access the file "xiaomi_config/xiaomi_extSharePath.cfg" on the root of the USB.

Insert the folder name that you want to share. If you want to share everything, add "/" like in the image below:

On windows, you can access your files on \\YOURROUTERIP, in Linux SMB://YOURROUTERIP and connect anonymously to the folder.

Connecting to the router

Root of the router


Root of the USB storage device