Scenario: What can I connect to the USB port of my Linksys Mesh system?
You can connect an external storage device to the USB port of your Linksys Mesh system to share the entire drive on your network.
The supported formats may vary depending on the model.
The table below shows the supported file formats for each Linksys Mesh router:
| Model | Does a USB port exist? | Is the USB feature enabled? | Supported File Formats |
| MR9000 | Yes | Yes | NTFS, HFS+, APFS (read-only), FAT32, and Samba |
| MR9000X | Yes | Yes | NTFS, HFS+, APFS (read-only), FAT32, and Samba |
| MR8300 v1 and v1.1 | Yes | Yes | NTFS, HFS+, APFS (read-only), FAT32, and Samba |
| MR9600 | Yes | Yes | NTFS, HFS+, APFS (read-only), FAT32, and Samba |
| MR9610 | Yes | Yes | NTFS, HFS+, APFS (read-only), FAT32, and Samba |
| MR7500 | Yes | Yes | NTFS, HFS+, and FAT32 |
| MR7350 | Yes | Yes | NTFS, HFS+, APFS (read-only), FAT32, and Samba |
| MR7340 | Yes | Yes | NTFS, HFS+, APFS (read-only), FAT32, and Samba |
| MR7320 | Yes | Yes | NTFS, HFS+, APFS (read-only), FAT32, and Samba |
| MR7310 | Yes | Yes | NTFS, HFS+, APFS (read-only), FAT32, and Samba |
| MR6350 | Yes | Yes | NTFS, HFS+, APFS (read-only), FAT32, and Samba |
| MR5500 | Yes | Yes | NTFS, HFS+, and FAT32 |
| MR2000 | Yes | Yes | NTFS, HFS+, FAT32, and FAT |
| MR20MS | Yes | Yes | NTFS, FAT32, FAT, and HFS+ |
The table below shows the supported file formats for the Linksys Mesh system:
| Model | Does a USB port exist? | Is the USB feature enabled? | Supported File Formats |
| Atlas Max (MX8500 series) | Yes | Yes | NTFS, HFS+, and FAT32 |
| MX5300 | Yes | Yes | NTFS, HFS+, APFS (read-only), FAT32, and Samba |
| MX4000 series | Yes | Yes | NTFS, HFS+, FAT32, and Samba |
| MX2000 series | No | No | None |
| MX5500 series | No | No | None |
| WHW03 | No | No | None |
| WHW01 | No | No | None |
| WHW01P | No | No | None |
The storage device must be formatted properly for the node to recognize it. Follow these steps to learn how to format your USB device using a Mac® or Windows® computer.
The USB port on Linksys Mesh routers is suitable only for connecting storage devices. The USB port will not work with printers, scanners, or other peripherals.
Scenario: My external storage device has the correct file format, but it still says "unsupported".
Do the following troubleshooting tips:
- Check if the drive can be detected on your computer.
- Log out of the Linksys app and log back in.
- Reboot the router or node.
- For a hard drive with multiple partitions, make sure all partitions have the supported file formats.
