Fritzbox: Set up USB hard drive as network storage

With your FritzBox and a USB hard drive you can set up your own network storage. We'll show you how it's done.

Preparations: Use hard disk as NAS with FritzBox

Note: So that the FritzBox can work with the hard disk, it must be formatted in NTFS, FAT / FAT32 or EXT2 format.

1. Open the user interface of the FritzBox and log in with your password.
2. Scroll all the way down and make sure the view is set to "Advanced" rather than "Standard".
3. Go to the "Home Network" category on the left and select the "USB Remote Connection" tab under "USB Devices".
4. Deactivate the option "USB remote connection active" and confirm the process with the "Apply" button. You can only use the hard drive as network storage by deactivating the remote connection.

FritzBox: Set up USB hard drive as network storage

1. To access the hard drive, you first need to create a user. To do this, follow the first paragraph in the practical tip Connect Fritz-NAS as a network drive.
2. Then switch back to the "Home Network" category and select "Storage (NAS)".
3. Place a checkmark in front of the "Storage (NAS) active" option and confirm the process with the "Apply" button.
4. You can then access the hard drive via the browser, for example. Use the link fritz.nas or connect the Fritz-NAS as a network drive under Windows.

By the way, you can always find an overview of all recommended NAS in our leaderboard on network hard drives.