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==Summary==

==Summary==

The <b>Memory expansion</b> provides the possibility to expand the router's flash memory with a USB mass storage device. This page is an overview of the Memory expansion page of {{{name}}} routers.

The <b>Memory expansion</b> function provides the possibility to expand the device's flash memory with a USB mass storage device.

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==Prerequisites==

==Prerequisites==

     <li>The USB must be the first one inserted. (For example, if you are using a USB hub, the eligible device is the first USBMSD attached to the hub.)</li>

     <li>The USB must be the first one inserted. (For example, if you are using a USB hub, the eligible device is the first USBMSD attached to the hub.)</li>

     <li>The first partition of the USBMSD must be the primary partition.</li>

     <li>The first partition of the USBMSD must be the primary partition.</li>

     <li>The size of the first primary partition must be at least 512 MB</b>.</li>

     <li>The size of the first primary partition must be at least 512 MB.</li>

     <li>The filesystem of the first primary partition must be ext2.</li>

     <li>The filesystem of the first primary partition must be ext2.</li>

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If you insert a drive of a wrong format (not ext2), you will see a warning message like this:

If you insert a drive of a wrong format (not ext2), you will see a warning message like this:

[[File:{{{file_format}}}]]

[[File:Networking_rut_manual_memory_expansion_wrong_format.png]]

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If there is no drive inserted or there is another problem with the drive, you will see a warning message like this:

If there is no drive inserted or there is another problem with the drive, you will see a warning message like this:

[[File:{{{file_warning}}}]]

[[File:Networking_rut_manual_memory_expansion_warning.png]]

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If everything is correct, simply enable memory expansion. save changes and wait for the router to reboot.

If everything is correct, simply enable memory expansion. save changes and wait for the router to reboot.

[[File:{{{file_memory}}}]]

[[File:Networking_rut_manual_memory_expansion.png]]

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You can later check the router's memory state with the Linux <i>df</i> command or via the System widget in the Status → [[{{{name}}} Overview|Overview]] page:

You can later check the router's memory state with the Linux <i>df</i> command or via the System widget in the Status → [[{{{name}}} Overview|Overview]] page:

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[[File:Networking_rut_manual_memory_expansion_show_memory.png|border|class=tlt-border]]

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