No /G2 is required at the end of the IP address since you are not mapping a network drive. Open your Finder, hit Command K then enter smb://.xx/ for the server address. I'm sure there are some technical reasons for this, but I'm just a tech enthusiast not a professional. I tried many different ways and simply entering the IP address or \\G2 in a browser window simply doesn't work. Interestingly, the \G2 is also required if you prefer to access your phone via a web browser, as is listed in LG's instructions on the Wireless storage screen itself, but fails to include this information. This is probably because the "g2" folder is what is shared, and you can only map to a shared folder. *NOTE*: The \G2 at the end seems to be required in order to map a network drive, but it is not required when doing a direct search in the explorer search bar.
Double click that drive and you will have wireless access to your phone.
You will be prompted to enter your username and password and once done a mapped network drive labeled "G2" will pop up on your explorer screen. Make sure you also include all the forward slashes and the \G2 at the end. Like in the direct search method, the IP address you'll want to enter is the IP listed on your Wireless storage screen.
You will be prompted to enter your username and password and once done a network folder labeled "g2" will pop up and you will have wireless access to your phone.ĭouble Click on Computer on your PC to open your Explorer, then choose "Map network drive" from the top menu, choose a drive letter then for the folder type in the following: \\.xx (the IP address listed on your Wireless storage screen) Click the search bar at the top and type in the following: If you used the toggle, a notification will pop up in the window that includes your phone's IP address and the username and password.ĭouble Click on Computer on your PC to open your Explorer.
You can also turn it on by going to Settings > Share & connect > Wireless storage. If you don't have the toggle selected, hit edit at the very end, select it, and move it to where you want it on your toggle bar. There's a toggle for it on the notification window.
Yes there are Apps out there that do this, but this is native in the LG software on the G2 which is always a plus. It's essentially wireless USB storage and the transfer speed is very good depending on your wifi network. No need to plug in a cable and none of those slow and terrible web interfaces. It turns out you can use this to access the files on your phone via a PC or Mac on your wifi network via a file sharing function called SMB (Server Message Block).
So I had seen this feature on the G2 when going through the settings, and pretty much disregarded it as something silly or not useful.