Attaching Hard Drive to Router

I have attached an external hard drive to my wireless router. I shows as attached when I run the Cisco connect software and I selected to allow all on the network access. However I don't seem to find it or know how to access when I am on my computer?

Sorry, but you really need to give us at least a tiny amount of useable info to help you.
What make/model router?
What make and model computer, and What OS is it running?
What make and model of USB Hard Drive?
Is the hard drive just in a USB enclosure, or is it a NAS drive?
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