External hard drive/wireless network

Ok..First time support user here..
I have all my music and movies ripped into a external hard drive currently plugged into a windows laptop..can I now take that hard drive and usb plug it into a wireless router that has that capability...and if so how do I map my apple tv's and laptops to find that hard drive?  Is this possible? Thanks in advance! Rich

Whats the OS is installed on your Wireless Computer? Make sure your Computer and the Router workgroup is Same.If you are unable to locate the drive when your serach for the network under "Network Places", might be your Router and the Wireless Computers are not in the same Workgroup.
On your Router GUI, go to the "Storage" tab and then click on the Sub tab "Administration" and check whats the Workgroup. 
On your Computer, Right click on "My Computer" and click on Properties and then click on the tab "Computer Name" and check whats the Workgroup is, if its different then the Router's Workgroup then change it. Once done you need to restart your computer and then you should be able to Search for the Drive under Network Places. 
Or else on your computer Click on Start - RUN - type "\\192.168.1.1" and click Ok, and it will prompt you for the Username and Password, type "admin" in the Username and Password and click Ok, this will display you the Drives which you have created on your USB Drive, Right click on It and select "Map Network Drive" and below check the Box "Re-Connect at Logon" and click on Finish. Now you should be able to access your Drive on your Wireless Computer. 

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