#Not able to configure "Add network storage" to access router USB drive so I can store HA backups

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cyan rain
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My goal: In the end I'd like to automate HA backups to the router attached USB hard drive.

I am trying to backup HA to a router-attached usb drive using the "Add network storage".
Attempts guided by Youtube and internet queries have failed. However, I can read/write to
the drive both from Windows10 and Linux Mint computers via their respective file mangers.
To access the drive from Windows10 file manager I type routers IP address as: \\192.168.xxx.xxx
In Linux Mint I access it via Nemo typing: smb://192.168.xxx.xxx. Nemo calls it "Windows shares on 192.168.xxx.xxx"
I know little about networks other than the above and trial and error.

My Setup:
Asus RT-AC86U router with USB attached 1TB HHD. Up-to-date HA Blue with external SSD.
This is just one of the settings that I've tried.
Any help is appreciated.

Not able to configure "Add network storage" to access router USB drive.

"Add network storage" setup:
Name: HA_Backups
Usage: Backup
Server: 192.168.xxx.xxx
Protocol: Samba/Windows (CIFS)
Samba/Windows (CIFS) version: Auto (2.1+)
Remote share: here I've tried HA_Backups, Windows share, the IP address,...
Username: the username required by the router samba share.
Password: the username required by the router samba share.

minor fiber
cyan rain
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Thanks, I'll check it out.

cyan rain
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I prefer to keep everything local. Matheson's HA add-on requires opening router ports and SSH.
Maybe I'm configuring the HA "Add network storage" setup wrong somehow since I can access the router usb drive both from Windows10 and my Linux Mint desktop computer. But I have not figured it out yet.

minor fiber
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No, no external router ports unless your drive is somewhere else. SSH yes, used internally.

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You are logging into another computer, and it uses ssh for that. The other computer is on your network, no router anything.