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5.

Scroll down and select the

Allow trusted IP address to visit blocked sites

check box.

6.

In the

Trusted IP Address

field, enter the IP address of the trusted computer.

7.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your changes are saved.

Set Up Security Event Email Notifications

The modem router can email you its logs. The log records modem router activity and security

events such as attempts to access blocked sites or services.



To set up email notifications:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

http://routerlogin.net

or

.

A login screen displays.

3.

Enter the modem router user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Security >

E-mail

.

5.

Select the

Turn E-mail Notification On

check box.

6.

In the

Your Outgoing Mail Server

field, enter the name of your Internet provider outgoing

(SMTP) mail server (such as mail.myISP.com).

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You might be able to find this information in the configuration screen of your email

program. If you leave this field blank, log and alert messages are not sent.

7.

Enter the email address to which logs and alerts are sent in the

Send to This E-mail

Address

field.

This email address is also used for the From address. If this field is blank, log and alert

messages are not sent.

8.

If your outgoing email server requires authentication, select the

My Mail Server requires

authentication

check box.

a.

In the

User Name

field, type the user name for the outgoing email server.

b.

In the

Password

field, type the password for the outgoing email server.

9.

To send alerts when someone attempts to visit a blocked site, select the

Send Alerts

Immediately

check box.

10.

To send logs based on a schedule, specify these settings:

•

From

Send logs according to this schedule

drop-down list, select the schedule

type.

•

From the

Day

drop-down list, select the day.

•

From the

Time

drop-down list, select the time, and select the

am

or

pm

radio button.

11.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

Logs are sent according to the schedule that you set. If the log fills up before the specified

time, it is sent. After the log is sent, it is cleared from the modem router memory. If the

modem router cannot email the log and the log buffer fills up, the modem router

overwrites the log.

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5

5.

Share a USB Drive Attached to the

Modem Router

This chapter describes how to access and configure a USB storage drive attached to your

modem router. The USB port on the modem router can be used only to connect USB storage

devices like flash drives or hard drives, or a printer. Do not connect computers, USB modems,

CD drives, or DVD drives to the modem router USB port.

This chapter contains the following sections:

•

USB Drive Requirements

•

Access a USB Drive on the Network

•

Control Access to the USB Drive

•

Use FTP Within the Network

•

View or Change Network Folders on a USB Drive

•

Add a Network Folder on a USB Drive

•

Edit a Network Folder on a USB Drive

•

Approve USB Devices

•

Safely Remove a USB Drive

For more information about ReadySHARE features, visit

www.netgear.com/readyshare

.

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USB Drive Requirements

The modem router works with most USB-compliant external flash and hard drives. For the

most up-to-date list of USB drives that the modem router supports, visit

.

Some USB external hard drives and flash drives require you to load the drivers onto the

computer before the computer can access the USB device. Such USB devices do not work

with the modem router.

The modem router supports the following file system types for full read/write access:

•

FAT16, FAT32

•

NTFS

•

NTFS with compression format enabled

•

Ext2, Ext3, Ext4

•

XFS

•

HFS

•

HFS+

Access a USB Drive on the Network

ReadySHARE lets you access and share a USB drive connected to the modem router USB

port. (If your USB drive uses special drivers, it is not compatible.)



To connect a USB drive:

1.

Insert your USB storage drive into the USB port on the rear panel of the modem router.

2.

If your USB drive uses a power supply, you must use it when you connect the USB drive to

the modem router.

When you connect the USB drive to the modem router USB port, it might take up to two

minutes before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB drive is available to all

computers on your local area network (LAN).



To access the USB drive from a Mac:

1.

Select

Go > Connect to Server

.

2.

Enter

smb://readyshare

as the server address.

3.

Click the

Connect

button.



To access the USB drive from a Windows computer:

1.

Select

Start > Run

.

2.

Enter

\\readyshare

in the dialog box and click the

OK

button.

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

To map the USB device to a Windows network drive:

1.

Visit

2.

In the ReadySHARE USB Storage Access pane, click the

PC Utility

link.

The

readyshareconnect.exe

file is downloaded to your computer.

3.

Launch

readyshareconnect.exe

.

4.

Select the drive letter to map to the network folder.

5.

To connect to the USB drive as a different user, select the

Connect using different

credentials

check box.

a.

Type the user name and password.

b.

Click the

OK

button.

6.

Click the

Finish

button.

The USB drive is mapped to the drive letter that you specified.

Control Access to the USB Drive

You can specify the device name, workgroups, and network folders for your USB device.



To specify the USB access settings:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

http://routerlogin.net

or

.

A login screen displays.

3.

Enter the modem router user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.