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If you did not yet personalize your password, type
password
for the password.
4.
Click the
OK
button.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
5.
Select
ADVANCED > Administration >
Backup Settings
.
The Backup Setting screen displays.
6.
Click the
Erase
button.
The configuration is reset to factory default settings. When the restoration is complete,
the cable data gateway reboots.
WARNING:
To avoid the risk of corrupting the firmware, do not interrupt the
restoration. For example, do not close the browser, click a link, or
load a new page. Do not turn off the cable data gateway.
Reboot the Cable Data Gateway
You can reboot the cable data gateway from the web management interface.
To reboot the cable data gateway from the web management interface:
1.
On your computer, launch an Internet browser such as Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft
Internet Explorer.
2.
In the address field of your browser, enter
http://routerlogin.net
.
You are prompted to enter a user name and password.
3.
Type
admin
for the user name and type your password.
If you did not yet personalize your password, type
password
for the password.
4.
Click the
OK
button.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
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5.
Select
ADVANCED > ADVANCED Home
.
The ADVANCED Home screen displays.
6.
In the Cable Information pane, click the
Reboot
button.
A warning message displays.
7.
To confirm the reboot, click the
OK
button.
The cable data gateway reboots.
WARNING:
To avoid the risk of corrupting the firmware, do not interrupt the
reboot. For example, do not close the browser, click a link, or load a
new page. Do not turn off the cable data gateway.
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7.
Share USB Drives Attached to the
Cable Data Gateway
This chapter describes how to access and configure a USB storage drive attached to your cable
data gateway. The USB port on the cable data gateway can be used only to connect USB
storage devices like flash drives or hard drives. Do not connect computers, USB modems, CD
drives, or DVD drives to the cable data gateway USB port.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•
USB Drive Requirements
•
Access a USB Drive on the Network
•
Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault
•
Specify the Method for Accessing the USB Drive
•
Specify the Method for Accessing the USB Drive
•
View Network Folders on a USB Drive
•
Add a Network Folder on a USB Drive
•
Change a Network Folder, Including Read and Write Access, on a USB Drive
•
Safely Remove a USB Drive
•
Enable the Media Server
Note:
For more information about ReadySHARE features, visit
www.netgear.com/readyshare
.
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USB Drive Requirements
The cable data gateway works with most USB-compliant external flash and hard drives. For
the most up-to-date list of USB drives that the cable data gateway 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 cable data gateway.
The cable data gateway supports the following file system types:
•
FAT (read/write)
•
NTFS (read)
•
EXT2 (read/write)
•
EXT3 (read/write)
•
EXT4 (read/write)
•
HFS (read)
•
HFS+ (read)
Access a USB Drive on the Network
ReadySHARE lets you access and share a USB drive that is connected to the cable data
gateway USB port. (If your USB drive requires special drivers, it is not compatible.)
To connect a USB drive:
1.
Insert your USB storage drive into the USB port on the back panel of the cable data
gateway.
2.
If your USB drive requires a power supply, you must use it when you connect the USB drive
to the cable data gateway.
When you connect the USB drive to the cable data gateway 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
www.netgear.com/readyshare
.
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 and do the following:
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.
Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault
Your cable data gateway comes with free backup software for all the Windows computers in
your home. Connect a USB hard disk drive (HDD) to the USB port on your cable data
gateway for centralized, continuous, and automatic backup.
To back up your Windows computer:
1.
Connect a USB HDD to a USB port on the cable data gateway.
2.
Install the genie app on each Windows computer.
To download the genie app, visit
www.netgear.com/genie
.
3.
Download ReadySHARE Vault from
www.netgear.com/readyshare
and install it on each
Windows computer.
4.
Launch ReadySHARE Vault.
5.
Use the dashboard or the
Backup
tab to set up and run your backup.

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