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2.
Click the
Approved Devices
button. The USB Drive Approved Devices screen displays:
This screen shows the approved USB devices and the available USB devices. You can
remove or add approved USB devices.
3.
To add an approved USB device, select it from the Available USB Devices list, and then click
Add
.
4.
Select the
Allow only approved devices
check box.
5.
Click
Apply
so that your change takes effect.
If you want to work with another USB device, first click the
Safely Remove USB Device
button for the currently connected USB device. Connect the other USB device and repeat
this process.
Connect to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer
To connect to the USB drive from remote computers with a web browser, use the router’s
Internet port IP address. If you are using Dynamic DNS, you can type the DNS name rather
than the IP address. You can view the router’s Internet IP address from the dashboard on the
Basic Home screen or the Advanced Home screen.
Access the Router’s USB Drive Remotely Using FTP
To connect to the router’s USB drive using a web browser:
1.
Connect to the router by typing
ftp://
and the Internet port IP address in the address
field of Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. For example:
If you are using Dynamic DNS, you can type the DNS name rather than the IP address.
2.
Type the account name and password that has access rights to the USB drive. The user
name (account name) for All – no password is
guest
.
3.
The directories of the USB drive that your account has access to display. For example, you
could see: share/partition1/directory1. You can now read and copy files from the USB
directory.
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ReadySHARE Cloud
ReadySHARE Cloud gives you remote access over the Internet to a USB storage device that
is connected to your router’s USB port.
To enable ReadySHARE Cloud, log in to the router and select ReadySHARE. Follow the
instructions to register your router with the ReadySHARE Cloud server.
Use this feature to invite friends and family members to access the shared contents on the
USB device.
If your friends and family do not have a ReadySHARE Cloud account, they are invited to
create one so they can access the shared contents.
Visit
and create an account to make your files and folders
accessible at any time, from anywhere.
In addition to remotely sharing anything stored on the USB device connected to your router,
you can:
•
Control friend and family access to each item stored on the USB device.
•
Invite new users to access the shared contents.
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Back Up Your Computers
You can back up your computers onto the CENTRIA internal SATA hard disk drive or to a
connected external USB storage drive. You can use a formatted HDD or you can format an
HDD from the router menu (see
Format the HDD
on page
73).
Note:
For information about backing up the router configuration file, see
Manage the Configuration File
on page
96.
The following figure shows an example of the sequence of tasks you could use to back up
your computers.
3.To back up your Mac, use
Apple Time Machine.
2.To back up your Windows computers, install
ReadySHARE Vault on each PC.
1. Install CENTRIA using a PC, Mac, tablet, or smartphone.
Figure 6. Install CENTRIA, then back up your Windows computers and Macs.
CAUTION:
NETGEAR assumes no responsibility for lost data and does not offer data
recovery services if a drive fails.
ReadySHARE Vault Windows Backup
ReadySHARE Vault lets you back up files from your Windows PC onto the internal hard disk
in the router or to a USB device attached to the router USB port. ReadySHARE Vault uses
incremental backup technology. After the first backup has been completed, ReadySHARE
Vault checks to find out which files have changed since the last backup, and then backs up
only the changes.
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To back up a Windows PC on to an HDD in the router:
The first time you back up your PC, the backup could take a while to complete. During the
backup you can continue to use your computer.
1.
Install the genie app on each PC by downloading the software from
www.netgear.com/genie
.
2.
Install ReadySHARE Vault on each PC by downloading the software from
www.netgear.com/readyshare
.
3.
Launch ReadySHARE Vault. The Dashboard screen displays.
4.
Click the
Backup
tab.
5.
Follow the steps on this screen to specify the backup drive, which files and folders you want
to back up, and whether you want to enable security.
6.
Click
Save and Start Backup
.
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Time Machine HDD Backup
Time Machine works on Mac computers only, and automatically backs up your computer.
To back up a Mac onto an HDD in the router:
1.
From your Mac Desktop, open Macintosh HD or Finder.
2.
Select
WNDR4700
from the SHARED list in the left menu.
3.
Click the
Connect As
button.
4.
In the pop-up window, select
Registered User
, and enter
admin
as the user name and
password
as the password.
5.
Click
Connect
.
After connecting, you can list connected devices. One extra device, called admin,
displays whenever you log in as admin.
6.
From the Apple menu, select
System Preferences
, and then open Time Machine.
7.
Click
Select Disk
and select the backup disk.
8.
Click the
Use for Backup
button to complete your selection.
If you do not see the HDD, use Mac Finder to locate it. Then select it in Time Machine.

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