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3.

If you are installing a 0.75-inch-thick HDD (this is uncommon), insert the tray into the router.

Follow the

THIS SIDE UP

and the

BACK OF PRODUCT

signs on the tray to place it in the

correct orientation.

4.

The metal connector on the HDD is up.

Insert the HDD.

5.

Close the latch to secure the HDD in place.

6.

Close the side door.

Note:

If the latch is not in the correct position or the HDD is inserted in the

wrong direction, then the side door to the router cannot be closed.

When you turn on the router, the HDD LED shows the status of the HDD.

•

Solid green

. The internal HDD is working and is not full.

•

Solid green plus red

. The HDD is 85% full.

•

Solid red

. The HDD is not formatted, the HDD connection is loose, or there is a failure

alert.

•

Off

. No internal HDD is connected.

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HDD Format

If you install an HDD during your initial router setup, the router detects it. A preformatted HDD

does not have to be reformatted. If the HDD has not yet been formatted, you are prompted to

format the HDD.

CAUTION:

Formatting the hard disks erases any data stored on it.

You can follow the prompts to do so, or wait until later and log in to the router to format the

HDD from the router menu. See

Format the HDD

on page

73.

Remove a Hard Disk Drive

CAUTION:

To protect your equipment, always turn off the router before removing or

inserting a hard disk drive (HDD).



To remove the hard disk drive (HDD):

1.

Power off the router with the Power On/Off button.

2.

Open the router side door and release the internal latch as shown.

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3.

Grab the top and bottom of the HDD with your fingers and pull to remove it.

4.

If you removed a 0.75-inch HDD, remove the tray from the router.

5.

Place the latch back to the left (a) so that the router side door can be closed (b).

a

b

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Requirements for Optional USB Devices

The router works with USB 3.0 (USB Super Speed), 2.0 (USB High Speed), and 1.0 and 1.1

(USB Full Speed) standards. The approximate USB bus speeds are shown in the following

table. Actual bus speeds can vary, depending on the CPU speed, memory, speed of the

network, and other variables.

Table 2.

USB drive speeds

Bus

Speed/Sec

USB 3.0

5,000 Mbits

USB 2.0

480 Mbits

USB 1.1

12 Mbits

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

up-to-date list of USB drives that the router supports, go to:

The router supports both read and write for FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, Linux file systems (EXT2,

EXT3, EXT4), HFS+ (Hierarchical File System Plus), HFS+ journaled system.

Note:

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 router.

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2.

Getting Started with NETGEAR genie

Connecting to CENTRIA

This chapter explains how to use NETGEAR genie to set up your router after you complete

cabling as described in the installation guide and in the previous chapter.

This chapter contains the following sections:

•

Router Setup Preparation

•

Types of Logins and Access

•

Use NETGEAR genie after Installation

•

Upgrade the Firmware

•

Dashboard (Basic Home Screen)

•

Join Your Wireless Network

•

NETGEAR genie App and Mobile genie App