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USB Storage
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To set up ReadySHARE Cloud:
1.
Select
ADVANCED > USB Storage > ReadySHARE
.
You can also access this screen by selecting
BASIC > ReadySHARE
.
2.
Select the
ReadySHARE Cloud
button.
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3.
If you do not have a ReadySHARE Cloud account, click the
click here
link.
Create your ReadySHARE account.
Note:
This step has to be initiated from your NETGEAR router. You cannot
register your router through the NETGEAR ReadySHARE Cloud website at
4.
In the ReadySHARE Cloud screen of your WiFi DSL modem router, enter your
ReadySHARE Cloud user name and password.
These entries are the ReadySHARE Cloud account you created on NETGEAR website in
Step 3
.
5.
Click
Register
.
•
This procedure registers your router and the USB device that is connected to it.
•
The router with the USB storage device displays in your ReadySHARE Cloud account
only after you register it. The Internet connection between the router and the
ReadySHARE Cloud server is kept alive until you unregister it.
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•
You can also register the router with another account after unregistering the router
from previous account.
6.
Log in to http://readyshare.netgear.com with your account.
You should see the USB device that is connected to your router. By default, all contents of
the USB device are accessible. You can create a share that is limited to any subset of the
contents with the security level you specify.
The first time you use ReadySHARE Cloud, you are asked to download a Windows client
that makes a secure connection from your computer to the router’s USB device. Log in to
this client to access the USB device from anywhere.
Note:
Currently, you can download only the Windows OS client. The Mac OS
client will be ready at a later time on the website.
Note:
Without this client, you can only browse your USB device contents by
clicking the + icon (Add Share) on the website. You are not able to open files
nor can you change them.
Safely Remove a USB Drive
To safely remove a USB disk drive so that no users can access it:
1.
Select
ADVANCED > USB Storage > Advanced Settings
.
You can also select
USB Storage > Basic Settings
.
2.
Click the
Safely Remove USB Device
button.
This procedure takes the drive offline.
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6.
ReadySHARE Printer
Access and configure a USB printer
This chapter describes how to access and configure a USB printer attached to your WiFi DSL
modem router. If your USB printer supports scanning, you can also use the USB printer for
scanning.
The ReadySHARE Printer utility allows you to control from your computer a shared USB printer
that is connected to the USB port on your WiFi DSL modem router. You can share this USB
printer among the Windows and Mac computers on your network.
You
have to
install this utility before you can use the ReadySHARE Printer feature. Once
installed, the ReadySHARE Printer utility displays on your computer as the NETGEAR USB
Control Center.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•
,
Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility
•
Install the NETGEAR USB Control Center
•
Manage USB Print and Scan Jobs
Note:
The USB port on the WiFi DSL modem router can connect only to
USB devices like flash drives, hard drives, and printers. Do not
connect computers, USB modems, CD drives, or DVD drives to the
WiFi DSL modem router USB port.
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Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility
You have to connect the USB printer to your WiFi DSL modem router and install the utility on
each computer in your network from which you want to control the USB printer.
To download ReadySHARE Printer:
1.
Connect the USB printer to the USB port of the WiFi DSL modem router with a USB
printer cable.
USB port
The USB port is on the back of the WiFi DSL modem router.
Note:
Some USB printers (for example, the HP and Lexmark printers)
request that you do not connect the USB cable until the installation
software prompts you.
2.
On each computer on your network that shares the USB printer, install the driver software
for the USB printer.
If you do not have the printer driver, contact the printer manufacturer to find and download
the most recent printer driver software.
3.
On each computer on your network that shares the USB printer, download the
ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file and instructions.
The ReadySHARE Printer utility has a Mac version and a Windows version. You can
access the setup file and instructions through this URL:
www.netgear.com/readyshare
You can also access this URL from the ReadySHARE tab of the NETGEAR genie app.
For more information, see
NETGEAR genie App
on page 38.
4.
On each computer on your network that shares the USB printer, install the ReadySHARE
Printer utility.

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