NETGEAR D6300 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Add or Edit a Network Folder

1.

You can access this feature by selecting

BASIC > ReadyShare > Edit

, or

ADVANCED

> USB Storage > Advanced Settings

.

2.

Specify the changes that you want to make:

•

To add a folder, click

Create Network Folder

.

•

To edit a folder, select its radio button, and then click

Edit

.

3.

You can use this screen to select a folder, to change the share name, or to change the read

access or write access from All - no password to

admin

.

The user name (account name) for All - no password is guest. The password for admin is

the same one that is used to log in to the WiFi modem router. By default, it is password.

4.

Click

Apply

for your changes to take effect.

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USB Storage Advanced Settings

You can set up the device name, workgroups, and network folders for your USB device. On

the Advanced tab, select

USB Storage >

Advanced Settings

to display the following

screen:

You can use this screen to specify access to the USB storage device.

•

Network Device Name

. The default is readyshare. This name is used to access the USB

device connected to the WiFi modem router.

•

Workgroup

. If you are using a Windows workgroup rather than a domain, the workgroup

name is displayed here. The name works only in an operating system that supports

NetBIOS, such as Microsoft Windows.

•

Access Method

. The access methods are described here.

-

Network Connection

. Enabled by default, this connection allows all users on the

LAN to have access to the USB drive.

-

HTTP

. Enabled by default. You can type

http://readyshare.routerlogin.net/shares

to access the USB drive.

-

HTTP (via internet)

. Disabled by default. If you enable this setting, remote users can

type

http://<

public IP address>

/shares

(for example,

http://1.1.10.102/shares

) or a

URL domain name to access the USB drive over the Internet. This setting supports

file uploading only.

-

FTP

. Disabled by default.

-

FTP (via internet)

. Disabled by default. If you enable this setting, remote users can

access the USB drive through FTP over the Internet. This setting supports both

downloading and uploading of files.

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Available Network Folders

You might need to scroll down to view this section of the screen.

•

Share Name

. If only one device is connected, the default share name is USB_Storage.

You can click the name shown, or you can type it in the address field of your web browser.

If Not Shared is shown, the default share has been deleted, and no other share for the

root folder exists. Click the link to change this setting.

•

Read Access

and

Write Access

. Show the permissions and access controls on the

network folder: All - no password (the default) allows all users to access the network

folder. The password for admin is the same one that you use to log in to the WiFi modem

router.

•

Folder Name

. Full path used by the network folder.

•

Volume Name

. Volume name from the storage device (either USB drive or HDD).

•

Total Space

and

Free Space

. Show the current utilization of the storage device.

Safely Remove a USB Drive

To safely remove a USB disk drive so that no users can access it, select

USB Storage >

Basic Settings

, or

ADVANCED > USB Storage > Advanced Settingsf

, and click the

Safely

Remove USB Device

button. This procedure takes the drive offline.

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Media Server Settings

By default, the WiFi modem router is set up to act as a Ready DLNA Media server, which lets

you view movies and photos on DLNA/UPnP AV–compliant media players, such as Xbox360,

Playstation, and NETGEAR’s Digital Entertainer Live.

To view these settings, select

ADVANCED > USB Storage > Media Server

to display the

following screen:

By default the Enable Media Server check box and the Automatic (when new files are added)

radio button are selected. When these options are selected, the WiFi modem router scans for

media files whenever new files are added to the ReadySHARE USB hard drive.

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Specify Approved USB Devices

For more security, you can set up the WiFi modem router to share approved USB devices

only. You can access this feature from the Advanced Setup menu on the Advanced tab.



To set up approved USB devices:

1.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > USB Settings

. The following screen displays:

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.

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