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9.
From the
USB Device
menu, select the USB drive.
NETGEAR
recommends that you do not attach more than one drive to each USB
port (for example, through a USB hub).
Note
10.
Click the
Browse
button and in the
Folder
field, select the folder.
11.
In the
Share Name
field, type the name of the share.
12.
From the
Read Access
menu and the
Write Access
menu, select the settings that you want.
All–no password (the default) allows all users to access the network folder. The other option is that
only the admin user is allowed access to the network folder. The password for admin is the same one
that you use to log in to the
modem router
.
13.
Click the
Apply
button.
The folder is added on the storage device.
14.
Click the
Close Window
button.
The pop-up window closes.
Change a Network Folder, Including Read and Write Access,
on a USB Drive
You can change network folders on storage devices connected to the USB port on the
modem router
.
To change a network folder:
1.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2.
Type
.
A login window opens.
3.
Enter the user name and password for the
modem router
.
The user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and password are
case-sensitive.
4.
Click the
OK
button.
The BASIC Home page displays.
5.
Select
BASIC > ReadySHARE
.
The USB Storage (Basic Settings) page displays. By default, the
Basic
radio button is selected.
6.
Click the
Edit
button.
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The previous figure shows a USB device attached to the
modem router
.
7.
In the Available Network Folders table, select a device.
8.
Click the
Edit
button.
9.
Change the settings in the fields as needed.
For more information about the settings, see
Add a Network Folder on a Storage Device
on page 184.
10.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.
11.
Click the
Close Window
button.
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The pop-up window closes.
Approve USB Devices
For more security, you can set up the
modem router
to share only USB devices that you approve.
To allow only approved USB devices to connect to the
modem router
and specify which USB devices
are approved:
1.
Make sure that the USB device or devices that you want to approve are attached to the
modem router
.
2.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
3.
Type
.
A login window opens.
4.
Enter the
modem router
user name and password.
The user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and password are
case-sensitive.
5.
Click the
OK
button.
The BASIC Home page displays.
6.
Select
ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > USB Settings
.
The USB Settings page displays.
7.
Select the
No
radio button.
By default the
Yes
radio button is selected. This setting lets you connect and access all your USB
devices.
8.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.
9.
Click the
Approved Devices
button.
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10.
In the Available USB Devices table, select the USB device that you want to approve.
11.
Click the
Add
button.
The USB device is added to the Approved USB Devices table.
12.
To approve another USB device that is already attached to the
modem router
, repeat Step 10 and
Step 11.
13.
Select the
Allow only approved devices
check box.
14.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.
To approve another USB device that is not attached to a USB port, first remove an attached USB device from
a USB port (see
Safely Remove a USB Device
on page 189), attach the other USB device, and repeat this
procedure.
Safely Remove a USB Device
Before you physically disconnect a USB device from the USB port on the
modem router
, log in to the
modem router
, and take the drive offline.
To remove a USB device safely:
1.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2.
Type
.
A login window opens.
3.
Enter the user name and password for the
modem router
.
The user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and password are
case-sensitive.
4.
Click the
OK
button.
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The BASIC Home page displays.
5.
Select
BASIC > ReadySHARE
.
The USB Storage (Basic Settings) page displays. By default, the
Basic
radio button is selected.
If more than one USB device is attached, the Available Networks Folders table displays the attached
devices, but you cannot select a device on this page.
6.
Click the
Edit
button.
The previous figure shows a USB device attached to the
modem router
.
7.
In the Available Network Folders table, select the device.
8.
Click the
Safely Remove USB Device
button.
The device goes offline and a pop-up window opens.
9.
Click the
OK
button.
10.
Physically disconnect the USB device.
Use the
Modem Router
as a Media Server
The
modem router
can function as a ReadyDLNA media server, which lets you view movies and photos
on DLNA/UPnP AV-compliant media players, such as Xbox360, Playstation, and NETGEAR media players.
Enable the Media Server
By default, the media server is not enabled.
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