NETGEAR genie Advanced Home

46

N300 Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2200v4

6.

From the QoS Policy for list, select the LAN port.

7.

From the Priority list, select the priority for Internet access for this port’s traffic relative to

other applications. The options are Low, Normal, High, and Highest.

8.

Click

Apply

The rule is saved in the QoS Policy list.

The QoS Setup screen displays.

9.

In the QoS Setup screen, click

Apply

.

QoS for a MAC Address



To create a QoS policy for traffic from a specific MAC address:

1.

Select

Advanced > Setup > QoS Setup

, and click the

Setup QoS Rule

button.

The QoS Setup screen displays.

2.

Click

Add Priority Rule

.

3.

From the Priority Category list, select

MAC Address

.

4.

If the device to be prioritized appears in the MAC Device List, select its radio button.

The information from the MAC Device List populates the policy name, MAC Address, and

Device Name fields. If the device does not appear in the MAC Device List, click

Refresh

.

If it still does not appear, fill in these fields manually.

5.

From the Priority list, select the priority for Internet access for this device’s traffic reelative to

other applications and traffic. The options are Low, Normal, High, and Highest.

6.

Click

Apply

.

This rule is saved in the QoS Policy list.

The QoS Setup screen displays.

7.

Select the

Turn Internet Access QoS On

check box.

8.

Click

Apply

.

NETGEAR genie Advanced Home

47

N300 Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2200v4

Edit or Delete an Existing QoS Policy



To edit or delete a QoS policy:

1.

Select

Advanced > QoS Setup

.

2.

Select the radio button next to the QoS policy that you want to edit or delete, and do one of

the following:

•

Click

Delete

to remove the QoS policy.

•

Click

Edit

to edit the QoS policy. Follow the instructions in the preceding sections to

change the policy settings.

3.

Click

Apply

.

Your changes are saved in the QoS Setup screen.

48

5

5.

USB Storage

This chapter describes how to access and configure a USB storage drive attached to your

modem router. The USB port on the modem router can be used only to connect USB storage

devices like flash drives or hard drives. Do not connect computers, USB modems, CD drives, or

DVD drives to the modem router USB port.

This chapter contains the following sections:

•

USB Drive Requirements

•

Connect a USB Storage Device to the Modem Router

•

Safely Remove a USB Drive

•

Access the USB Storage Device

•

File-Sharing Scenarios

•

Available Network Folders

•

USB Storage Device Network and Access Settings

•

Specify Approved USB Devices

For more about ReadySHARE features, visit

www.netgear.com/readyshare

.

USB Storage

49

N300 Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2200v4

USB Drive Requirements

The modem router works with 1.0 and 1.1 (USB Full Speed) and 2.0 (USB High 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 3.

USB drive speeds

Bus

Speed/Sec

USB 1.1

12 Mbits

USB 2.0

480 Mbits

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

most up-to-date list of USB drives that the modem router supports, visit:

The modem router supports both read and write for FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, and Linux file

systems (EXT2).

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 modem router.

Connect a USB Storage Device to the Modem Router

ReadySHARE lets you access and share or a USB drive connected the modem router USB

port. If your USB device has special drivers, it is not compatible.



To connect a USB storage device:

1.

Insert your USB storage device into the USB port on the rear panel of the modem

router.

2.

If your USB device has a power supply, you must use it when you connect the USB device

to the modem router.

USB Storage

50

N300 Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2200v4

It might take up to 2 minutes before the USB device is ready for sharing.

Safely Remove a USB Drive

If you want to physically disconnect a USB drive from the modem router USB port, first, log in

to the modem router and safely remove it.



To remove a USB disk drive safely:

1.

Select

USB Storage > Basic Settings

.

2.

Click the

Safely Remove USB Device

button.

This takes the drive offline.

3.

Physically disconnect the USB drive.

Access the USB Storage Device

When you connect the USB device to the modem router USB port, it might take up to 2

minutes before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB storage device is available to all

computers on your local area network (LAN).



To access the USB device from a Mac:

1.

Select

Go > Connect to Server

.

2.

Enter

smb://readyshare

as the server address.

3.

Click

Connect

.



To access the USB device from Windows:

Use any of these methods to access the USB device:

•

Select

Start > Run

. Enter

\\readyshare

in the dialog box and click

OK

.

•

Open a browser and enter

\\readyshare

in the address bar.

•

Open My Network Places and enter

\\readyshare

in the address bar.



To map the USB device to a Windows network drive:

1.

Visit

www.netgear.com/readyshare.

2.

In the ReadySHARE USB Storage Access pane, click

PC Utility

.

The readyshareconnect.exe file is downloaded to your computer.