Share USB Drives Attached to the Router

66

Nighthawk AC1900

Smart

WiFi

Router Model

R7000

Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault

Your router comes with free backup software for all the Windows computers in your home.

Connect a USB hard disk drive (HDD) to the USB port on your router for centralized,

continuous, and automatic backup.

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To back up your Windows computer:

1.

Connect a USB HDD to a USB port on the router.

For best performance, connect a USB 3.0 HDD to the blue USB 3.0 port on the front of

the router.

2.

Install the genie app on each Windows computer.

To download the genie app, visit

www.netgear.com/genie

.

3.

Download ReadySHARE Vault from

www.netgear.com/readyshare

and install it on each

Windows computer.

4.

Launch ReadySHARE Vault.

5.

Use the dashboard or the Backup tab to set up and run your backup.

Control Access to the USB Drive

You can specify the device name, workgroups, and network folders for your USB device.

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To specify the USB access settings:

1.

Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

http://www.routerlogin.net

or

.

A login screen displays.

3.

Enter the router user name and password.

Share USB Drives Attached to the Router

67

Nighthawk AC1900

Smart

WiFi

Router Model

R7000

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > USB Storage >

Advanced Settings

.

5.

Specify access to the USB storage device:

•

Network Device Name

. This is the name used to access the USB device connected

to the router. The default is readyshare.

•

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

. Select the check boxes for the access methods that you want:

-

Network Neighborhood/MacShare

. Enabled by default.

-

HTTP

. Enabled by default. You can type

to access the USB drive.

-

HTTP (via Internet)

. Disabled by default. If you enable this feature, 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 feature

supports file uploading only.

-

FTP

. Disabled by default.

-

FTP (via Internet)

. Disabled by default. If you select this check box, remote users

can access the USB drive through FTP over the Internet. This feature supports

both downloading and uploading of files.

6.

If you changed the settings, click the

Apply

button.

Your changes are saved.

Share USB Drives Attached to the Router

68

Nighthawk AC1900

Smart

WiFi

Router Model

R7000

Use FTP Within the Network

File Transfer Protocol (FTP) lets you send and receive large files faster.

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To set up FTP access:

1.

Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

http://www.routerlogin.net

or

.

A login screen displays.

3.

Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > USB Storage >

Advanced Settings

.

5.

Select the

FTP

check box.

6.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your changes are saved.

Share USB Drives Attached to the Router

69

Nighthawk AC1900

Smart

WiFi

Router Model

R7000

Manage Network Folders on a USB Drive

You can view or change the network folders on the USB storage device.

View Network Folders on a USB Drive



To view network folders:

1.

Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

http://www.routerlogin.net

or

.

A login screen displays.

3.

Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > USB Storage >

Advanced Settings

.

5.

Scroll down to the Available Networks Folder section of the screen, and adjust the following

settings:

•

Share Name

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

USB_Storage. (Some router models have more than one USB port.)

You can click the name, 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.

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Nighthawk AC1900

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•

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 router.

•

Folder Name

. Full path of 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.

Add a Network Folder on a USB Drive



To add a network folder:

1.

Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the

network.

2.

Type

http://www.routerlogin.net

or

.

A login screen displays.

3.

Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home screen displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > ReadySHARE

.

5.

Click the

Edit

button.

6.

Click the

Create Network Folder

button.

If this screen does not display, your web browser might be blocking pop-ups. If it is,

change the browser settings to allow pop-ups.

7.

In the

USB Device list

, select the USB drive.

8.

Click the

Browse

button and in the

Folder

field, select the folder.

9.

In the

Share Name

field, type the name of the share.

10.

In the

Read Access

list and the

Write Access

list, select the settings that you want.

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 router. By default, it is password.