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Figure 10. Two 3.0 USB ports are located on the side of the router
To connect a USB device:
1.
Insert your USB storage drive into a USB port on the side panel of the router.
2.
If your USB device uses a power supply, connect it.
You must use the power supply when you connect the USB device to the router.
When you connect the USB device to the router USB port, it might take up to two minutes before it is
ready for sharing. By default, the USB device is available to all computers on your local area network
(LAN).
Access a Storage Device That Is Connected to the Router From
a Mac
From a computer or device on the network, you can access a storage device that is connected to the
router
.
To access the device from a Mac:
1.
Connect a USB or eSATA storage device to the appropriate port on the router.
If your storage device uses a power supply, you must use it when you connect the device to the router.
When you connect the storage device to the router’s port, it might take up to two minutes before it is
ready for sharing. By default, the device is available to all computers on your local area network (LAN)
2.
On a Mac that is connected to the network, select
Go > Connect to Server
.
3.
In the
Server Address
field, enter
smb://readyshare
.
4.
When prompted, select the
Guest
radio button.
If you set up access control on the router and you allowed your Mac to access the network, select the
Registered User
radio button and enter
admin
for the name and
password
for the password. For
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more information about access control, see the user manual, which is available online at
or through a link in the router’s user interface.
5.
Click the
Connect
button.
A window automatically opens and displays the files and folders on the device.
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Access a Storage Device Connected to the Router From a
Windows Computer
To access the device from a Windows computer:
1.
Connect a USB or eSATA storage device to the appropriate port on the router.
If your storage device uses a power supply, you must use it when you connect the device to the router.
When you connect the storage device to the router’s port, it might take up to two minutes before it is
ready for sharing. By default, the device is available to all computers on your local area network (LAN).
2.
Select
Start > Run
.
3.
Enter
\\readyshare
in the dialog box.
4.
Click the
OK
button.
A window automatically opens and displays the files and folders on the device.
Map a USB Device to a Windows Network Drive
To map the USB device to a Windows network drive:
1.
Connect a USB or eSATA storage device to the appropriate port on the router.
If your storage device uses a power supply, you must use it when you connect the device to the router.
When you connect the storage device to the router’s port, it might take up to two minutes before it is
ready for sharing. By default, the device is available to all computers on your local area network (LAN).
2.
Select
Start > Run
.
3.
Enter
\\readyshare
in the dialog box.
4.
Click the
OK
button.
5.
Right-click the USB device and select
Map network drive
.
6.
Select the drive letter to map to the new network folder.
7.
Click the
Finish
button.
The USB device is mapped to the drive letter that you specified.
8.
To connect to the USB storage device as a different user, select the
Connect using different
credentials
check box, click the
Finish
button, and do the following:
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a.
Type the user name and password.
b.
Click the
OK
button.
The USB device is mapped to the drive letter that you specified.
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) or an eSATA storage device to the router for centralized, continuous, and
automatic backup.
The following operating systems support ReadySHARE Vault:
•
Windows XP SP3
•
Windows 7
•
Windows 8
•
Windows 8.1
To back up your Windows computer:
1.
Connect a USB HDD or eSATA storage device to the appropriate port on the router.
2.
Download ReadySHARE Vault from
and install it on each Windows
computer.
3.
Launch ReadySHARE Vault.
4.
Use the dashboard or the
Backup
tab to set up and run your backup.
Back Up Mac Computers With Time Machine
You can use Time Machine to back up your Mac computers onto a USB hard drive that is connected to
one of the router’s USB ports or an eSATA storage device connected to the router's eSATA port.You can
access the connected storage device from your Mac with a wired or wireless connection to your router.
Set Up a USB Hard Drive on a Mac
NETGEAR recommends that you use a new USB HDD or eSATA storage device, or format your old USB
HDD or eSATA storage device to do the Time Machine backup for the first time. Use a blank partition to
prevent some issues during backup using Time Machine. The router supports GUID or MBR partitions.
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To format your USB hard disk drive and specify partitions:
1.
Physically connect the USB HDD or eSATA storage device to your Mac.
2.
On your Mac, go to
Spotlight
(or the magnifying glass) at the top right of the page and search for
Disk Utility
.
3.
Open the Disk Utility, select your USB HDD or eSATA storage device, click the
Erase
tab, and click
the
Erase
button.
4.
Click the
Partition
tab.
5.
In the
Partition Layout
menu, set the number of partitions that you want to use.
6.
Click the
Options
button.
The Partition schemes display.
7.
Select the
GUID Partition Table
or
Master Boot Record
radio button.
8.
In the
Format
menu, select
Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
.
9.
Click the
OK
button.
10.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.
Prepare to Back Up a Large Amount of Data
Before you back up a large amount of data with Time Machine, NETGEAR recommends that you follow
this procedure.
To prepare to back up a large amount of data:
1.
Upgrade the operating system of the Mac computer.
2.
Verify and repair the backup disk and the local disk.
3.
Verify and repair the permissions on the local disk.
4.
Set Energy Saver:
a.
From the
Apple
menu, select
System Preferences
.
The System Preferences window displays.
b.
Select
Energy Saver
.
The Energy Saver page displays.
c.
Click the
Power Adapter
tab.
d.
Select the
Wake for Wi-Fi network access
check box.
e.
Click the
back arrow
to save the changes and exit the screen.
5.
Modify your security settings:
a.
From the
System Preferences
window, select
Security & Privacy
.
The Security & Privacy page displays.
b.
Click the
Advanced
button at the bottom of the page.
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