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Tri-Band WiFi Connections
61
Nighthawk
X6 AC3200
Tri-Band
WiFi
Router
Implicit Beamforming
Implicit beamforming means that the router can use information from client devices that
support beamforming to improve the WiFi signal. This feature is enabled by default, but you
can disable it.
To disable implicit beamforming:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.
2.
Type
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 > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings
.
The Advanced Wireless Setting screen displays.
5.
Scroll down below the WPS Settings section of the screen and clear the
Enable
Implicit BEAMFORMING
check box.
6.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.
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7.
Share USB Devices Attached to the
Router
This chapter describes how to access and configure USB storage devices attached to your
router. The USB port on the router can be used only to connect USB storage devices like flash
drives or hard drives or a printer. Do not connect computers, USB modems, CD drives, or DVD
drives to the router USB port.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•
USB Device Requirements
•
Access a USB Device on the Network
•
Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault
•
Back Up Mac Computers with Time Machine
•
Control Access to the USB Device
•
Use FTP Within the Network
•
View Network Folders on a USB Device
•
Add a Network Folder on a USB Device
•
Edit a Network Folder on a USB Device
•
Approve USB Devices
•
Safely Remove a USB Device
For more information about ReadySHARE features, visit
www.netgear.com/readyshare
.
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Share USB Devices Attached to the Router
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Nighthawk
X6 AC3200
Tri-Band
WiFi
Router
USB Device Requirements
The router works with most USB-compliant external flash and hard drives. For the most
up-to-date list of USB devices that the router supports, visit
.
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 router.
The router supports the following file system types for full read/write access:
•
FAT16, FAT32
•
NTFS
•
NTFS with compression format enabled
•
Ext2, Ext3, Ext4
•
HFS
•
HFS+
Access a USB Device on the Network
ReadySHARE lets you access and share a USB device connected to the router USB port. (If
your USB device has special drivers, it is not compatible.)
USB 3.0 port
Figure 11. The blue USB 3.0 port on the rear panel of the router provides the fastest access
To connect a USB device:
1.
Insert your USB storage drive into a USB port on the rear panel of the router.
NETGEAR recommends that you use the blue USB 3.0 port for the fastest access.
2.
If your USB device has 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).
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Nighthawk
X6 AC3200
Tri-Band
WiFi
Router
To access the USB device from a Mac:
1.
Select
Go > Connect to Server
.
2.
Enter
smb://readyshare
as the server address.
3.
Click the
Connect
button.
To access the USB device from a Windows computer:
1.
Select
Start > Run
.
2.
Enter
\\readyshare
in the dialog box and click the
OK
button.
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
link.
The
readyshareconnect.exe
file is downloaded to your computer.
3.
Launch
readyshareconnect.exe
.
4.
Select the drive letter to map to the network folder.
5.
(Optional) To connect to the USB device as a different user, select the
Connect using
different credentials
check box and do the following:
a.
Type the user name and password.
b.
Click the
OK
button.
6.
Click the
Finish
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) to the USB port on your router for centralized,
continuous, and automatic backup.
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Nighthawk
X6 AC3200
Tri-Band
WiFi
Router
To back up your Windows computer:
1.
Connect a USB HDD to a USB port on the router.
The blue USB 3.0 port on the front of the router performs faster than the USB 2.0 port on
the rear panel 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.
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. You can access the connected USB hard drive
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 format your old USB disk 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.
To format your USB hard disk drive and specify partitions:
1.
Physically connect the USB hard drive to your Mac.
2.
On your Mac, go to
Spotlight
(or the magnifying glass) at the top right of the screen and
search for
Disk Utility
.
3.
To format your USB device, open the Disk Utility, click the
Erase
tab, and click the
Erase
button.
4.
Click the
Partition
tab.
5.
Click
Partition Layout
and set the number of partitions that you want to use.
6.
Click the
Options
button.
The Partition options display.
7.
Select the
GUID Partition Table
or
Master Boot Record
radio button.
8.
For the format, select
Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
.
9.
Click the
OK
button.
10.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.

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