1. Home
    2. /
  2. Manuals
    3. /
  3. NETGEAR
    4. /
  4. R6400
    5. /
  5. 14
Page 66 / 178 Scroll up to view Page 61 - 65
Control Access to the Internet
66
AC1750
Smart
WiFi
Router
4.
Select
ADVANCED > Security >
E-mail
.
5.
Select the
Turn E-mail Notification On
check box.
6.
In the
Your Outgoing Mail Server
field, enter the name of your ISP outgoing (SMTP) mail
server (such as mail.myISP.com).
You might be able to find this information in the configuration page of your email program.
If you leave this field blank, log and alert messages are not sent.
7.
Enter the email address to which logs and alerts are sent in the
Send to This E-mail
Address
field.
This email address is also used for the From address. If this field is blank, log and alert
messages are not sent.
8.
If your outgoing email server requires authentication, select the
My Mail Server requires
authentication
check box.
a.
In the
User Name
field, type the user name for the outgoing email server.
b.
In the
Password
field, type the password for the outgoing email server.
9.
To send alerts immediately, select the
Send Alerts Immediately
check box.
10.
To send logs based on a schedule, specify these settings:
•
From
Send logs according to this schedule
menu, select the schedule type.
•
From the
Day
menu, select the day.
•
From the
Time
menu, select the time, and select the
am
or
pm
radio button.
11.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.
Logs are sent automatically. If the log fills before the specified time, it is sent. After the log
is sent, it is cleared from the router memory. If the router cannot email the log and the log
buffer fills, the router overwrites the log.
Page 67 / 178
69
6
6.
Share USB Storage Devices
Attached to the Router
This chapter describes how to access and configure a USB storage drive 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.
Note:
NETGEAR recommends that you connect a USB storage device to
the USB 3.0-Storage port and connect a printer to the USB 2.0-Printer
port.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•
USB Storage Device Requirements
•
Access a USB Storage Device on the Network
•
Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault
•
Back Up Mac Computers with Time Machine
•
Control Access to the USB Drive
•
Use FTP Within the Network
•
View or Change Network Folders on a USB Drive
•
Add a Network Folder on a USB Drive
•
Edit a Network Folder on a USB Drive
•
Safely Remove a USB Drive
For more information about ReadySHARE features, visit
www.netgear.com/readyshare
.
Page 68 / 178
Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Router
70
AC1750
Smart
WiFi
Router
USB Storage Device Requirements
The router works with most USB-compliant external flash and hard drives. For the most
up-to-date list of USB drives 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
•
XFS
•
HFS
•
HFS+
Page 69 / 178
Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Router
71
AC1750
Smart
WiFi
Router
Access a USB Storage Device on the Network
ReadySHARE lets you access and share a USB drive connected to the router USB port. (If
your USB drive uses special drivers, it is not compatible.)
USB 3.0-Storage port
Figure 10. The blue USB 3.0-Storage port on the front of the router provides the fastest access
To connect a USB storage device to the router:
Connect your USB storage device to the USB port on the router.
If your USB device uses a power supply, you must use it 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).
To access the USB device from a Mac:
1.
Connect your USB storage device to the USB port on the router.
If your USB device uses a power supply, you must use it when you connect the USB
device to the router.
When you connect the USB storage device to the router’s USB port, it might take up to
two minutes before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB drive is available to all
computers on your local area network (LAN).
2.
On a Mac that is connected to the network, launch Finder and select
Go > Connect to
Server
.
Page 70 / 178
Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Router
72
AC1750
Smart
WiFi
Router
The Connect to Server page displays.
3.
Enter the
smb://readyshare
in the
Server Address
field.
4.
Click the
Connect
button.
5.
When prompted, select the
Guest
radio button.
6.
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 more information about access control, see
Allow or Block Access to Your Network
on page
48.
7.
Click the
Connect
button.
A window automatically opens and displays the files and folders on the device.
To access the USB storage device from a Windows computer:
1.
Connect your USB storage device to a USB port on the router.
If your USB device uses a power supply, you must use it when you connect the USB
device to the router.
When you connect the USB storage device to the router’s USB port, it might take up to
two minutes before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB drive 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.
To map the USB device to a Windows network drive:
1.
Connect your USB storage device to the USB port on the router.
If your USB device uses a power supply, you must use it when you connect the USB
device to the router.
When you connect the USB device to the router’s USB port, it might take up to two
minutes before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB drive 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 USB Storage device.

Rate

4 / 5 based on 1 vote.

Popular NETGEAR Models

Famous Router IPs
Famous Router Companies
Bookmark Our Site

Press Ctrl + D to add this site to your favorites!

Share
Top