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6.
Share a Storage Device Attached
to the Router
This chapter describes how to access and manage a storage device attached to your router.
ReadySHARE lets you access and share a USB storage device connected to the router. (If your
storage device uses special drivers, it is not compatible.)
Note:
The USB ports 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
•
Connect a USB Device to the Router
•
Access an Storage Device Connected to the Router
•
Map a USB Device to a Windows Network Drive
•
Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault
•
Back Up Mac Computers with Time Machine
•
Control Access to a Storage Device
•
Use FTP Within the Network
•
View or Change Network Folders on a Device
•
Add a Network Folder on a Storage Device
•
Edit a Network Folder on a Storage Device
•
Use the Router as a ReadyDLNA Media Server
•
Approve USB Devices
•
Safely Remove a USB Device
For more information about ReadySHARE features, visit
www.netgear.com/readyshare
.
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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+
Connect a USB Device to the Router
ReadySHARE lets you access and share a USB device connected to the router USB port. (If
your USB device uses special drivers, it is not compatible.)
Figure 6. The USB port is on the back of the router
To connect a USB device:
1.
Connect your USB storage device to the router USB port.
2.
If your USB device uses a power supply, connect it.
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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 an Storage Device Connected to the Router
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 storage device to the appropriate router USB port.
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, launch Finder and select
Go > Connect to
Server
.
The Connect to Server screen displays.
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 more information about access control, see
Allow or
Block Access to Your Network
on page
51.
5.
Click the
Connect
button.
A screen automatically opens and displays the files and folders on the device.
To access the device from a Windows computer:
1.
Connect a USB storage device to the router USB port.
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.
Launch a web browser from a computer that is connected to the network.
3.
In the address field of the browser, enter
\\readyshare
.
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Windows file manager 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.
Visit
www.netgear.com/readyshare.
2.
In the ReadySHARE USB Storage Access pane, click the
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.
To connect to the 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 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 router for centralized, continuous, and automatic
backup.
The following operating systems support ReadySHARE Vault:
•
Windows XP SP3
•
Windows 7
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•
Windows 8
•
Windows 8.1
To back up your Windows computer:
1.
Connect a USB HDD to the router USB port.
2.
Download ReadySHARE Vault from
www.netgear.com/readyshare
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 the router USB 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 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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