USB Storage

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By default, the USB storage device is available to all computers on your local area network

(LAN).

Note:

If you logged in to the router before you connected your USB

device, you might not see your USB device in the router screens

until you log out and then log back in again.

Add or Edit a Network Folder

1.

You can access this feature by selecting

Basic > ReadySHARE > Edit

, or

Advanced >

USB Storage > Advanced Settings

. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen to view

the Available Network Folder section as shown:

2.

Specify the changes that you want to make:

•

To add a folder, click

Create Network Folder.

•

To edit a folder, select its radio button and then click

Edit

.

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3.

You can use this screen to select a folder, to change the share name, or to change the read

Access or write access from

All

–

no password

to

admin

.

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.

4.

Click

Apply

for your changes to take effect.

ReadySHARE Cloud

Using this feature, you access shared content on a USB device connected to your router at

any time, from anywhere. You can also invite friends and family members to access the

shared contents on the USB device.

If your friends and family do not have a ReadySHARE Cloud account, they will be invited to

create one so they can access the shared contents.

Visit

and create an account to make your files and folders

accessible.

In addition to remotely sharing anything stored on the USB device connected to your router,

you can:

•

Control friends’ and family’s access to contents stored on the USB device.

•

Invite new users to access the shared contents.



To set up ReadySHARE Cloud

1.

Select

Basic > ReadySHARE

, and select the

ReadySHARE Cloud

radio button.

2.

If you have not already done so, follow the onscreen instructions to set up a ReadySHARE

Cloud account, and register the router with that account.

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

To set up a ReadySHARE account:

1.

On the ReadySHARE Cloud screen, click the

click here

link, and the following screen

displays:

2.

Fill in the fields (scroll down as necessary).

3.

Read the agreement, and click the

I accept. Create my account.

button.The following

screen displays:



To register the router with a ReadySHARE Cloud account:

1.

On the router’s ReadySHARE Could screen, enter the user name and password

2.

Click

Register

.

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After you register, the following screen displays:



To access USB contents remotely:

1.

From a device with a web browser, browse to

.

2.

Enter your ReadySHARE Cloud user name and password, and then click the

Log in

button.

Note:

Note that the iPhone and Android phone apps are available to

download.

The first time you log in, you are asked to install the ReadySHARE Cloud PC agent.

3.

Click

Yes

to download and install it. After you log in, a screen similar to the following

displays:

Registered

router

Shared USB

device plugged

into the router

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Registered routers are displayed in the left frame. When a router is highlighted, the

shared USB device is in the frame on the right.

By default, USB_Storage is the name that displays for all contents in the USB drive.

4.

Click on the shared folder to open file explorer so that you can view the folder contents.

Tip:

If you do not see the registered router, or cannot open its contents, make

sure that the router is connected to the Internet and that the USB drive is

plugged into the USB port on the router. Also, try to log out and log in

again on

.

ReadySHARE Print

The ReadySHARE print feature allows you to share a printer that you connect to the USB

port on your router. To use the ReadySHARE print feature on a Windows PC, you need to

use the NETGEAR USB Control Center utility.



To set up ReadySHARE Print:

1.

Connect the USB printer to the router’s USB port with a USB printer cable.

2.

Install the USB printer driver software on each computer that will share the printer.

If you do not have the printer driver, contact the printer manufacturer to find and download

the most recent printer driver software.

3.

Download the NETGEAR USB Control Center utility available at

www.netgear.com/landing/en-us/readyshare.aspx

.

The NETGEAR USB Control Center utility has a Mac version and a Windows version.

4.

Install the utility on each computer that will share the printer. You have to install this utility

before you can use the ReadySHARE Print feature.

Some firewall software, such as Comodo, blocks the ReadySHARE Control Center utility

from accessing the USB printer. If you do not see the printer in the utility, you can disable the

firewall temporarily to make it work.

For scanning: If your printer supports scanning, make sure that the printer is in the Available

state, and click the

Network Scanner

button. This activates the Scanner window so you can

use the printer for scanning.

USB Control Center Utility

The USB Control Center Utility allows you to control a shared USB device from your

computer that is connected to the USB port on your router. The utility allows you to control a

printer, a scanner, or an audio speaker.

The utility has to be installed on each computer on your network from which you want to

control the device. You can download this utility at

www.netgear.com/landing/en-us/readyshare.aspx

.