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USB Drive Requirements
The router works with 1.0 and 1.1 (USB Full Speed) and 2.0 (USB High Speed) standards.
The approximate USB bus speeds are shown in the following table. Actual bus speeds can
vary, depending on the CPU speed, memory, speed of the network, and other variables.
Table 3.
USB drive speeds
Bus
Speed/Sec
USB 1.1
12 Mbits
USB 2.0
480 Mbits
The router should work with most USB-compliant external flash and hard drives. For the most
up-to-date list of USB drives supported by the router, visit:
The router supports both read and write for FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, and Linux file systems
(EXT2 and EXT3).
Note:
Some USB external hard drives and flash drives require you to load
drivers on drivers the computer before the computer can access the
USB device. Such USB devices do not work with the router.
ReadySHARE Access
Once you have set up your router, you can connect any USB storage device and share the
contents with other users on your network.
You can access your USB device in any of the following ways:
•
On Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 2000 systems, select
Start >
Run
, and enter
\\readyshare
in the dialog box. Click
OK
.
•
On Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 2000 systems, open Internet
Explorer, or Safari, and enter
\\readyshare
in the address bar.
•
On Mac OS X (version 10.2 or later), enter
smb://readyshare
in the address bar.
•
In My Network Places, enter
\\readyshare
in the address bar.
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TiVo
You can play back photos and music using the Home Media Option on your TiVo
®
(Series 2
and above). This feature is enabled by default on your router.
To play back your photos and music:
1.
On your TiVo, select
TiVo Central
.
2.
Select the
Music, Photos, & Showcases
page.
For more information, visit
.
File-Sharing Scenarios
You can share files on the USB drive for a wide variety of business and recreational
purposes. The files can be any Windows, Mac, or Linux file type including text, Word,
PowerPoint, Excel, and MP3, pictures, and multimedia. USB drive applications include:
•
Sharing multimedia with friends and family such as MP3 files, pictures, and other
multimedia with local and remote users.
•
Sharing resources on your network. You might want to store files in a central location so
that you do not have to power up a computer to perform local sharing. In addition, you
can share files between Macintosh, Linux, and Windows computers by using the USB
drive as a go-between across the systems.
•
Sharing files such as Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, and text files with
remote users.
A few common uses are described in the following sections.
Share Photos
You can create your own central storage location for photos and multimedia. This eliminates
the need to log in to (and pay for) an external photo-sharing site.
To share files with your friends and family:
1.
Insert your USB drive into the USB port on the router either directly or with a USB cable.
Computers on your local area network (LAN) can automatically access this USB drive
using a web browser or Microsoft Networking.
2.
If you want to specify read-only access or to allow access from the Internet, see
USB
Storage Advanced Settings
on page
51.
Store Files in a Central Location for Printing
This scenario is for a family that has one high-quality color printer directly attached to a
computer, but not shared on the local area network (LAN). This family does not have a print
server.
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•
One family member has photos on a Macintosh computer that she wants to print.
•
The photo-capable color printer is directly attached to a PC, but not shared on the
network.
•
The Mac and PC are not visible to each other on the network.
To print photos from a Mac on the printer attached to a PC:
1.
On the Mac, access the USB drive by typing
\\readyshare
in the address field of a web
browser. Then copy the photos to the USB drive.
2.
On the PC, use a web browser or Microsoft Networking to copy the files from the USB drive
to the PC. Then print the files.
Share Large Files over the Internet
Sending files that are larger than 5 MB can pose a problem for many email systems. The
router allows you to share large files such as PowerPoint presentations or .zip files over the
Internet. FTP can be used to easily download shared files from the router.
Sharing files with a remote colleague involves the following considerations:
•
There are two user accounts: admin and guest. The password for admin is the same one
that you use to access the router. By default, it is
password
. The guest user account has
no password.
•
On the FTP site, the person receiving the files should use the guest user account and
enter any password (FTP requires that you type something in the password field).
•
Be sure to select the
FTP (via Internet)
check box in the USB Storage Advanced
Settings screen. This option supports both downloading and uploading of files.
Note:
You can enable the HTTP (via Internet) option on the Advanced USB
Storage screen to share large files. This option supports
downloading files only.
Basic Settings
You can view or edit basic settings for the USB storage device attached to your router.
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Select
Basic > ReadySHARE
.
By default, the USB storage device is available to all computers on your local area network
(LAN).
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. For information about this feature, see
Chapter 6, ReadySHARE Printer
.
To access your USB device:
1.
Click the network device name or the share name in your computer’s network folders
list.
2.
For SMB://readyshare, click
Connect
.
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.
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Add or Edit a Network Folder
1.
You can access this feature by selecting
Basic > ReadySHARE
, and clicking
Edit
, or
selecting
Advanced > USB Storage > Advanced Settings
.
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 click
Edit
.
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
.

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