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To add a folder, click

Create Network Folder.

•

To edit a folder, select its radio button and then 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

for your changes to take effect.

USB Storage Advanced Settings

You can set up the device name, workgroups, and network folders for your USB device. On

the Advanced tab, select

USB Storage >

Advanced Settings

to display the following

screen:

You can use this screen to specify access to the USB storage device.

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Network Device Name

. The default is readyshare. This is the name used to access the

USB device connected to the router.

•

Workgroup

. If you are using a Windows workgroup rather than a domain, the workgroup

name is displayed here. The name works only in an operating system that supports

NetBIOS, such as Microsoft Windows.

•

Access Method

. The access methods are described here.

Network Connection

. Enabled by default, this connection allows all users on the LAN to

have access to the USB drive.

HTTP

. Enabled by default. You can type

to

access the USB drive.

HTTP (via internet)

. Disabled by default. If you enable this setting, remote users can

type

http://

public

IP address

/shares (for example,

) or a URL

domain name to access the USB drive over the Internet. This setting supports file

uploading only.

FTP

. Disabled by default.

FTP (via internet)

. Disabled by default. If you enable this setting, remote users can

access the USB drive through FTP over the Internet. This setting supports both

downloading and uploading of files.

Available Network Folders

You need to scroll down to view this section of the screen:

•

Share Name

. If only 1 device is connected, the default share name is USB_Storage. You

can click the name shown or you can type it in the address field of your Web Browser. If

Not Shared is shown, the default share has been deleted and no other share for the root

folder exists. Click the link to change this setting.

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Read/Write Access

. Shows the permissions and access controls on the network folder:

All - no password (the default) allows all users to access the network folder. The

password for admin is the same one that you use to log in to the router.

•

Folder Name

. Full path used by the network folder.

•

Volume Name

. Volume name from the storage device (either USB drive or HDD).

•

Total/Free Space

. Shows the current utilization of the storage device.

Safely Remove a USB Drive

To safely remove a USB disk drive so that no users can access it, select

USB Storage >

Basic Settings

and click the

Safely Remove USB Device

button. This takes the drive

offline.

Media Server Settings

By default, the router is set up to act as a Ready DLNA mMedia server, which lets you view

movies and photos on DLNA/UPnP AV compliant media players, such as Xbox360,

Playstation, and NETGEAR’s Digital Entertainer Live.

To view these settings, select

Advanced > USB Storage > Media Server

to display the

following screen:

By default the Enable Media Server check box and the Automatic (when new files are added)

radio button are selected. When these options are selected, the router scans for media files

whenever new files are added to the ReadyShare USB hard drive.

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Specify Approved USB Devices

For more security, you can set up the router to share approved USB devices only.

1.

Select

Advanced > Advanced Setup and click the Approved Devices

button. The

USB Drive Approved Devices screen displays:

2.

Select the USB device from the Available USB Devices list.

3.

Click

Add

.

4.

Select the

Allow only approved devices

check box.

5.

Click

Apply

so that your change takes effect.

If you want to approve another USB device, you have to first click the

Safely Remove USB

Device

button for the currently connected USB device. Connect the other USB device, and

repeat this process.

Connect to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer

To connect to the USB drive from remote computers with a Web browser, you have to use the

router’s Internet port IP address. If you are using Dynamic DNS, you can type the DNS name,

rather than the IP address. You can view the router’s Internet IP address from the dashboard

on the Basic Home screen or the Advanced Home screen.

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Access the Router’s USB Drive Remotely Using FTP

To connect to the router’s USB drive using a Web browser:

1.

Connect to the router by typing

ftp://

and the Internet port IP address in the address

field of Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. For example,

If you are using Dynamic DNS, you can type the DNS name, rather than the IP address.

2.

Type the account name and password that has access rights to the USB drive. The user

name (account name) for All – no password is

guest

.

3.

The directories of the USB drive that your account has access to are displayed, for example,

share/partition1/directory1. You can now read and copy files from the USB directory.

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