User Guide

USB Storage
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NETGEAR Mobile Broadband 11n Wireless Router MBR1310
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 files, Word,
PowerPoint, Excel, MP3, pictures, and multimedia. USB drive applications include:
• Sharing multimed
ia with friends and family. You can share MP3 files, pictures, and other
multimedia with local and remote users.
• Sharing re
sources on your network. 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.
• Sharing files with o
ffsite coworkers. Share files such as Word documents, PowerPoint
presentations, and text files with remote users.
A few common uses are described in the fo
llowing sections.
Share Photos with Friends and Family
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 access this USB drive using a web
browse
r or Microsoft Networking.
2. If
you want to specify read-only access, or to allow access from the Internet, see Configure
USB Storage Advanced Settings o
n page 42.
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:
• Th
e family’s color printer is directly attached to the mother’s computer.
• Th
e daughter has some photos on her Macintosh computer that she wants to print.
• Th
eir computers are not visible to each other on the network.
 To print her photos on the color printer:
1. The da
ughter types \\readyshare in the address field of her web browser.
This gives her access to the USB drive in the router.
2. She copies the photo
s from the Mac to the router USB drive.