User Manual

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Share USB Storage Devices Attached to
the Router
This chapter describes how to access and manage storage devices attached to your router. ReadySHARE lets
you access and share USB storage devices connected to the router. (If your storage device uses special drivers,
it is not compatible.)
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.
Note
This chapter contains the following sections:
• USB Device Requirements on page 95
• Connect a USB Storage Device to the Router on page 95
• Access a Storage Device Connected to the Router From a Windows Computer on page 96
• Map a USB Device to a Windows Network Drive on page 96
• Access a Storage Device That Is Connected to the Router From a Mac on page 97
• Back Up Windows Computers With ReadySHARE Vault on page 97
• Back Up Mac Computers With Time Machine on page 98
• Back Up a Whole Drive or Files to Amazon Drive on page 100
• Use FTP Within the Network on page 101
• View or Change Network Folders on a Storage Device on page 102
• Add a Network Folder on a USB Storage Device on page 103
• Edit a Network Folder on a USB Storage Device on page 103
• Set Up NETGEAR Downloader on page 104
• Safely Remove a USB Storage Device on page 106
For more information about ReadySHARE features, visit netgear.com/readyshare.
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