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Share a Storage Device
This chapter describes how to access and manage a storage device attached to your modem router. ReadySHARE lets
you access and share a USB storage device connected to the modem router. (If your storage device uses special drivers,
it is not compatible.)
You can use the USB port on the modem router only to connect a USB storage device such as a
flash drive or hard drive or a printer. Do not connect a computer, USB modem, CD drive, or DVD
drive to the modem router USB port.
Note
The chapter includes the following sections:
• USB Device Requirements on page 158
• Connect a USB Device to the Modem Router on page 158
• Access a Storage Device Connected to the Modem Router on page 159
• Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault on page 160
• Back Up Mac Computers With Time Machine on page 161
• Manage Access to a Storage Device on page 164
• Enable FTP Access Within Your Network on page 166
• View Network Folders on a Device on page 167
• Add a Network Folder on a Storage Device on page 168
• Change a Network Folder, Including Read and Write Access, on a USB Drive on page 170
• Approve USB Devices on page 171
• Safely Remove a USB Device on page 173
For more information about ReadySHARE features, visit netgear.com/readyshare.Note
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