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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 115
• Connect a USB Device to the Modem Router on page 115
• Access a Storage Device Connected to the Modem Router on page 116
• Back Up Windows-Based Computers with ReadySHARE Vault on page 117
• Back Up Mac Computers With Time Machine on page 117
• Manage Access to a Storage Device on page 120
• Enable FTP Access Within Your Network on page 121
• View Network Folders on a Device on page 122
• Add a Network Folder on a Storage Device on page 123
• Change a Network Folder, Including Read and Write Access, on a USB Drive on page 124
• Approve Storage Devices on page 125
• Safely Remove a USB Device on page 125
For more information about ReadySHARE features, visit netgear.com/readyshare.Note
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