NETGEAR Nighthawk RS700

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Share a USB Storage Device
Attached to the Router
This chapter describes how to access and manage storage devices attached to your
router. ReadySHARE lets you access and share a USB storage device connected to the
router. (If your storage device uses special drivers, it is not compatible.)
NOTE: You can use a USB port on the router to connect a USB storage device
like a flash drive or hard drive. Do not connect a computer, USB modem, CD
drive, or DVD drive to a USB port on the router.
The chapter contains the following sections:
• USB device requirements
• Connect a USB storage device to the router
• Display network folders on a storage device
• Access a storage device connected to the router
• Manage access to a USB storage device
• Enable FTP access within your network
• Change a network folder on a USB storage device
• Add a network folder on a USB storage device
• Safely remove a USB storage device
• Change the media server settings or rescan media files
For more information about ReadySHARE features, visit netgear.com/readyshare.
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