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Share a Storage Device Attached to the
Router
This chapter describes how to access and manage a storage device attached to your router. ReadySHARE lets
you access and share a storage device, such as a USB storage device, connected to the router. (If your storage
device uses special drivers, it is not compatible.)
The USB port on the router can be used only to connect a USB storage device such as 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 96
• Connect a USB Device to the Router on page 96
• Access a Storage Device Connected to the Router on page 97
• Map a USB Device to a Windows Network Drive on page 98
• Back Up Windows-Based Computers With ReadySHARE Vault on page 99
• Back Up Mac Computers With Time Machine on page 99
• Manage Access to a Storage Device on page 102
• Enable FTP Access Within Your Network on page 104
• View Network Folders on a Device on page 105
• Add a Network Folder on a Storage Device on page 106
• Change a Network Folder, Including Read and Write Access, on a USB Drive on page 107
• Approve USB Devices on page 109
• Safely Remove a USB Device on page 110
For more information about ReadySHARE features, visit netgear.com/readyshare.
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