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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 modem 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 modem 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 modem router USB port.
Note
This chapter contains the following sections:
• USB Device Requirements on page 112
• Connect a USB Storage Device to the Modem Router on page 112
• Access a Storage Device Connected to the Router From a Windows Computer on page 113
• Map a USB Device to a Windows Network Drive on page 113
• Access a Storage Device That Is Connected to the Router From a Mac on page 114
• Back Up Windows Computers With ReadySHARE Vault on page 114
• Back Up Mac Computers With Time Machine on page 115
• Use FTP Within the Network on page 117
• View or Change Network Folders on a Storage Device on page 118
• Add a Network Folder on a USB Storage Device on page 119
• Edit a Network Folder on a USB Storage Device on page 119
• Safely Remove a USB Storage Device on page 120
For more information about ReadySHARE features, visit netgear.com/readyshare.
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