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Share Storage Devices Attached to the
Router
This chapter describes how to access and manage storage devices attached to your router. ReadySHARE
lets you access and share storage devices, such as a USB or eSATA storage device, connected to the router.
(If your storage device uses special drivers, it is not compatible.)
The USB ports on the 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 router USB port.
Note
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Connect an eSATA Device to the Router on page 65
• USB Device Requirements on page 65
• Connect a USB Device to the Router on page 65
• Access a Storage Device That Is Connected to the Router From a Mac on page 66
• Access a Storage Device Connected to the Router From a Windows Computer on page 68
• Map a USB Device to a Windows Network Drive on page 68
• Back Up Windows Computers With ReadySHARE Vault on page 69
• Back Up Mac Computers With Time Machine on page 69
• Control Access to a Storage Device on page 72
• Use FTP Within the Network on page 73
• View or Change Network Folders on a Device on page 74
• Add a Network Folder on a Storage Device on page 75
• Edit a Network Folder on a Storage Device on page 76
• Approve USB Devices on page 77
• Safely Remove a USB Device on page 78
For more information about ReadySHARE features, visit www.netgear.com/readyshare.
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