Netgear Ac1450 802 11ac Dual Band Gigabit Smart Wifi Router User Manual

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The QoS Priority Rule list displays. 
4.
To add a priority rule, scroll down to the bottom of the QoS Setup screen\
 and click  Add 
Priority Rule.
5. In the QoS Policy for field, type the name of the application or game.
6. In the Priority Category list, select either  Applications or Online Gaming. 
A list of applications or games displays.
7. Scroll and select  Add a New 
 Application, or Add a New Game,  as applicable. 
8. If prompted, in the Connection 
 Type list, select either TCP, UDP, or both (TCP/UDP). Specify 
the port number or range of port numbers that the application or game us\
es.
9. From the Priority list, select the priority for Internet access for this\
 traf
 fic relative to other 
applications and traffic. The options are Low, Normal, High, and Highest.
10. Click  Apply .
The rule is saved in the QoS Policy list.
The QoS Setup screen displays. 
						

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QoS for a Router LAN Port
To create a QoS policy for a device connected to one of the router’s LAN ports:
1.
Select  Advanced > Setup > QoS Setup . 
2. Select the  T
 urn Internet Access QoS On check box.
3. Click the  Setup QoS Rule  button.
4. Click the  Add Priority Rule button.
5. From the Priority Category list, select  Ethernet LAN Port.
6.From the QoS Policy for list, select the LAN port.
7. From the Priority list, select the priority for Internet access for this\
 port’
 s traffic relative to 
other applications. The options are Low, Normal, High, and Highest.
8. Click  Apply .
The rule is saved in the QoS Policy list.
The QoS Setup screen displays.
9. Click  Apply .
QoS for a MAC Address
To create a QoS policy for traffic from a specific MAC address:
1.Select  Advanced > Setup > QoS Setup , and click the Setup QoS Rule button. 
The QoS Setup screen displays.
2. Click  Add Priority Rule.  
						

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3.
From the Priority Category list, select  MAC Address.
4.If the device to be prioritized appears in the MAC Device List, select i\
ts radio button. 
The information from the MAC Device List populates the policy name, MAC \
Address, and  Device Name fields. If the device does not appear in the MAC Device List\
, click  Refresh. 
If it still does not appear

, fill in these fields manually. 
5. From the Priority list, select the priority for Internet access for this\
 device’
 s traffic relative to 
other applications and traffic. The options are Low, Normal, High, and Highest.
6. Click  Apply .
This rule is saved in the QoS Policy list.
The QoS Setup screen displays.
7. Select the T
 urn Internet Access QoS On  check box.
8. Click  Apply .
Edit or Delete an Existing QoS Policy
To edit or delete a QoS policy:
1.Select  Advanced > QoS Setup.
2. Select the radio button next to the QoS policy that you want to edit or \
delete, and do one of 
the following:
• Click Delete to remove the QoS policy
 .
• Click Edit to edit the QoS policy and change the policy settings.
3. Click  Apply .
Your changes are saved in the QoS Setup screen. 
						

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5.   USB Storage
Accessing and Configuring a USB Storage 
Device
This chapter describes how to access and configure a USB storage drive attached to your router. 
The USB port 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.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Connect a USB Storage Device to the Router 
•Safely Remove a USB Drive 
•Access the USB Storage Device 
•File-Sharing Scenarios  
•View a USB Device Attached to the Router  
•USB Storage Device Network and Access Settings  
•Available Network Folders 
•Specify Approved USB Devices 
For information about using the ReadySHARE Printer feature, see Chapter 6, ReadySHARE 
Printer.
For more about ReadySHARE features, visit www.netgear.com/readyshare.  
						

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Connect a USB Storage Device to the Router
ReadySHARE lets you access and share or a USB drive connected the router\
 USB port. If 
your USB device has special drivers, it is not compatible. 
To connect a USB storage device:
1.
Insert your USB storage device into the USB port on the rear panel of th\
e router.
2. If your USB device has a power supply
 , you must use it when you connect the USB device 
to the router.
It might take up to 2 minutes before the USB device is ready for sharing\
.
Safely Remove a USB Drive
If you want to physically disconnect a USB drive from the router USB por\
t, first, log in to the 
router, and then safely remove it.
To remove a USB disk drive safely: 
1. Select  USB Storage > Basic Settings.
2. Click the  Safely Remove USB Device  button. 
The drive is taken offline.
3. Physically disconnect the USB drive.
Access the USB Storage Device
When you connect the USB device to the router USB port, it might take up\
 to 2 minutes 
before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB storage device is av\
ailable to all computers 
on your local area network (LAN). 
To access the USB device from a Mac: 
1.Select  Go > Connect to Server .
2. Enter  smb://readyshare as the server address.
3. Click  Connect. 
						

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To access the USB device from a Windows computer: 
Use any of these methods:
•
Select Start > Run. Enter \
eadyshare in the dialog box and click OK. 
• Open a browser and enter \
eadyshare in the address bar
 .
• Open My Network Places and enter \
eadyshare in the address bar
 . 
To map the USB device to a Windows network drive: 
1.V
isit  www.netgear.com/readyshare.
2. In the ReadySHARE USB Storage Access pane, click  PC Utility.
The readyshareconnect.exe file is downloaded to your computer.
3. Launch readyshareconnect.exe.
4.Select the drive letter that you want to map to the network folder.
5. (Optional) If you want to connect to the USB drive as a dif
 ferent user, select the Connect 
using different credentials  check box.
a. T
ype the user name and password that you want to use.
b. Click  OK.
6. Click  Finish.
The USB drive is mapped to the drive letter that you specified.
To access the USB drive from a remote computer:
1. Launch a web browser
 .
2. Connect using the router’
 s Internet port IP address. 
If you are using Dynamic DNS, you can type the DNS name, rather than the\
 IP address. 
Y
 ou can view the router’s Internet IP address on the Basic Home screen (see  Dashboard 
(Basic Home Screen)  on page  16). 
						

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To access the USB drive with FTP from a remote computer:
1.Make sure that the FTP check box is selected in the Access Method section of the USB 
Storage (Advanced Settings) screen (see 
USB Storage Device Network and Access 
Settings on page 50).
2.Launch a web browser.
3.Type ftp:// and the Internet port IP address in the address field of the browser. 
For example, type ftp://10.1.65.4. 
If you are using Dynamic DNS, you can type the DNS name rather than the IP address.
4.Type the account name and password for the account that has access rights to the USB 
drive. 
The user name (account name) for All – no password is guest. 
The directories of the USB drive that your account has access to display. For example, 
you could see: share/partition1/directory1. You can now read and copy files from the USB 
directory.
File-Sharing Scenarios
You can share files on the USB drive for a wide variety of business and recreational 
purposes. The files can be any Windows, Mac, or Linux file type including text, Word, 
PowerPoint, Excel, MP3, pictures, and multimedia files. USB drive applications include:
•Sharing multimedia with friends and family such as MP3 files, pictures, and other 
multimedia with local and remote users.
•Sharing resources on your network. You can store files in a central location so that you do 
not have to power up a computer to perform local sharing. In addition, you can share files 
between Macintosh, Linux, and Windows computers by using the USB drive as a 
go-between across the systems.
•Sharing files such as Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, and text files with 
remote users.
A few common uses are described in the following sections.
Share Photos 
You can create your own central storage location for photos and multimedia. This method 
eliminates the need to log in to (and pay for) an external photo-sharing site.
To share files with your friends and family:
1.Insert your USB drive into the USB port on the router either directly or with a USB cable.
Computers on your local area network (LAN) can automatically access this USB drive 
using a web browser or Microsoft Networking. 
						

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2.If you want to specify read-only access or to allow access from the Internet, see USB 
Storage Device Network and Access Settings on page 50.
Store Files in a Central Location for Printing
This scenario is for a family that has one high-quality color printer directly attached to a 
computer, but not shared on the local area network (LAN). This family does not have a print 
server.
•One family member has photos on a Macintosh computer that she wants to print.
•The photo-capable color printer is directly attached to a Windows PC, but not shared on 
the network.
•The Mac and the Windows PC are not visible to each other on the network.
To print photos from a Mac on the printer attached to a Windows PC:
•On a Mac, access the USB drive by typing \
eadyshare in the address field of a web 
browser. Then copy the photos to the USB drive.
•On a Window computer, use a web browser or Microsoft Networking to copy the files from 
the USB drive to the computer. Then print the files.
Share Large Files over the Internet
Sending files that are larger than 5 MB can pose a problem for many email systems. The 
router allows you to share large files such as PowerPoint presentations or .zip files over the 
Internet. FTP can be used to download shared files from the router.
Sharing files with a remote colleague involves the following considerations:
•The two user accounts are admin and guest. The password for admin is the same one 
that you use to access the router. By default, it is password. The guest user account has 
no password.
•On the FTP site, the person receiving the files uses the guest user account and enters the 
password. (FTP requires that you type something in the password field.)
•Be sure to select the FTP (via Internet) check box in the USB Storage (Advanced 
Settings) screen. This option supports both downloading and uploading of files. 
Note:You can enable the HTTP (via Internet) option on the USB Storage 
(Advanced Settings) screen to share large files. This option supports 
downloading files only. 
						

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View a USB Device Attached to the Router
When you attach a USB device to the router, you can use the Router menu to view 
information about this device.
To view basic information about the USB storage device:
1.
Select  Basic > ReadySHARE. 
By default, the Basic radio button is selected, and the screen displays \
a USB storage 
device if it is attached to the router USB port.
If you logged in to the router before you connected your USB device, you\
 might not see 
your USB device in this screen. If this happens, log out and then log ba\
ck in.
2. (Optional) 
 To view the files and folders on the USB device, click the network device\
 name or 
the share name.
3. (Optional) 
 To view more detail or to change the USB device settings, click  Edit. 
The USB Storage (Advanced Settings) screen displays. See  USB Storage Device 
Network and Access Settings on page  50. 
						

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USB Storage Device Network and Access Settings
You can set up the device name, workgroups, and network folders for your \
USB device. 
To view or change the USB storage advanced settings:
1.
Select  Advanced > USB Storage >  Advanced Settings.
2.Specify access to the USB storage device. 
• Network Device Name. 
 The default is readyshare. You use this name to access the 
USB device connected to the router. 
• W
orkgroup . If you are using a Windows workgroup rather than a domain, the 
workgroup name is displayed here. The name works only in an operating system that 
supports NetBIOS, such as Microsoft Windows.
• Access Method. Select the check boxes for the access methods that you want. 
-     Network Neighborhood/MacShare. Enabled by default.
-     HTTP . Enabled by default. 
 You can type 
http://readyshare.routerlogin.net/shares to access the USB drive.
-      HTTP (via Internet). Disabled by default. If you enable this feature, remote users 
can type http:// (for example,  http://1.1.10.102/shares) 
or a URL domain name to access the USB drive over the Internet. 

This feature 
supports file uploading only.
-     FTP . Disabled by default.
-     FTP (via Internet). Disabled by default. If you select this feature, remote users  can access the USB drive through FTP over the Internet. 
 This feature supports 
both downloading and uploading of files.
3. If you changed the settings, click  Apply.
Your changes are saved.