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A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the modem router user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Security > Block Sites .
5.  Scroll down and select the  Allow trusted IP address to visit blocked sites  check box.
6. In the Trusted IP Address  field, enter the IP address of the trusted computer.
7.  Click the  Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
Set Up Security Event Email Notifications
The  modem router  can email you its logs. The log records modem router  activity and security 
events such as attempts to access blocked sites or services. 
To set up email notifications:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2. T
ype  http://routerlogin.net  or http://192.168.0.1.
A login screen displays.
3. Enter the modem router user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays. 
						

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4.
Select  ADVANCED > Security >  E-mail.
5.Select the  Turn E-mail Notification On  check box.
6. In the  Y
our Outgoing Mail Server  field, enter the name of your ISP outgoing (SMTP) mail 
server (such as mail.myISP.com). 
You might be able to find this information in the configuration screen of\
 your email  program. If you leave this field blank, the modem router does not send l\
ogs.
7. Enter the email address to which logs and alerts are sent in the  Send to This E-mail 
Address  field. 
This email address is also used for the From address. If this field is b\
lank, the modem  router does not send logs.
8. If your outgoing email server requires authentication, select the  My Mail Server requires 
authentication  check box.
a. In the User Name field, type the user name for the outgoing email server
 .
b. In the Password field, type the password for the outgoing email server
 .
9. T
o send alerts when someone attempts to visit a blocked site, select the \
 Send Alerts 
Immediately check box.
10. T
o send logs based on a schedule, specify these settings:
•In the Send logs according to this schedule list, select the schedule type.
• From the Day list, select the day
 .
• From the T
 ime list, select the time, and select the  am or pm radio button.
11 . Click the  Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
The modem router sends logs automatically. If the log fills up before the specified time,  the modem router sends it. 
 After the log is sent, it is cleared from the modem router 
memory. If the modem router cannot email the log and the log buffer fills up, the modem 
router overwrites the log. 
						

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5.   Share a USB Drive Attached to the 
Modem Router
This chapter describes how to access and configure a USB storage drive attached to your 
modem router. The USB port 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.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•USB Drive Requirements 
•Access a USB Drive on the Network 
•Control Access to the USB Drive  
•Use FTP Within the Network 
•View or Change Network Folders on a USB Drive 
•Add a Network Folder on a USB Drive 
•Edit a Network Folder on a USB Drive 
•Approve USB Devices 
•Safely Remove a USB Drive 
For more information about ReadySHARE features, visit www.netgear.com/readyshare.  
						

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USB Drive Requirements
The modem router works with most USB-compliant external flash and hard drives. For the 
most up-to-date list of USB drives that the modem router supports, visit 
http://kbserver.netgear.com/readyshare.
Some USB external hard drives and flash drives require you to load the drivers onto the 
computer before the computer can access the USB device. Such USB devices do not work 
with the modem router.
The modem router supports the following file system types for full read/write access:
•FAT16, FAT32
•NTFS
•NTFS with compression format enabled
•Ext2, Ext3, Ext4
•XFS
•HFS
•HFS+
Access a USB Drive on the Network
ReadySHARE lets you access and share a USB drive connected to the modem router USB 
port. (If your USB drive has special drivers, it is not compatible.) 
To connect a USB drive:
1. Insert your USB storage drive into the USB port on the rear panel of the modem router.
2. If your USB drive has a power supply, you must use it when you connect the USB drive to 
the modem router.
When you connect the USB drive to the modem router USB port, it might take up to two 
minutes before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB drive is available to all 
computers on your local area network (LAN).
To access the USB drive from a Mac: 
1. Select Go > Connect to Server.
2. Enter smb://readyshare as the server address.
3. Click the Connect button.
To access the USB drive from a Windows computer: 
1. Select Start > Run. 
2. Enter \
eadyshare in the dialog box and click the OK button. 
						

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To map the USB device to a Windows network drive: 
1. 
Visit  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 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.
b.  Click the OK button.
6.  Click the  Finish button.
The USB drive is mapped to the drive letter that you specified.
Control Access to the USB Drive
You can specify the device name, workgroups, and network folders for your\
 USB device. 
To specify the USB access settings:
1.  Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://routerlogin.net  or http://192.168.0.1.
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the modem router user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays. 
						

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4. 
Select  ADVANCED > USB Storage >  Advanced Settings .
5. Specify access to the USB storage device: 
• Network Device Name. 
 This is the name used to access the USB device connected 
to the modem router. The default is readyshare. 
• 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 check box, remote users 
can access the USB drive through FTP over the Internet. 
 This feature supports 
both downloading and uploading of files.
6.  If you changed the settings, click the  Apply button.
Your changes are saved. 
						

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Use FTP Within the Network
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) lets you send and receive large files faster.
To set up FTP access:
1. 
Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://routerlogin.net  or http://192.168.0.1.
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the modem router user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > USB Storage >  Advanced Settings .
5. Select the FTP  check box.
6.  Click the  Apply button.
Your changes are saved. 
						

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View or Change Network Folders on a USB Drive
You can view or change the network folders on the USB storage device
To view network folders:
1. 
Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://routerlogin.net  or http://192.168.0.1.
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the modem router user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password . The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > USB Storage >  Advanced Settings .
5. Scroll down to the Available Networks Folder section of the screen, and adjust the following\
 
settings:
• Share Name. If only one device is connected, the default share name is 
USB_Storage. (Some modem router  models have more than one USB port.)
You can click the name, or you can type it in the address field of your w\
eb browser. If  Not Shared is shown, the default share has been deleted, and no other sh\
are for the 
root folder exists. Click the link to change this setting.
• Read 
Access and Write Access . Permissions and access controls on the network 
folder. All – no password (the default) allows all users to access the netw\
ork folder. 
The password for admin is the same one that you use to log in to the mod\
em router.
• Folder Name. Full path of the network folder
 . 
• V
olume Name. Volume name from the storage device (either USB drive or HDD).
•T
otal Space and Free Space. Show the current utilization of the storage device. 
						

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Add a Network Folder on a USB Drive
You can add network folders on the USB storage device.
To add a network folder:
1. 
Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://routerlogin.net  or http://192.168.0.1.
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the modem router user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > ReadySHARE .
5.  Click the  Edit button.
6.  Click the  Create Network Folder  button.
If this screen does not display, your web browser might be blocking pop-ups. If it is, 
change the browser settings to allow pop-ups. 
7.  In the USB Device list, select the USB drive.
8.  Click the  Browse button and select the folder
 . 
9.  In the Share Name field, type the name of the share. 
10.  In the Read Access list and the  W
 rite Access list, select the settings that you want.
The user name (account name) for All – no password is guest. The password for admin is  the same one that is used to log in to the modem router. By default, it \
is password.
11.  Click the  Apply button.
The folder is added on the USB device. 
						

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Edit a Network Folder on a USB Drive
You can add network folders on the USB storage device.
To edit a network folder:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. Type http://routerlogin.net or http://192.168.0.1.
A login screen displays.
3. Enter the modem router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > ReadySHARE.
5. Click the Edit button.
The Edit Network Folder screen displays the same settings shown in the Add a Network 
Folder screen.
6. Change the settings in the fields as needed.
7. Click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
Approve USB Devices
For more security, you can set up the modem router to share only USB devices that you 
approve. 
To approve USB devices:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. Type http://routerlogin.net or http://192.168.0.1.
A login screen displays.
3. Enter the modem router user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.