Netgear Centria Wndr4700 Wndr4720 Media Storage Router User Manual

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QoS for a MAC Address
To create a QoS policy for traffic from a specific MAC address:
1. 
Select  Adv
 anced > Setup > QoS Setup , and click the Setup QoS Rule  button. The 
QoS Setup screen displays.
2.  Click  Add
  Priority Rule . 
3.  From the Priority Category 
 list, select MAC Address  to display the following screen:
4. If the device to be prioritized appears in the MAC Device List, select its radio button. The 
information from the MAC...

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5.   Storage
Accessing and configuring an HDD or USB 
storage drive
This chapter describes how to access and configure a storage drive attached to your router. The 
USB port on the router can be used to connect only 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:
•     ReadySHARE Access 
•     User Setup 
•     File-Sharing Scenarios  
•...

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ReadySHARE Access
ReadySHARE lets you access and share th
e HDD inside the router or a USB drive 
connected the router USB port. (If your USB device has special drivers, it is not compatible.) 
When you connect the USB device, it might take  up to 2 minutes before it is ready for 
sharing.
Note:   If your USB device has a power supply, you must use it when you 
connect the USB device to the router. 
To access the internal HDD or USB device from Windows: 
The...

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2. 
Click  Add.
3. In the User Name field, type a name.
4.  T
ype the password in the Password field and in the Re-enter Password field to confirm it.
5. Click the Add  but
 ton when finished. 
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 computer, Mac, or Linux file type including text files, Word, 
PowerPoint, Excel, MP3, pictures, and mult imedia files. USB drive...

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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 PC, but not shared on the 
network.
•     The Mac and PC are not visible to each...

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Storage Basic Settings
You can view or edit basic setti
ngs for an internal hard disk drive (HDD) in the router and a 
USB storage device attached to your router. 
To go to Storage Basic Settings:
Select Basic
  > ReadySHARE. 
By default, the HDD and USB storage device are  available to all computers on your local 
area network (LAN). 
The ReadySHARE print feature allows you to share a
  printer that you connect to the USB 
port on your router. To use the ReadySHARE...

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Add or Edit a Network Folder
1. 
You can access this feature by selecting Basic > ReadySHARE , and clicking Edit, or 
selecting  Advanced > USB Storage > Advanced Settings .
2. Specify the changes that you want to make:
•      T
o add a folder, click  Create Network Folder.
•     To edit a folder, select its radio button and then click  Edit.
3.  Y
ou can use this screen to select a folder, change the share name, or change the read 
access or write access from All –...

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Storage Advanced Settings
You can set up the device name, workgroups, and network folders for your USB device. 
To go to storage advances settings:
On the USB Settings screen, click the  Edit butto
 n to display the following screen:
You can use this screen to specify access to the USB storage device. 
•      Network Device
  Name. The default is readyshare. This is the name used to access the 
USB device connected to the router. 
•      W
orkgroup. If you are using...

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Available Network Folders
You might need to scroll down to view this section of the screen:
•     
Share Name. If only one device is connected, t he default share name is USB_Storage. 
You can click the name shown, or you can type it  in the address field of your web browser. 
If Not Shared is shown, the default share has been deleted and no other share for the 
root folder exists. Click th e link to change this setting.
•      Read Acce
 ss and Write Access. Shows...

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Media Server
By default, the router is set up to act as a ReadyDLNA media server. This setting lets you 
view movies and photos on DLNA/UPnP AV–compliant media players, such as Xbox360, 
Playstation, and NETGEAR’s Digital Entertainer Live.
To view these settings, select 
Ad
 vanced > USB Storage > Media Server  to display the 
following screen:
By default the Enable Media Server check box  and the Automatic (when new files are added) 
radio button are selected. When...