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Run Diagnostics and Reboot
In the main menu, under Maintenance, select Diagnostics.
The wireless modem router has a diagnostics feature. You can use the Dia\
gnostics screen to 
perform the following functions from the wireless modem router:
•     Ping an IP address to test connectivity to see if you can reach a remote\
 host.
•     
Perform a DNS lookup to test if an Internet name resolves to an IP addre\
ss to verify that 
the DNS server configuration is working.
•     Display the Routing table to identify what other wireless modem routers \
the wireless  modem router is communicating with.
•      Reboot the wireless modem router to enable new network configurations to\
 take effect or 
to clear problems with the wireless modem router’s network connection\
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Configure Remote Management
Using the Remote Management screen, you can allow a user or users on the\
 Internet to 
configure, upgrade, and check the status of your wireless modem router.
Note:  
Be sure to change the wireless modem router’s default password to 
a very secure password. The ideal password should contain no 
dictionary words from any language and should be a mixture of 
letters (both uppercase and lowercase), numbers, and symbols. 
Your password can be up to 30 characters.
To configure remote management:
1.  Under Advanced in the main menu, select  Remote Management.
2. Select the  Turn Remote Management On  check box.
3.  Specify the external addresses allowed to access the router remotely. Fo\
r security, restrict 
access to as few as practical:
•     To allow access from any IP address on the Internet, select  Everyone. 
•      To allow access from a range of IP addresses, select  IP address Range. Then enter 
a beginning and ending IP address to define the allowed range. 
•      To allow access from a single IP address on the Internet, select Only This Computer . 
Enter the IP address that will be allowed access. 
4.  Specify the port number that will be used for accessing the router menu.\
Web browser access usually uses the standard HTTP service port 80. For g\
reater 
security, you can specify a custom port by entering that number in the f\
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Choose a number between 1024 and 65535, but do not use the number of any\
 common 
service port. The default is 8080, which is a common alternate for HTTP.\
5.  Click  Apply to have your changes take effect.
To access the router from the Internet, type the router’s WAN IP addr\
ess in the browser’s 
Address field, followed by a colon (:) and the port number. For exampl\
e, if your external 
address is 134.177.0.123 and you use port 8080, enter the following in y\
our browser:
http://134.177.0.123:8080
In this case, the http:// needs to be included in the address. 
						

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5.   USB Storage
This chapter describes how to access and configure a USB storage drive a\
ttached to your wireless modem router.
  
						

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Note:  The USB port on the wireless modem router can be used only to 
connect USB storage devices like flash drives or hard drives. Do not 
connect computers, USB modems, printers, CD drives, or DVD 
drives to the USB port.
Note:   Because the USB port on the wireless modem router is used for 
connecting the broadband mobile modem cable, you are not able to 
use the USB port for both a ReadyShare storage and a broadband 
mobile Internet connection at the same time even when using a USB 
hub to fan out the USB port.
This chapter includes the following sections:
•     USB Drive Requirements
•     File-Sharing Scenarios
•     USB Storage Basic Settings
•     Configure USB Storage Advanced Settings
•     Unmount a USB Drive
•     Specify Approved USB Devices
•     Connect to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer
•     Connect to the USB Drive with Microsoft Network Settings
USB Drive Requirements
The wireless modem router works with 1.0 and 1.1 (USB full speed) and \
2.0 (USB high 
speed) standards. The approximate USB bus speeds are shown in the follo\
wing table.
BusSpeed/Second
USB 1.1 12 Mbits
USB 2.0 480 Mbits
Actual bus speeds can vary, depending on the CPU speed, memory, speed of\
 the network, 
and other variables. The wireless modem router should work with USB 2.0-\
compliant or 
1.1-compliant external flash and hard drives. For the most up-to-date li\
st of USB drives 
supported by the wireless modem router, go to 
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/12345 .
When selecting a USB device, bear in mind the following:  
						

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•     The USB port on the wireless modem router can be used with one USB hard \
drive at a 
time. Do not attempt to use a USB hub attached to the USB port.
•      According to the USB 2.0 specification, the maximum available power is 5\
V at 0.5A. 
Some USB devices might exceed this requirement, in which case the device\
 might not 
function or might function erratically. Check the documentation for your\
 USB device to be 
sure.
•     The wireless modem router supports FAT, FAT32, NTFS (read-only), and L\
inux file  systems. 
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 includin\
g text files, Word, 
PowerPoint, Excel, MP3, pictures, and multimedia. USB drive applications\
 include:
•      Sharing multimedia with friends and family. You can share MP3 files, pic\
tures, and other 
multimedia with local and remote users.
•     Sharing resources on your network. Store files in a central location so \
that you do not  have to power up a computer to perform local sharing. In addition, you c\
an share files 
between Macintosh, Linux, and Windows computers by using the USB drive a\
s a 
go-between.
•     Sharing files with offsite coworkers. Share 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 with Friends and Family
You can create your own central storage location for photos and multimed\
ia. This 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 wireless modem router eit\
her directly or 
with a USB cable.
Computers on your local area network (LAN) can access this USB drive u\
sing a web 
browser or Microsoft Networking.
2.  If you want to specify read-only access, or to allow access from the Int\
ernet, see  Configure 
USB Storage Advanced Settings  on page  70.
Store Files in a Central Location for Printing
This scenario is for a family that has one high-quality color printer di\
rectly attached to a 
computer, but not shared on the local area network (LAN). This family \
does not have a print 
server: 
						

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•     The family’s color printer is directly attached to the mother’s co\
mputer.
•     The daughter has some photos on her Macintosh computer that she wants to\
 print.
•     Their computers are not visible to each other on the network.
To print her photos on the color printer:
1. 
The daughter types  \
eadyshare in the address field of her web browser. 
This gives her access to the USB drive in the router. 
2.  She copies the photos from the Mac to the router USB drive.
3.  The mother uses a her web browser or Microsoft Networking to transfer th\
e files from the 
USB drive to her computer. Then she prints the files.
Share Large Files with Colleagues
Sending files larger than 5 MB can pose a problem for many email systems\
. The router 
allows you to share very large files such as PowerPoint presentations or\
 .zip files with 
colleagues at another site. Rather than tying up their mail systems will\
 large files, your 
colleagues can use FTP to easily download shared files from the wireless\
 modem router.
To share files with a remote colleague:
1. To protect your network, set up security. Create a user name and passwor\
d for the 
colleague with appropriate access.
2.  If you want to limit USB drive access to read-only access, from the wire\
less modem router 
USB Storage (Basic Settings) screen, click Edit a Network folder . In the Write Access field, 
select  admin, and then click  Apply.
Note:   The password for admin is the same one that you use to access the 
wireless modem router. By default it is  password.
3.  Enable FTP via Internet in the USB Storage (Advanced Settings) screen.\
 See  Configure 
USB Storage Advanced Settings  on page  70. 
						

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USB Storage Basic Settings
You can view or edit basic settings for the USB storage device attached \
to your wireless 
modem router. On the wireless modem router main menu under USB, select 
Basic Settings. 
The following screen displays:
By default, the USB storage device is available to all computers on your\
 local area network 
(LAN). To access your USB device from this screen, you can click the n\
etwork or device 
name or the share name. 
Network or device name:
Share name:
\
eadyshare\
eadyshare\USB_Storage
You can also type \
eadyshare in the address field of your web browser. If you logged in to 
the wireless modem router before you connected your USB device, you migh\
t not see your 
USB device in the wireless modem router screens until you log out and th\
en log in again.
Table 9.  USB Storage (Basic Settings)   
Fields and buttonsDescription
Network Device Name The default is \
eadyshare. This is the name used to access the 
USB device connected to the wireless modem router. 
						

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Edit a Network Folder
This process is the same from either the USB Storage (Basic Settings) \
screen or the USB 
Storage (Advanced Settings) screen. Click the Edit button to open the Edit Network Folder 
screen:
You can use this screen to select a folder, to change the share name, or\
 to change read 
access or write access from All-no password to admin. The password for a\
dmin is the same 
one that is used to log in to the router main menu. By default it is 
password.
Available 
Network Folders Folder Name
Full path of the used by the network folder. 
Volume name Volume name from the storage device (either USB drive or HDD). 
Total/Free 
Space Shows the current utilization of the storage device. 
Share Name • You can click the name shown, or you can type it in the address 
field of your web browser.
• If Not Shared is shown, then the default share has been deleted,  and no other share for the root folder exists. Click the link to 
change this setting. 
Read and Write 
Access Shows the network folder permissions and access controls.
• 
All-no password allows all users to access the network folder. 
•  admin  uses the same password that you use to log in to the 
wireless modem router main menu. 
Edit button You can click the Edit button to edit the Available Network Folders 
settings. See Edit a Network Folder  on page  69.
Safely Remove USB Device 
button Click to safely remove the USB device attached to your wireless 
modem router. See 
Unmount a USB Drive  on page  72.
Table 9.  USB Storage (Basic Settings)  (continued)
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Note:  You need to click 
Apply for your changes to take effect.
Configure USB Storage Advanced Settings
To configure advanced USB settings, from the router menu, under USB, sel\
ect  Advanced 
Settings. The USB Storage (Advanced Settings) screen displays:
You can use this screen to specify access to the USB storage device. The\
 following table 
explains the fields and buttons in the USB Storage (Advanced Settings)\
 screen.
Table 10.  USB Storage (Advanced Settings)   
FieldsDescription
Network Device Name The default is readyshare. This is the name used to access the USB 
device connected to the wireless modem router from your computer.
Workgroup If you are using a Windows workgroup rather than a domain, the 
workgroup name is displayed here.