Netgear Dgnd3700v2 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Adsl2 Plus Modem Router User Manual

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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 following table. Actual 
bus speeds can vary, depending on the CPU speed, memory, speed of the network, and 
other variables.
Table 12.  USB drive speeds
BusSpeed/Sec
USB 1.1 12 Mbits
USB 2.0 480 Mbits
The wireless modem router should work with most...

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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 files, Word, 
PowerPoint, Excel, MP3, pictures, and multimedia. USB drive applications include:
•Sharing multimedia such as MP3 files, pictures, and other multimedia with local and 
remote users.
•Sharing resources on your network. You might...

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Share Large Files over the Internet
Sending files that are larger than 5 MB can pose a problem for many emai\
l systems. The 
wireless modem router allows you to share very large files such as Power\
Point presentations 
or .zip files over the Internet. FTP can be used to easily download shar\
ed files from the 
wireless modem router.
Sharing files with a remote colleague involves the following considerati\
ons:
•
There are...

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By default, the USB storage device is available to all computers on your\
 local area network 
(LAN). 
To access your USB device:
1. 
Click the network device name or the share name in your computer
 ’s network folders 
list.
2.  For SMB://readyshare, click Connect. 
Note: If you logged in to the wireless modem router before you connected 
your USB device, you might not see your USB device in the wireless 
modem router...

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•
To 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, to change the share name, or to change the read 
access or write access from All - no password to  admin. 
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 wireless modem router. By...

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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 wireless modem router. 
• W
orkgroup . If you are using a Windows workgroup rather than a domain, the workgro\
up 
name is displayed here. The name works only in an operating system that supports 
NetBIOS, such as Microsoft Windows.
• Access...

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•
Read and Write Access. Show the permissions and access controls on the network 
folder: All - no password (the default) allows all users to access the network\
 folder. The 
password for admin is the same one that you use to log in to the wireles\
s modem router.
• Folder Name. Full path used by the network folder
 . 
• V
olume Name . Volume name from the storage device (either USB drive or HDD).
• T
otal and Free Space....

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Specify Approved USB Devices
For more security, you can set up the wireless modem router to share approved USB devices\
 
only. You can access this feature from the Advanced Setup menu on the Advanced tab.
To set up approved USB devices:
1. 
Select  Advanced > 
 Advanced Setup > USB Settings. The following screen 
displays:
2.  Click the Approved Devices button. The USB Drive Approved Devices screen displays:
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3. To add an approved USB device, select it from the Available USB Devices list, and then 
click Add.
4. Select the Allow only approved devices check box.
5. Click Apply so that your change takes effect.
If you want to work with another USB device, you have to first click the Safely Remove USB 
Device button for the currently connected USB device. Connect the other USB device, and 
repeat this process.
Connect to the USB...

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