Netgear N 600 Manual

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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 computer, 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 so on, with friends and family who 
are local or remote.
•     Sharing resources on your network....

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Sharing 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 easily download shared files from the router.
Sharing files with a remote colleague involves 

the following considerations:
•      The
re are two user accounts: admin and guest. The password for admin...

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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 ne
 twork 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 router before you connected your USB 
device, you might not see your U SB device in the router screens 
until you log out and then log back in again....

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•     
To add a folder, click  Create Network Folder .
•     To edit a folder, select its radio button, and 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  p
 assword is guest. The password for admin is 
the same one that is used to log in to the router. By default, it is password.
4....

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•     
Network Device Name . The default is readyshare. This  is the name used to access the 
USB device connected to the router. 
•      Wo
rkgroup . 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. The access methods are described here.
Network Connection . 
 Enabled by default,...

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Read/Write Access . Shows 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 router.
•      Fol
der Name. Full path used by the network folder. 
•     V
olume Name . Volume name from the storage device (either USB drive or HDD).
•      T
otal/Free Space . Shows the current utilization...

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2. 
Click the Approved Devices  button. The USB Drive Approved Devices screen displays:
This screen shows the approved USB device s and the available USB devices. You can 
remove or add approved USB devices.
3.  T
o add an approved USB device, select it from the Available USB Devices list and click 
Add .
4.  Select th
 e Allow only approved devices  check box.
5.  Click  App
 ly so that your change takes effect.
If you want to work with another...

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2. Type the account name and password that has access rights to the USB drive. The user 
name (account name) for All – no password is guest.
3. The directories of the USB drive that your account has access to are displayed, for example, 
share/partition1/directory1. You can now read and copy files from the USB directory. 

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6.   Security
Keeping unwanted content out of your network
This chapter explains how to use the basic firewall features of the router to prevent objectionable 
content from reaching the PCs and other devices connected to your network. 
This chapter includes the following sections:
•     Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic 
•     Block Services (Port Filtering) 
•     Schedule Blocking 
•     Security Event Email Notifications  

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Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic
Use keyword blocking to prevent certain types of HTTP traffic from accessing your network. 
The blocking can be always or according to a schedule.
1. 
Select  Advance
 d > Security > Block Sites  to display the following screen:
2. Select one of the keyword blocking options:
•      Per Schedu
 le. Turn on keyword blocking according to the Schedule screen settings.
•      Al
ways . Turn on keyword blocking all the time,...