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From the Priority Category list, select  Ethernet LAN Port, as shown in the following figure:
5.From the LAN port list,  select the LAN port that will have a QoS policy.
6. From the Priority list, select the  
 priority that this port’s traffic should receive relative to other 
applications and traffic when accessing the Internet. The options are Low, Normal, High, and 
Highest.
7. Click  Appl
 y to save this rule to the...

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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 Device List populates the policy name, MAC Address, and Device 
Name fields. If the device does not appear in the MAC Device List, click  Refresh. If it still 
does not appear, you have to complete these fields manually....

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5.   USB Storage
Accessing and configuring a USB storage drive
This chapter describes how to access and configure a USB storage drive attached to your router. 
Be aware that the USB port on the 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 router USB port.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•USB Drive Requirements 
• ReadySHARE Access 
• File-Sharing Scenarios...

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USB Drive Requirements
The 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 3.  USB Drive Speeds
BusSpeed/Sec
USB 1.1 12 Mbits
USB 2.0 480 Mbits
The router should work with most USB-compliant  external flash and hard drives. For the...

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Sharing multimedia with friends and family such as MP3 files, pictures, and other 
multimedia with local and remote users.
• Sha
ring resources on your network. You might want to store files in a central location so 
that you do not have to power up a computer to perform local sharing. In addition, you 
can share files between Macintosh, Linux, an d PC computers by using the USB drive as 
a go-between across the systems.
• Sha
ring files...

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There are two user accounts: admin and gues t. The password for admin is the same one 
that you use to access the router. By default, it is  password. The guest user account has 
no password.
• On the FTP site, the person receiving the files should use the guest user account and 
enter

 any password (FTP requires that you type something in the password field).
• Be su re to select the  FTP (via I
 nternet) check box in the USB Storage...

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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 router before you connected your USB device, 
you might not see your USB device  in the router screens until you 
log out and then log back in again.
Add or Edit a Network Folder
1.You can access this feature by selecting Basic > ReadySHARE , and...

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To edit a folder, select its radio button, and then click  Edit.
3. You can use this screen to select a folder, to change the share name, or to change the read 
Acce
 ss or write access from All – no password to  admin. 
The user name (account name) for All – no  password is guest. The p
 assword for admin is 
the same one that is used to log in to the router. By default, it is password.
4. Click  Apply  fo
 r your changes to take effect....

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FTP
. Disabled by default.
FTP (via internet) . Disabled by d
 efault. If you enable this setting, remote users can 
access the USB drive through FTP over the Internet. This setting supports both 
downloading and uploading of files.
Available Network Folders
You might need to scroll down to view this section of the screen:
• Share Name . If only 1 device is connected, the default share name is USB_Storage. You 
can click the name shown, or y...

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Media Server Settings
By default, the router is set up to act as a Ready DLNA Media server, which 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 
Advanced
  > 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...