Netgear R6050 Ac750 Dual Band Wifi Gigabit Router User Manual

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To access the USB device from a Mac:
1. 
Insert your USB device into the USB port of the router.
If your USB device has a power supply, you must use it when you connect the USB 
device to the router
 .
When you connect the USB device to the router USB port, it might take up\
 to two minutes 
before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB device is available \
to all computers on 
your local area network (LAN).
2.  Select  Go > Connect to Server .
3.  Enter  smb://readyshare as the server address.
4.  Click the  Connect button.
To access the USB device from a Windows computer:
1. Insert your USB device into the USB port of the router.
If your USB device has a power supply, you must use it when you connect the USB 
device to the router
 .
When you connect the USB device to the router USB port, it might take up\
 to two minutes 
before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB device is available \
to all computers on 
your local area network (LAN).
2.  Select  Start > Run .
3.  Enter  \
eadyshare in the dialog box and click the  OK button.
To map the USB device to a local Windows network drive: 
1. V
isit  www.netgear.com/readyshare .
2.  In the ReadySHARE USB Storage 
 Access pane, click the PC Utility button.
The  readyshareconnect.exe file is downloaded to your computer
 .
3.  Launch  readyshareconnect.exe.
4. Select the drive letter that you want to map to the network folder. 
						

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5. 
If you want to connect to the USB device as a different user, select the Connect using 
different credentials check box.
a. T
ype the user name and password that you want to use.
b.  Click the OK button.
6.  Click the  Finish button.
The USB device is mapped to the drive letter that you specified.
Safely Remove a USB Device
Before you physically disconnect a USB device from the router USB port, \
log in to the router 
and take the USB device offline.
To remove a USB device safely: 
1.  Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to\
 the network.
2.  Enter  http://www
 .routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password . The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select  ReadySHARE.
5. Click the  Safely Remove USB Device  button. 
This action takes the device offline. 
						

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6. 
Physically disconnect the USB device.
View or Configure a USB Device
You can use your USB device in the following ways:
• V
iew the basic information about the device.
•Set up the device name, workgroups, and network folders.
• V
iew or change the network folders.
•For more security
 , share only approved USB devices.
To view basic information about the USB device:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to\
 the network.
2.  Enter  http://www
 .routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select  ReadySHARE.
The screen displays a USB storage device if it is attached to the router\
 USB port.
If you logged in to the router before you connected your USB device, you\
 might not see 
your USB device in this screen. If this happens, log out and log back in\
.
5.  T
o view the files and folders on the USB device, click the network device\
 name or the share 
name.
6.  T
o view more detail or to change the USB device settings, click the  Edit button.  
						

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The USB Storage (Advanced Settings) screen displays. For more informat\
ion, see 
Configure the USB Storage Device and Access Settings  on page
  104.
Configure the USB Storage Device and Access Settings
You can set up the device name, workgroups, and network folders for your \
USB device. 
To view or change the USB storage advanced settings:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to\
 the network.
2.  Enter  http://www
 .routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password . The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select ReadySHARE. 
						

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5. 
Click the  Edit button.
6. To specify access to the USB storage device, provide the following inform\
ation:
• Network Device Name. 
 The default is readyshare. This name is the name used to 
access the USB device connected to the router. 
• W
orkgroup. If you are using a Windows workgroup rather than a domain, the 
workgroup name displays here. The name works only in an operating system that 
supports NetBIOS, such as Microsoft Windows.
• Access Method . Select the access methods:
- Network Neighborhood/MacShare. Enabled by default.
- HTTP . Enabled by default. 
 You can type 
http://readyshare.routerlogin.net/shares to access the USB device.
- HTTP (via Internet). Disabled by default. If you enable this feature, remote users 
can type http://  (for example,  http://1.1.10.102/shares) 
or a URL domain name to access the USB device over the Internet. 

This feature 
supports file uploading only.
- FTP . Disabled by default.
- FTP (via Internet) . Disabled by default. If you select this check box, remote users 
can access the USB device through FTP over the Internet. 
 This feature supports 
both downloading and uploading of files.
7.  If you changed the settings, click the  Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
Configure the Available Network Folders
You can view or change the network folders on the USB storage device.
To view network folders:
1.  Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to\
 the network.
2.  Enter  http://www
 .routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. 
						

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A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password . The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select  ReadySHARE.
5. Click the  Edit button.
6. Scroll down to the Available Networks Folder section of the screen. The following information 
displays:
• Share Name. If only one device is connected, the default share name is 
USB_Storage. (Some router models have more than one USB port.)
You can click the name or you can type it in the address field of your we\
b browser. If  Not Shared is shown, the default share was deleted and no other share fo\
r the root 
folder exists. Click the link to change this setting. 
						

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•
Read Access and Write Access. Show the permissions and access controls on the 
network folder. All – no password (the default) allows all users to access the netw\
ork 
folder. The password for admin is the same one that you use to log in to the rou\
ter.
• Folder Name. Full path of the network folder
 . 
• V
olume Name . Volume name from the storage device (either USB device or HDD).
• T
otal Space and Free Space. Show the current utilization of the storage device.
To add a network folder:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to\
 the network.
2.  Enter  http://www
 .routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select  ReadySHARE. 
						

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5. 
Click the  Edit button.
6. Click the  Create Network Folder  button.
If the Create a Network Folder screen does not display, your web browser might be 
blocking pop-ups. If it is, change the browser settings to allow pop-ups\
. 
7.  Click the  Browse button next to the Folder field, and select the folder
 . 
8.  In the Share Name  field enter a name. 
9.  In the Read Access list and the  W
 rite Access list, select the settings that you want.
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 router. By default, it is pas\
sword.
10.  Click the  Apply button.
The folder is added on the USB device.
To edit a network folder:
1.  Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to\
 the network.
2.  Enter  http://www
 .routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the router user name and password. 
						

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The user name is 
admin. The default password is password. The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select  ReadySHARE.
5. Click the  Edit button.
6. Click the  Edit button.
The Edit Network Folder screen displays the same settings shown in the C\
reate a  Network Folder screen.
7.  Change the settings in the fields as needed.
8.  Click the  Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
Specify Approved USB Devices
For more security, you can set up the router to share only approved USB devices. 
						

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To set up approved USB devices:
1. 
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to\
 the network.
2.  Enter  http://www
 .routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login screen displays.
3.  Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is  admin. 
 The default password is password . The user name and 
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Advanced Setup > USB Settings .
5. Click the  Approved Devices  button. 
This screen shows the approved USB devices and the available USB devices\
.
6.  In the 
Available USB Devices list, select the drive that you want to approve.
7. Click the  Add button.
8.  Select the  Allow only approved devices  check box.
9.  Click the  Apply button.
Your change takes effect.
If you want to work with another USB device, first click the Safely Remove USB Device 
button for the currently connected USB device and physically remove the \
device. Connect 
the other USB device and repeat this process. For more information, see \
Safely Remove a 
USB Device on page  102.