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•Sharing multimedia with friends and family such as MP3 files, pictures, and other 
multimedia with local and remote users.
•Sharing resources on your network. You can 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, and PC computers by using the USB drive as a 
go-between across the systems.
•Sharing files such as Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, and text files with 
remote users.
A few common uses are described in the following sections.
Sharing Photos 
You can create your own central storage location for photos and multimedia. 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 router either directly or with a USB cable.
Computers on your local area network (LAN) can automatically access this USB drive 
using a web browser or Microsoft Networking.
2.If you want to specify read-only access or to allow access from the Internet, see USB 
Storage Advanced Settings on page 54.
Storing Files in a Central Location for Printing
This scenario is for a family that has one high-quality color printer directly attached to a 
computer, but not shared on the local area network (LAN). This family does not have a print 
server.
•One family member has photos on a Macintosh computer that she wants to print.
•The photo-capable color printer is directly attached to a PC, but not shared on the 
network.
•The Mac and PC are not visible to each other on the network.
To print photos from a Mac on the printer attached to a PC:
1.On the Mac, access the USB drive by typing \
eadyshare in the address field of a web 
browser. Then copy the photos to the USB drive.
2.On the PC, use a web browser or Microsoft Networking to copy the files from the USB drive 
to the PC. Then print the files.
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 download shared files from the router.
Sharing files with a remote colleague involves the following considerations: 
						

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There are two user accounts: admin and guest. 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 uses the guest user acco\
unt and enters the 
password. (FTP requires that you type something in the password field.)\
• Be sure to select the FTP (via Internet) check box in the USB Storage 
 Advanced 
Settings screen. This option supports both downloading and uploading of files. 
Note: You can enable the HTTP (via Internet) option on the Advanced 
USB Storage screen to share large files. This option supports 
downloading files only.
Basic Settings
You can view or edit basic settings for the USB storage device attached t\
o your router. By default, the USB storage device is available to all computers on your lo\
cal area network 
(LAN). 
To view or change the USB Basic Settings:
Either select Basic > ReadySHARE or select  Advanced > USB Storage > 
ReadySHARE. 
The USB Storage (Basic Settings) screen displays:
The ReadySHARE print feature allows you to share a printer that you conn\
ect to the USB  port on your router. To use the ReadySHARE print feature on a Windows PC, you need to 
use the NETGEAR USB Control Center utility. For information about this feature, see  Chapter 
6, ReadySHARE Printer. 
						

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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. If this 
happens, log out and then log back in.
To add or edit a network folder:
1.Either select  Basic > ReadySHARE or select  Advanced > USB Storage > 
ReadySHARE.
2. Specify the changes that you want to make:
• T
o add a folder, click  Create Network Folder.
•To edit a folder, select its radio button, and then click Edit. 
						

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3.
You can use this screen to select a folder, change the share name, or 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 router. By default, it is pas\
sword.
4. Click  Apply  for your changes to take ef
 fect.
USB Storage Advanced Settings
You can set up the device name, workgroups, and network folders for your \
USB device.
To view or change USB Storage Advanced Settings:
1. Select  Advanced > USB Storage >  Advanced Settings to display the following screen:
2.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 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 Method. 
 The access methods are described here.
Network Connection. Enabled by default, this connection allows anyone connected to 
the local area network (LAN) to have access to the USB drive.
HTTP . Enabled by default. 
 You can type http://readyshare.routerlogin.net/shares to 
access the USB drive.
HTTP (via Internet. Disabled by default. If you enable this setting, remote users can type\
  
http:// (for example, http://1.1.10.102/shares ) or a URL 
domain name to access the USB drive over the Internet. 

This setting supports file 
uploading only. 
						

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FTP
. Disabled by default.
FTP (via Internet). Disabled by default. 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 you can type it in the address field of you\
r web Browser. If 
Not Shared is shown, the default share has been deleted, and no other sh\
are for the root 
folder exists. Click the link to change this setting.
• Read/W
 rite 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.\
• Folder Name. Full path of 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 of the storage device.
Safely Remove a USB Drive
To remove a USB disk drive safely:
1.Select  USB Storage > Basic Setting 
						

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2.
Click the  Safely Remove USB Device  button. 
This takes the drive offline.
Media Server Settings
By default, the router is set up to act as a Ready DLNA Media server. This setting lets you 
view movies and photos on DLNA/UPnP AV–compliant media players, such as Xbox360, 
Playstation, and NETGEAR media players.
To view the media server 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 button are selected. When these options are selected, the \
router scans for 
media files whenever new files are added to the ReadySHARE USB hard driv\
e. 
						

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Specify Approved USB Devices
For more security, you can set up the router to share approved USB devices only. 
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:
This screen shows the approved USB devices 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 then 
click  Add.
4. Select the  Allow only approved devices  check box.
5. Click  Apply so that your change takes ef
 fect.
If you want to use another USB device, first click the Safely Remove USB Device  button for 
the currently connected USB device. 
 Then connect the other USB device. 
						

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Connect to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer
To connect to the USB drive from remote computers with a web browser, use the router’s 
Internet port IP address. If you are using Dynamic DNS, you can type the DNS name, rather 
than the IP address. You can view the router’s Internet IP address from the dashboard on the 
Basic Home screen or the Advanced Home screen.
Access the Router USB Drive Remotely Using FTP
To connect to the router’s USB drive using a web browser:
1.Connect to the router by typing ftp:// and the Internet port IP address in the address 
field of Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator, for example:
ftp://10.1.65.4 
If you are using Dynamic DNS, you can type the DNS name, rather than the IP address.
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 can access are displayed, for example, 
share/partition1/directory1. You can now read and copy files from the USB directory. 
						

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6.   ReadySHARE Printer
ReadySHARE Printer is compatible with Macs and Windows PCs. It lets you connect a USB 
printer to the router USB port, and access it wirelessly. 
This chapter contains the following sections:
•ReadySHARE Printer 
•USB Control Center Utility This activates the scanner window to perform scans. 
For additional about ReadySHARE features, see www.netgear.com/readyshare.  
						

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ReadySHARE Printer
You can connect a USB printer to the router’ USB port, and share it among Windows and 
Mac computers on the network. 
To set up ReadySHARE Printer:
1.
Connect the USB printer to the router USB port with a USB printer cable.\
2. Install the USB printer driver software  on each computer that shares the printer
 . If you do not 
have the printer driver, contact the printer manufacturer to find and download the most 
recent printer driver software.
3. On each computer that shares the printer
 , download the NETGEAR USB Control Center 
utility. The NETGEAR USB utility has a Mac version and a Windows version, which y\
ou can 
access in two different ways:
• From the ReadySHARE Printer area of the page that you reach through this\
 URL:  
www.netgear.com/readyshare
• From the ReadySHARE tab of the Desktop NETGEAR genie. (See This activates the 
scanner window to perform scans. on page  66).
Note: You have to install this utility before you can use the ReadySHARE 
Printer feature. For the ReadySHARE Printer feature to work, this 
utility has to be running in the background.