Netgear R6250 Smart Wifi Router Ac1600 User Manual

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8. 
From the Priority list, select the priority for Internet access for this\
 traffic relative to other 
applications and traffic. The options are Low, Normal, High, and Highest.
9.  Click  Apply .
The rule is saved in the QoS Policy list.
QoS for a Router LAN Port
To create a QoS policy for a device connected to one of the router’s LAN ports:
1.  Select  Advanced > Setup > QoS Setup . 
2.  Click the  Setup QoS rule  button.
3.  Click the  Add Priority...

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4. If the device to be prioritized is 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 is not in the MAC Device List, click Refresh. If it still 
does not display, fill in these fields manually. 
5. From the Priority list, select the priority for Internet access for this device’s traffic relative to 
other applications and traffic....

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5.   USB Storage
Access and Configure a USB Storage 
Device
This chapter describes how to access and configure a USB storage drive attached to your 
router. 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:
•Connect a USB Storage Device to the Router 
•Safely Remove a USB Drive 
•Access the USB...

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Connect a USB Storage Device to the Router
ReadySHARE lets you access and share or a USB drive connected the router\
 USB port. If 
your USB device has special drivers, it is not compatible. 
To connect a USB storage device:
1. 
Insert your USB storage device into the USB port on the rear panel of th\
e router.
2.  If your USB device has a power supply
 , you must use it when you connect the USB device 
to the router.
It might take up to 2 minutes before the USB...

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To access the USB device from a Windows computer: 
Use any of these methods to access the USB device:
•Select Start > Run. Enter \
eadyshare in the dialog box and click  OK. 
• Open a browser and enter \
eadyshare in the address bar
 .
• Open My Network Places and enter  \
eadyshare in the address bar
 . 
To map the USB device to a Windows network drive: 
1. Connect your USB storage device to the USB port on the router
 .
If your USB device uses a power supply,...

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The Map Network Drive screen displays:
6. 
Select the drive letter to map to the network folder.
7.  Click the  Finish button.
The USB device is mapped to the drive letter that you specified.
8.  T
o connect to the USB storage device as a different user, select the  Connect using 
different credentials check box, click the  Finish button, and do the following:
a. T
ype the user name and password.
b.  Click the OK button.
The USB storage device is mapped to the...

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If you are using Dynamic DNS, you can type the DNS name rather than the IP address.
4. Type the account name and password for the account that has access rights to the USB 
drive. 
The user name (account name) for All – no password is guest. 
The directories of the USB drive that your account has access to display. For example, 
you could see: share/partition1/directory1. You can now read and copy files from the USB 
directory.
File-Sharing Scenarios
You can share...

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•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:
•On a Mac, access the USB drive by typing \
eadyshare in the address field of a web 
browser. Then copy the photos to the USB drive.
•On a Window computer, use a web browser or Microsoft Networking to copy the files from 
the USB drive to the...

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View a USB Device Attached to the Router
To view basic information about the USB storage device:
1. 
Select  Basic > ReadySHARE. 
By default, the Basic radio button is selected, and 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 then log ba\
ck in.
2.  (Optional) 
 To view the...

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To view or change the USB storage advanced settings:
1. 
Select  Advanced > USB Storage >  Advanced Settings.
2. 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 
workgroup name is displayed here. The name works only in an operating system that 
supports NetBIOS, such...