Netgear R6300 Manual

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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...

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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’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)...

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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...

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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’s USB Drive Remotely Using FTP
To connect to the router’s USB...

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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’s USB port, and access it wirelessly. 
This chapter contains the following sections:
•     ReadySHARE Printer 
•     USB Control Center Utility 
•     Desktop NETGEAR Genie 
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’s 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
 ’s USB port with a USB printer cable.
2.  Install the USB printer driver software  on each computer that will share the printer
 . If you do 
not have the printer driver, contact the printer manufacturer to find and download the...

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4. 
Follow the instructions to install the NETGEAR USB Control Center utilit\
y.
5.  After you have installed the utility
 , select the language. 

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6. 
The first time you access the utility, you are asked to select the printer and click the  Connect 
button.
Once the connection is established, the status changes to Manually conne\
cted by xxx. 

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You can click the Disconnect button at any time to release the connection. The status 
then changes to Available.
After you click the Connect button once on each computer in the network,\
 the utility on each  of them handles the printing queue and handling. The status of the printer is Available on all of 
the computers.
•     When the status is 
 Available, you can use the USB printer.
•     When the status is Manually connected by xxx,...

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•     
You can set the value for the default time-out time from the Tools > Configuration 
screen
.
•      The USB Control Center utility must be running for the computer to be ab\
le to print to 
the USB printer attached to the router
 . If you exit the utility, printing does not work.
•     Some firewall software, such as Comodo, blocks the ReadySHARE Print util\
ity from  accessing the USB printer
 . If you do not see the printer in...