Netgear Wndr3400v3 N600 Wireless Dual Band Router User Manual

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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 4.  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 d\
rives. For the...

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File-Sharing Scenarios
You can share files on the USB drive for a wide variety of business and recreational 
purposes. The files can be any Windows, Mac, or Linux file type including text, Word, 
PowerPoint, Excel, and MP3 files, pictures, and multimedia. USB drive applications include:
•Sharing multimedia, such as MP3 files, pictures, and so on, with friends and family who 
are local or remote.
•Sharing resources on your network. You might want...

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Share Large Files over the Internet
Sending files that are larger than 5 MB can pose a problem for many emai\
l systems. The 
router allows you to share large files such as PowerPoint presentations \
or .zip files over the 
Internet. FTP can be used to easily download shared files from the route\
r.
Sharing files with a remote colleague involves the following considerati\
ons:
•
There are two user accounts: admin and guest. 
 The password for...

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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 log 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 > Edit, or...

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•
To edit a folder, select its radio button and click Edit.
3.  Y
ou can use this screen to select a folder, to change the share name, or to 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.
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FTP
. Disabled by default.
FTP (via internet). Disabled by default. If you select this check box, remote users can 
access the USB drive through FTP over the Internet. 
 This feature 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 one device is connected, the default share name is USB_Storage\
. 
You can click the name shown, or you...

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Specify Approved USB Devices
For more security, you can set up the router to share approved USB devices only. You can 
access this feature from the Advanced Setup menu on the Advanced tab.
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...

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5. Click Apply so that your change takes effect.
If you want to work with another USB device, click the Safely Remove USB Device button 
for the currently connected USB device. Connect the other USB device and repeat this 
process.
Connect to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer
To connect to the USB drive from remote computers with a web browser, you have to use the 
router’s Internet port IP address. If you are using Dynamic DNS, you can type...

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6.   Security
Keeping unwanted content out of your 
network
This chapter explains how to use the basic firewall features of the router to prevent objectionable 
content from reaching the computers and other devices connected to your network. 
This chapter includes the following sections:
•Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic 
•Block Services (Port Filtering) 
•Schedule Blocking 
•Security Event Email Notifications  

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Keyword Blocking of HTTP Traffic
Use keyword blocking to prevent certain types of HTTP traffic from accessing your network. 
The blocking can be always or according to a schedule.
1.  Select  Advanced > Security >  Block Sites to display the following screen:
2. Select one of the keyword blocking options:
• Per Schedule. 
 Turn on keyword blocking according to the Schedule screen settings.
• Always. 
 Turn on keyword blocking all the time,...