Netgear Wndr4500v3 N900 Wifi Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition User Manual

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5. Select the Turn E-mail Notification On check box.
6. In the Your Outgoing Mail Server field, enter the name of your ISP outgoing (SMTP) mail 
server (such as mail.myISP.com). 
You might be able to find this information in the configuration screen of your email 
program. If you leave this field blank, log and alert messages are not sent.
7. In the Send to This E-mail Address field, type the email address to which logs and alerts 
are to be sent.
This...

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6.   Share a USB Storage Device 
Attached to the Router
This chapter describes how to access and manage a storage device attached to your router. 
ReadySHARE lets you access and share a USB storage device connected to the router. (If your 
storage device uses special drivers, it is not compatible.)
Note:The USB ports 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...

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USB Device Requirements
The router works with most USB-compliant external flash and hard drives.\
 For the most 
up-to-date list of USB devices that the router supports, visit 
http://kbserver.netgear.com/readyshare .
Some USB external hard drives and flash drives require you to load the d\
rivers onto the 
computer before the computer can access the USB device. Such USB devices\
 do not work 
with the router.
The router supports the...

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To connect a USB device:
1. Connect your USB storage device to the router USB port.
2. If your USB device uses a power supply, connect it.
You must use the power supply 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).
Access...

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2. 
Launch a web browser from a computer that is connected to the network.
3.  In the address field of the browser
 , enter \
eadyshare.
Windows file manager automatically opens and displays the files and fold\
ers on the 
device.
Map a USB Device to a Windows Network Drive
To map the USB device to a Windows network drive: 
1.  V
isit  www.netgear.com/readyshare.
2.  In the ReadySHARE USB Storage Access pane, click the  PC Utility...

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•Windows 7
•Windows 8
•Windows 8.1
To back up your Windows computer:
1. Connect a USB HDD to the router USB port.
2. Download ReadySHARE Vault from www.netgear.com/readyshare and install it on each 
Windows computer.
3. Launch ReadySHARE Vault.
4. Use the dashboard or the Backup tab to set up and run your backup.
Back Up Mac Computers with Time Machine
You can use Time Machine to back up your Mac computers onto a USB hard drive that...

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Prepare to Back Up a Large Amount of Data
Before you back up a large amount of data with Time Machine, NETGEAR recommends that 
you follow this procedure.
To prepare to back up a large amount of data:
1. Upgrade the operating system of the Mac computer.
2. Verify and repair the backup disk and the local disk.
3. Verify and repair the permissions on the local disk.
4. Set Energy Saver:
a.From the Apple menu, select System...

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Note:If your USB device uses 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).
3. On your Mac computer, select Go > Connect to Server. 
4. Type afp://routerlogin.net.
5. When prompted to enter...

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The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > ReadySHARE> Advanced Settings .
5. Specify access to the storage device: 
• Network Device Name. 
 This is the name used to access the 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 as Microsoft Windows.
•...

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Play Media from a USB Drive on TiVo
You can set up your TiVo to access media files stored on a USB device that is connected to 
your router. The TiVo must be on the same network as the router. This feature supports the 
following file formats:
• V
ideo. See and play mpeg1, and mpeg2 files.
•Music. See and play MP3 files.
• Pictures. V
 iew images in .jpg format.
You can use the TiVo (Series 2 and up) Home Media Option to play photos...