Map A Usb Device To A Windows Network Drive; Back Up Windows Computers With Readyshare Vault - NETGEAR R6900P User Manual

5. Click the Connect button.
6. When prompted, select the Guest radio button.
7. If you set up access control on the router and you allowed your Mac to access the network, select the
Registered User radio button and enter admin for the name and password for the password.
For more information about access control, see
8. Click the Connect button.
A window displays the files and folders on the device.

Map a USB Device to a Windows Network Drive

To map the USB device to a Windows network drive:
1. Connect a USB storage device to the router's USB port.
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 storage device to the router's port, it might take up to two minutes before it is
ready for sharing. By default, the device is available to all computers on your local area network (LAN).
2. Select Start > Run.
3. Enter \\readyshare in the dialog box.
4. Click the OK button.
A window automatically opens and displays the USB device.
5. Right-click the USB device and select Map network drive.
The Map Network Drive window opens.
6. Select the drive letter to map to the new network folder.
7. Click the Finish button.
The USB device is mapped to the drive letter that you specified.
8. To 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. Type the user name and password.
b. Click the OK button.

Back Up Windows Computers With ReadySHARE Vault

Your router comes with free backup software for all the Windows computers in your home. Connect a USB
hard disk drive (HDD) to the router for centralized, continuous, and automatic backup.
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