Chapter 9 Share Usb Storage Devices Attached To The Router - NETGEAR Nighthawk RS400 User Manual

9
Share USB Storage Devices
Attached to the Router
This chapter describes how to access and manage storage devices attached to your
router. ReadySHARE lets you access and share USB storage devices connected to the
router. (If your storage device uses special drivers, it is not compatible.)
Note: You can use a USB port on the router to connect a USB storage device like a
flash drive or hard drive. Do not connect a computer, USB modem, CD drive, or DVD
drive to a USB port on the router.
The chapter contains the following sections:
• USB device requirements
• Connect a USB storage device to the router
• Access a storage device connected to the router
• Back up Windows-based computers with ReadySHARE Vault
• Enable FTP access within your network
• View network folders on a storage device
• Add a network folder on a USB storage device
• Edit a network folder on a USB storage device
• Approve a USB storage device
• Remotely access a USB device using ReadyCLOUD
• Safely remove a USB storage device
For more information about ReadySHARE features, visit netgear.com/readyshare.
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