Usb Storage; Usb Drive Requirements - NETGEAR WNDR3700v1 - N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router User Manual

RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual
This chapter describes how to access and configure a USB storage drive attached to your router.
Note: The USB port on the router can be used only to connect USB storage devices like
flash drives or hard drives. Do not connect computers, USB modems, printers, CD
drives, or DVD drives to the router USB port.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• "USB Drive Requirements"
• "File Sharing Scenarios" on page 7-2
• "ReadyShare Access" on page 7-10
• "USB Storage Basic Settings" on page 7-4
• "Configuring USB Storage Advanced Settings" on page 7-7
• "Unmounting a USB Drive" on page 7-10
• "Specifying Approved USB Devices" on page 7-11
• "Connecting to the USB Drive from a Remote Computer" on page 7-12
• "Connecting to the USB Drive with Microsoft Network Settings" on page 7-12

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 below.
Bus
USB 1.1
USB 2.0

USB Storage

Speed/Sec
12 Mbits
480 Mbits
v1.3, October 2009
Chapter 7
USB Storage
7-1