Map A Usb Device To A Windows Network Drive - NETGEAR R7500 User Manual

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 the user
manual, which is available online at
in the router's user interface.
5. Click the Connect button.
A window automatically opens and displays the files and folders on the device.
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To access the device from a Windows computer:
1. Connect a USB or eSATA storage device to the appropriate port on the router.
If your storage device has a power supply, you must use it when you connect the 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. Launch a web browser from a computer that is connected to the network.
3. In the address field of the browser, enter \\readyshare.
Windows file manager automatically opens and displays the files and folders on the
device.

Map a USB Device to a Windows Network Drive

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To map the USB device to a Windows network drive:
1. Visit www.netgear.com/readyshare.
2. In the ReadySHARE USB Storage Access pane, click the PC Utility link.
The readyshareconnect.exe file is downloaded to your computer.
3. Launch readyshareconnect.exe.
4. Select the drive letter to map to the network folder.
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