Usb Drive Requirements; Access A Usb Drive On The Network - NETGEAR C6300BD User Manual

USB Drive Requirements

The cable data gateway works with most USB-compliant external flash and hard drives. For
the most up-to-date list of USB drives that the cable data gateway supports, visit
http://kbserver.netgear.com/readyshare.
Some USB external hard drives and flash drives require you to load the drivers onto the
computer before the computer can access the USB device. Such USB devices do not work
with the cable data gateway.
The cable data gateway supports the following file system types:
• FAT (read/write)
• NTFS (read)
• EXT2 (read/write)
• EXT3 (read/write)
• EXT4 (read/write)
• HFS (read)
• HFS+ (read)

Access a USB Drive on the Network

ReadySHARE lets you access and share a USB drive that is connected to the cable data
gateway USB port. (If your USB drive requires special drivers, it is not compatible.)
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To connect a USB drive:
1. Insert your USB storage drive into the USB port on the back panel of the cable data
gateway.
2. If your USB drive requires a power supply, you must use it when you connect the USB drive
to the cable data gateway.
When you connect the USB drive to the cable data gateway USB port, it might take up to
two minutes before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB drive is available to all
computers on your local area network (LAN).
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To access the USB drive from a Mac:
1. Select Go > Connect to Server.
2. Enter smb://readyshare as the server address.
3. Click the Connect button.
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To access the USB drive from a Windows computer:
1. Select Start > Run.
2. Enter \\readyshare in the dialog box and click the OK button.
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