Chapter 6 Share Storage Devices Attached To The Router; Connect An Esata Device To The Router; Usb Device Requirements; Connect A Usb Device To The Router - NETGEAR R7500 User Manual

Connect an eSATA Device to the Router

You can connect an eSATA device to the eSATA port located on the right side of the router.
Figure 9. eSATA port

USB Device Requirements

The router works with most USB-compliant external flash and hard drives. For the most up-to-date list of
USB devices that the router 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 router.
The router supports the following file system types for full read/write access:
• FAT16
• FAT32
• NTFS
• NTFS with compression format enabled
• Ext2
• Ext3
• Ext4
• HFS
• HFS+

Connect a USB Device to the Router

ReadySHARE lets you access and share a USB device connected to the router USB port. (If your USB
device uses special drivers, it is not compatible.)
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