Chapter 7 Share Usb Storage Devices Attached To The Router - NETGEAR R6260 User Manual

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 The USB ports on the router can be used only to connect USB storage devices like flash
drives or hard drives or a printer. Do not connect computers, USB modems, CD drives, or
DVD drives to the router USB port.
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
• Map a USB Device to a Windows Network Drive
• Back Up Windows-Based Computers With ReadySHARE Vault
• Back Up Mac Computers With Time Machine
• Manage Access to a Storage Device
• Enable FTP Access Within Your Network
• View or Change Network Folders on a Storage Device
• Add a Network Folder on a USB Storage Device
• Edit a Network Folder on a USB Storage Device
• Safely Remove a USB Storage Device
For more information about ReadySHARE features, visit netgear.com/readyshare.
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