Usb Drive Requirements; Readyshare Access - NETGEAR DGND4000 User Manual

N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL Modem Router DGND4000

USB Drive Requirements

The wireless modem 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 in the following table. Actual
bus speeds can vary, depending on the CPU speed, memory, speed of the network, and
other variables.
Table 12. USB drive speeds
Bus
USB 1.1
USB 2.0
The wireless modem router should work with most USB-compliant external flash and hard
drives. For the most up-to-date list of USB drives supported by the wireless modem router,
visit:
http://kbserver.netgear.com/readyshare
The wireless modem router supports both read and write access for FAT16, FAT32, NTFS,
and Linux file systems (EXT2 and EXT3).
Note: Some USB external hard drives and flash drives require drivers to
be loaded into the computer before the computer can access the
USB device. Such USB devices do not work with the wireless
modem router.

ReadySHARE Access

Once you have set up your wireless modem router, you can connect any USB storage device
and share the contents with other users on your network.
You can access your USB device in any of the following ways:
• On Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 2000 systems, select Start >
Run, and enter \\readyshare in the dialog box. Click OK.
• On Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 2000 systems, open Internet
Explorer or Safari, and enter \\readyshare in the address bar.
• On Mac OS X (version 10.2 or later), enter smb://readyshare in the address bar.
• In My Network Places, enter \\readyshare in the address bar.
Speed/Sec
12 Mbits
480 Mbits
USB Storage
62