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When you connect the USB drive to the 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).
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.
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.
Map the USB Device to a Windows Network Drive
To map the USB device to a Windows network drive:
1.
Visit
http://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.
5.
To connect to the USB drive as a different user, select the Connect using different
credentials check box and do the following:
a. Type the user name and password.
b. Click the OK button.
6.
Click the Finish button.
The USB drive is mapped to the drive letter that you specified.
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