NETGEAR Nighthawk X4S D7800 User Manual page 148

Share a Storage Device
This chapter describes how to access and manage a storage device attached to your modem router. ReadySHARE lets
you access and share a USB or eSATA storage device connected to the modem router. (If your storage device uses
special drivers, it is not compatible.)
Note You can use a USB port on the modem router only to connect a USB storage device such as a flash
drive or hard drive or a printer. Do not connect a computer, USB modem, CD drive, or DVD drive to
a modem router USB port.
The chapter includes the following sections:
• Connect an eSATA Device to the Modem Router
• USB Device Requirements
• Connect a USB Device to the Modem Router
• Access a Storage Device Connected to the Modem Router
• Back Up Windows Computers With ReadySHARE Vault
• Back Up Mac Computers With Time Machine
• Manage Access to a Storage Device
• Enable FTP Access Within Your Network
• View Network Folders on a Device
• Add a Network Folder on a Storage Device
• Change a Network Folder, Including Read and Write Access, on a USB Drive
• Approve Storage Devices
• Safely Remove a USB Device
Note For more information about ReadySHARE features, visit netgear.com/readyshare.
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