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7. 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 storage device connected to the modem
router. (If your storage device uses special drivers, it is not compatible.)
Note: You can use the 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 the
modem router USB port.
The chapter includes the following sections:
• 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 USB Devices
• Safely Remove a USB Device
Note: For more information about ReadySHARE features, visit
netgear.com/readyshare.