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Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Router
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AC1750 Smart WiFi Router
8. To connect to the USB storage device as a different user, select the Connect using
different credentials check box, click the Finish button, and do the following:
a. Type the user name and password.
b. Click the OK button.
The USB storage device is mapped to the drive letter that you specified.
Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault
Your router comes with free backup software for all the Windows computers in your home.
Connect a USB hard disk drive (HDD) to the USB port on your router for centralized,
continuous, and automatic backup.
To back up your Windows computer:
1. Connect a USB HDD to a USB port on the router.
The blue USB 3.0-Storage port on the front of the router performs faster than the USB
2.0-Printer port on the rear panel of the router.
2. Install the genie app on each Windows computer.
To download the genie app, visit www.netgear.com/genie.
3. Download ReadySHARE Vault from www.netgear.com/readyshare and install it on each
Windows computer.
4. Launch ReadySHARE Vault.
5. Use the dashboard or the Backup tab to set up and run your backup.
Back Up Mac Computers with Time Machine
You can use Time Machine to back up your Mac computers onto a USB hard disk drive
(HDD) that is connected to one of the router’s USB ports. You can access the connected
USB hard drive from your Mac with a wired or wireless connection to your router.
Set Up a USB Hard Drive on a Mac
NETGEAR recommends that you use a new USB HDD or format your old USB HDD to do the
Time Machine backup for the first time. Use a blank partition to prevent some issues during
backup using Time Machine. The router supports GUID or MBR partitions.
To format your USB hard disk drive and specify partitions:
1. Physically connect the USB hard drive to your Mac.
2. On your Mac, go to Spotlight (or the magnifying glass) at the top right of the page and
search for Disk Utility.
3. Open the Disk Utility, click the Erase tab, and click the Erase button.