NETGEAR WNDR4500 user manual USB Drive Requirements, ReadySHARE Access, File-Sharing Scenarios

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N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500

USB Drive Requirements

The 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 3. USB Drive Speeds

Bus

USB 1.1

USB 2.0

Speed/Sec

12Mbits

480Mbits

The 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 router, go to:

http://kbserver.netgear.com/readyshare

The router supports both read and write 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 in to the PC before the PC can access the USB device. Such USB devices do not work with the router.

ReadySHARE Access

Once you have set up your 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.

File-Sharing Scenarios

You can share files on the USB drive for a wide variety of business and recreational purposes. The files can be any PC, Mac, or Linux file type including text files, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, MP3, pictures, and multimedia. USB drive applications include:

USB Storage

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NETGEAR WNDR4500 user manual USB Drive Requirements, ReadySHARE Access, File-Sharing Scenarios