N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDR4500
•Sharing multimedia with friends and family such as MP3 files, pictures, and other multimedia with local and remote users.
•Sharing resources on your network. You might want to store files in a central location so that you do not have to power up a computer to perform local sharing. In addition, you can share files between Macintosh, Linux, and PC computers by using the USB drive as a
•Sharing files such as Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, and text files with remote users.
A few common uses are described in the following sections.
Sharing Photos
You can create your own central storage location for photos and multimedia. This eliminates the need to log in to (and pay for) an external
To share files with your friends and family:
1.Insert your USB drive into the USB port on the router either directly or with a USB cable.
Computers on your local area network (LAN) can automatically access this USB drive using a web browser or Microsoft Networking.
2.If you want to specify
Storing Files in a Central Location for Printing
This scenario is for a family that has one
•One family member has photos on a Macintosh computer that she wants to print.
•The
•The Mac and PC are not visible to each other on the network.
To print photos from a Mac on the printer attached to a PC:
1. On the Mac, access the USB drive by typing \\readyshare in the address field of a web browser. Then copy the photos to the USB drive.
2. On the PC, use a web browser or Microsoft Networking to copy the files from the USB drive to the PC. Then print the files.
Sharing Large Files over the Internet
Sending files that are larger than 5 MB can pose a problem for many email systems. The router allows you to share very large files such as PowerPoint presentations or .zip files over the Internet. FTP can be used to easily download shared files from the router.
Sharing files with a remote colleague involves the following considerations:
USB Storage
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