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USB Storage

Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200

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 Speed/Sec

USB 1.1 12 Mbits

USB 2.0 480 Mbits

The router works with most USB-compliant external flash and hard drives. For the most

up-to-date list of USB drives that the router supports, 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 you to load

the drivers onto the computer before the computer 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 others 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 OSX (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:

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