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USB Storage

N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800

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 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 will 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 Windo

ws 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 2000 systems, select Start >

Run and enter \\readyshare in the dialog box. Click OK.

• On Win

dows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 2000 systems, open Internet

Explorer, 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.

Safely Remove a USB Drive

To safely remove a USB disk drive so that no users can access it, select USB Storage >

Basic Settings and click the Safely Remove USB Device button. This takes the drive

offline.

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