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Access a USB Device on the Network, Start > Run, readyshare, Go > Connect to Server

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Access a USB Device on the Network ReadySHARE lets you access and share a USB storage device connected to the modem router's USB ports. (If your USB device uses special drivers, it is not compatible.) ¾¾ To access the USB storage device from a Windows computer: 1. Connect your USB storage device to a USB port on the modem router. It might take up to two minutes before the USB storage device is ready for sharing. 2. On a Windows computer that is connected to the network, select Start > Run, enter \\readyshare in the dialog box, and click the OK button. A window displays the files and folders on the device. ¾¾ To access the USB storage device from a Mac: 1. Connect your USB storage device to a USB port on the modem router. It might take up to two minutes before the USB storage device is ready for sharing. 2. On a Mac that is connected to the network, launch Finder and select Go > Connect to Server. The Connect to server window opens. 3. Enter the smb://readyshare in the Server Address field and click the Connect button. 4. When prompted, select the Guest radio button. 15

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Access a USB Device on the Network
ReadySHARE lets you access and share a USB storage device
connected to the modem router’s USB ports. (If your USB device
uses special drivers, it is not compatible.)
¾
To access the USB storage device from a Windows
computer:
1.
Connect your USB storage device to a USB port on the modem
router.
It might take up to two minutes before the USB storage device
is ready for sharing.
2.
On a Windows computer that is connected to the network,
select
Start > Run
, enter
\\readyshare
in the dialog box, and
click the
OK
button.
A window displays the files and folders on the device.
¾
To access the USB storage device from a Mac:
1.
Connect your USB storage device to a USB port on the modem
router.
It might take up to two minutes before the USB storage device
is ready for sharing.
2.
On a Mac that is connected to the network, launch Finder and
select
Go > Connect to Server
.
The Connect to server window opens.
3. Enter the
smb://readyshare
in the
Server Address
field and
click the
Connect
button.
4.
When prompted, select the
Guest
radio button.