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To access the USB storage device from a Mac

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¾¾ To access the USB storage device from a Mac: 1. Connect your USB storage device to a USB port on the router. To get the best USB device access speed, use the blue USB 3.0 port on the 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. 5. If you set up access control on the router and you allowed your Mac to access the network, select the Registered User radio button and enter admin for the name and password for the password. For more information about access control, see the user manual, which is available online at downloadcenter.netgear.com or through a link in the router's user interface. 6. Click the Connect button. A window displays the files and folders on the device. 13

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To access the USB storage device from a Mac:
1.
Connect your USB storage device to a USB port on the router.
To get the best USB device access speed, use the blue USB 3.0 port
on the 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.
5.
If you set up access control on the router and you allowed your Mac
to access the network, select the
Registered User
radio button and
enter
admin
for the name and
password
for the password.
For more information about access control, see the user manual,
which is available online at
downloadcenter.netgear.com
or through a
link in the router’s user interface.
6.
Click the
Connect
button.
A window displays the files and folders on the device.