Netgear C7800 User Manual - Page 4

Share USB Devices Attached to the Modem Router, Share a USB Printer

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AC3200 WiFi Cable Modem Router Chapter 5 Share USB Devices Attached to the Modem Router USB Storage Device Requirements 38 Connect a USB Storage Device to the Modem Router 38 Access a USB Drive Connected to the Modem Router From a Windows-Based Computer 39 Map a USB Device to a Windows Network Drive 39 Access a USB Storage Device That Is Connected to the Modem Router From a Mac40 Control Access to the USB Storage Device 40 Use FTP Within the Network 42 View or Change Network Folders on a USB Storage Device 42 Add a Network Folder on a USB Storage Device 44 Edit a Network Folder on a USB Storage Device 45 Approve USB Devices 45 Access the USB Storage Device Through the Internet 46 Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet 46 Access the USB Storage Device Through the Internet With FTP 48 Safely Remove a USB Storage Device 48 Chapter 6 Share a USB Printer Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer 51 Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility 51 Install the ReadySHARE Printer Utility 52 Use the Shared Printer 53 View or Change the Status of a Printer 54 Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer 55 Change NETGEAR USB Control Center Settings 56 Chapter 7 Specify Network Settings View or Change the WAN Settings 59 Set Up a Default DMZ Server 60 Change the Modem Router's Device Name 61 Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings 61 Specify the IP Addresses That the Modem Router Assigns 62 Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Modem Router 64 Manage LAN IP Addresses 64 Reserve an IP Address 64 Edit a Reserved IP Address Entry 65 Delete a Reserved IP Address Entry 66 Improve Network Connections With Universal Plug-N-Play 66 Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections 67 Specify Basic WiFi Settings 68 Change the WiFi Security Option 70 Set Up a Guest Network 71 Control the WiFi Radios 72 Use the WiFi On/Off Button 72 Enable or Disable the WiFi Radios 72 4

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AC3200
WiFi
Cable
Modem
Router
Chapter 5
Share USB Devices Attached to the Modem Router
USB Storage Device Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Connect a USB Storage Device to the Modem Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Access a USB Drive Connected to the Modem Router From a Windows-Based Computer
39
Map a USB Device to a Windows Network Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Access a USB Storage Device That Is Connected to the Modem Router From a Mac40
Control Access to the USB Storage Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Use FTP Within the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
View or Change Network Folders on a USB Storage Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Add a Network Folder on a USB Storage Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Edit a Network Folder on a USB Storage Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Approve USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Access the USB Storage Device Through the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Access the USB Storage Device Through the Internet With FTP. . . . . . . . . . 48
Safely Remove a USB Storage Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Chapter 6
Share a USB Printer
Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Install the ReadySHARE Printer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Use the Shared Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
View or Change the Status of a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Change NETGEAR USB Control Center Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Chapter 7
Specify Network Settings
View or Change the WAN Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Set Up a Default DMZ Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Change the Modem Router’s Device Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Specify the IP Addresses That the Modem Router Assigns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Modem Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Manage LAN IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Reserve an IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Edit a Reserved IP Address Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Delete a Reserved IP Address Entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Improve Network Connections With Universal Plug-N-Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Specify Basic WiFi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Change the WiFi Security Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Set Up a Guest Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Control the WiFi Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Use the WiFi On/Off Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Enable or Disable the WiFi Radios. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72