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Share USB Devices on the WiFi Network - drivers

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USB 2 USB 1 Share USB Devices on the WiFi Network ReadySHARE lets you access and share USB storage devices connected to the modem router. (If your storage device uses special drivers, it is not compatible.) ¾¾ To access the USB device from a Windows computer: 1. Connect your USB storage device to a USB port on the modem router. 2. If your USB storage device uses a power supply, connect it. You must use the power supply when you connect the USB storage device to the modem router. When you connect the USB storage device to the modem router's USB port, it might take up to two minutes before it is ready for sharing. By default, the device is available to all computers on your local area network (LAN). 3. 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. 15

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Share USB Devices on the WiFi Network
ReadySHARE lets you access and share USB storage devices
connected to the modem router. (If your storage device uses
special drivers, it is not compatible.)
¾
To access the USB device from a Windows computer:
1.
Connect your USB storage device to a USB port on the
modem router.
2.
If your USB storage device uses a power supply, connect it.
You must use the power supply when you connect the USB
storage device to the modem router.
When you connect the USB storage device to the
modem router’s USB port, it might take up to two minutes
before it is ready for sharing. By default, the device is available
to all computers on your local area network (LAN).
3.
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.