Netgear PR2000 User Manual (Non-Cellular Version) - Page 79

Access Your USB Storage Device Locally, Go > Connect to Server

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Trek N300 Travel Router and Range Extender PR2000 • On the FTP site, the person receiving the files uses the guest user account and enters the password. FTP requires that you type something in the password field. • Be sure to select the FTP (via Internet) check box in the USB Storage (Advanced Settings) screen. This option supports both downloading and uploading of files. Note: You can select the HTTP (via Internet) check box on the USB Storage (Advanced Settings) screen to share large files. This option supports downloading files only. For more information, see Access Your USB Storage Device Remotely on page 80. Access Your USB Storage Device Locally When you connect the USB device to the Trek USB port, it might take up to two minutes before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB storage device is available to all computers on your local area network (LAN).  To access the USB device from a local Mac computer: 1. Select Go > Connect to Server. 2. Enter smb://readyshare as the server address. 3. Click the Connect button.  To access the USB device from a local Windows computer: Use any of these methods: • Select Start > Run. Enter \\readyshare in the dialog box and click the OK button. • Open a browser and enter \\readyshare in the address bar. • Open My Network Places and enter \\readyshare in the address bar.  To map the USB device to a local Windows network drive: 1. Visit www.netgear.com/readyshare. 2. In the ReadySHARE USB Storage Access pane, click the PC Utility link. The readyshareconnect.exe file is downloaded to your computer. USB Port 79

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USB Port
79
Trek N300 Travel Router and Range Extender PR2000
On the FTP site, the person receiving the files uses the guest user account and enters
the password. FTP requires that you type something in the password field.
Be sure to select the
FTP (via Internet)
check box in the USB Storage (Advanced
Settings) screen. This option supports both downloading and uploading of files.
Note:
You can select the
HTTP (via Internet)
check box on the USB
Storage (Advanced Settings) screen to share large files. This option
supports downloading files only.
For more information, see
Access Your USB Storage Device Remotely
on page
80.
Access Your USB Storage Device Locally
When you connect the USB device to the Trek USB port, it might take up to two minutes
before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB storage device is available to all computers
on your local area network (LAN).
To access the USB device from a local Mac computer:
1.
Select
Go > Connect to Server
.
2.
Enter
smb://readyshare
as the server address.
3.
Click the
Connect
button.
To access the USB device from a local Windows computer:
Use any of these methods:
Select
Start > Run
. Enter
\\readyshare
in the dialog box and click the
OK
button.
Open a browser and enter
\\readyshare
in the address bar.
Open My Network Places and enter
\\readyshare
in the address bar.
To map the USB device to a local Windows network drive:
1.
Visit
www.netgear.com/readyshare
.
2.
In the ReadySHARE USB Storage Access pane, click the
PC Utility
link.
The
readyshareconnect.exe
file is downloaded to your computer.