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Connecting a USB Drive to the Router

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Chapter 5 Connecting a USB Drive to the Router This chapter describes how to configure a USB disk drive attached to the WGT634U Wireless Media Router. In planning your network, you should consider the level of security required for local and remote users of the USB drive. Connecting a USB Drive to the WGT634U Wireless Media Router Unlike local network data, your router's USB drive can be accessed beyond your network by anyone with the proper credentials. For this reason, use the security features of your router. The WGT634U Wireless Media Router provides highly effective security features which are covered in detail in Chapter 4, "Wireless Configuration" and Chapter 8, "Advanced Configuration". Deploy the security features appropriate to your needs. The USB port of the 108 Mbps Wireless Media Router WGT634U is a standard USB connector. Figure 5-1: Router USB Port USB Port You can connect a USB drive to the WGT634U Wireless Media Router in the following ways: • Connect a USB "flash drive" directly to the port. • Connect an external USB drive using a standard USB cable. Connecting a USB Drive to the Router 5-1 Preliminary - Go to http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/wgt634U.asp for final manual

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Connecting a USB Drive to the Router
5-1
Preliminary - Go to http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/wgt634U.asp for final manual
Chapter 5
Connecting a USB Drive to the Router
This chapter describes how to configure a USB disk drive attached to the WGT634U Wireless
Media Router. In planning your network, you should consider the level of security required for
local and remote users of the USB drive.
Connecting a USB Drive to the WGT634U Wireless Media
Router
The WGT634U Wireless Media Router provides highly effective security features which are
covered in detail in
Chapter 4, “Wireless Configuration”
and
Chapter 8, “Advanced
Configuration”
. Deploy the security features appropriate to your needs.
The USB port of the 108 Mbps Wireless Media Router WGT634U is a standard USB connector.
Figure 5-1:
Router USB Port
You can connect a USB drive to the WGT634U Wireless Media Router in the following ways:
•
Connect a USB “flash drive” directly to the port.
•
Connect an external USB drive using a standard USB cable.
Unlike local network data, your router’s USB drive can be accessed beyond your
network by anyone with the proper credentials. For this reason, use the security features
of your router.
USB Port