Netgear WNDR4720 User Manual - Page 19

Requirements for Optional USB Devices, The router works with USB 3.0 USB Super Speed

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CENTRIA WNDR4700/WNDR4720 Requirements for Optional USB Devices The router works with USB 3.0 (USB Super Speed), 2.0 (USB High Speed), and 1.0 and 1.1 (USB Full Speed) standards. The approximate USB bus speeds are shown in the following table. Actual bus speeds can vary, depending on the CPU speed, memory, speed of the network, and other variables. Table 2. USB drive speeds Bus USB 3.0 USB 2.0 USB 1.1 Speed/Sec 5,000 Mbits 480 Mbits 12 Mbits The router works with most USB-compliant external flash and hard drives. For the most up-to-date list of USB drives that the router supports, go to: http://kbserver.netgear.com/readyshare The router supports both read and write for FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, Linux file systems (EXT2, EXT3, EXT4), HFS+ (Hierarchical File System Plus), HFS+ journaled system. Note: Some USB external hard drives and flash drives require you to load the drivers onto the computer before the computer can access the USB device. Such USB devices do not work with the router. Hardware Setup 19

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CENTRIA WNDR4700/WNDR4720
Requirements for Optional USB Devices
The router works with USB 3.0 (USB Super Speed), 2.0 (USB High Speed), and 1.0 and 1.1
(USB Full Speed) standards. The approximate USB bus speeds are shown in the following
table. Actual bus speeds can vary, depending on the CPU speed, memory, speed of the
network, and other variables.
Table 2.
USB drive speeds
Bus
Speed/Sec
USB 3.0
5,000 Mbits
USB 2.0
480 Mbits
USB 1.1
12 Mbits
The router works with most USB-compliant external flash and hard drives. For the most
up-to-date list of USB drives that the router supports, go to:
The router supports both read and write for FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, Linux file systems (EXT2,
EXT3, EXT4), HFS+ (Hierarchical File System Plus), HFS+ journaled system.
Note:
Some USB external hard drives and flash drives require you to load
the drivers onto the computer before the computer can access the
USB device. Such USB devices do not work with the router.