Netgear R4500 – N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Manual Do Utilizador

USB Drive Requirements

The router works with 1.0 and 1.1 (USB Full Speed) and 2.0 (USB High 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.

USB 1.1

12 Mbits

USB 2.0

480 Mbits

The router works with most USB-compliant external flash and hard drives. For the most 
up-to-date list of USB drives supported by the router, visit:

The router supports both read and write for FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, and Linux file systems 
(EXT2 and EXT3).

Some USB external hard drives and flash drives require you to load 
drivers on the computer before the computer can access the USB 
device. Such USB devices do not work with the router.

ReadySHARE Access

Once you have set up your router, you can connect any USB storage device and share the 
contents with other users on your network.

You can access your USB device in any of the following ways:

On Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 2000 systems, select Start > 
Run, and enter \\readyshare in the dialog box. Click OK.

On Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 2000 systems, open Internet 
Explorer, or Safari, and enter \\readyshare in the address bar.

On Mac OS X (version 10.2 or later), enter smb://readyshare in the address bar.

In My Network Places, enter \\readyshare in the address bar.

File-Sharing Scenarios

You can share files on the USB drive for a wide variety of business and recreational 
purposes. The files can be any Windows, Mac, or Linux file type including text, Word, 
PowerPoint, Excel, and MP3 files, pictures, and multimedia. USB drive applications include: