NETGEAR wndr3700 - Manual (Page 114)

RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 User Manual
USB Storage 7-2
v1.3, October 2009
Actual bus speeds can vary, depending on the CPU speed, memory, speed of the network, and
other variables.
The router should work with most USB-compliant external flash and hard drives. For the most up-
to-date list of USB drives supported by the router, go to: http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/
/a_id/11280.
The router supports both READ and WRITE for FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, and Linux file systems
(EXT2 and EXT3).
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 PC, Mac, or Linux file type including text files, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, MP3.
pictures, and multimedia. USB drive applications include:
• Sharing multimedia with friends and family—sharing MP3 files, pictures, and other
multimedia with local and remote users.
• Sharing resources on your network—storing files in a central location so that you do not have
to power up a computer to perform local sharing. In addition, you can share files between
Macintosh, Linux, and PC computers by using the USB drive as a go-between across the
systems.
• Sharing files with offsite coworkers—sharing files such as Word documents, PowerPoint
presentations, and text files with remote users.
A few common uses are described in the following sections.
Sharing Photos with Friends and Family
You can create your own central storage location for photos and multimedia. This eliminates the
need to log in to (and pay for) an external photo sharing site.
To share files with your friends and family:
1. Insert your USB drive into the USB port on the router either directly or with a USB cable.
Note: Some USB external hard drives and flash drives require drivers to be loaded in to
the PC before the PC can access the USB device. Such USB devices will not work
with the WNDR3700 router.