Netgear C6250 Ac1600 Wifi Cable Modem Router User Manual

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The previous figure shows a USB device attached to the modem router.
6.  In the 
Available Network Folders table, select a device.
If only one device is connected, it is automatically selected.
Note: NETGEAR recommends that you do not attach more than one drive to 
the USB port (for example, through a USB hub).
7.  Click the  Create Network Folder  button. 
						

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If this window does not display, your web browser might be blocking pop-ups. If it is, 
change the browser settings to allow pop-ups. 
8. Click the Browse button and in the Folder field, select the folder. 
9. In the Share Name field, type the name of the share. 
10. From the Read Access menu and the Write Access menu, select the settings that you 
want.
All–no password (the default) allows all users to access the network folder. The other 
option is that only the admin user is allowed access to the network folder. The password 
for admin is the same one that you use to log in to the modem router. 
11. Click the Apply button.
The folder is added on the storage device.
12. Click the Close Window button.
The USB Storage (Advanced Settings) page displays again.
Change a Network Folder, Including Read and Write 
Access, on a USB Drive
You can edit network folders on storage devices connected to a USB port on the modem 
router.
To edit a network folder:
1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the 
network. 
2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3. Type admin for the user name and type your password.
If you did not yet personalize your password, type password for the password.
4. Click the OK button. 
The BASIC Home page displays.
5. Select ADVANCED > USB Storage > Advanced Settings. 
						

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The previous figure shows a USB device attached to the modem router.
6.  In the 
Available Network Folders table, select a device.
If only one device is connected, it is automatically selected.
Note: NETGEAR recommends that you do not attach more than one drive to 
the USB port (for example, through a USB hub).
7.  Click the  Edit button.
8. Change the settings in the fields as needed. 
						

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For more information about the settings, see Add a Network Folder on a Storage Device 
on page  
130.
9.  Click the  Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
10.  Click the  Close W
 indow button.
The USB Storage (Advanced Settings) page displays again.
Approve USB Devices
For more security, you can set up the modem router to share only USB devices that you 
approve. 
To allow only approved USB devices to connect to the modem router and spe\
cify 
which USB devices are approved:
1.  Make sure that the USB device that you want to approve is attached to th\
e  modem 
router.
2.  Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connec\
ted to the 
network.
3.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net .
A login window opens.
4.  T
ype  admin for the user name and type your password.
If you did not yet personalize your password, type password for the password.
5.  Click the  OK button.
The BASIC Home page displays.
6.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Advanced Setup > USB Settings . 
						

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7. 
Select the No radio button.
By default the Ye
 s radio button is selected. This setting lets you connect and access all 
your USB devices.
8.  Click the  Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
9.  Click the Approved 
 Devices button. 
10. In the Available USB Devices table, select the USB device that you want to appro\
ve.
11.  Click the  Add button.
The USB device is added to the Approved USB Devices table.
12.  Select the  Allow only approved devices  check box.
13.  Click the  Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
To approve another USB device that is not connected to the USB port, firs\
t remove the USB  device that is connected (see  Safely Remove a USB Device  on page  135), connect the other 
USB device, and repeat this procedure.
Safely Remove a USB Device
Before you physically disconnect a USB device from the USB port on the m\
odem router, log 
in to the modem router, and take the drive offline (that is, unmount the drive).
To remove one or more USB devices safely: 
1.  Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connec\
ted to the 
network. 
2.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net .
A login window opens.
3.  T
ype  admin for the user name and type your password. 
						

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If you did not yet personalize your password, type password for the password.
4.  Click the  OK button. 
The BASIC Home page displays.
5.  Select  ReadySHARE > Basic Settings .
The USB Storage (Basic Settings) page displays.
6.  Click the  Safely Remove USB Device  button.
The device goes offline and a pop-up window displays.
7.  Click the  OK button.
8.  Physically disconnect the USB device or devices.
Enable the Media Server
The modem router can function as a ReadyDLNA media server, which lets you view movies 
and photos on DLNA/UPnP AV-compliant media players, such as Xbox360, Playstation, and 
NETGEAR media players.
To enable the media server, specify its settings, and scan for media content:
1.  Launch an Internet browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connec\
ted to the 
network. 
2.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net .
A login window opens.
3.  T
ype  admin for the user name and type your password.
If you did not yet personalize your password, type password for the password.
4.  Click the  OK button. 
The BASIC Home page displays.
5.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > USB Storage > Media Server . 
						

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6. To enable the modem router to function as a media server, select the Enable Media Server 
check box.
7. In the Media Server Name field, specify the name of the media server.
By default, the name is ReadyDLNA:C6250-100NAS. The suffix :C6250-100NAS is 
added to any name that you specify. That is, if you specify the name as MyMedia, the 
complete name of the media server becomes MyMedia:C6250-100NAS.
Note:By default, the Automatic (when new files added) check box is 
selected to enable the modem router to scan for content when new files 
are added. You cannot clear this radio button.
8. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved. 
						

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9.   Share a USB Printer
The ReadySHARE Printer utility lets you share a USB printer that is connected to a USB port on 
your modem router. You can share this USB printer among the Windows and Mac computers on 
your network. 
The chapter includes the following sections:
•Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer
•Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility
•Install the ReadySHARE Printer Utility
•Use the Shared Printer
•View or Change the Status of a Printer
•Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer
•Change NETGEAR USB Control Center Settings 
						

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Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer
Some USB printer manufacturers (for example, HP and Lexmark) request that you do not 
connect the USB cable until the installation software prompts you to do so.
To install the driver and cable the printer:
1. On each computer on your network that shares the USB printer, install the driver 
software for the USB printer.
If the printer driver is not installed, contact the printer manufacturer.
2. Use a USB printer cable to connect the USB printer to one of the USB ports on the modem 
router.
Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility
The utility works on Windows computers, Mac computers, smartphones, and tablets.
To download the ReadySHARE Printer utility:
1. Visit netgear.com/readyshare.
2. Scroll down to the Print From the Comfort of Your Home Network section at the bottom of 
the page.
3. Click one of the following links:
•Download PC installer and get started. This is the utility for Windows computers.
•Download Mac installer and get started. This is the utility for MAC computers.
•Download the genie App and get started. This is the utility for smartphones and 
tablets.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to download the ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file.
Install the ReadySHARE Printer Utility
You must install the ReadySHARE Printer utility on each computer that will share the printer. 
After you install it, the utility displays as NETGEAR USB Control Center on your computer.
To install the utility:
1. If necessary, unzip the ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file.
2. Double-click the ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file that you downloaded. 
						

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3. 
Follow the wizard instructions to install NETGEAR USB Control Center.
After the InstallShield Wizard completes the installation, the NETGEAR U\
SB Control  Center prompts you to select a language.
4.  Select a language from the menu and click the  OK button.