User Manual
Table Of Contents
- User Manual
- Contents
- 1 Hardware Setup
- 2 Connect to the Network and Access the Modem Router
- 3 Specify Your Internet Settings
- 4 Control Access to the Internet
- 5 Share USB Devices Attached to the Modem Router
- USB Storage Device Requirements
- Connect a USB Storage Device to the Modem Router
- Access a USB Drive Connected to the Modem Router From a Windows Computer
- Map a USB Device to a Windows Network Drive
- Access a USB Storage Device That Is Connected to the Modem Router From a Mac
- Control Access to the USB Storage Device
- Use FTP Within the Network
- View or Change Network Folders on a USB Storage Device
- Add a Network Folder on a USB storage device
- Edit a Network Folder on a USB storage device
- Approve USB Devices
- Access the USB storage device Through the Internet
- Safely Remove a USB storage device
- 6 Share a USB Printer
- 7 Specify Network Settings
- View WAN Settings
- Set Up a Default DMZ Server
- Change the Modem Router’s Device Name
- Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings
- Specify the IP Addresses That the Modem Router Assigns
- Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Modem Router
- Reserve LAN IP Addresses
- Improve Network Connections With Universal Plug and Play
- Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections
- Specify Basic WiFi Settings
- Change the WiFi Security Option
- Set Up a Guest Network
- Control the Wireless Radios
- Set Up a Wireless Schedule
- Specify WPS Settings
- 8 Manage Your Network
- Change the Admin Password
- Set Up Password Recovery
- Recover the admin Password
- View Modem Router Status
- View Logs of Modem Router Activity
- View Event Logs
- Run the Ping Utility
- Run the Traceroute Utility
- Monitor Internet Traffic
- View Devices Currently on the Network
- Manage the Modem Router Configuration File
- View Wireless Access Points in Your Area
- View or Change the Modem Router Wireless Channel
- Dynamic DNS
- Remote Management
- 9 Specify Internet Port Settings
- 10 Troubleshooting
- A Supplemental Information
Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi Cable Modem Router
Share USB Devices Attached to the
Modem Router
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The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select AD
VANCED > USB Storage > Advanced Settings.
5. Specify access to the USB storage device:
• Network Device Name.
This is the name used to access the USB device connected
to the modem router. The default is readyshare.
• Workgroup. If
you are using a Windows workgroup rather than a domain, the
workgroup name is displayed here. The name works only in an operating system that
supports NetBIOS, such as Microsoft Windows.
• Access Method. Se
lect the check boxes for the access methods that you want:
- Network Neighborhood/MacShare. Enabled by default.
- HTTP. Enab
led by default. You can type
http://readyshare.routerlogin.net/shares to access the USB storage device.
- HTTP (via Internet).
Disabled by default. If you enable this feature, remote users
can type http://<public IP address>/shares (for example,
http://1.1.10.102/shares) or a URL domain name to access the USB storage
device over the Internet. This feature supports file uploading only.
-FTP. Disabled by defa
ult.
- FTP (via Internet). Disabled b
y default. If you select this check box, remote users
can access the USB storage device through FTP over the Internet. This feature
supports both downloading and uploading of files.
6. If you ch
anged the settings, click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved.