User Manual
Share USB Devices Attached to the Router
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Nighthawk X6 AC3000 Tri-Band WiFi Router
USB Device Requirements
The router works with most USB-compliant external flash and hard drives. For the most
up-to-date list of USB devices that the router supports, visit
http://kbserver.netgear.com/readyshare.
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
.
The router supports the following file system types for full read/write access:
• FAT16
• F
AT32
• NTFS
• NTFS with compression format enabled
• Ext2
• Ext3
• Ext4
• HFS
• HFS+
Access a USB Storage Device on the Network
ReadySHARE lets you access and share a USB device connected to the router USB port. (If
your USB device uses special drivers, it is not compatible.)
USB 3.0 port
Figure 12. The blue USB 3.0 port on the rear panel of the router provides the fastest access
To connect a USB storage device to the router:
Connect your USB storage device to the USB port on the router.
If your USB device uses a power supply, you must use it when you connect the USB
device to the router
.