Buffalo AirStation Nfiniti WZR-HP-G300NH, User Manual

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Chapter 12 Technical Detail of the USB port
• If you view the size of a hard drives on the browser, it shows a bigger value than when you see it in
Windows’ drive properties. This is because the browser shows the size of the drive in gigabytes but
Windows shows it in gibibytes.
• If you have logged in using a “guest” account from Windows 7, Vista, XP or 2000, access restrictions
may not work properly. A (different) guest account already exists on the AirStation.
• If you access a shared folder from a Macintosh computer, additional Mac OS X information files
may be automatically generated. Do not delete these files from a Windows computer. Otherwise,
you may no longer be able to access folders from a Macintosh.
• Device types that can be connected to the AirStation’s USB connector are USB hard drives, USB
memory sticks, or USB card readers. Card readers with 5 or more slots are not supported. USB
devices such as a digital cameras, CD/DVD drives, USB hubs, mice, or keyboards are not supported.
• Encrypted USB hard drives are not supported.
• Only one single drive may be connected to the AirStation’s USB port at a time. Drives
manufactured by other companies besides Buffalo Technology are not supported.
• If your hard drive has an auto power mode switch, move the switch to [manual] or [on]. Leaving
the switch set to [auto] may result in unpredictable behavior.
• Up to 4 partitions can be recognized on a USB hard drive.
• Available file systems for USB hard drives are FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, and XFS.