Share USB Drives Attached to the Router
68
Nighthawk AC1750
Smart WiFi Router
USB Drive Requirements
The router works with most USB-compliant external flash and hard drives. For the most
up-to-date list of USB drives 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
•
FAT32
•
NTFS
•
NTFS with compression format enabled
•
EXT2
•
EXT3
•
EXT4
•
XFS
•
HFS
•
HFS+
Access a USB Device on the Network
ReadySHARE lets you access and share a USB device connected to the router USB port. (If
your USB drive uses special drivers, it is not compatible.)
USB 3.0 port
Figure 9. The blue USB 3.0 port on the front of the router provides the fastest access