Is this a network attached drive or do you need a pc to use it?
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It is network attached as in NAS (Network Attached Storage). However, I highly discourage buying this brand. It is riddled with problems and lacks the features of a quality NAS. Get a Synology. They are great. And they have a 2-bay model that sells for about the same price as this model but much, much better features and reliability.Look at Synology models DS214se or DS213j.
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It is a network attached storage. You don't need a pc to use it, but you might need a pc or a mac to set it up.
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Yes. It's easy to setup since the drive operates independently from either Windows or Mac.
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Yes you can if it connects by USB. You can also connect over a network if the drive is shared and skip the wires.
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Mine is hooked up to a PC, mapped to the network (Windows for all its sins does this pretty well in the Control Panel), and I just drag and drop to it from my Mac all the time. I partitioned it before use. Most seamless thing ever.
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Look at NAS (Network Attached Storage Devices) for hard drives that attach to a network. This is not for that use case.
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This drive is not intended for USB connection. It connects to a router via an Ethernet port. It has a USB port for connecting a USB memory.
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It is a plug and play. I just create a folder for each machine I want to back up
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None. You can buy an external USB drive or share a drive from another computer. We use our portable for that purpose.
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Yes it is a Network drive that plugs into your router, NOT your computer It can be accessed from any computer on the network and files, music, photos etc can be sharedEasy to set up and use I have a 2TB duo & 3TB duo set up with a mirror driveFiles stored on one auto back up to the second drive
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Assuming that the question you intend to ask is will your computer see files on the drive when it is connected via ethernet. Answer is yes. Your computer will be able see all files on the drive when connected via a network connection, either wifi or ethernet. The drive will appear as a network drive in windows Explorer.
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You can install apps Directly into the unit so then you don't need the computer. There a apps for ftp, torrents, etc. I think you can't daisy chain them because they need USB interfaces to increase capacity and the unit doesn't work as a USB drive.
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You'll have to have something turned on. What device would be accessing the files other than your computer?There are devices other than a desktop or laptop that could access files via the usb port. You could move this from your computer to the other device. It is not a network drive, but some wifi routers have a usb port to make drives and printers network accessible. Failing that, WD's Mycloud line has inexpensive network drives.http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EVVGAD0/ref=twister_B00GHJFREW?_encoding=UTF8&p;sc=1
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Depends on the backup software, but generally yes. You connect them not directly, but by attaching the drive to a compatible router on your network. Some routers have USB jacks for hard drives. Do a search on "attach hard drive to router" and you'll get information. This is called "network attached storage" (NAS for short), by the way.
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This NAS has a version of Linux running the device and I map right to the drive with the IP Address... there is no need for software, just drag and drop even I Linux.
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No, the unit is designed to connect to the network. The unit wont work by direct connecting the unit to a pc/laptop via USB
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I installed a 2TB Western Digital internal drive and it works just fine. You can transfer files from your main PC onto this internal drive with the supplied cable that comes with this unit.My set up works great
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This drive is very slow. I'd look elsewhere. possibly one with a usb port as well to pull data off if you forget the network admin password. I wouldnt bother with this.