Does it support Mac format (HFS+) in NAS or hub mode?
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Yes it does. But don't expect dedicated NAS performance. Use the Voyager App it's optimized to work over wifi.
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Hi Carlos, I use an usb external HDD (1T) as storage, never try with nas, for me is an awesome software , I have 4 cameras continually recording.
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Yes. Your Mac will ask how you want to format the drive. You choose the format that works best in your environment.
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It isn't a NAS box; no Ethernet, no file services that I am aware of. It's as esata or USB housing for four drives. Mine is USB connected to a synology NAS box and exposes each of the four drives inside as a separate device to the synology nas head which then makes those available on the network via smb, nfs, etc. am pretty sure this box will work when USB connected to OS X. I have used other devices with the same innards as this one with OS X successfully. This box may also concatenate drives (make four 2 tb drives look like 1 8 tab drive) but I wouldn't recommend using that feature; lose one of the four drives and all your data is lost. It isn't a NAS box; no Ethernet, no file services that I am aware of. It's as esata or USB housing for four drives. Mine is USB connected to a synology NAS box and exposes each of the four drives inside as a separate device to the synology nas head which then makes those available on the network via smb, nfs, etc. am pretty sure this box will work when USB connected to OS X. I have used other devices with the same innards as this one with OS X successfully. This box may also concatenate drives (make four 2 tb drives look like 1 8 tab drive) but I wouldn't recommend using that feature; lose... » Read More It isn't a NAS box; no Ethernet, no file services that I am aware of. It's as esata or USB housing for four drives. Mine is USB connected to a synology NAS box and exposes each of the four drives inside as a separate device to the synology nas head which then makes those available on the network via smb, nfs, etc. am pretty sure this box will work when USB connected to OS X. I have used other devices with the same innards as this one with OS X successfully. This box may also concatenate drives (make four 2 tb drives look like 1 8 tab drive) but I wouldn't recommend using that feature; lose one of the four drives and all your data is lost. « Show Less
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NO.I've tried this configuration as well and realized that NAS only recognizes the first HD in bay. Could not find any workaround for that so, I decided go for a 4 bay NAS storage. Currently I use this NAS as printer server only.
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yes, however you need to mount it manually.http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5724/~/how-to-install-a-my-book-live-nas-drive-on-windows-or-mac-osx-for-the-first-time
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I don't believe so. The box is compatible with fat 32 formatted and NTFS formatted drives, but not Mac formatted drives.
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@TonyI believe you could. You'd have to create two partitions on the drive, one formatted in HFS+ (for Mac) and the other in NTFS (for Windows). I have never done any such thing but it might be worth a try. Of course, as these drives have come so far down in price, why not just buy two, one for Mac and the other for Windows?
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Yes it works great with both, you just have to make sure it is configured properly from the start. If not, you will have to delete all files to reformat it. A simple google search of how to properly format drives can help get you through that. I may be wrong, but I think LaCie was originally designed for Mac but I have always used it for PC. My friend has a Mac with a split OS and it works on both sides for her.
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No. Synology does not support NAS -> NAS expansion.They make specialized expansion units or this purpose. The DS2413+ can be expanded by connecting it to a DX1211 expansion unit, effectively doubling it's storage capacity.
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It works well on a Mac with the original formatting; I didn't reformat it to HFS+ because I have to use it also with various Unix, Linux and Windows machines, as well as Macs.
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The Red drive is for a NAS. But it will work for you. It is backwards comparable.
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If you plug in any drive or add to nas it would work. Make sure all drives are same speed but I wouldn't. It's not a good idea. Use internal drives for nas
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You shouldn't have any issues. NAS firmware will work independently from the OS. You will control the drives from the NAS UI.
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Yes, but since its optimized for NAS, it will be somewhat slower than a desktop optimized drive.
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No. Simply plug in the drive and start copying files. It may be necessary to reformat the drive depending on your preferred file system (I reformat to "HFS+" for my Mac), but you absolutely do not to install software to use this. I believe both Judith and Vitalino are speaking of device drivers (on a Windows system), rather than the software included with the drive.
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You don´t need install any software on your PC/Mac. The NAS has the most popular protocols: SMB and CIFS (Windows PC), FTP, NFS (Linux) and AFP (Apple computer). It also has media server protocol (multimedia streaming in smart devices like cellphones, smart TV, game console, etc), and time machine feature (Apple network backup) but I couldn´t make that works :-(. The device came with some application (mostly backup utilities and NAS networks discovery), but the instalation is optional.