can this device be used to convert a wired external hard drive to wireless?
1175985
No. This is an ethernet to USB device, and not at all wireless. Ethernet will use a standard CAT5 cable.
1175986
Probably not easily... I hesitate to say that anything is not doable these days, but the Plugable needs a fair bit of power and a software driver. If you want to share your hard drive over the local network, look into plugging your hard drive into your router. If you want a mobile solution, look for a wireless-enabled hard drive made for that purpose.
1820036
Yes it works great. Just remember if using it wireless, you're connecting to the drive wireless and could be slower.
1727327
I am going to say neither, because it is designed to only connect your network via wired or wireless. The unit has USB port to allow you to take normal usb devices such as drives and scanner and share them over your network. It isn't made to accept incoming wireless signal from a computer and grant access to the network.
1779565
I have it hardwired through my network yes, I do not believe it has the capabilities to transfer data wirelessly...
1664935
No, it has been some time, this device did not do what I wanted it to do. Be able to connect a solid state drive as a a external hard drive.
891893
I've installed it USB to USB. I don't believe it has wireless capability but will check. I don't know about a wired way. The printer doesn't have a port for a parallel or serial feed from a computer
18743
I don't think it was designed for that function but maybe some type of wireless bridge there are no outputs other than usb
1813985
No. This device is used to provide wireless connectivity (Wi-Fi) to a computer that does not have it.
2148951
This drive should work with any device which is able to connect to a wireless network.
771712
I think that will depend on the HDD you install on it. I installed a low cost WD 2tb drive and the wireless transfer rate aren't all that bad.
15559
Sorry, I have not tried that. I got this unit to use with my phone but it should be able to handle reading the external drive
2103661
Im not sure about this. but you can try. maybe a wireless usb hub can help you accomplish the job
1724191
No. You have the option to use the USB cable directly or you can configure it for wireless. You can choose either option.
494753
These devices are designed for a WIRED environment. This will NOT work wirelessly.
196632
The answer is a qualified yes, because it depends on the router. Go to http://kb.linksys.com/Linksys/GetArticle.aspx?docid=0868d4e24a6a468280c3cf270c1d6a31_21517.xml&pid;=1&converted;=0 for a list of the linksys wireless routers that support USB external storage. This will also tell you what you need to do to set up the storage. Keep in mind that the drive inside your enclosure must be formatted FAT32 or NTFS.
1242818
This device should work to connect your hard drive to another computer o retrieve our data
486393
Interesting concept, but I don't have a wireless PS/2. My opinion would be to use software such as MaxiVista and network the computers. USB has power restrainst, lag from, so good luck......ect