Does this work when I plug it in to my Uverse router? That way I can just connect this 2tb hdd to my router and my PC and other devices such as WD TV Live so its like SHARED in a network.
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Yes, that will work and most things will be able to read it just fine. But instead, do what I did; buy a switch http://www.amazon.com/TRENDnet-Unmanaged-GREENnet-Ethernet-TE100-S5/dp/B000M2TAN4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1393389386&sr=8-1&keywords=ethernet+5-port+switch+100+Megabit. (There are better ones, this is the cheapest that will work.) Plug one port into your router, and all other Ethernet cables into the switch. This way, you can move data across your home network through the switch without bogging down the router, and you can browse the internet without slowdowns while moving and backing up files.
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yes, this is how I am using it too. I have two wired computers on the WD switch which then connects to a wired port on the wireless router. All work fine.
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Yes it is compatible. i love my router so far, next thing i will buy me a 2Tb disk drive. It is noisier than my previous router
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Thank you so much for your response! You also answered my next question as to whether or not it would recognize external HDDs connected to the Mac.Have you experimented connecting external drives to the WD TV Live Plus directly through the USB? If so are you able to transfer files wirelessly from your Mac to the external drive?It's a shame the WD TV Live Plus doesn't have built in wireless like the Apple TV.
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Yes. Tho it will sometimes depend on the router configuration. And you might have to forgoe the back up software as I did and reformat the drive (I am told this is not all that common). I am using a Buffalo router. But my brother had no problem with his Netgear Nighthawk. He said is was just plug and play.
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Only one computer can control the drive at a time. It might work if the other computer was off when one accessed the drive, but should not work if both are powered on. Your better solution would be to use a network device like a Netgear PR2000 or a router like an Asus Rt-N16 that have USB ports that can share drives and network ports
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WD is a newcomer to the router business. They are known for Hard drives. I bought their new router and paired it with the matching extender. I recently bought a new router. Their devices are not mature items yet and I struggled with them. Look elsewhere.
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It work with my external HDs, and should be model independent (especially the one that run under its own power (not through USB alone). It also work with the HD that use USB power, but I personally feel that I cannot have a lot of that kind of HDs.
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I have mine conected to a WD router and windows seven. The router shouldn't make much of a difference. Installation was easy.
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I stream from a SMB server on my network just fine. It's a USB HDD enclosure on the router, the router supplies the SMB server itself, it should work well for you.
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Well, I do not know as it seems pretty neatly closed, but there is always the alternative to use an external and/or network accessible drives. That's what I do over a Gigabit network. Good luck.
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That may be a question the manufacturer should answer. I use this on my WD TV HD box so that I do not have to plug a cable from my router to the WD box. The wireless speed is a bit slower than a wired connection so I still use a wired connection in the living room. It is convenient to plug in the wireless Airlink and I can take it into another room or upstairs and use the WD box on another tv to use Netflix, YouTube, etc. I would suggest you check with your manufacturer for an answer or contact Airlink for help too. My personal guess would be that if you have a USB on your unit, then the Airlink should work but this is my opinion only.
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No. Hard drive has no way to configure the ethernet adapter. You would need a hard drive that has it built in or a pc that could share the drive or some routers have a USB port that can share the drive out.
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Hello Howard. I have the same setup as you, 2 laptops, 1 desktop...all networked. The thing is, your network will and does recognize the Buffalo, but you can only read and write to the Buffalo on the 'puter that it is connected to. The Buffalo says that it will only back-up from an internal drive, which is true. I wanted to back-up my other machines over my network, but I have not been successful with that. What I do is physically move the unit to the machine that I want to back-up. With that said, this is a really GREAT value and pretty good software is included. Not sure about your DVR. My ATT-Uverse does not recognize the Buffalo on my network. Hope this helps! Hello Howard. I have the same setup as you, 2 laptops, 1 desktop...all networked. The thing is, your network will and does recognize the Buffalo, but you can only read and write to the Buffalo on the 'puter that it is connected to. The Buffalo says that it will only back-up from an internal drive, which is true. I wanted to back-up my other machines over my network, but I have not been successful with that. What I do is physically move the unit to the machine that I want to back-up. With that said, this is a really GREAT value and pretty good software is included. Not sure about your DVR.... » Read More Hello Howard. I have the same setup as you, 2 laptops, 1 desktop...all networked. The thing is, your network will and does recognize the Buffalo, but you can only read and write to the Buffalo on the 'puter that it is connected to. The Buffalo says that it will only back-up from an internal drive, which is true. I wanted to back-up my other machines over my network, but I have not been successful with that. What I do is physically move the unit to the machine that I want to back-up. With that said, this is a really GREAT value and pretty good software is included. Not sure about your DVR. My ATT-Uverse does not recognize the Buffalo on my network. Hope this helps! « Show Less
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That may be a question the manufacturer should answer. I use this on my WD TV HD box so that I do not have to plug a cable from my router to the WD box. The wireless speed is a bit slower than a wired connection so I still use a wired connection in the living room. It is convenient to plug in the wireless Airlink and I can take it into another room or upstairs and use the WD box on another tv to use Netflix, YouTube, etc. I would suggest you check with your manufacturer for an answer or contact Airlink for help too. My personal guess would be that if you have a USB on your unit, then the Airlink should work but this is my opinion only. That may be a question the manufacturer should answer. I use this on my WD TV HD box so that I do not have to plug a cable from my router to the WD box. The wireless speed is a bit slower than a wired connection so I still use a wired connection in the living room. It is convenient to plug in the wireless Airlink and I can take it into another room or upstairs and use the WD box on another tv to use Netflix, YouTube, etc. I would suggest you check with your manufacturer for an answer or contact Airlink for help too. My personal guess would be that if you have a USB on your unit, then the... » Read More That may be a question the manufacturer should answer. I use this on my WD TV HD box so that I do not have to plug a cable from my router to the WD box. The wireless speed is a bit slower than a wired connection so I still use a wired connection in the living room. It is convenient to plug in the wireless Airlink and I can take it into another room or upstairs and use the WD box on another tv to use Netflix, YouTube, etc. I would suggest you check with your manufacturer for an answer or contact Airlink for help too. My personal guess would be that if you have a USB on your unit, then the Airlink should work but this is my opinion only. « Show Less
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It works on a Uverse system via ethernet. It works well if you use it on the slave receivers, little sporadic if you connect the primary (DVR) receiver to it and are watching/recording multiple streams - probably not enough bandwidth.
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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.