Anyone try to share your files on the Internet by connecting a storage device? Anyone try to share your files on the Internet by connecting a storage device, if so how is it working?
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I too, would like to know more about this. How can the files be accessed? By typing in the IP address into a browser? By FTPing in? When accessing the shared folder (or files), does a password need to be input? Is there even an option to make someone have to input a password? I'm interested in the file sharing but I'm pretty sure that with the older model (the WRT600N), there was no option to password-protect your shared files and folders, and that anyone with the IP address could access them. Since this newer model has more sophisticated firmware, I'm curious if a password option is in place. Can anyone who uses it give some details about their experience? I too, would like to know more about this. How can the files be accessed? By typing in the IP address into a browser? By FTPing in? When accessing the shared folder (or files), does a password need to be input? Is there even an option to make someone have to input a password? I'm interested in the file sharing but I'm pretty sure that with the older model (the WRT600N), there was no option to password-protect your shared files and folders, and that anyone with the IP address could access them. Since this newer model has more sophisticated firmware, I'm curious if a password option is in... » Read More I too, would like to know more about this. How can the files be accessed? By typing in the IP address into a browser? By FTPing in? When accessing the shared folder (or files), does a password need to be input? Is there even an option to make someone have to input a password? I'm interested in the file sharing but I'm pretty sure that with the older model (the WRT600N), there was no option to password-protect your shared files and folders, and that anyone with the IP address could access them. Since this newer model has more sophisticated firmware, I'm curious if a password option is in place. Can anyone who uses it give some details about their experience? « Show Less
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Well I tried connecting a drive to the router. Works fine. You'll need the PDF manual found online (not in my box or CD) to set it up. You'll probably not figure it out without it. I connected a WD320 as well as a WD500 through a 5-port passive stick hub. The router sees both drives and labels them Drive 1 and Drive 2. You have plenty of options to customize directories as well as protect who gets access to them. You can also indidually assign passwords to users and assign access to guests. The drives I plugged in already have data on them. There is an option to format the drive when you plug it in. Make sure you do NOT do this because you will lose any/all information on the drive itself. Transfer speed is fairly consistent to other NAS out there. The Linksys E3000 does keep a listing of the master directory and can peruse it on an user inputted basis to keep the directory updated. When you access the drive of course you will have the lag associated with the drive itself starting up. Watching movies streamed from either drive via wireless N was pretty good with only a hiccup or two over an hour show. I'm sure YMMV over distance you are from the router. My router is downstairs at the front of my house. Unbelievably, I get 5 bars upstairs at the rear of the residence - not like that WRT110 or WRT600N. On a side note, I can only acquire 130mbps, not the 300 advertised on the box. I was getting 300 through my WRT600N and WRT110N routers. Perhaps thats an issue to take up with Linksys Tech Support (oh boy..) Other than that good router overall. I paid $194.38 at Staples last week. They may see it returned shortly. The same router is a much better deal here on Amazon than here. If you need networked attached storage, this is a good router to purchase.
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I used a flash drive to display pictures. You can download pictures from your laptop to the flash drive. I haven't used the SD card to display pictures yet, not sure how you would download pictures to a SD card.
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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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It is a network storage device. Windows should be able to see it over the network, and you should be able to map a drive to it.
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Have you tried hooking it into your computer as if you were charging it and bringing up the files and deleting them that way? The instructions in the book I have found not very clear and don't give enough info, I don't recall anything on how to delete files.
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Hi!! I am wanting to know when you received your answer to your question about whether you can use these for storing and viewing pictures if it worked for you? I too, wish to use these to transfer all pics to each one and want to make sure I will be able til do that with no problems. So, my main question. Is: once I have saved my pics to this device, will my family be able to copy the pics I put on there to tbeir computers.. I a m hoping that you purchased these, and if the party who answered your question right. I really hate to spend the money if they on my burn music, you know? Thank you in advance. Steph Hi!! I am wanting to know when you received your answer to your question about whether you can use these for storing and viewing pictures if it worked for you? I too, wish to use these to transfer all pics to each one and want to make sure I will be able til do that with no problems. So, my main question. Is: once I have saved my pics to this device, will my family be able to copy the pics I put on there to tbeir computers.. I a m hoping that you purchased these, and if the party who answered your question right. I really hate to spend the money if they on my burn music, you know? Thank you... » Read More Hi!! I am wanting to know when you received your answer to your question about whether you can use these for storing and viewing pictures if it worked for you? I too, wish to use these to transfer all pics to each one and want to make sure I will be able til do that with no problems. So, my main question. Is: once I have saved my pics to this device, will my family be able to copy the pics I put on there to tbeir computers.. I a m hoping that you purchased these, and if the party who answered your question right. I really hate to spend the money if they on my burn music, you know? Thank you in advance. Steph « Show Less
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As it is.. NO. It was only meant to share you data online. Like Han Xu said, you need to install a different operating system like Arch Linux or Debian which might be not what your looking for. If you feel installing debian or Arch is something you can do then I highly recommend using Raspberry Pi or search for something similar. I hope this helps you.
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As Mark may have been explaining, if your router for instance has a usb port, you can connect to that and share amongst your network. Its not a nas or air model.
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You can share files easily with anyone inside or outside your home.Mine is sharing photos, documents and backups.It can be accessed around the world on Windows computers, android phones/tablets and iPads/iPhones.Once setup, it is all synchronizes automatically no matter where a person is located.I travel a lot and bought this specifically to make sure I could get my files from anywhere.Works great, I am very happy with the product and manufacturer support.
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interesting comment...but no have not tried that so far...but then I again I purchased the drive to save/transfer files
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Tim: Yes, it's direct.CAPG: It could be to share files via a hard drive. (movies pics or whatever) Or it could be to plugin a USB modem but I suspect the first. The manual will tell you.
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Me too! I'm not going to seriously consider purchasing anything computer related unless I see the manual that goes with it. Is it (i.e., Canvio) truly plug and play? Can you selectively choose individual files to back up? I'm not at all interested in wasting time and space backing up files that I really don't wish to back up. (I only wish to back up photographs.) Filtering through all the comments, while helpful writ large, takes a lot of time when looking for particular information. A manual please.
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You can't use your home internet and connect to this at same time. You can plug it in to you pc directly but then it's not like a external hard drive. I highly recommend buying a wirless router with a USB port. You than can connect and external hard drive you want and connect to all your pc's including internet.
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Zhi:Thanks for all your great explanations.Maybe S.Pachella knows how to put both the pc and netbook on the same network, but I don't. Could you explain? Linking a pc w/DVD to the netbook seems like such a perfect approach. Thx.Gayle
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Mine is not working properly. when I save files over 128GB. The files disappear and I have only empty folders even though the drive shows that the space is being used. It is a waste of money.
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What have you tried for transfering the photos? I've never had a problem loading pictures with my USB, as well as by simply loading my memory stick into an sd converter. I'm really not sure I'll be able to answer if those two options do not work.
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This is one of the big failures of this device. The file system is a Linux virtual volume group. I've been able to read it on Linux but once read, if put back in the ix-2 it hangs. Firmware is very sensitive to any changes. I would not want to trust my data to it.