Can i plugin in my 2 TB HD in the usb port of the N300 and share its contents over the network? some one please answer so i can buy it
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The manual I have states you can hook up a USB printer or speaker to the USB port. Does not state anything about a harddrive or flashdrive, sorry. They call it a ReadyShare Printer and music port. To use it, you must download the NETGEAR USB Control Center Utility from netgear's home page.
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You can add hard drives, but you cannot use this device for a locally-shared network-attached device. It's only useful for getting to files over the internet, like, for example, from your hotel room and you want to watch movies you might have stored on the device.
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Yes you could but one has to ponder how much space is available. I'd rather use a portable USB3 drive off one of the newer NUC's as we are using. Keep the C w/ os & maybe b/up partition on the internal drive as clean as possible. Keeps things EXTREMELY fast. You can then take that USB3 portable "movie" drive with you "on the road". We record HD and analog productions using Hauppage encoders and need portability.
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Bob R.My new router has a usb connection, could that possibly used to connect an external HD for streaming purposes? ( I'm really not sure what it's for)Thanks
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This is a Network Attached Storage, so it can be accessed by any device ON YOUR NETWORK. It does not have a USB port,it ATTACHES TO YOUR NETWORK, via your router or network switch.
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it supports USB drives it should be fine. But you need to make sure your router is compatible with ready share. The list of routers is here http://www.netgear.com.au/readyshare
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I'm not sure. Interesting application, so the whole network could access the drive, but I think you'd have to reach out to the manufacturer for that one.
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I don't have this hard drive yet, they have not sent it back to me. But it is not a network storage device, it connects to your computer via firewire or USB. At least that's what it should do.
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I have no idea where these yes and/or maybe answers are coming from. Even if your router is one of the few with a USB interface specifically for hard drives (airport extreme is one), you can't call this USB unit a network hard drive. A network hard drive has an ethernet or wifi interface, which these do not have. The only correct answer is no, it won't work as a network hard drive. Are we all talking about the same exact Toshiba? Maybe not since Amazon likes to make changes and lump things together as one, but I doubt any in this series have ever been network capable.
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The N600 has one USB port. There are newer models which may have more but this one has a single USB port.
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My understanding of your question is that you want to connect and external HD to the NAS usb port. I believe it should be possible and then use the one touch button to transfer. I believe the negative maybe speed of transfer
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Nope haven't used the USB port. Though it can be used for media and additional storage (NAS of sort)
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I'm not sure what you mean by "compatible", basically these units do the same thing i.e. they're DSL modems, with the N300 having the added function of establishing a WIFI access point capability (B,G and N). Also the N300 has 4 wired network ports for added connectivity if required. They should work side by side, but obviously only one will be the DSL router at any time
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I don't know about questions 2 & 3, but as for question 1, no, the usb port is just for decoration apparently. I could not get a usb network attached drive to work, so called customer support. They said that this function does not work despite the claims that it is marketed with and even the description in the manual and on the box. They would not even say when or if there will be a firmware fix. Would suggest another brand.
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this doesn't have it's own network adapter. Unless the USB external drive has a network adapter don't believe that will work. Sorry :(
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I was wondering the same thing. So basically, it's impossible to purchase a 3TB drive that does not come with a plug? Unfortunate. :/
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The Plugable is a very good USB hub, and it has worked impeccably in many connection configurations. However, in your specific case, I would suggest to contact WD.