Sierra Wireless 3G Thumbdrive: If i Connected the Thumbdrive to the NAS and then used a second port on my wireless router to connect the router to my PC, would i then be able to manually connect it from the PC desktop?
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No. You're talking about advanced networking drivers that need installation on a computer to work. You might be able to get an advanced firewall like a Sonicwall with a USB port for 3g modems, but I'm not familiar with your model of USB dongle, so YMMV.
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Yes, depending on your setup. It is a hardware raid, so that means that you can set it up so that whichever device you plug it into will just see it as a large hard drive. It really depends on the router. What this device can't do is act as it's own NAS--you essentially just need to think of this device as a large USB hard drive, and then find a solution that works with it.
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Yes. It is actually a very good router. The ability to add a USB3 external disk is a great feature that allows you to add storage without updating your PC -- just plug the external storage device into the router and it's added automatically. However, if you don't need the extra storage, you might save a bit of money by buying a Netgear unit without it. Mine works great. Once you attach the device it will show up as a Network Device (READYSHARE) on Windows Explorer. Click READYSHARE on Windows Explorer and, after the file opens, click it and then MAP NETWORK DRIVE.
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It depends on the router. Does the USB port support external hard drives and serve them on the network? It should work, but Thunderbolt is what makes this worth buying, not USB.
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I've set mine up for sharing with Win 7 64-bit and Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit, works fine sharing over the gig ethernet. For USB external drives, there are only 4 USB-2 ports. For wireless access to the N40L, you need a wireless router {ASUS, Almond etc.) and a USB wireless adapter (ASUS etc.). Win 7 works w/wireless, I did not try that with Linux. I hacked mine to support 6 internal SATA drives, 3 are 4TB (BIOS flash plus lots of cable kludge) - again, works fine. The BIOS flash is not recommended unless you can safely navigate dodgy eastern Europe hacker sites and know how to build the boot thumb drive. I've set mine up for sharing with Win 7 64-bit and Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit, works fine sharing over the gig ethernet. For USB external drives, there are only 4 USB-2 ports. For wireless access to the N40L, you need a wireless router {ASUS, Almond etc.) and a USB wireless adapter (ASUS etc.). Win 7 works w/wireless, I did not try that with Linux. I hacked mine to support 6 internal SATA drives, 3 are 4TB (BIOS flash plus lots of cable kludge) - again, works fine. The BIOS flash is not recommended unless you can safely navigate dodgy eastern Europe hacker sites and know how to build the boot... » Read More I've set mine up for sharing with Win 7 64-bit and Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit, works fine sharing over the gig ethernet. For USB external drives, there are only 4 USB-2 ports. For wireless access to the N40L, you need a wireless router {ASUS, Almond etc.) and a USB wireless adapter (ASUS etc.). Win 7 works w/wireless, I did not try that with Linux. I hacked mine to support 6 internal SATA drives, 3 are 4TB (BIOS flash plus lots of cable kludge) - again, works fine. The BIOS flash is not recommended unless you can safely navigate dodgy eastern Europe hacker sites and know how to build the boot thumb drive. « Show Less
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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 have this drive connected to my Surface Pro 3 via an old Belkin USB hub. As far as networking the device has an Ethernet port so you can plug it in directly to your home router instead of sharing via device hotspot wirelessly.
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Yes. This drive connects directly to your computer using a USB port. A different kind of drive, called Network Attached Storage (NAS) plug into a switch or router, and could (for example) be accessed wirelessly from a tablet - without your computer at all. These USB drives don't have that kind of support yet. It is possible to plug this drive into other hardware that isn't a 'computer', such as a media server in your entertainment center. The media server would take the place of a computer. (Actually, media servers are computers nowadays, just as TVs and tablets are.) Of course, whatever you want to plug it into will need to support the newer USB 3.0 standard. Yes. This drive connects directly to your computer using a USB port. A different kind of drive, called Network Attached Storage (NAS) plug into a switch or router, and could (for example) be accessed wirelessly from a tablet - without your computer at all. These USB drives don't have that kind of support yet. It is possible to plug this drive into other hardware that isn't a 'computer', such as a media server in your entertainment center. The media server would take the place of a computer. (Actually, media servers are computers nowadays, just as TVs and tablets are.) Of course,... » Read More Yes. This drive connects directly to your computer using a USB port. A different kind of drive, called Network Attached Storage (NAS) plug into a switch or router, and could (for example) be accessed wirelessly from a tablet - without your computer at all. These USB drives don't have that kind of support yet. It is possible to plug this drive into other hardware that isn't a 'computer', such as a media server in your entertainment center. The media server would take the place of a computer. (Actually, media servers are computers nowadays, just as TVs and tablets are.) Of course, whatever you want to plug it into will need to support the newer USB 3.0 standard. « Show Less
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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.
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I don't really know the answer... but I don't think it was intended to work that way. If you plug in the hard drive into the USB and then plug in the Ethernet connector and not hook up the computer, I don't think there's a built in server or anything to directly access the hard drive over the network.
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For that I think you'll want a NAS unit that connects to your router by an ethernet cable. I believe this unit is simply designed for simple access from 1 computer.
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No. If you want to use a wireless router you have to attach a USB wireless adapter to a USB port on the pc like the media link wireless or panda wireless adapter.
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No, but it connects very easily over wired ethernet and with a NAS device, you want it to be connected to your network so you get the quickest response time. You probably wouldn't want to suffer the speed penalty that comes with a wireless connection.
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IF you do not have a user account that has access to a share on that drive then you will get an error mapping the drive.I thought there was a util;ity built in that would map a drive for you. i hve upgraded to a netgear nas
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MANUFACTURER RESPONSE: Good question, Alan - thanks for asking! As you mentioned, the My Cloud (and similar NAS devices from other manufacturers - this is not strictly a WD issue) are a bit picky when it comes to using USB 3.0 hubs. Generally USB 2.0 hubs work more reliably in this type of configuration, so we generally suggest going with that option. If the speed of USB 3.0 is a necessity, directly attaching a drive to the NAS will probably be the most reliable solution. If the speed of 3.0 is needed along with having additional ports, it's probably a good idea to contact WD to see if they have a tested/approved list of USB 3.0 hubs that have been tested with this NAS. If you have any other questions or concerns by all means feel free to send us an email at support@plugable.com - thanks!
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I am using a D-Link DIR655 wireless router at home. No problem syncing up and operating with my Lenovo G580 and Windows 8.
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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.