Can I connect a 2TB WD My Book to the AC1450 Router via the USB port and use it as extra storage and/or as back up to my computers?
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I bought this router from Costco and after having lots of problems with it for several weeks, returned it to Costco for a Refund and went back to my old router. Routers seem to be the electronic device that seems to be operating in a last century mode. I still want to buy a new one, but am wary about Netgear models. I personally would NOT recommend this model.
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Yes, many routers have problems with ext. storage via USB, esp. USB 3.0 & large volume drives. I also had a problem with attaching USB 3.0 drive to AC1450. First you have to check it via USB 2.0. Or you have to attach a small USB drive and test it. Maybe resetting the router could help. Then you can try ddwrt firmware. The general problem, I think, is USB 3.0 interface in routers. 'Cause it fails to provide enough power to USB port. R8000, the latest model of Netgear routers, works great with ext. drives as per my recent tests. Just for your info.
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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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Use the USB and a USB external hard drive. WD has one with 2TB I picked up during Black Friday sales.
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Any storage you attach to a wi fi router will be very slow, especially compared to wired links. There are several reasons for this but the most important one is a router is designed to make sure no one link/channel sucks up the entire bandwidth that is available. If you had a "business" router you could establish rules that would let you work around this but consumer models are made to be "user friendly". You *might* be able to tweak the "game" settings to allow greater throughput but then you would have to set up your storage programs to use certain ports. IMO you are better off using wired LANs (and/or one of the four Ethernet ports on the router) for heavy duty storage transfers. However, this unit will do just fine if all you need are routine backups (especially at night) and nominal file access by a few users. I have 1TB attached through the USB port and another 2TB attached via wireless and while transfers are slow they are acceptable for home use. Note that USB is going to be the slowest of all choices with a router, behind wi fi (a bit faster) and ethernet (very fast).
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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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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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Yes it can. I have my Duo connected to my router. I store all documents/pictures/etc. on the NAS drive. My two desk tops and my lap top are all set up to store documents on the NAS (you just have to set the file path destination). So, no matter what machine I am on, I can grab the file I want, work on it, and save it back onto the NAS. My wifi is connected to the router, so my lap top interfaces seamlessly.
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You could use it for that. But, you need a hard drive to install into it. You might as well buy a WD Book, and use it for all three. I just bought a 4TB book to do the same thing. But, it was over $150 bucks. I also have a 3 TB 'wireless' external hard drive (book). I use 2 computers to store info, so that I can use either computer, and not have to re-hook up my book. Can get files, for my laptop, or desktop. I filled up 3 TB pretty fast. It was around $150 also. But, I love it. desktop is 7 and laptop is 8. No problems accessing from either. Spend the bucks. If you can.
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Yes you can do that (that is what I do) but I suggest you buy the DS213j, the newer version of this. It has more RAM, a newer CPU, and floating-point and it is cheaper! You can attach two external drives or a powered hub with, I believe up to seven devices total.
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This is a network attached storage device. Not a USB drive. You need ethernet for this drive.
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It supports read/write, so it should handle this, but you are not likely to get blazing speed. Plus you are paying extra for the built-in battery & wi-fi. If your interest is mainly for backups, then I would consider adding a USB drive to your router or looking at other options geared toward backup. The main purpose of this drive is to provide drive access on the go. BTW, another drive in this category is the Kingston Wi-Drive, which typically runs around $50 for the 32GB model. It does essentially the same thing as this Patriot drive, just smaller and less space -- and a lot cheaper.
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I've been trying this with no success. A single drive through a 7-port usb hub worked fine. However, upon connecting three drives, one TB drive became corrupted and had to be reformatted! The other two TB drives were connected and able to be shared. Upon both hookups my wired connection continued to lose and regain internet; followed by not being able to access the router admin from firefox. At this point I'm ready to just connect a single tb drive and give up on multiple drives. If I have any later success I'll post again. Good luck.
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I have not personally tried, but I have hooked external drives and thumb drives with no issues. Both were WiFi cabable and the drive was of a usb3.0 variety.
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Depends on the router, be sure to check out the router's manual to see if it can address 3TB of storage and preferrably be able to work with USB 3.0
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Yes! You can keep a lot of files as it is a 3TB. You can also use this a router and printer hub.
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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 herehttp://www.netgear.com.au/readyshare
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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.