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Orbi USB NAS support
1. When is Netgear planning to release the firmware update what would enable the provided USB port functional? I don't understand what's taking them so much time to release the firmware update. 2. W...
BigLou wrote:
I'm in the same boat, I guess I should have researched this more before buying.
might have been a good idea
BigLou wrote:
I just purchased the RBK50 today and expected to be able to connect my external HDD for Time Machine backups.
BigLou wrote:
All I get when trying to connect is "There are no shares availaboe or you are not allowed to access them on the server." The "orbilogin.com" configuration doesn't have a page to setup a HDD, it currently only has a page for ReadySHARE Printer.
if the ip address is the default on type \\192.68.1.1 into windows file explorer
the beta testing is full and you may have to wait for further fw updates , btw what fw are you on as you may need to manually update to the latest
depending on your model goto
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/orbi.aspx
download the right fw and manually install
My devices are on the latest firmware version (V1.12.0.18). I'm on a Mac but browsing to the router prompts for a user/pass and when I enter them I get the error.
try the username and password for the admin , which you would have changed during setup
Yes I did change them right away, and I did enter them when trying to connect to the USB HDD. I also tried an incorrect password just to verify that I got a different error message, which I did.