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tsig's avatar
tsig
Luminary
Apr 08, 2018

Orbi USB port

Can I use the USB port to connect a USB scanner?  Right now I have a LONG usb cable connected to my pc, would be a much shorter, cleaner run to the Orbi.

Troubleshooting

3 Replies

  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User
    Apr 08, 2018

    I believe the USB port is for storage devices only.

     

    • loomis1975's avatar
      loomis1975
      Luminary
      Apr 09, 2018

      I believe it is just for printers at the moment, at least it was last year.  Its not supported for Readyshare storage yet, seems kind of strange they have never really fleshed out the USB functionality.  It seems like an afterthought on this router, and it is USB 2.0.

      • FURRYe38's avatar
        FURRYe38
        Guru - Experienced User
        Apr 09, 2018

        Ya, seems like USB 3.0 would be better for Storage. Thanks for posting this. I'll keep this in mind. I presume future will get storage going.

         

        loomis1975 wrote:

        I believe it is just for printers at the moment, at least it was last year.  Its not supported for Readyshare storage yet, seems kind of strange they have never really fleshed out the USB functionality.  It seems like an afterthought on this router, and it is USB 2.0.