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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.
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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.