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Spiker604
Feb 27, 2020Aspirant
RBR50 ORBI using Western Digital 1.0 TB hard drive on USB port
I am trying to use my Western Digital USB hard drive with my ORBI RBR50 mesh system and am having no luck. Just wondering if anyone has had success hooking one of these up to the USB port on the Rou...
FURRYe38
Feb 27, 2020Guru - Experienced User
USB storage is not supported on Orbi. Users asked for it however NG seems to not be willing to bring it to the table. USB was removed on Orbi AC v2 and Orbi AX going forward.
I recommend you find a alternative solution to get USB working for storage. Maybe there is a USB to LAN adapter than could work. Or migrate to actual NAS device which is better designed for networking storage.
Good Luck.