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USB connection
Wondering how to connect a USB device to Orbi WiFi router/modem combo. Is there an external device I can purchase to make connection since there is not a USB port on Orbi.
Lv23 wrote:
Wondering how to connect a USB device to Orbi WiFi router/modem combo. Is there an external device I can purchase to make connection since there is not a USB port on Orbi.
There are plenty of "ethernet to USB" adapters. HOWEVER..... They are designed to connect a relatively "smart" device such as a laptop computer to a network when the device has no ethernet jack. I have serious doubts that a "dumb" device such as (for example) a USB hard drive or memory stick would work. An additional complication is that most adapters come with USB Type A male connectors and most USB devices these days have a mini USB, micro USB, or Type C jack.
An Amazon search will turn up dozens of adapters under $20. Most of the product descriptions mention computers. Perhaps a look at the product web sites would turn up a description of whether they work with the device you have in mind.