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What WiFi ROuter to get that has USB 3.0 port(s)
I have been searching and trying several different WiFi Routers in my motor-home to use as the Media Server with no success... Let me elatorate on why all the devices I have tried failed... I have c...
SquireDude wrote:It is a pity that I still have to use a WiFi Router as it has been the weak link... range, reliability of recreating connections when turned off and on, 2nd WiFi connection to an iPad or RV Park's WiFi.
You do not need a wifi router to use an NAS. You just plug it into the router/modem you use now.
This is where to find out about NAS.
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You think of it as a USB drive on steroids. You just buy one that will hold enough discs to meet your needs. Then you configure it to provide a system that suits you. For example, you can just turn two or four drives into one big drive, or you can have an array of single drive or you can set it up so that you have a spare copy of everything just in case one of the drives dies on you.
It is more complicated, and expensive, than just buying USB drives, although you will have trouble getting an 8TB USB drive. (One of my NAS boxes holds that much – 2 X 4TB.)
In return for the cost you get what is in effect a pared down computer. You can get at it when your PC is turned off, even from the other side of the world. And it can work as a media server.
But NAS can take a bit of setting up. So read the manuals carefully and get to know what they do.
Thanks for the post on the NETGEAR Commuity.
the NETGEAR nighthawk R7000 has USB 3.0 connectivity, and when an external harddrive is connected you can gain access to ReadyCLoud, the NETGEAR portal, allowing you to log on to the harddrive connected to the router.
However as mentioned earlier, with the amount of files and data you are looking to store - a NAS device will have much better perfromance, i would reccommend looking at an RN212.
Thanks,
Nick
Thanks for the suggestions of a NAS... I have a couple of issues with that, Cost (living on a SS income), space, connecting to a TV NOT any other device.
What is wrong with the DLNA transport? When I connect my HDD to a WiFi router my movies show up using DLNA. Depending on the devices engine it uses depicts the level or sorting or use of Meta-Data. I have had suggestions of using Plex or other such software on a NAS but when I tried Plex on my home server it still showed up on the TV as a list of video, music, or photo files. So why should I use additional software that produces no value, axcept of the server side which I never see!
- I have media stored on HDD's that needs to be WiFi to the RV.
- I am ONLY recieving the media on local TV's.
- TV's only seem to recognise DLNA
- What benifit would a NAS provide?
Thanks
A USB port on a router has limited resources unlike a USB on PC. A good nas should be able to stream multiple streams with out the folder and file limits.Okay that being said and if I go that route how does a NAS work?
Does it have WiFi built in?
Are my current drives redundent?
Is there a NAS that allows for external drives (via USB3) be attached (reusing my current drives)?
How would the NAS show up on a TV?
How does the TV access just the files on a NAS?
Sorry for all the questions. Maybe some are not relivent, or silly, but I have not used a NAS before and I would like to know and understand how it would fit into my RV's environment and provide the solution I need at a minimal cost and space taker?
Thanks for the help.
The nas connects to the router via a Wired LAN connection. Current drives can be used but would have to be wiped to add to the nas. Best to use current as backups once they're copied into nas. Most Nas have USB 2 or 3 and a media server built in