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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.
Network Storage | Home | NETGEAR
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 details, they help a lot. I am trying to reduce equipment as space is limited to a small overhead cupboard for the entire system.
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.
I unsucsefully tried the NetGear WiFi Extender both at home and in the RV.
Is there a WiFi Router that I can add to the NAS that is simple to use. I may connect to 1 or more WiFi services within a given day. I need device that has a simple interface that allows me to attach to an existing WiFi service (i.e. a Hotspot (iPad or hotspot device) or an RV Parks local WiFi).
My wife may have to use this and it needs to be simple.
Thanks
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.
Network Storage | Home | NETGEAR
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.