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Does Plex only run off of USB on the R9000 or can it access a NAS?
I have a WD EX4 NAS which I currently use to house my Plex content currently running off of a PC. One of the attractions to picking up the R9000 was its ablity to run Plex, but it doesn't seem to want to work without a USB drive attached. Does Plex on the R9000 run exclusively off of a USB drive or can it run off a NAS like a regular Plex server?
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While this may the current answer, I can tell you that this lack of functionality is a deal breaker for me. All my media is on a NAS. The exciting part about this router was to condense my plex server and router into one unit. Since this can ONLY read off a USB, that cannot happen.
I agree, this unit may be useful for people who either:
1. Have a small library and/or
2. Don't care about having their library on a redundant storage unit (stupid)
To the SUPPORT/DEV TEAM: If this were added, I would place my order NOW... until then... no thanks.
Where is your Plex server currently running?
If its on a NAS, why would you change anything? The plex server will run way more efficiently with local data storage, especially if transcoding.
With regards to points one and two, there are compatible 4TB hard drives that can be accessed anywhere on your network through Readyshare, which I would suggest are neither small or redundant.
- If that is the case then, the manual / spec sheet doesn't clearly state this is a gimped version of Plex (given that Plex otherwise allows access to material on a NAS).
I'm hoping once I have it installed it will have access to NAS content.
