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Retired_Member
Nov 08, 2014Connect ReadyNAS directly to pc without internet?
Can Seagate NAS HHD 4TB hard drives that were in a ReadyNAS 316 be used in a ReadyNAS 104 4-bay Diskless or a ReadyNAS 314 4-bay Diskless? Does it matter what order they were in? They were mixed up. ...
StephenB
Nov 10, 2014Guru - Experienced User
If you are using the plex server on the NAS, then you need to be able to access the more than the admin page to access your movies. For instance, if you run the plex app on your phone, it can only access the movies if the plex server on the NAS can access the internet.
DJDOC wrote: I only use my NAS for PLEX and to store my movie collection... I do know that I need the internet conection for the PLEX admin page...
I am not seeing documentation on your unite card, but it looks like a normal hot-spot. If so, there is no way to connect the NAS directly to the unite.
What you can do is get a wifi extender, and connect that to the NAS via ethernet. Then configure the extender to link to the hotspot via wifi.
Something like a WN3000RP will do the job (http://www.netgear.com/home/products/ne ... 000RP.aspx). There's an ethernet port at the bottom that doesn't show in the picture - that's where you'd connect the NAS.
You could also use an eX6200 (http://www.netgear.com/home/products/ne ... X6200.aspx). This lets you connect the PC and the NAS via gigabit ethernet - still using the unite for internet access. The benefit is that your PC<->NAS connection is much faster (gigabit ethernet). Of course the PC can also connect over WiFi (and reach the NAS).
In all cases if you want to watch your movies when away from home, then the unite card needs to be at home.
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