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RN104 USB 3.0
May seem a daft question, but what can the USB 3.0 ports be used for? What can it be connected to & for what purpose?
They basically serve the same purpose than on a PC/MAC.
You can connect storage devices on it (for backup or restore), you can plug UPS (to monitor it and I think you can shutdown the NAS when needed). That's what supported on the web interface. They are standard USB3 ports so I guess you could charge a phone on that too, although I'm not sure how the NAS will react to that...
They also can be used to reinstall the OS from an USB key and I think they are used to plug an USB token for encryption.
You could achieve pretty much anything a PC with linux can do with USB by modifying the Debian running the NAS but it's NOT advised at all.
You can connect storage devices on it (for backup or restore), you can plug UPS (to monitor it and I think you can shutdown the NAS when needed). That's what supported on the web interface. They are standard USB3 ports so I guess you could charge a phone on that too, although I'm not sure how the NAS will react to that...
They also can be used to reinstall the OS from an USB key and I think they are used to plug an USB token for encryption.
You could achieve pretty much anything a PC with linux can do with USB by modifying the Debian running the NAS but it's NOT advised at all.
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