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sjallyn's avatar
sjallyn
Aspirant
Feb 14, 2017

Can the USB Ports be Daisy chained to monitor multiple units from 1 UPS?

I have multiple Ready Nas units of various ages, they all have dual USB on the back.  I have one very large UPS which theey are all plugged into.

Can I take the UPS-USB out and connect it to 3 Ready Nas Units via daisy chaining thru the dual ports?

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  • mdgm-ntgr's avatar
    mdgm-ntgr
    NETGEAR Employee Retired

    You can connect the UPS via USB to one NAS and share it over your network. Obviously the router/switch and NAS units would need to all have their power supplies plugged into the UPS.

     

    No you cannot daisy chain using USB. The NAS is not a USB peripheral. The USB ports are for connecting USB peripherals to the NAS.

    • sjallyn's avatar
      sjallyn
      Aspirant

      Thank you, what about using a usb hub?

      Connect the UPS to the hub and then the hub to the 3 NAS units?

      • mdgm-ntgr's avatar
        mdgm-ntgr
        NETGEAR Employee Retired

        That wouldn't work.

         

        What problem do you have with connecting the power for the router/switch to the UPS?

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