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Product enabling ReadyNAS to connect to Wi-FI network
Have just changed ISP and received from them a Netgear gateway CG3100. The Internet connection and the gateway is due to this now at the other end of the house, hence I have to use Wi-FI to connect my Mac computers. I have been told that I can not connect my ReadyNAS Duo (with ethernet) directly to my iMac(OS X10.7). What product is needed to convert the ethernet port on my ReadyNAS Duo to Wi-Fi to allow it to access the gateway.
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- You need a wireless repeater with multiple Ethernet sockets. I doubt you'd be able to find a USB adapter that would work directly connected to the unit, as the drivers for it wouldn't be present on the NAS, and the only way you'd get them installed is via SSH, which is not recommended unless you know what your doing.
The other option would be Powerline (or Powerline AV). I'd go with a Powerline AV500 based setup if you can afford it. There are AV200 kits but since these use the interface of the 10/100Mbps ethernet standard, your only ever going to get 10/100Mbps speed. With AV500, you'll get better speeds than you ever will with wireless, sustained throughput (which also suffers on wireless, at least on the 2.4Ghz band and probably will too on 5Ghz once it becomes more congested), and greatly simplified security setup. - Why not connect the DUO to the CG3100 with ethernet, and then access it over WiFi???
- +1 on going wired, but if that is not an option the Netgear WNCE2001 universal WiFi adapter might be a good fit -> http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/WNCE2001/WNCE2001_DS.pdf. Aside from an annoying bug where it can under rare circumstances spit out DHCP addresss on it's own without being told to do so it does a pretty good job of providing wireless access for a device that only has a CAT5 port. Additionally, you can power it with an included USB cable adapter. Here's a bit more information on this fascinating little device -> http://bangbangsoundslikemachinery.blogspot.com/2011/10/anatomy-of-netgear-wnce2001-wireless.html.
- Overall, performance will be best if you connect the NAS via ethernet directly to the CG3100. That is also the cheapest, since you don't need any more equipment.
If that can't be done, then you could use powerline, or something like the WNCE2001. There are several other Netgear choices here. - If he wants his NAS to be near his other systems, I'd go with the Powerline. If he's not bothered, then ahpsi's/StephenB's suggestion(s) would be the most practical.
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