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smarteam
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Nov 14, 2016
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ReadNAS dual connections- USB and Ethernet simultaneously

This question is pre purchase type of question.   I am considering the ReadyNas RND212D22-100NES, but would like to know if i can access it via the USB ports as well as the netowrk.   I will use ...
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    StephenB
    Nov 21, 2016
    smarteam wrote:

    Can the USB connection be used for access to files at all on the NAS?

     

    No. 

     

    They can be used to monitor a connected UPS, and you can back up the NAS to a USB-connected drive using the web-ui backup facility.  But connecting a PC over USB won't work.

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JennC
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Nov 18, 2016

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