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ORBI - USB Hard Drive support
It is singly the most disapointing issue with the router - NO USB Hard Drive Support. Sadly this means I will not be purchasing any more of these products unless and until this is rectified. Expensive, yes, so I would have expted that this was part of the fnuctionality.
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Orbi should provide USB HD support so that I can just connect my 4TB USB HD into the satellite or the router itself. I don't understand why they can't do this considering all Netgear has to do is make an app that will support this! I'm getting impatient and frustrated.
It's going on 2+ years since Orbi has been out. If NG hasn't included USB as of yet, I may not be forth coming.
Might try a USB to LAN adapter to see if this helps as a alternative solution.
FURRYe38 wrote:
Might try a USB to LAN adapter to see if this helps as a alternative solution.
Unlikely to work. Anything that needs drivers or software in Windows is likely to fall over when attached to a switch.
Better just buy an NAS device that can use Ethernet natively.
Ya I prefer NAS as well. However some already have USB drives so USB to LAN can be an alternative.
Theres nothing like native NAS Though. :smileyvery-happy:
michaelkenward wrote:
FURRYe38 wrote:Might try a USB to LAN adapter to see if this helps as a alternative solution.
Unlikely to work. Anything that needs drivers or software in Windows is likely to fall over when attached to a switch.
Better just buy an NAS device that can use Ethernet natively.
What do I need to do in order to simply plug a 4TB Harddrive into my RBR50 as a shared drive between the various household computers?
It's looking like the USB port is not going to do it.
What if I connect the drive to the RBR50 via a USB to Ethernet adapter?
Apologies if this has been covered but the USB issue is hard to cut through to get a direct answer to my question.
TIA!
RBR50 + 2 satellites
Firmware Version V2.3.5.30
Mostly Mac ecosystem
You can try a USB to Ethernet adapter and see if this helps any.
For the most part. Orbi doesn't support Storage media at all. Its been asked about since Orbi first came out by everyone. We presume since NG hasn't done anything, that it won't be seen. Even the new Orbi AX doesn't have a USB port so kind of tells me that NG doesn't want to support USB drives on Orbi at all foing forward.
Let us know if the USB to ethernet adapter works for you...
Bambooken wrote:What do I need to do in order to simply plug a 4TB Harddrive into my RBR50 as a shared drive between the various household computers?
It's looking like the USB port is not going to do it.
What if I connect the drive to the RBR50 via a USB to Ethernet adapter?
Apologies if this has been covered but the USB issue is hard to cut through to get a direct answer to my question.
TIA!
RBR50 + 2 satellites
Firmware Version V2.3.5.30
Mostly Mac ecosystem
I replaced my Airport Extreem with the ORBI system.
Has anyone tried to attach an Airport Extreem in bridge mode to the ORBI via ethernet then attach a harddrive to the Airport Extreem? Perhaps this would be a work around of sorts?
- Have any viable workarounds been discovered?
Thanks, THis just changed my mind and tales the orbi off my selection list
USB 2.0 as I can see. Not anywhere good enough. USB 3.0, that I currently have on my older netgear router, is 10 times faster than usb 2.0. USB ports on a router make a good place to plug in a portable drive for backups accessable to all PC's on the network. You'll just want to have a USB 3 to get the speed out of it.
The Orbi with USB 2.0 port was "version 1", which may no longer be in stock. Version 2 of the Orbi has no USB port at all. Neither does the new AX model. AND.. if the point is to attach a USB drive to the WiFi router, no Orbi has ever supported it. Other Netgear routers may, but not the Orbi.
