i have a D'Link cloud router. It only reads 1 drive from my 4 bay enclosure when connected to its USB port. Would this work on it?
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Probably not. You have to see if the D LINK device supports port-multiplier on it's own USB out. Should the device have a eSATA port then it might be worth a try.
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If your router has a port for USB storage devices I think it should work. I do not have such a router to test with.
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The answer is a qualified yes, because it depends on the router. Go to http://kb.linksys.com/Linksys/GetArticle.aspx?docid=0868d4e24a6a468280c3cf270c1d6a31_21517.xml&pid=1&converted=0 for a list of the linksys wireless routers that support USB external storage. This will also tell you what you need to do to set up the storage. Keep in mind that the drive inside your enclosure must be formatted FAT32 or NTFS.
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Hi, that depends on the configuration of your drives, if it raid 0,1 or 5, then it should see as a single drive, else, it wont be possible to see all the drives
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no. you have to connect it to the router directly via an ethernet cable. you can then connect to any drives connected to it though via your network, including wireless connections if your computer youre trying to access the drives from and your router has wifi capabilitiesthe box itself though is not wirelessanother warning, this device does NOT support drives over 2tb in size and the usb ports on it are usb2.0 not usb3.0
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Yes it does able to direct to your network storage. So far heard that seagate central n wd mycloud r good. Im using wd mycloud
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i've looked for all kinds of ways to hook multiple drives up to see if the card handles different drive address but i don't have any way to hook more than one drive at a time so i can't answer the question yes or no. other than windows having a limit to the number of drives it can address, if you had some sort of sata hub, it would seem that the number of drives would be handled the same as usb devices connected through a usb hub. i did a search of amazon for some sort of sata hub and came up with this. LaCie eSATA Hub by LaCie i have no idea if this would be of any use to your situation. sorry for not having a definitive answer for u. i've looked for all kinds of ways to hook multiple drives up to see if the card handles different drive address but i don't have any way to hook more than one drive at a time so i can't answer the question yes or no. other than windows having a limit to the number of drives it can address, if you had some sort of sata hub, it would seem that the number of drives would be handled the same as usb devices connected through a usb hub. i did a search of amazon for some sort of sata hub and came up with this. LaCie eSATA Hub by LaCie i have no idea if this would be of any use to your situation.... » Read More i've looked for all kinds of ways to hook multiple drives up to see if the card handles different drive address but i don't have any way to hook more than one drive at a time so i can't answer the question yes or no. other than windows having a limit to the number of drives it can address, if you had some sort of sata hub, it would seem that the number of drives would be handled the same as usb devices connected through a usb hub. i did a search of amazon for some sort of sata hub and came up with this. LaCie eSATA Hub by LaCie i have no idea if this would be of any use to your situation. sorry for not having a definitive answer for u. « Show Less
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Yes, it will show up in your local explorer under network/router if you attach it to the router. works as just another drive if it is attached direct.
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I have hooked it up to a esata enclosure with 4 drives and it worked with no problem.
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Hi Robert, It should so far mine has read every drive that I have used it on Except on one. That was a Western Digital Blue 1 Tb.
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The card supports a 4-Bay e-Sata enclosure on my MacPro with no problems and 3X the performance of USB 2.0. From what I have read in the comments on Amazon, the card will only support one multiport device per card because the port multiplier only seems to apply to one port. I expect to connect another multi-bay enclosure in the future but it will be one with built-in RAID so that it only presents a one device appearance to the card.
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Yes. I have Four 4TB drives in mine and hey all work fine. Drives must be partitioned as GPT (which is nothing unusual) in order to see all the available space.
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it supports USB drives it should be fine. But you need to make sure your router is compatible with ready share.The list of routers is herehttp://www.netgear.com.au/readyshare
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You had better check the ReadyShare compatibility list (Google that to find the "hidden" page on the Netgear site) to see if any of your devices will work singly before considering a hub. Since none of the 4 HDD enclosures I own would work at all with the router, I didn't have the opportunity to determine if a hub would essentially expand the reach of the Netgear device.
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MANUFACTURER RESPONSE: Good question, Alan - thanks for asking! As you mentioned, the My Cloud (and similar NAS devices from other manufacturers - this is not strictly a WD issue) are a bit picky when it comes to using USB 3.0 hubs. Generally USB 2.0 hubs work more reliably in this type of configuration, so we generally suggest going with that option. If the speed of USB 3.0 is a necessity, directly attaching a drive to the NAS will probably be the most reliable solution. If the speed of 3.0 is needed along with having additional ports, it's probably a good idea to contact WD to see if they have a tested/approved list of USB 3.0 hubs that have been tested with this NAS. If you have any other questions or concerns by all means feel free to send us an email at support@plugable.com - thanks!
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only if your router supports connection of hard drive that big.... this hard drive itself does not have a network connection. just the USB 3 connection.
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Short answer, I don't know. I have two 4TB HD's. I'm actually using an O!play player now which has only one USB input. I'm forced to switch input cables whenever I change from one drive to another. Pain in the a##. I never thought of using a port (duhh). My advice to both of us would be to buy any powered port. Save your receipt. If it works, great. If it doesn't, return it.