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Connect to network access hub: external hard drive
I have a external hard drive connected to my router which have all my movies and TV shows on which I can access via samba share on my home network. Telus recently upgraded me to a network access hub ...
thanks, the exteral hard drive is designed to be powered by the usb connection (no other power source), does the hub usb connection able to power the drive to spin the drive?
TELUS_SupportOfficial Support Team
It should. Hav eyou verified the specs? Log into your admin settings and look for a 'USB Storage' or 'Media Server' or 'DLNA' section. If you only see 'Samba' but no option to 'Enable USB Storage' then the hardware likely doesn't support it. If it doesn't, you could always considering using a Dedicated NAS plugged into the Hub via Ethernet. It'd be faster and more secure, and more importantly wouldn't break every time a firmware update is pushed. Alternatively, you could always try using your old router as a bridge.
