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Telus Wifi Hub USB (white Arcadyan tower modem) Settings
Good Day everyone, I would like to know if anyone has a manual for this Telus Wifi Hub (white Arcadyan tower modem) Perhaps someone could guide me in the correct direction. I have the Telus W...
The ability to add a network drive through the Arcadyan hub is restricted to a very simple implementation basically a file share for the network. If you want a functional network drive with shares, users, etc., you are wiser to purchase a true NAS.
Yes, I get a reply from the router IP when I ping the netbiosname.
Open: Start menu > in search type: Run ; press Enter > type: optionalfeatures ; press Enter > search for: SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support > Expand view > Check SMB 1.0/CIFS Client + SMB 1.0/CIFS Server > click OK > restart computer
This process worked for me, I managed to get the drive to show up on all 4 pc's on my network after I did this.
SMB 1 is not safe. The protocol is over 30 years old and was developed when network security wasn't much of a concern. If you enable SMB 1 on your client devices be aware that you are at risk if you connect to another network.
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/storage-at-microsoft/stop-using-smb1/ba-p/425858
Why is it being used on these routers? It's probably because implementing SMB 2 or higher would use up too much resources. It's a router first so priority of resources should be for those functions. As the saying goes, a jack of all trades is a master of none. I wish they would remove file sharing from routers as it inevitably causes more problems than it solves.
If you need network file shares you should get a device built for that purpose. Even the cheapest network drive will implement SMB 2.0 or higher and won't impact functionality/performance of your network.
