Can you setup a file share for connections inside and outside of your network? Like a folder or shared drive like dropbox?
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Yes they provide a Windows program and a phone app that can be used to download and upload files for your personal cloud device.
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Look at NAS (Network Attached Storage Devices) for hard drives that attach to a network. This is not for that use case.
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You can share files easily with anyone inside or outside your home.Mine is sharing photos, documents and backups.It can be accessed around the world on Windows computers, android phones/tablets and iPads/iPhones.Once setup, it is all synchronizes automatically no matter where a person is located.I travel a lot and bought this specifically to make sure I could get my files from anywhere.Works great, I am very happy with the product and manufacturer support.
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Yes you can if it connects by USB. You can also connect over a network if the drive is shared and skip the wires.
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yes, it is easy to map as a network drive.I have mapped it to both Windows 7 and 8, as well as Linux
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You can setup folder shares and set security for those folders, not for individual files, as far as I know. Also need to setup users and groups to give security access. I am using it for backup so I don't have any of that setup, but I saw the settings while I was working on it.
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Hello David Yes, in my domestic network scenario I use a Mac and my wife use a Windows laptop and network drive map works without problems. The NAS is connected on my Apple Time Capsule 1TB old version and the GUI interface of this NAS is easy to use and the access is via http. About the FTP, I can't comment because I've never used.
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No, this will not do what you need. If you want to connect a hard drive to your network without using a computer, you will need a device called a NAS, or "Network Attached Storage" - it's basically an external case that connects via ethernet instead of USB.
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no - its a network device with storage, access to disks are via the network
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Yes, I use one at work and share with several departments. I also have another at home and share files with other family members. I access both and we all update files.
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As long as you hard wire (ether net) the Buffalo Link Station into your wireless router, you can share the drive over any device on your Wi Fi network, wired or wireless. You can even share the drive over the internet with the proper setup.
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Yes it is a Network drive that plugs into your router, NOT your computer It can be accessed from any computer on the network and files, music, photos etc can be sharedEasy to set up and use I have a 2TB duo & 3TB duo set up with a mirror driveFiles stored on one auto back up to the second drive
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yes, it is easy to map as a network drive. I have mapped it to both Windows 7 and 8, as well as Linux
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No. Each is completely independent from the other when switched. Only sharing would be through the available USB ports for an external drive that can be accessed by either attached computer at any given time. Hope that answers your inquiry.
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Yes. In the Synology world it is known as Cloud Station and it is awesome. The files can be shared over local networks and the internet. It works great.
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As much as I understand, there should not be any problem, using you dropbox files. I basically just transfer files/folders between my desktop and lacie 5big pro, using wifi.
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Yes you can. You connect to your Synology box via network as usual and the USB drive will appear as folder named 'usbshare1'. Once USB drive is connected, it mounted and shared automatically by the Synology.