Thank you Severin
Yes TimeMachine is handled by a separate LAN cabled HD via AirPort Extreme, the trial HD I connected to the usb port hasn't shown up so I will have to look for a setting somewhere... Brian On 22/10/2010, at 2:22 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: Yes, it is a good feature of an Airport Extreme. It should be noted that although you can share multiple drives this way through a hub you can not make one of those drives a Time Machine drive and effectively convert to a Time Capsule. A minor drawback Severin Crisp On 22/10/2010, at 1:47 PM, Brian Risbey wrote: > > Hi WAMUGers > > > Looking to network USB HDs and the answer was under my nose all the time I > looked up Airport BaseStation Extreme in the Apple Store and : > > The AirPort Extreme supports up to four USB devices connected through a > powered USB hub (it has it's own power cable). > > Share your hard drive. > > You can share an external USB hard drive over your wireless and wired > networks by simply connecting it to the USB port on your AirPort Extreme Base > Station. > > Called AirPort Disk, this feature is perfect for sharing files and more. > > > Brian > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> > ________________________________________________________ Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) email mailto:[email protected] ________________________________________________________ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
