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If you do not have LAN setup, or you primarily want to provide additional
storage to a single computer, then you should consider USB as your
interface choice. Please refer to the next section to learn how to install and
use your NAS drive using USB.
If your PC is connected to a LAN over Ethernet (either wired or wireless),
and you primarily want to provide shared storage amongst two or more
computers on the LAN, then you should consider Ethernet as your interface
choice. The fi gure below provides one example of a LAN confi guration.
As a cautionary note, please be aware that data stored through an Ethernet
connection is stored in the same FAT32 partition that is accessible through
a USB-B connection. This is very convenient if you want to temporarily move
your network drive to another PC that is not connected to the LAN and
you still want to read data stored on the drive. Since most computers have
a USB port available, you can connect your drive using USB-B and have
access to your previously stored data.
On the other hand, if you have private information that you have stored
using the password protection features within the NAS environment, you
may want to take special precautions to protect this data from view during
USB-B connection.
For details about user passwords and other network features, please jump
ahead to the section entitled
Connecting NAS drive Using Ethernet
to
learn how to install and operate your NAS drive using Ethernet.
