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Addonics unveils USB-to-NAS adapter
MacNN | The Macintosh News Network —
... Addonics on Thursday announced the release of its NAS Adapter that lets users add USB-based storage devices to local area networks. The USB storage device can then be shared by any user on the network and up to eight outside users with an Internet connection via FTP access. The adapter is compatible with SMB and open-source Samba network protocols, and can be configured as a printer server or BitTorrent downloader. Administrators can set up the adapter to restrict folder access to read only. Users can quickly connect their own LAN-based storage devices with RAID capability ...
Addonics unveils USB-to-NAS adapter
Electronista | The Macintosh News Network —
... Addonics on Thursday announced the release of its NAS Adapter that lets users add USB-based storage devices to local area networks. The USB storage device can then be shared by any user on the network and up to eight outside users with an Internet connection via FTP access. The adapter is compatible with SMB and open-source Samba network protocols, and can be configured as a printer server or BitTorrent downloader. Administrators can set up the adapter to restrict folder access to read only. Users can quickly connect their own LAN-based storage devices with RAID capability ...
Addonics $55 adapter turns any USB drive into a NAS
CrunchGear —
... Gone are the days of using expensive, noisy, bulky computers to serve media to our networks. Behold the Addonics NAS Adapter! This $55 doodad turns any USB drive into a network share accessible via SMB or FTP. But that’s not all! It also includes a BitTiorrent client, so you can download all those episodes of “How I Met Your Mother” directly to your USB drive while you’re at work! It acts as either a DHCP server or a client, and offers web-based management. Who wouldn’t want to find this little guy under the Christmas tree this year? ...
Gadgets At A Glance: Addonics NAS Adapter
GadgetReview —
... to the attached USB storage device
Can be set as a UPnP AV server to share photo/music files stored on the file server with XBOX 360 video game consoles connected to the LAN
User management to allow read only or read/write access to folders
Administrative management access via web browser with password security.
Compatible with all Windows OS, Mac OS, Linux 2.6.x and above
Availability: Here
Price: $55
[Crunchgear]
Addonics Adapter Turns Any USB Storage Device Into a NAS Server [Storage]
Gizmodo —
For only $55, Addonics claims that this tiny gadget can easily turn any USB storage device into a full-fledged Network Attached Storage (NAS) server with support for both SMB and FTP access. All you have to do is pop it into your USB storage drive (also works as a print server), attach an Ethernet line to your router and you are ready to start serving up media over the network. It even features Bit-Torrent compatibility, so you can send downloaded media files directly to your storage unit no matter where you are. Features: * Convert any USB 2.0 / 1.1 mass storage device into a Network Attached Storage device * Great for ...
$55 Addonics NAS Adapter Turns USB HDD to NAS
Everything USB - Gadgets, Wireless USB, USB 3.0 —
Most of us own at least one USB hard drive, whether it be bus-powered portable or desktop-sized. While nothing beats the convenience of an external storage with universal compatibility, the lack of centralized storage capability is becoming a bigger problem as more households demand file sharing between their computers. Before you decide to shell out for a brand new Network Attached Storage that may cost upwards of $200, Addonics has a USB-to-NAS adapter that can turn any USB hard drive to, well, a NAS device. The NAS adapter - slightly longer than a C size battery - has a USB connector on one end and a 100/100Mbps ...
Addonics USB-to-NAS adapter turns any external USB hard drive into a NAS
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These days small office or home need a NAS (Network Attached storage) for storing and sharing their files. But if you wanna save your pocket from buying a NAS that may cost you more than $200, we have a quick solution here to show you which turns any external USB hard drive into a NAS.
The Addonics USB-to-NAS adapter is what you need to turn any of your external USB hard drive into a NAS. It’s an adapter that one end is a USB connector and the other end is an 10/100MBps Ethernet port. Once you’ve this adapter connected to the external USB hard drive, it’ll then have an ...
Addonics NAS for USB Drives
Gadget Venue —
Addonics have created a cool little device that costs just $55 and allows you to connect any USB drive up to it so that you have a cheap NAS (networks attached storage) device.
The Addonics USB-to-NAS adapter is about the size of a C size battery and can supply 1.5A at 5V which is enough to power most USB hard drives. Once your USB drive is connected you can connect it up via a network cable and then use it to serve files to a PS3, XBox 360 etc… and allow it to function as a bit-torrent server, FTP server or a print server. Considering it costs just $55 and many people already own a USB harddrive, it looks like you are getting yourself a nice ...
