Q: Can I mount a USB disk drive connected to a Airport Express
Can you simply mount a usb drive that is connected to an Airport network?
I have an Airport Extreme configured as a base station serving a network that has been extended via an Airport Express. I have connected an external USB hard drive to that Xpress's USB port. I'd like to think that I should be able to mount that networked drive on my desktop but have not been able to figure out how. Is it possible? Any experiences or ideas?
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.5)
Posted on Oct 22, 2012 9:15 AM
norman.chonacky wrote:
... I have connected an external USB hard drive to that Xpress's USB port. I'd like to think that I should be able to mount that networked drive on my desktop but have not been able to figure out how. Is it possible?
No. Only an AirPort Extreme can do that.
Plug it into the Extreme's USB port, not the Express's.
Uses for the USB port of Time Capsule, AirPort Extreme, AirPort Express:
AirPort Extreme 802.11n
- Single self-powered USB hard disk
- Single powered USB printer directly into the USB port, or several printers connected to the base station via a powered USB hub
- Using a powered USB hub you may connect several hard disks and/or printers
AirPort Express 802.11n
- Single powered USB printer directly into the USB port, or several printers to the base station via a powered USB hub
Posted on Oct 22, 2012 9:22 AM