M4 iMac connectivity for backup disk and router

You can use the Apple or most any USB-C to USB adapter for your external backup drive.

for some examples: USB-C to USB Adapter - Apple

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PDLQ555/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08Z768LCW/ref=sspa_dk_detail_1?

There is a custom order an M4 iMac, that offers an Ethernet Port built into the charging adapter.

If you did not include that while ordering the iMac, Apple sells a Belkin USB-C to Ethernet adapter.

see > https://www.apple.com/ca/shop/product/hrg32zm/a/belkin-usb-c-to-25gb-ethernet-adapter

There are many ways to go between USB-C and USB-A.

These include

• The Apple USB-C to USB adapter
• Small inline "plug" adapters
• USB-A hubs with four or more USB-A ports, which either plug into a USB-C port directly, or can be plugged into one with the aid of an adapter.
• USB-C and Thunderbolt hubs and docks that provide an assortment of ports, including USB-A ones.
• Cables with USB-C on one end, and USB-A on the other, that can substitute for USB-A to USB-A cables.]]

Which to use is largely a matter of preference (and of what other things you need to plug into your Mac), but

• If the idea is to plug in drives, make sure that the cable, adapter, etc. supports USB 3 data rates.
• If you are using a hub or dock, you'll want one with its own power supply. Even in the pre-USB-C days, if you plugged several devices into a bus-powered hub, their power demands might exceed the amount of power a computer's USB 2.0 or 3.0 host port had to offer.

You can also get cables that go from USB-C to other USB connectors. E.g. if a bus-powered drive has a USB 3.0 Micro B connector, and was bundled with a USB 3.0 Micro B to USB-A cable, you could use a USB 3.0 Micro B to USB-C cable to "cut out the middleman" and eliminate the need for a separate USB-C to USB adapter.

Hi,

You can get USB-C to Gigabit Ethernet adapter at Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=USB-C+to+Eternet+adapter+macos&i=computers-intl-ship&crid=2YWZV38WEOXUN&sprefix=usb-c+to+eternet+adapter+macos%2Ccomputers-intl-ship%2C216&ref=nb_sb_noss

kaz-k wrote:

Hi,

Just connect your iMac to Router with Ethernet cable, not sure about your Router, though.

The two port model must be configured to ordered with an Ethernet Port at the time of purchase.

https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/imac

Hi,

Just connect your iMac to Router with Ethernet cable, not sure about your Router, though.