topic Re: USB-C external hard drive setting for Sky Wifi Max in Broadband

USB-C external hard drive setting for Sky Wifi Max

BeccaW — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 19:02:19 GMT

How do you set up an external hardrive via the usb-c port on the back of the sky WiFi max router?

Re: USB-C external hard drive setting for Sky Wifi Max

FLC — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 19:06:23 GMT

You can't, that's to power the Hub. The PSU that comes with the Max is USB-C.

Re: USB-C external hard drive setting for Sky Wifi Max

BeccaW — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 15:52:52 GMT

Thats not how my hub is powered, it has its own ac power adapter?!

Re: USB-C external hard drive setting for Sky Wifi Max

TimmyBGood — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 16:27:34 GMT

@BeccaW

The USB-C power is for use in EU countries where that's now the mandated adapter (note the phone port marked for Italia/RoI). As @FLC indicates, the operating system of the Hub itself does not support USB storage or device connectivity, and anything plugged into it will not appear on the local network.

Re: USB-C external hard drive setting for Sky Wifi Max

Chrisee — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 16:03:32 GMT

@BeccaW you can use either the power supply input or the USB C for power but you cannot use the USB C for any other purpose.unfortunately.