New Airport Extreem and multiple USB devices

baggss · baggss #1 (**permalink**)

05-23-2011, 09:06 PM

So I picked up a new APEx and I know I can use the USB port for a printer or a HDD (currently it has a printer hooked up to it). Question is, can I put a USB hub on it and use a HDD AND a printer....?

BrianLachoreVPI · BrianLachoreVPI #2 (**permalink**)

05-23-2011, 09:49 PM

I don't have one (yet) - but the answer is yes. At least if the documentation is to be believed. I read that when I was doing some research on the AE previously - and just took a quick glance at the manual to confirm.

osxx · osxx #3 (**permalink**)

05-24-2011, 01:42 AM

Make sure the hub is powered.

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #4 (**permalink**)

05-24-2011, 01:56 AM

Agreed with both Brian and Osxx. When it first came out I read about and even had friends who used it with a USB HUB and did what you are asking. That is one feature on the AEBS that makes it so nice.

So I am quite sure it will work. Powered Hub though for sure.

baggss · baggss #5 (**permalink**)

05-24-2011, 03:22 AM

Cool. Thanks for the info fellas. I'll go pick me up a powered hub this week along with a case for one of my spare 500Gb drives and see what happens!

bobtomay · bobtomay #6 (**permalink**)

05-24-2011, 07:01 AM

My question, what happens if, let's say, while files are being backed up to the drive you send a print job out? Or do you just have to make sure you're only using one at a time?

osxx · osxx #7 (**permalink**)

05-24-2011, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by bobtomay

My question, what happens if, let's say, while files are being backed up to the drive you send a print job out? Or do you just have to make sure you're only using one at a time?

No it will multitask might be a tad slower but never really timed it.

IvanLasston · IvanLasston #8 (**permalink**)

05-24-2011, 01:58 PM

Yeah no problem - I used to have an old canon printer and some drives hooked up. Worked great. I've since gotten a network multi-function so the only thing I have hooked up is drives. But you can read/write to multiple drives with multiple computers fine as well.

On a side note - when my original time capsule died - I pulled the drive out, put it in a cage and hooked it up to the new time capsule through USB. Still using that drive as a time machine backup and as storage for my itunes library.

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Member Since: Feb 26, 2010 Location: Rocky Mountain High, Colorado Posts: 2,116 Mac Specs: 1.8 GHz i7 MBA 11" OSX 10.8.2	05-24-2011, 01:58 PM Yeah no problem - I used to have an old canon printer and some drives hooked up. Worked great. I've since gotten a network multi-function so the only thing I have hooked up is drives. But you can read/write to multiple drives with multiple computers fine as well. On a side note - when my original time capsule died - I pulled the drive out, put it in a cage and hooked it up to the new time capsule through USB. Still using that drive as a time machine backup and as storage for my itunes library.
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