Question Read and Edit Files simultaneously on multiple devices from an HDD ?

[waghela]

Good afternoon I want to purchase equipment that allows me to access, save and edit files directly and simultaneously on one or more hard drives from Desktop, laptop and smartphone. I found in an online store these devices that seem to me to be useful for this purpose (see following links). However, as I have no knowledge in this matter, I can't understand how I'm going to configure it if there is no video output that allows me to configure these equipment’s, assuming that the mouse and keyboard connect to the USB port? If I mount two 6TB hard drives, the storage capacity will appear as if it were a single 12TB drive, or will it only be possible to work on two 6TB drives separately? Which connection port is advantageous for network sharing: Ethernet 1 Gbs or USB 3.2 gen 1 6Gbs? FANTEC_CL-35B2 has a SATA I interface. Does it support an 8 TB SATA III hard drive? FANTEC QB-35US3-6G_eSATA_USB 3.2 GEN1_Page_1 FANTEC QB-35US3-6G_eSATA_USB 3.2 GEN1_Page_2 FANTEC_CL-35B2_Ethernet_Page_1 FANTEC_CL-35B2_Ethernet_Page_2

 

[waghela]

Right now I'm waiting for a 12TB HDD that I ordered.

However, to familiarize myself with the equipment I am using a USB Pen.

The executable file "finder.exe" opens the "iSharing Finder" window. The "Connect" button opens the authentication window in the browser. In the "Mapping" window I don't know which "Address" I should use.

I put the address "192.168.1.70" in File Explorer but was taken to the authentication page in the browser.

Files in the "My Cloud" window are only downloaded in browser.

Screenshots
FANTEC_CL-35B2 - Disk

 

[evermorex76]

I thought you were using a Mac when I saw the screenshots; weird that they made the interface look so similar and even used "Finder" as the program name.

In File Explorer, you need to enter it in network address format (UNC path). It should be "\\192.168.1.70" (no quotes of course). You may also just be able to click on the Network in the left panel of File Explorer and see the device listed there. But until you configure shares using the web interface, there shouldn't be any folders there to open.

You need to use the web interface to configure the sharing (it probably won't automatically share the USB drive you plugged in), change the web login credentials for security, and set a username and password for the shared folder (again for security in case someone connects to your network so they can't just browse your files), then access it from File Explorer. You would also want to give it a static IP address that is not within your network's DHCP range so that it doesn't randomly change, and you can then map a drive letter to the share for easy access and treat it just like a drive in your computer. (I don't know if you need to set the HOME folder per that one message in order for the basic functions to work while you wait for the hard drive. If you set it now you'd have to point it to the USB stick and then go through changing it to the hard drive later.)

Once you have the test share set up, and you browse to it in File Explorer and enter the username and password you set up, you'll see the share name. Right-click on it and you can select Map Network Drive and give it a drive letter. (Later when you have the real hard drive, you can right-click the drive letter and Disconnect the test folder.)

If it does NOT support SMBv2, then you probably won't be able to browse to it in File Explorer at all. You might be able to see it on the network (not sure), but won't be able to open the shares. You would need to go through the steps to install/enable SMBv1 in Windows at that point.

I don't think we need to have the ISO of the disc that came with the device.