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Backup on Home Network

Is there a way to connect any of the drives directly to your router and backup and access files through the network?  

cubchief,

Some routers have USB ports and allow for some USB Disk Drives to operate within a network, however, WD USB Disk Drives will only work with WD SmartWare when connected directly into a USB port of the host system. Other backup applications may work with expanded network locations.

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