MAC PRO and WD Media Player

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Hello everyone,

I have just purchased  WD Media Player  w/1TB hdrive.

What is the best way to copy 500+gb videos & pictures to the internal drive?

I know nothing about Network sharing.

I have MAC Pro and its directly on the net with dsl cable, No router no wireless internet.

is there a way so I can see the internal harddrive in finder window and just copy things?

Thank you for any help.

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Hi there, it works just as you think and the Hub will be seen on Finder for you to drag stuff over it and add media, however you need a router since you need a device able to negotiate a internal networking connection (Not an internet connection) that allows for both devices to see each other…

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Thank you for answer ThePizzMatrix,

I dont have a router, I have MAC Pro with Airport Extream.

Do I have to get a router? Im not planing to go online with the MediaPlayer, just want to copy some media files from My MAC to the WDMP.

right now I use a external disc to move things arround.

Thank you.

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You could connect the Hub directly to your Mac’s Ethernet port, but a lot of people in here say it can create data corruption on the Hub so using a router for an indirect connection is preferred.

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Apple Airport Extreme is a router. http://www.apple.com/airportextreme/specs.html

WAN port (i.e. Internet) and 3 Ethernet ports (i.e. for local wired ethernet devices)

If that is not what you have then you need to get a router. Trying to connect directly is, well lets just say very technical and difficult.

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Thank you,

Airport is integrated in my MAC Pro, its not a standalone like in the link above.

thank you for I´ll get a router :slight_smile: