Trying to put my Passport 1 5TB into a MAC Wifi environment with TP-Link

[BeWieSDO]

I am trying to connect my Passport 5 TB for Mac to my TP Link DECO WiFi, for Time Machines from several different Mac devices, as old Time Mach backup drives shall not work anymore.

got usb c to ethernet adapter, however PPT 1 5 TB no showing in my WiFi, as not getting enough energy from DECO to start up. While connecting to my Time Machine Disk (powered) by USB-A is showing up with no issues,

Any idea on workarounds, it works perfectly connecting directly to my MacBook Pro

[MrDoom3412]

Yeah the Deco USB port probly isn’t giving enough power for that 5TB drive, those bigger ones need more juice to spin up. Try using a powered USB hub or just switch to a drive with its own power supply, should fix it

[BeWieSDO]

Thanks a lot, that’s a clear reply that I never got from WD. Just got a NAS drive form another brand and keep the WD for Tavel, even though total oversized for that purpose…