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. Pros Affordable. Doesn't sacrifice features. Cons Upload time for a large file using wireless was painfully slow. Bottom Line A unique USB-based NAS, the iConnect can be accessed via wireless as well as via the Web. It's affordable, works well and has an intuitive interface. Iomega's iConnect Wireless Data Station has a long and fancy name.
It's the same type of USB-based network attached storage device we saw with ($129 direct, ) and with the ($99.99 direct, )it attaches to your network, but you provide the storage drives. Like those previous devices, it is remotely accessible from anywhere via a personalized Web address with a provided service. Where it differs: iConnect is accessible through 802.11b/g/n wireless. It seems as if every storage vendor is coming out with these types of USB-based NAS devices.
They are popular because they are a handy way to share files within your home network and gives a user access to that data away from home. Vendors also keep padding the feature set with things like media streaming and slideshow makers. The fact that these devices can handle terabytes of storage capacity becomes almost incidental. The iConnect boasts a lot of these features, such as the ability to define and schedule backup jobs, limited power management settings, and extra security. It serves as a UPnP and DLNA certified AV Media Server, plus supports BitTorrent management and Apple's Time Machine backup software.
Storage capacity does not seem to be an issue either, as it handled several TB of storage on one USB 2.0 port superbly. Since it has 4 USB ports and no stated maximum, you can plug in just about anything, from a flash drive on up. IConnect attaches to your router via a single Gigabit Ethernet port. Windows, Mac and most of the more popular Linux distros are supported.
At a retail price of $99.99, iConnect is on par price-wise with Seagate's DockStar and is less expensive than Pogoplug, which lists for $129. However with Pogoplug you get to use their Web service to remotely access stored data for free, forever. Iomega gives a year free and then it's a manageable $10 a year. Seagate's DockStar remote access service costs $30 per year. Easy Setup The iConnect is simple to get up and running. It comes with a CD and the best option is to go with the automatic install.
This places the Storage Manager utility on your system; it scans attached devices and launches the management interface. Setup gives the option to register the device online for auto-notification of software updates and patches and critical product alerts. After finishing up a series of steps (like naming the iConnect, giving an email address for notifications, and time synchronization) basic setup is complete. Wireless access is not enabled by default.
It's configured by going into 'Network Settings.' It's very straightforward; both the built-in wired and wireless connections easily picked up the settings on my network.
If you plan on remotely connecting to iConnect, assign a just to be in the safe side. Speaking of remote access, once it's enabled the iConnect will reboot.
Upon restart, it registers your device with, a Dynamic DNS sever provider. The registration process took no time at all. TZO's remote access subscription service comes in two flavors; Basic for 12 months free and then $10 per year, or Premium, which costs more but allows you to register your own unique domain name. One note about the interfaceStorage Manager sits in the System Tray in Windows 7 even if you log out of the interface. If you re-click on the Storage Manger shortcut on the desktop, the interface will not launch (because Windows detects it as already running).
You have to right-click on the Storage Manager icon and launch the interface from there. Don't exit the Storage Manager icon from Sys Tray unless necessary, because the device can take awhile to rescan all the connected drives. While testing, anytime I completely shut down and restarted Storage Manager, re-scanning took up to five minutes.. Samara Lynn has nearly twenty years experience in Information Technology; most recently as IT Director at a major New York City healthcare facility.
She has a Bachelor's degree from Brooklyn College, several technology certifications, and she was a tech editor for the CRN Test Center. With an extensive, hands-on background in deploying and managing Microsoft Windows infrastructures and networking, she was included in Black Enterprise's '20 Black Women in Tech You Need to Follow on Twitter,' and received the 2013 Small Business Influencer Top 100 Champions.
Really starting to frustrate me now, got the family a Mac for christmas, my first real journey into the world of desktop Apples, but it's being really frustrating. I have an Iomaga iConnect with a hard drive and a printer attached, the mac sees, connects and prints to the printer, however although it sees the iconnect in Finder when I click 'Connect As' and enter one of the users and thier password it then pops up a message saying. There was a problem connecting to the server 'storage.local'. The version of the server you are trying to connect to is not supported.
I have tried connecting just as it is found in Finder and by forcing it to connect as AFP, but no joy either way. IMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2) Posted on Dec 30, 2011 6:26 AM.
Nick, When you say you solved your problem does this mean that you have the Iomega iConnect working with Mac OSX 10.7 ('Lion')? Have you been able to use Time Machine with your connected drives? Iomega still indicates that OSX 10.7 is not supported and in fact state that there are sufficient changes in this operating system that support is not available: Support limitations due to architectural changes in Mac OS X 10.7: Apple OS X Lion (10.7) introduces major architectural changes to Apple's network protocols that break Time Machine functionality for existing network storage devices. Customers who upgrade their Mac to OS X Lion (10.7) will break existing Time Machine support on the following Iomega devices:.
iConnect Wireless Data Station Mar 5, 2012 11:50 AM. Hi time machine can only work with Mac OS Extended (Journaled) disks or with Time Capsule. So, as long as iomega does not work on new firmware you cannot use iconnect for time machine anymore (shame on iomega!) To share drives with iconnect for other purposes however you can mount iconnect shares using other protocols like smb (windows sharing): just goto the finder and connect to server in the go menu, then add the following in the server address box: smb:///sharename example: smb://192.168.1.10/data Click on the + sign to make it a favorite server. Peter Oct 10, 2012 12:27 PM. ThankS a lot ) It really works! In my case there was an issue concerning this: IOmega connect (soft.
2.5.26.18966) Enable security / Enable Users management options were activated. User Admin was created with full access to HDD connected to IO Connect I've got the same error mentioned in 1st message while tried to connect to it from Macbook (os 10.8.2 updated). Everything worked fine if I disable Secure & Users Management in the IO Connect web interface. So the solution was typing smb:///sharename in 'connect to server' adress box (instead of afp:///sharename when IO Connect security is deactivated) Mar 12, 2013 3:00 PM. Apple Footer This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only. Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided; every potential issue may involve several factors not detailed in the conversations captured in an electronic forum and Apple can therefore provide no guarantee as to the efficacy of any proposed solutions on the community forums. Apple disclaims any and all liability for the acts, omissions and conduct of any third parties in connection with or related to your use of the site.
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