The Storage Gateway from Freecom Technologies offers an easy and fast way to add network ... more
storage in the office or home environment. Quick and simple installation allows you to instantly store and share music, videos, images and other files via your web br
Postage & Packaging:Free! Availability:Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
The Storage Gateway from Freecom Technologies offers an easy and fast way to add network ... more
storage in the office or home environment. Quick and simple installation allows you to instantly store and share music, videos, images andother files via your web br
Postage & Packaging:free Super Saver Delivery Availability:Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
Advantages: Easy to use, lots of features Disadvantages: Noisy fan, problems with connecting to other routers
I've wanted a Network Area Storage device for a while but the prices seemed a little steep. I wanted one that could be expanded with USB ports to add my external hard disk, and perhaps a print server. Even the simplest ones seemed expensive.
Recently, just by chance, I found the FreecomFSG-3StorageGateway. It not only had a 400 GB capacity and have 4 USB2 ports, but it could also manage printers (a print server) - fantastic!
There was a wireless version available too but since I already had wireless router I decided against it.
I colleague at work mentioned he had the exact one I was looking to buy. After a long discussion I decided to buy one from Amazon. Three short days later, it arrived!
I plugged it in and connected my two desktop PCs and everything worked fine, no problems. Then I tried plugging my ADLS wireless router into ...
Advantages: Small, lots of features, large capacity Disadvantages: Poor reliability
I've had one of these for 4 months, luckily for me I only used it to backup files already on my hard discs. After 4 months the device locked up completely and I have had to send it for repair/replacement.
It's not the easiest device to set up - if all goes well you can get it working in a few minutes but if not it can be a nightmare. Make sure you download the latest firmware as it always contains usefull extras that make using the FSG easier.
The major downside is the fact that all data is lost when the unit is sent for repair - NO DATA WILL BE RETURNED TO YOU.
Overall I am very dissapointed with this item and cannot recommend it for people who need to retrieve data from the device that is not backed up elsewhere. ...
Advantages: All in one unit, compact Disadvantages: Can get noisey when hot
I must admit, I was a bit cautious about buying this, specially with the price and what it does. But got it home and I was amazed with all the features it acctually has! Got mine from zomp.net. Really good price, and delivery was the next day!
Features:
Built-in 160gb HDD - speaks for itself really, loads of storage for all you PC's to access, with the option to set up user profiles, so you all have your own part of tha HDD password protected. Plus you can limit the amount of HDD space each user uses.
FTP Server - now this was my favorite. Able to access you documens from anywhere that has internet. You just need you username & password that you set up! And 'bobs you uncle' you can pull your files off to show friends. Or set up a guest account for anyone to access the files.
Web Server - Not explored this yet, but it seems ...
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Manufacturer's product description
The new Storage Gateway WLAN from Freecom Technologies offers an easy and fast way to add up to 500 Gigabytes of network storage in the office or home environment. Quick and simple installation allows you to instantly store and share music, videos, images and other files via your web browser. Using the integrated router you can share the Gateway in seconds. With the 4 extra USB 2.0 host ports you can use your standard USB printer as a network printer and also add extra hard drives or other storage devices to increase the network storage capacity quickly. Even the latest interface standard S-ATA is available on the Storage Gateway. This interface enables you to extend the capacity by stacking drives. Thanks to the router function-sharing Internet is as easy as can be: just plug your DSL modem in the WAN port and have instant access to Internet from every computer in your network. Simple setup and endless possibilities make the Gateway the perfect solution for your home and small office. The Storage Gateway WLAN replaces many other devices and is designed to setup easily without network administrator knowledge. Free your mind!
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