“In the 5th question, if the Hard Drive does need to be connected to your network via a computer to be accessed wirelessly, does the computer it is connected to need to be turned on?”
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The network card needs to be powered and all of the drivers/software needs to be accessed so yes the computer needs to be turned on. This is a hub meaning you can access other USB drives via the 2 USB 3.0 ports on it has. That allows you to plug this drive directly into the computer and 2 more drives in the 8TB drive, meaning 3 drives are sharing one USB Port on your computer. If you are looking for a standalone "hub", you need to search for "Network Attached Storage" or NAS. That's different. It has software and hardware on the drive to allow it to operate independent of a computer and be recognized on your network without being attached to the network via a computer.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes. The computer provides the connection between the external drive and your network. If the computer is off, the drive will have no connection to the network. In addition, it may be necessary to enable Wake-on-LAN on your computer (in the operating system &/or the BIOS) if you have your computer set to go to sleep when inactive. If this is a problem, you can find more info about this by searching the Net.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Even though your question is 2 months old, you could also connect the drive to your router's usb port. If you have this and you do this, no particular computer ever has to be on to access it. Any computer on your network could access it.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes, as the connection would not be completed unless computer was powered on. You may be able to connect the backup drive directly to your router by usb and make it available through the router.
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